New to the sport, seeking recommendations

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Plato

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Hello! I am new to the sport and hoping to hear some recommendations. I prefer wooden furniture, superior construction, iron sights and scopes. I prefer spending on better quality if it means the gun will last a long time. And I am in Canada, not interested in trying to import anything. I'm medium size, so in terms of gun sizing nothing diminutive please.

So far I am interested in something nice from CZ or perhaps the Ruger 10/22. I am also looking into lever actions but feel like I want to step out of .22 for that.

I posted in the general forum before I saw the Rimfire section, hopefully nobody rebukes me for a double post!

cheers
 
Plato said:
Hello! I am new to the sport and hoping to hear some recommendations. I prefer wooden furniture, superior construction, iron sights and scopes. I prefer spending on better quality if it means the gun will last a long time. And I am in Canada, not interested in trying to import anything. I'm medium size, so in terms of gun sizing nothing diminutive please.

So far I am interested in something nice from CZ or perhaps the Ruger 10/22. I am also looking into lever actions but feel like I want to step out of .22 for that.

I posted in the general forum before I saw the Rimfire section, hopefully nobody rebukes me for a double post!

cheers
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The CZ might fit the bill - they're certainly the best in their class. A 10/22 is a cheap throw-away thing. They're fun to shoot, and some are nicer than others, but a quality firearm, they are not.

If you're truly looking for a quality blued/walnut rifle you can pass down to your grandkids, you're going to be starting at Anschutz and going UP from there. You might do better looking at used stuff, from back when Brno/CZ, Winchester, Marlin, etc made quality rimfire guns. The CZ 452 was a fine gun, as is the Winchester 9422, Marlin 39, Remington 12, Brno 1 or 4, etc etc.

Buy once, cry once ... that's the way to go with rimfire.
 
If you’re in it for the long run, you’ll eventually want to build a collection. You’re going to want both the 10/22 and the CZ; in other words, both a semi and a bolt.

Then centrefire rifles and a shotgun.

Think of it like getting into tools. Would you be satisfied with just a hammer, or just a screwdriver, or just a pair of pliers?
 
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