king of rimfire, hunting

[dizzy]

17 hmr tends to make pudding. If you are shooting under 80 yards 22 lr would be best.

 

[Shnitzl]

im thinking lr is what I need.

anyone recommend a quality lever action?

 

[Wyntera]

I have a Henry Lever Action .22LR which I really like. They've got a really smooth action and are not to expensive.

 

[Nick0danger]

Get the 20 grain hp bulletts for the 17, and you won't get the messiness the 17 and 15 grains have.

 

[regulate34]

I have a Henry Lever Action .22LR which I really like. They've got a really smooth action and are not to expensive.

i second that. henrys are very nice

 

[Shnitzl]

hows uberti? is it quality.
the silverboy seems cool. maybe them little rabbits will see me coming.

 

[DKCJ]

I third the Henry, smooth lever action.

 

[aaron v]

For new levers I still prefer the browning. For older the marlin 39.

 

[Splatter]

If you are going to go for a lever, go Browning.

 

[.22LRGUY]

17 hmr tends to make pudding. If you are shooting under 80 yards 22 lr would be best.

Well-put, and consistent with my pigeon experience.

 

[Shnitzl]

was looking at the Marlin 39A but hear their quality is gone bad so rather not spend the 500$ on that....

so I know of the henrys but they have ALLOT of models.
seems for rabbits I want to stay away from 17hmr and .22 mag sooooo

- frontier model octagon barrel model number H001T
- model H004 golden boy (but can this take optics?)
- uberti silver boy (who knows when it will be avail anyway)

am I missing any others I should be checking out?

 

[Timberlord]

The .22 LR is the perfect pill for cottontail , snowshoes and will also take 10lb plus Jacks no prob at 50yd .
In todays world , I'd check out Marlin or Savage which have "the best bang for the buck"'
You may also consider going for a used rifle like the Cooey 600 series.
Personally , I find a scope for rabbit is nearly useless.

 

[Shnitzl]

I hear the quality of Marlin went down hill and savage does not carry a lever action.

okay maybe I will forget about buying a scope and save that money for my future big game bolt action rifle.

 

[H4831]

sorry I thought I did,
mainly hunting grouse and rabbit
the more versatile the better, but everything has its extents.

taking this all in.

In rifle, grouse plus rabbit= 22 rim fire. End of the story.

Now the sub catagories. I grew up with shooting the common willow grouse and "spruce hen," in the head or neck.
Prairie chickens, sharp tail grouse, could be shot in the body--family rules.
22 longs, not long rifle, were better for this, because they ruined less meat.
The vast majority of people shot willow grouse in the body and by far, the best ammunition for this is the 22 short. Minimum of damaged meat.
Also, here is a little known fact. A body hit with a short, nearly always dropped the bird on the spot. A grouse hit in the body with a 22 long rifle, was more apt to fly away, before he died. The long rifle would go right through, while the short would stay in the body and this seemed to make the difference.
The same is true of a body hit on a rabbit.