whats an accurate .22 bolt action?

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prescision .22 bug bit me!!!!


sighted my Rem 597 in at 100 yards just for fun and got it shooting 1.5 inch groups with standard ammo, also shot some empty 12 gauge hulls off a board at 100, was lots of fun! and alot more accurate than i was expecting a semi auto .22 to be! got me thinking a .22 target rifle would be a cheap way for some precision plinking, and why dont i own one yet??

whats a good gun to start with in a .22 target rifle? dont want to totally break the bank on this, so something middle of the road?
 
There is so much out there you really have to narrow down what features you want. Tube feed vs mag vs single-shot...wood vs synthetic...optics vs irons vs peeps...new vs old...etc.
For well under $275 I picked up a new Marlin 981T (bolt action tube feed) synthetic stock and a cheapie Bushnell 3-9x40 scope. I can't believe how accurate this thing shoots with bulk ammo. But after 2yrs I wanted something "nicer" and went crazy going back and forth with my choices....CZ455, 77/22, Savage TR, T-bolt, etc
In the end I picked up a minty 1947ish Mossberg 44US(b). It's a full-sized wood stock heavy bbl rilfe with peep sights and 7rnd mag. This thing can really shoot and built like a tank. They don't build them like this anymore:cool:
Good luck in your search.....
 
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Much is written lately about Mossberg's, and why not. Solid, reliable but poor to medium triggers, not top of the bolt action line, by any means.
In the hay days of competitive rifle shooting, for about twenty years following WW2, more people started out on bolt action Mossbergs than maybe all the other brands combined. After they gained some experience, they moved up to better quality, like Remingtons and Winchester, or the single shot BSA's.
Sporting rifle class called for a weight limit on the rifle, as well as minimum weight trigger pull, etc. The competitions were 4 position; prone, sitting, kneeling and off hand. So balance, trigger pull, sights etc, were more important than how small of groups they could make from a bench rest.
The Winchester Model 69 was very popular, even with world class shooters.
 
My Savage 93-TR in 17 HMR is a tack driver. I assume with quality ammo its something the same in 22LR.
 
.Ben said:
prescision .22 bug bit me!!!!


sighted my Rem 597 in at 100 yards just for fun and got it shooting 1.5 inch groups with standard ammo, also shot some empty 12 gauge hulls off a board at 100, was lots of fun! and alot more accurate than i was expecting a semi auto .22 to be! got me thinking a .22 target rifle would be a cheap way for some precision plinking, and why dont i own one yet??

whats a good gun to start with in a .22 target rifle? dont want to totally break the bank on this, so something middle of the road?
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Ben look around for another Rem but get marked 541, 540 and if you see one marked 40x jump on it.
 
I have 2 CZs in 22cal-one a CZ452 and the other a CZ527 223. They will always be with me on a range trip-they are both such a delight to shoot. Still looking for the best load for the 223 but the 22lr loves CCI Minimags and is happily zeroed at 100m. Only 22 I like better is my BSA Martini model 8. With its tang sight its an absolute tack driver too and an absolute blast to shoot. Just say I like the way CZ puts their guns together and finishes them. Enough that I just bought a couple of CZ85 pistols. Damn they are easy on the eye and always have a tendancy to accuracy. Works for me in so many ways.
 
CZ 452 Varmint.
One ragged little hole for a 10-shot group at 100 yds is not uncommon ;)
 
If you're looking for a fun .22 to shoot off the bench that isn't going to break the bank (like a Cooper, Anschutz, etc.), then look into the CZ line or the Savage line. I have a Savage and I don't get tired of shooting it. I have also shot several CZ's and they are also very nice to shoot. I have heard more and more about the Marlin's in the recent past, but have not had the opportunity to buy one.

It really depends on what you want to do with it. If you're looking for something accurate enough for shooting rabbits, etc, and carrying through the bush there becomes a lot more options (magazine style, weight, etc). Right now my Savage weighs in at a 9.25 lbs with the bipod on it. I can't foresee myself carrying that around all day to shoot bunnies, but to set up on a table in P-dog town its great. I have other options (my old cooey or win. .22WMR lever action) to carry around in the bush. It really depends on what kind of shooting you are going to do to decide what rifle to buy.

And of course, if you're anything like just about everybody else on here, you're going to want to tinking with it and change it. The savage's and CZ's are both great guns to start playing with changing/altering parts.
 
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