Most Iconic 22LR Rifles?

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I am surprised no one has mentioned the Remington 513T match master, I gravitate to this rifle a lot along with the 52C, and the glendfield 60 ridiculously accurate for a semi auto, and of course the 10/22 which are all modified and more expensive in terms of customizing them. Great way for a child to learn gunsmithing is with a 10/22. It is like getting a child hooked to fishing by catching sunfish and never introduce them to cell phones.
 
Frulk said:
Henry has been in the gun making business for close to 25 years now. Surprised none of their .22 offerings have been mentioned yet, this deep into the thread.
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Perhaps it could be the Zamak receivers. They are pretty, I handled one today and I liked it. Just not sure what it is made of though.
 
3990A29B-17EA-4595-8B4A-E80A164B6D3D.jpeg Most iconic to me would have to be the Ruger 10/22, maybe not the best but a favorite of many. A couple I would like would be a Browning SA-22 and a Marlin 1897 Cowboy. I like the Savage/Anschutz Match 64 for shooting paper and the Weatherby XXII for its looks. 28FFFA9F-9434-4E2C-8565-B08869377ED7.jpeg Forgot the Winchester 52.
 
Marlin 60 is a favorite, especially if hunting rabbits without a dog (with a dog, I use a shotgun). I’ve always loved the look of the Marlin 39A and 39T. The Ruger 10/22 is classic.

But I love shooting my Savage MKII heavy barrel. If I really need to hit something in the eyeball with a .22, that’s the rifle I grab.
 
Whats my favorite rimfire?
Thatd be a brazilian made pump.
Its all steel, only plastic on it is the buttplate.
Wood is some kind of dark almost black colored wood.
Most accurate .22 mag Id encountered to date.

The Remington Nylon 66 would have been one my favorites except the stupid plastic bolt handle kept snapping off in the cold.
Wicked accurate, functioned really well in subzero temps except for the breaky offy bolt handle issue which was a total drag.

The other is a Brazilian made rimfire revolver, not the greatist in super long range accuracy but great outdoors revolver. (Love that 8 hole swing out cylinder)

#2 runner up in outdoor handguns is a old beat up high standard sentnel fixed sight revolver.
Not pretty in looks, but is in action.
(Love the 9 hole swing out cylinder)
 
Admittedly when you say "iconic" .22, theres really only two that immediately pop into my head. Marlin Model 60, and Ruger 10/22 .....Mostly because Ive had relatively little experience with other options, everyone had one, but most were cheap and utilitarian.
Equally, for bolt guns it would probably be a Savage or a Marlin bolt gun.
Id only ever seen one lever and one pump .22 until I moved to the big island so dont even have an opinion.
 
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BigBlue 94 said:
My 514 is of a different flavor. Its a shotgun.
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I have a couple winchester 62 smooth bores. Great wall hangers. Not good for much else. One was brought to me to fix because the old man said he couldn't hit a thing with it. Lol. Of course the only had a small SB on the barrel. Iirc


Frulk said:
Henry has been in the gun making business for close to 25 years now.
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Before that they called the gun an Ithaca 72.. I did mention it earlier I think. If not then I should have. The first gun I ever used was my dad's 72. I used to shoot a brick of 22 on the warm weekends.. I have it (made in West Germany) and a Henry as well.. I still wouldn't put them on the same page as a Marlin 39/winchester 9422/ or Browning lever action. Maybe not even in the same book.
 
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I have a couple winchester 62 smooth bores. Great wall hangers. Not good for much else. One was brought to me to fix because the old man said he couldn't hit a thing with it. Lol. Of course the only had a small SB on the barrel.
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IIRC the smoothbores were often meant for the county-fair gallery gun market. Eliminating the rifling made them cheaper, the ranges were very short, and the vendors didnt really WANT the shooter to hit his target. :)
 
NIGHTLORD40K said:
and the vendors didnt really WANT the shooter to hit his target. :)
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I always assumed that part was the main reason. Lol. I actually remember the old boardwalk at Carolina Beach had a gallery that still used real 22s when I was a kid. Way too young to have know what the guns were. But I almost think they were 62s. I remember everyone could hit ALMOST enough to get the big prizes. Lol. I was better at the game where you rolled the bowling ball on the ramp to win a prize.

The ones I have are both well worn. Neither have a big paragraph stating that they are smooth bores like that remington. I can see how people could miss it on the winchester . But they do have sb on the barrel.
 
The Springfield Sporter .22, WInchester 52, Remington 513, Remington 572 (OK, not a breakthough gun, but I had one as a kid) Remington Nylon 66, Anschutz 14xx series, Ruger 10-22, which is the only one I have pictures of, or owned myself. Here's why it's iconic:

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IT's the Lego 22, like the AR is the Lego centerfire. You can make one look like an AR, as I did, a Thompson, an MG42, and scores of other mods. I did this for my son when he was about 14, he was thinking of going into the Army, and I wanted something similar for him to get used to. He decided not to join, but does own that Ruger, and an AR also.
 
Frulk said:
Henry has been in the gun making business for close to 25 years now. Surprised none of their .22 offerings have been mentioned yet, this deep into the thread.
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Looking at age of the guns in the posts in this thread, it would seem the Henry made* guns haven't been around long enough to be considered iconic by the average well seasoned High Road member. Might be different in the regular shootin' world.

*Not counting the old Erma made predecessors that most here probably never saw in the volumes that the current Henrys are being made.
 
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10/22 gets my vote. All my shooting buddies have one and the detachable rotary magazine has become so popular that other .22lr rifles (and some pistols!) are specifically designed to use it.

I've owned two over the years, I had a bog-standard stainless carbine that I sold to a friend and then replaced it with a 22" barreled stainless version for extra sight radius. As it happened, I ordered it during the 10/22's 50th anniversary year so it has a special stamping signifying that too :cool:

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I always had a soft spot for any Mannlicher stocked rifle. That's a beauty Rex. My only rifle stocked that way is a Sako Vixen made in the late '60's, chambered in .222 Magnum. It's a tack drive as are all of the Sakos. Rod
 
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