Your Favorite .22

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I've whittled my collection down to three rimfires, each a favorite in its own right; don't think I could put one over the others.
CZ 452 American 16 .22LR for suppressed hunting.
Ruger 10/22 with Volquartsen internals, set up for informal competition.
Ruger 77/22 in .22WMR that is a favorite walk around field rifle.
 
Mr. sparkyv's mention of shooting silhouette with his .22, No.47, caused me to remember the pair of Anschutz .22's I've used long time in silhouette competitions. The bright colored labels on both are inspection stickers from National Championships The heavier M54MS is (or was) fired in Standard rifle classification events and the other in Hunter classification, which specifies a weight and heavier trigger pull. But an overdue analyses of past scores indicated that I shoot just as well with the hunter rifle. So now I shoot in both classes and for practice. (Does that make it my favorite?) 21A_2848 (3).JPG 21A_2854 (3).JPG
 
I have such a limited inventory of .22 rifles, that pretty much every one is a "favorite" by default. :D

I'm happy with this 10/22 build. It has a Boyds SS Evolution Jacaranda stock and a Rimfire Technologies threaded carbon fiber barrel with cap. I've never done a trigger swap on it -- although I think the stock trigger is surprisingly decent. I also keep meaning to add an extended mag release.
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This TC Contender has a 23" factory Contender .22LR barrel and EABCO coffee stock.
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I'm including this pic, although honestly I haven't played with it that much. It's a "stainless" 10/22 with a Butler Creek Packer stock (this was way back when the Takedown 10/22 was a mere dream) and -- I believe -- a Volquartsen composite barrel. The heavy front of the muzzle is just a flared stabilizer, not a suppressor.
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I also have a Browning BL-22 which I bought used for about $125 back in the early '80s. It's the proverbial tack-driver... Never took a pic of it though. :)
 
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Dad's first gun. Still shoots very well.
 
I have been well blessed with 22s.
I have my grandad Remington 550-1 very accurate
My BL22 that my parent got me for Christmas when I was nine
A 9422XTR classic 22magnum
A ruger American Farmer edition Ruger American 22mag
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A Henry Freemason tribute.
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A heirloom Stevens Crackshot.
A stevens 22lr/410
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My current favorite and most interesting and newest id this T/C performance center target rifle: 10/22 clone... 20210314_172826.jpg Hogue overmolded stock fluted, threaded target barrel adjustable trigger. Extended bolt. 3x9 stainless Simmons scope
 
For nostalgia reasons......my Nylon 66, which I got at 10 years old, splitting the cost with my Dad!

For hunting accuracy my Ruger 77/22 SS with laminate stock.....my wife has it’s twin! These two have trigger jobs, and her rifle LOP has been cut to same lenght as her hunting rifle. These rifles are similar to our hunting rifles in actions, trigger pull, LOP and weight......making for inexpensive, low recoil practice rifles! memtb
 
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The first year Ruger came out with the Model 77/22 I went to a gun show to buy one. On the table next to a 77/22 was this new Clackamas Kimber Model 82 Classic. I brought the Kimber home. It can be seen by the bluing worn off the bolt knob it has been fired many times. It's very accurate.

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Remington 504, .22LR Bought new at Mardens Salvage, about 25 years ago...for $150. There was a big crowd that day, but about everyone was laser-focused on the centerfires when I arrived and saw the rimfire, which I asked to see when a clerk was finally available. When I held it, it stuck to my hands and I never let it go!

Love that rifle! I tweaked the bedding/trigger and floated the barrel. Now, it shoots as good as it looks, maybe better.
JP
 
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I also have a Browning BL-22 which I bought used for about $125 back in the early '80s. It's the proverbial tack-driver... Never took a pic of it though. :)
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My BL22 was/is scarey accurate also. I think a big part of that was the excellent sights that were on it.
The marlins had good sights also, love the gold bead.
 
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I had a Remington Pump like this one and it was GREAT for shooting aerial targets and plinking, but had a really tinny sound when dry-fired. It was fairly accurate, but the tinny sound got to me and I ended up trading it for a .39A Marlin that I loved! The Marlin was terrible for aerial shots though, but I shot a lot of red squirrels with it at camp. It also defended my girlfriend when a drunk tried to enter her Mom's house. He saw the rifle pointed at him through the glass pane in the door and bugged out!
 
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