Recommendations for purcahse...rimfire vets advice pls.

well I just bought another 10/22... going to leave stock barrel and stock on it and use it for my general purpose rifle. got the stainless / synthetic for $319 at corlanes in dawson creek.

replacing the hammer and sear with volq. as well as auto bolt release, extended mag release and exact edge extractor. and power custom scope base.
 
To name a few that aren't being made any more . . .

Mossberg - made about a dozen different semis, some DM, some tubular. Reliable and accurate. Models 51, 151, etc.

Browning - the TakeDown, and a full-sized rifle called the BAR-22. Very nice.

Weatherby XXII - magazine or tubular. Expensive, high end rifles.

Winchester - models 74 & 77, 190, 290, 490, to name a few. The Win 63 is considered to be one of the finest semis ever built/designed.

Remington - Speedmaster tubular, classic. They also did a version of the Browning takedown auto. Nylon 66 has it's own following.

Anschutz - 520, or something like that. Also came in CIL markings (300?).

Gevarm - an open bolt shooter.

Cooey - the 64. Very common, just needs a new magazine every so many thousands of rounds.

Marlin, Savage, Lakefield, Tyrol, Voere, Franchi, etc - just about everybody has made a semi at some point.

Do some searching, check out the 'net, Gunbroker, etc. Just remember that .22 semis are filthy little buggers compared to any closed breech action. Keep your eyes open and you can find a high quality used semi without too much effort.
 
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well I just bought another 10/22... going to leave stock barrel and stock on it and use it for my general purpose rifle. got the stainless / synthetic for $319 at corlanes in dawson creek.

replacing the hammer and sear with volq. as well as auto bolt release, extended mag release and exact edge extractor. and power custom scope base.
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That's what i'm thinking now, i need a light carying .22. My Heavy Barrel 10/22 is too heavy to carry in the woods.

I think to buy another one and install a GM sporter barrel or an aluminuim Tactical soltions barrel. Maybe a Hogue stock later. It will be very accurate light rifle...

http://www.tacticalsol.com/products/Rifle_barrels.htm

For me there's no choice, buy a 10/22.
 
I am with you jimbo..... If I fullbore this gun after switching out the trigger group the tactical soloutions barrel was what I want, get it in OD green and a Houge OD green overmold stock to match....

plus a green trigger from hawktech :)
 
OK guys my choices are down to 2:
1) Marlin 795
2) Ruger 10/22

Both in stainless steel. Just too many questions and flaws with the mossberg 702. Does anyone have any input on the Marlin 795? Relabilty esp regarding this model?I already know Rugers Rep. as being very good. :D
 
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Between the two, I'd go Marlin. Simply because it's NOT a Ruger - Everyone and their dog has a 10/22.

But, hi-cap magazines are readily available for the 10/22, I'm not sure about the Marlin
 
I’ve got a Marlin 795 and put a Bushnell 3-9x32mm rimfire scope……I LOVE this gun. It super light….could carry it around the gopher patch all day and makes it easy to free hand shoot. I don’t mind the clip at all. I grew up on my Dad Savage and it has basically the same clip design. I was looking at stainless, but couldn’t justify the extra cash for shiny, and I’m glad I didn’t get the 7000. I have a Marlin 917V and the extra weight that big barrel adds would not be good for walking the gopher patch. Getting long winded but buy the 795…accurate, light, fun to shoot, reliable and super cost effective. (Get an extra clip though!)
 
Thanks Rancheroman.... just the review i need to bolster enough courage to stray away from the pack and get a Marlin .... how does it feel to shoot? i have only read one review that complained that it feels too much like a toy when you shoot (something about too much vibration/ and feels like the stock is hollow) , do you find that to be true?
 
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Thanks Rancheroman.... just the review i need to bolster enough courage to stray away from the pack and get a Marlin .... how does it feel to shoot? i have only read one review that complained that it feels too much like a toy when you shoot (something about too much vibration/ and feels like the stock is hollow) , do you find that to be true?
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once you stray from the pack your always going to be second guessing your purchase, always comparing it to the ruger wondering "IF" it is good enough to meet the high standard that the ruger represents..... it ain't no anshutz, but a ruger is the rednecks tack driver :)

everything else is just...... uncivilized.
 
Well, I can't say what the marlin feels like, but the synthetic stock in the Ruger sure ain't no gem. It's plastic. Injection moulded. Cheap, hollow, and it feels like it.
 
For me the trigger is a big thing. I am anticipating a trigger with about 24 oz pull with no creep and breaks like a piece of glass when I'm done messing with my (soon to be arriving I hope 10/22) and parts which are on the way.
 
