looking for a bang for your buck wmr rifle...

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Can you please recommend me some good value wmr rifles for shooting paper / small game survival bush gun? Is the Tasco ''Target & Varmint'' 6x–24x (40mm) True Mil–Dot 91$ a decent scope for this type of application?

Is the savage 93FV a good choice?

Do they make wmrs with heavy barrels AND iron sights?

Should I be looking at a tube fed bolt action?

Are lever action guns inherently less accurate then bolt action guns? Who makes the wmr with the most ammo capacity?
 
If you measure groups with a vernier then yes, bolt actions are inherently more accurate than a levergun... But not by much at all. Both have solid locking bolts, the difference being unlike a bolt action where the momentum of the hammer fall is straight, the swinging motion of the hammer on a lever action can throw the shot, albeit very slightly. The only other thing is some people buy into the thought that tube mags will greatly harm accuracy. Again, only if you care if your groups are 1/2" instead of 9/16". My tube mag guns do not shoot strings, they shoot nice ragged holes.

If you want bang for your buck, I'd recommend a new marlin bolt action either detachable or tube mag, or a savage. They are both incredible for the price.

The marlins do have semi-heavy, medium contour barrels and irons.

If you want a short barrel survival type .22 mag then look at the Stevens 305F. It's the same as the 305 but with a 13" barrel.

If it were me, I'd put a bushnell banner 1.5-4x on a setup like that.
 
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Just got in from another day of groundhog blasting with my Savage 93FV .22WMR. Those 30 grain Hornady V-Max really do a number on them!

Yes, a vote for the Savage. Mine is deadly accurate. Made my first off-hand shot on a groundhog with it 2 weeks ago (about 30 yards) and made a 120 yard shot on a big one today using a low fence post as a rest. Tricky, as I'm almost 6'2". It wears a cheap-o 3-9x scope, and has a great trigger. Only downside is how cheap the stock feels (not a big issue for me) and how little Savage seems to care about the quality of the metal finish on their blued rimfire guns. When I'm done typing this, I'm going to give mine a thorough wipe-down with a lightly oiled rag. Necessary every time, but doubly-so on a hot day when your hands are sweaty AND you experience a bit of drizzle.
 
I have a Marlin 983T .22 wmr rifle. Accurate with iron sights, now I have it scoped. i don't know what the new ones are like since you know who bought them out.
 
Savage rifles are top notch rifles, but re-think the .22 Mag. It's a 150 yard max cartridge and expensive to shoot. Around $20 per 50 vs $6 per 50 for .22 LR.
"...6x–24x-40mm..." Way too much magnification for any .22.
"...Are lever action guns inherently less accurate..." Yep. Has to do with how the rifles work.
"...looking at a tube fed bolt action..." Not necessarily. Mind you, extra mags aren't always cheap. Moreso for any .22 Mag rifle. If you can find one.
 
Marlin 983T and a Tasco 6X24X40 at a 100.00 winny regular 40 gr HP, i get one inch or less on the bench, very inexpensive accurate rig... JP.
 
A few years ago I bought a beautiful new Marlin .22 magnum. It had blued steel and a nice brown laminated stock. I put a scope on top, loaded up the two magazines and drove to the bull pasture 20 minutes from town I shoot in. I pulled my truck alongside the fence, inserted a magazine and walked up to the berm alongside a dugout and placed a target 50 yards out. I sat down, brought the rifle to my knee and loaded a round into the chamber. I settled the crosshairs and squeezed the trigger.

*Click!*

"What the fu@k?

I recocked the bolt, resettled the crosshairs.

*Bang!*

I loaded another round into the chamber.

*Click!*

I recocked the bolt.

*Bang!*

I put the rifle back into the truck and drove home. I called Marlin and they told me they had used weak firing pin springs, if I would send it back they would repair my brand new rifle. All I would have to pay is shipping. And as it turned out shipping cost alot more then a new spring from WGP, which I promptly ordered, installed and then sold with the brand new rifle. That was the last rimfire Marlin that will ever live with me.

My recommendation? Buy a Savage and be done with it.
 
I am a HUGE marlin fan. However... Like pharaoh suggests, the QC since being taken over by remlin may have taken a hit. But that would not stop me from buying one so long as I had a chance to inspect it first. Most I have seen appear to be still very well built.

The only other thing I would consider... Savage rimfires are built in Canada!
 
At the risk of taking some heat from the bolt action guys have a look at a synthetic stocked Remington 597 .22 magnum. Bought a used one of the EE and gave it the Volquartsen hammer and extractor upgrade. It's now a reliable tackdriver.

Easy to dress up with a Boyds stock.
 
A had a savage 93R17 that had 4 problems with the first month of owning it.I sent it back waited 4 months and received the rifle with repairs done and test fired.I put 5 in the mag pulled trigger fail to fire. Pulled bolt back and it failed to eject round.I Unloaded the gun with a knife went home cut gun into little pieces and never bought another savage since. Sometimes luck of the draw you just get a lemon sometimes.
I'm sure we all have the same story with every firearm manufacturer out there.
 
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