Old desireable .22's

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I am in the process of shopping for a decent platform to build a bench only .22 rifle. I am looking for opinions of what older rifles might be desirable ones as far as getting good accuracy. I know the Annies and the ones imported by CIL are good ones, but what about other brands, like Winchester, Remington, Savage, etc.. and there are some of the Russian ones like the TOZ out there as well. When looking around at gunshows, I am sure there are some that I have overlooked not knowing what they were, and what they are capable of doing. Just looking for input, this rimfire game is addictive and lots of fun! Even shooting good ammo keeps my hobby within my budget:) Thanks in advance!
 
I have an older remington 513T targetmaster. Heavy barrel, 27" if I remember correctly. Absolute tackdriver. It's a heavy full sized gun, but it is great for target work, especially with subsonic target ammunition.
 
-Winchester Model 52
-Remington 40X
-Schultz & Larsen
-BSA Martini

Any of these will likely be highly accurate as-is
 
Soft spot for the Martini. Also have a Remington 513S tucked away although not a bench gun design like the 513T it's still a great shooter.

Have the target sights for the Martini as well but age dictates use of the scope most of the time. It's a five minute swap to take off the scope and put the peep sights on.

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Martini Action ?

... If you can get one at an affordable price, a BSA Martini Action would be worth looking at..... Downside, two piece stock, but a proven history, and great triggers ! ...... David K :)
 
Martini's, Schultz and Larson are nice and were cheap when Tradex had them....i bought one that had a buldge 6" from the muzzle, cut it, and scoped it.
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WOW thanks for all the replies! Alot of the ones you guys mentioned are familiar ones that I have read about. I am going to start scouring the gunshows and local dealers and see what I can find. The local buyer flier has a buy/sell section for firearms, I might even put an ad in there. Thanks again, and look forward to more input. Someone mentioned Mossbergs, I just got home and put about 100 rounds thru my 144 today. At 25y with the Lyman sights I was impressing myself, these things shoot great. Thanks again!
 
I recently bought an old Russion Vostock CM-2 Generation 1 rifle. It came with matching serial number peep sights and was in excellent condition. Also this version had the feed ramp and ejects the rounds. Some of the later Ural Vostock rifles don't seem to have this. The trigger is excellent and the action seems similar to the one on my Walther rifles and the Annie 54.

I haven't had a chance yet to test it's accuracy, but I suspect it will be a pleasant surprise.

For the price I paid, I have to say it appears to be one heck of a rifle. Can't wait to shoot it.

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Hitzy said:
Martini's, Schultz and Larson are nice and were cheap when Tradex had them....i bought one that had a buldge 6" from the muzzle, cut it, and scoped it.
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Very nice. I'm thinking I should have bought one :( when I had the chance.
 
alphamike
I would ask yourself how serious a rifle you want to build for bench shooting.
The are are many good bench guns and then there are a small minority of very good guns and platforms to build from. Manufactured guns might be
Anschutz,Walther,Remington,Winchester,Suhl. Then there are custom actions like Time Precision and Hall and others. You will soon realize others are deficient in one aspect or another, and again you have to ask how exacting you want to get with your shooting.
A lot of info on BenchrestCentral.com
 
Dryfire, I know exactly what you mean and I have been asking myself this question for a while. I know not to expect Mustang performance from a Focus, and that is why I am concentrating on getting a good platform to work with. I have always wanted an Anschutz, and that is what I am hoping on eventually getting. I might stumble upon a good Winchester, Remington, or Walther for example, but more than likely I predict finding an Anschutz is more likely. If I get serious with this type of shooting, I definitely don't want to limit myself to my gear, obviously having something better than what I am capable of performing will give me room to grow and improve. I guess to sum it all up, a solid base rifle that is accurate, reliable and is one that a gunsmith is willing to work on if and when needed, also one that will accept accessories if I decide to add any. Thanks again for all the replies!
 
You already know that for building a bench rest rimfire, you'll want an Annie 54 or if you could find one, a Suhl. The rest are nice older rifles that are accurate but not modern bench rest builds. The title of the thread is a bit misleading.
 
Epoxy7, sorry if I didn't come out the right way, what I have been confused about is when reading about different rimfires some are regarded as "desireable" by many when building or setting up a gun for the bench. I know for example the Winchester 52 is a slick rifle, are there any other Winchesters that have been produced that were good rifles as well? Same for Remington, etc.... I guess what I am asking is opinions on different rifles that say have a great trigger, some have a slick action, this one has a barrell that shoots like you wouldn't believe, and so on. I am just looking for input on different rifles that if I didn't know what I was looking at, would otherwise overlook them. An example of this is say, what about these Anschutz rifles imported one time by CIL. If I came across one of these at a gunshow, would it be worth investing in? Sorry if I am doing a bad job coming across, I am bad with words :p A 54 would deinitely do the trick as would a Suhl. Maybe I'll stumble on one someday.
 
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