The Marlin is considered pretty good out of the box. However, it won't have a super light match trigger, and finding parts to modify it will be a pain. I looked at a Marlin a few months ago. I wasn't overly impressed by the feel. I stated this before, it felt cheap especially when compared to the Ruger. It's inexpensive, but in the end I think you get what you pay for. Plus the idea of tinkering with a Ruger has a lot of appeal for me. It makes you a lot more involved in the shooting process.

I went shooting yesterday. Milo was supposed to have shown up with my K10/22T and my 243WSSM. He pulled a no show. Bad Milo (probably had to work late?). Well Westicle was there and let me shoot a few of his 10/22 s. The trigger was fantastic, with only a few drop in parts. His done up 10/22 was a real delight to shoot. Super nice trigger on it. A big thanks to Westicle.

I'm hoping to have mine shooting like that in the near future :)
 
Any halfway competent gunsmith or talented DIY-er can do surprising things to a factory trigger, should the need arise. No need for replacement parts until you start getting down below 1.5lbs or so.
 
Except it's cheaper to just drop in the necesary parts. Where I'm living, a gun smith is very expensive. Plus for the same money you can drop in a few extras, bolt buffer, bolt hold open, mag release extender etc.
 
snake eyes said:
Thanks Rancheroman.... just the review i need to bolster enough courage to stray away from the pack and get a Marlin .... how does it feel to shoot? i have only read one review that complained that it feels too much like a toy when you shoot (something about too much vibration/ and feels like the stock is hollow) , do you find that to be true?
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I can't disagree that the gun feels "toyish" as it is so light.....but I quickly got over that and appreciate the lack of weight. Many people on here comment on the trigger pull....I am not a bench shooter or measure my trigger pull, just go out and plug gophers. It is accurate enough for my likings. Last weekend I was out shooting targets (a buddy was sighting in his Savage .22) using the open door of the pick-up to steady on with 8\10 landing in a 1.5 inch circle at 50 yards. All I can really say was I didn't want a 10\22 cause everyone has a 10\22, and the Marlin looked like the best gun for the money. Very happy with my purchase and will continue to recommend it to anyone.
 
SEMI AUTO .22s?

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Well these are the only 3 semi-autos that i know of that have a fairly known reputation. I am seriously very new to the rifle scene let alone the rimfire rifle scene. Is there any other recommendations, you suggest? Also i was thinking of the Marlin 7000 but i wanted to have the option of having stock sights if i decided i didnt want to scope my rifle for whatever reason.
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A bolt action, for accuracy, with a clip for ease of loading and unloading the rifle when getting into and out of the vehicle, is hard to beat. The good old Marlin lever, which has been made forever, is almost as accurate and has the advantage of faster between shots, but I could never figure out why this is important in a 22, is an excellent choice. Except for me, the tube mag is a disadvantage. I guess it depends what you want to do with it. For twenty years after WW2 organized target shooting with the 22 was big time, highly contested events. I never saw any rifle on the range that wasn't a BSA break action or a bolt action, such as the Winchester 52 for the heavy weights and the 69 for sporting.
 
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Well, I would agree with the decision to buy a bolt-action; however, the OP had already decided on a semi.

Personally, I would only get a semi after I had gotten a few decent bolt actions. But there's not denying the fun-factor of a good semi and hi-cap magazine.
 
.22's are cheap get them all.:D

I like the BAR-22 and Gevarm E1 take downs. Compact and discrete (it's on Ontario thing:rolleyes: ) for hiking/camping plinking fun. Both are semi.

#1 choice if you want hi-cap and cheap entry into the AR-15 type of world there is no other choice then the Ruger 10/22. If you can dream it someone has already made the parts for it.

IMHO if you want to hunt with a .22 get a bolt action. Again IMHO the #1 bang for your buck it the CZ 452 American. Very accurate out of the box but not so precious (expensive) that you feel bad about it getting banged about (which a hunting rifle typically does).

If you must hunt with a semi then get a10/22 with bipod/barrel /trigger job etc and sit you fat lazy ass down by the dog farm and you can laser beam the little buggers all day long.;) :p

If it doesn’t have to be new get an old one for cheap. I like the old mossy .22 semi or bolt (bolts are better) They are well made, cheap and accurate. But best bang for your buck I have to admit are toz-78's, they are the best $100 I ever spent on a rifle. Accurate as hell, adjustable trigger and for the price who cares if it they break (mine haven’t after thousands of rounds).

Again with .22’s their cheap get lots!;) :)
 
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