Most Accurate Inexpensive .22's?

Epoxy7 said:
I can see that happening. Saw some with missing stuff.

Likely to be a few lemons. I know of one where the extractor was faulty. Another where it was bought for $150 with a known missing extractor. Others I know bought 3-4 of them and have been very happy. For $200, I thought it was a fairly good bargain. Suhl/Anschutz clone action with a heavy hammer forged barrel. Really like the barrels actually. I didn't even mind the stock, even though it wasn't for that rifle. Although the bolt cutout did bug me a bit.
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I had to radius the extractor on mine as it was so sharp it was causing feed issues. Maybe 5 mins work to fix and no issues anymore. Trigger was easy to tune, very accurate, I still have one unfired.... should have bought 10 of them when I had the chance.
Had an Scorpio... didn't care for it.
 
We seem to have similar tastes in guns!! I have a 64, a couple 452's, a couple 455's and 2 527's. The reason for my reply is for the 527 in 223. I bought a Night Sky 527 in 223 and couldn't get anything to shoot until I tried Sierra 40 gr Blitz Kings. I was ready to sell the gun after shooting 55's, 62's, 68 and 69's.......so frustrating! On a whim I tried the 40's and it shoots 5 shot groups around 5/8". Great gopher medicine and that's what I bought the gun for so I'll be keeping it now. The other 527 is the varmint in 204 which shoots great too.
 
gre0066 said:
We seem to have similar tastes in guns!! I have a 64, a couple 452's, a couple 455's and 2 527's. The reason for my reply is for the 527 in 223. I bought a Night Sky 527 in 223 and couldn't get anything to shoot until I tried Sierra 40 gr Blitz Kings. I was ready to sell the gun after shooting 55's, 62's, 68 and 69's.......so frustrating! On a whim I tried the 40's and it shoots 5 shot groups around 5/8". Great gopher medicine and that's what I bought the gun for so I'll be keeping it now. The other 527 is the varmint in 204 which shoots great too.
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40 gr eh? Have to admit I never thought of going lighter with the twist of that barrel, but I'll for sure give it a try, where did you find the blitz kings?
 
Somerset Bar said:
40 gr eh? Have to admit I never thought of going lighter with the twist of that barrel, but I'll for sure give it a try, where did you find the blitz kings?
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I should add to this... I recently sold my .223 as I'm planning on switching to .204 R as my main varmint gun..BUT..on a whim, I did try some lighter bullets myself. My Savage was a 1:9" so in theory, should have preferred heavier bullets. 53/55gr. seemed to be the sweet spot. I never could get the 40gr. V-Max to pattern as well, then learned that Hornady made a 35gr. NTX bullet. Decided to give those a try~35gr. in a 1:9"=lol

Well, the results were actually very good (sub-MOA right out of the gate) so I played around with those for a while. I've only reloaded .223, .204R, .243 and most recently, 17 Hornet. By FAR, .223 was the quickest to get good results with so I have faith they can all shoot well~manufacturing defects/crappy triggers aside. In fact, I'm expecting my new 204 to be a pain in the a** in comparison, but I'm up for a fight. :)
 
Can-down said:
Toz 78 is probably the cheapest laser I've bought new.... I think it Was $150 taxed and shipped.
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That Armrus firesale was pretty good, I grabbed a pair of those as well, kept one, gave one to my brother, we both still have them.
I picked up a 78-06 a while back and never really got to shoot it, $200 I think I paid, quite a bit nicer then the Armrus ones, I should really run it though it's paces to see what it can do.
Scab photo from the net cuz I'm lazy.
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Somerset Bar said:
40 gr eh? Have to admit I never thought of going lighter with the twist of that barrel, but I'll for sure give it a try, where did you find the blitz kings?
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North Pro in Saskatoon usually has the 40's. Don't give up on your 223 till you try em, there are/were 250ish gophers that might disagree!
 
.22LRGUY said:
I should add to this... I recently sold my .223 as I'm planning on switching to .204 R as my main varmint gun..BUT..on a whim, I did try some lighter bullets myself. My Savage was a 1:9" so in theory, should have preferred heavier bullets. 53/55gr. seemed to be the sweet spot. I never could get the 40gr. V-Max to pattern as well, then learned that Hornady made a 35gr. NTX bullet. Decided to give those a try~35gr. in a 1:9"=lol

Well, the results were actually very good (sub-MOA right out of the gate) so I played around with those for a while. I've only reloaded .223, .204R, .243 and most recently, 17 Hornet. By FAR, .223 was the quickest to get good results with so I have faith they can all shoot well~manufacturing defects/crappy triggers aside. In fact, I'm expecting my new 204 to be a pain in the a** in comparison, but I'm up for a fight. :)
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If you can get your hands on RL10X it might be worth a try in the 204. I use the 32 gr VMAX and 22.5 gr of 10X, it's not the fasted load out there but sure shoots well in m 527 Varmint.
 
My Rem 597 stock config with an upgraded set of tech sights is meter for meter the most accurate rifle I own.
Even shooting bulk 555 pack ammo.
Lots of unwarranted hate for them for some reason. I ####ing love mine. It's on my never sell list.
I can consistently hit pop cans full of water with the tech sight irons at 100m with it prone off a bag.
I have had mixed results with MKII's. As in I've owned one that shot very very accurately and others that did not shoot very accurately at all. Your mileage may vary.
 
chanrobi said:
Op has said sub $500 and yet 90% of the recommendations are exceeding this and almost double, lol
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If the poster is watchfull and has a bit of patience, he should be able to find a really nice, used, Brno for $400.00 - $450.00; I got a pair of beauties for $450.00 each, shipped a few months back.
 
There was a Brno #4 (I know to heavy for shorter use) in EE for $500. A great buy. Some CZs under 500 as well. Old mossbergs are a good buy. Spend the cash now and have a gun that will serve you kids and grandkids well.
 
I'm partial to old cooeys they do pretty good with just about any ammo and any old semi(including the 64 from cooey or Lakefield) will function with pretty much any ammo when these older guns were new it was mostly lead bullets that were waxed in .22. if you are looking for a good target rifle look for a cooey model 75 they have gone up in price but look hard enough and you should be able to find one in the price range you are looking for same for something like a .22 martini
 
As has been mentioned, vintage Cooeys and Mossbergs are accurate and can be had without breaking the bank.
Simple designs and actions but with really good quality barrels.
 
I also like the older 22 rifles . old Winchesters Cooeys Mossbergs etc. one of the most accurate 22s I've ever shot was a Mossberg 46A if I remember correctly . it's sitting in the lock up it shoots nice tight groups . really tight groups and the trigger is just fantastic. the only problem is the sights on it aren't original . bought it at a gunshow and someone pilfered the sights on it and replaced them with other sights . it shoots high . I'm going to sound like a fanatic but the wood on the stock is something else and the old patina on the metal is a joy to look at and when I raise it too my face it has a raised cheep piece and the palm swell well is something to behold. it just doesn't take any time to align the sights . no fiddling around to get the correct sight picture if you all know what I mean . it's just there - perfect.

most stuff nowadays just doesn't have it . mass produced and no workmanship . and you pay through the nose for it .
 
The savage mkii fv is very accurate with the right ammo. Mine shoots eley force very well. I would stay away from the savage b22 cuz I have witnessed a lot of extraction issues.
 
The old Savages (like the Models 3 and 4) are well built. You can often find them cheap. I have found them to shoot well, and they definitely won't break the bank.

You may have to tap them for a scope though, if that is your preference.
 
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