What have been your lowest cost but amazing performance rimfires?
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The most accurate cheap 22 I ever had was a Savage MKII years ago. But it was a jam machine and the action was real rough.
Was in for $500 total with optic.
As far as the best user experience AND accuracy for the price, CZ457 is my favorite. But even if you get a used rifle/used glass still going to be around a grand. But man, it's like the Tikka centerfire experience, but in a rimfire. Relatively affordable. Smooth. Accurate. Feeds properly every time. Ejects far enough without being obnoxious.
I've not tried a T1x but would like to one day!
Was in for $500 total with optic.
As far as the best user experience AND accuracy for the price, CZ457 is my favorite. But even if you get a used rifle/used glass still going to be around a grand. But man, it's like the Tikka centerfire experience, but in a rimfire. Relatively affordable. Smooth. Accurate. Feeds properly every time. Ejects far enough without being obnoxious.
I've not tried a T1x but would like to one day!
Thunderhog
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- East Kootneys
If a Savage Mark II 22 LR rifle is jamming, there is something wrong with the rifle. (broken parts, excessive wear, dirty, or never properly cleaned from new, or something)......
A Savage Mark II is one of the most reliable and accurate 22's on the market for the money one has to lay down to obtain it.
It's not uncommon for new Mark II's to need a new spring, extractor, and or ejector right out of the box. Which is poor quality control, no doubt. However, Savage Canada, now Savage USA will have free warranty parts shipped to the buyer in order to rectify any bad parts concerns.
Like Anthony (maifire), stated above, a Savage Mark II rifle will normally out-shoot their owners.
Can you explain what jamming issues you have with your Savage Mark II? I'd be glad to assist if I can....
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Add me to the list for the Savage Mk2. My first one was a base model, was busting clays at 75yds with the irons on my first trip out. I think I paid $220 for that gun 12 or 13 years ago. I still bring this gun on most of my hunting trips, popping grouse at 60-80yds is so satisfying.
Have since added a heavy barrel laminate stock stainless in LH. More accurate than my other one but it's way heavier and with a bigger optic so it mostly only gets used at the range.
Have since added a heavy barrel laminate stock stainless in LH. More accurate than my other one but it's way heavier and with a bigger optic so it mostly only gets used at the range.
Two CZ 453s. One in .22 and one in 17HMR. Paid $525 and $575 respectively. Both deadly on gophers with the 17 hmr taking one at a ranged 308 yds. First zipped by his head 1/4" left and gave him pause to contemplate his life. Second dead centre of chest that put him flat on his back, motionless, stretched out and enjoying the rays.
Not as spectacular as the 17H. .204, and 22-250 but a good way to go nonetheless.
Not as spectacular as the 17H. .204, and 22-250 but a good way to go nonetheless.
Thanks for that offer. It’s long gone. It was super unreliable out of the box (yes I cleaned it lol) but I fixed the extracting/double feeding issues with parts from Savage. Got it running and then sold it.If a Savage Mark II 22 LR rifle is jamming, there is something wrong with the rifle. (broken parts, excessive wear, dirty, or never properly cleaned from new, or something)......
A Savage Mark II is one of the most reliable and accurate 22's on the market for the money one has to lay down to obtain it.
It's not uncommon for new Mark II's to need a new spring, extractor, and or ejector right out of the box. Which is poor quality control, no doubt. However, Savage Canada, now Savage USA will have free warranty parts shipped to the buyer in order to rectify any bad parts concerns.
Like Anthony (maifire), stated above, a Savage Mark II rifle will normally out-shoot their owners.
Can you explain what jamming issues you have with your Savage Mark II? I'd be glad to assist if I can....
It was always really accurate but I got tired of tinkering with it. Never could get the action as smooth as I wanted.
OkayShooter
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Toz 78 when Arm R us was going out of business.
Thunderhog
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- East Kootneys
Awwwww, yeup sounds about right with some of those Mark II's. I've had to polish the bolts, and inside the receiver action to stop that gritty action feeling. And yet the next rifle is smooth as silk........
One never knows, but I feel your pain.....Once a fellow works out the bugs, they can be pretty amazing little tack-drivers. I'm sorry to hear you got a bad one......
I have cleaned up several of these guns for customers, and the outcome is always good. However, one should not have to do anything to a brand new rifle out of the box. But we all know it's a crap shoot!
And it really doesn't matter who makes them anymore, I have had to fix Ruger's, Marlin, Savage, Tikka, Churchill, among others. But never a Henry, Winchester, or a Browning to date....
Unfortunately she's signs of the times it would appear.....
Licensed to kill
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Bought a single shot bolt .22 made in USSR at an auction for $75. Ugliest thing I ever saw but would that thing shoot?? Had some sort of gizmo on the muzzle that looked like a suppressor or something. Never has a .22 thst shot thst accurately. Gave it to a friend years ago.
Thunderhog
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- East Kootneys
I believe they were called a TOZ rifle!
Came in a bolt action repeater with a 5-10 round magazine, and the single shot version.
Ugly as sin, however they are accurate little gargoyles!........
I've got two of these. Love em. Wish they still made em. But I'm a sucker for anything semi auto with a last round hold open, especially when they're reliable and so bloody cheap - mine were $150 and $199 on the used market. And they have 25rd mags too.
