most reliable .22 semiauto with target loads?

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Looking for an accurate (but pretty cheap) semiauto for targets & maybe the odd squirrel. I know the Remington Speedmaster is supposed to do well with low-power load because of the floating chamber. I haven't seen 10-22s that were good with subsonics. How are Marlin 60s or other common autos? Do you have to cut the recoil springs or something?
 
Just about all semi auto .22's made today are for high velocity long rifles. I heard of a game warden that had a browning auto modified to shoot std. velocity and if memory serves me correctely I think it would also shoot shorts, but don't quote me on that. Maybe you could tweak the recoil spring.
 
the mod 60 is the end all-be all for a semi that will shoot anything, except for shorts, or cb's. You are right about the speedmaster though, I have one, and it cycles shorts like nobody's business. Also , you could look up an old remmy 24 or 241 or 241 gs. If You got a little more money, check out the old brownings.

One thing I do know, the speedmaster is the only semi auto i know of, actually this goes for most bolt actions as well, that can actually shoot the massive Aguila 60 sss rounds, other semis', and most bolties , keyhole them almost as soon as they leave the bbl.
 
Looking for an accurate (but pretty cheap) semiauto for targets & maybe the odd squirrel. I know the Remington Speedmaster is supposed to do well with low-power load because of the floating chamber. I haven't seen 10-22s that were good with subsonics. How are Marlin 60s or other common autos? Do you have to cut the recoil springs or something?
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Yep, the model 60 is just what your looking for. If money is a concern, then rescue one from a pawn shop for $60.00 or so.
 
I've shot the Wolf Match Target out of my 10/22 with no issues....Now I may clean my gun more than most, but it has never given me any issues, regardless of ammo....
 
Now I may clean my gun more than most, but it has never given me any issues, regardless of ammo....
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Off topic but..........I don't clean any of my .22s, until the accuracy falls off. And that may be literally years.

I just lightly wipe down the surface areas with Rem oil.
 
Ummm, my marlin 60 just likes high velocity stuff. It will run cheap stuff if its "super" clean, then only for a hundred rounds or so.
 
I have never had a problem with my 10/22. As long as I use .22lr ammo it will fire and cycle correctly. If you ever want to upgrade your rifle the 10/22 is the ideal platform to do so.
 
I have never had a problem with my 10/22. As long as I use .22lr ammo it will fire and cycle correctly.
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None of my friends' 10/22s will cycle target brands. Some of them won't cycle high velocity unless it's copper-wash.

If you can find one, get yourself a good used Remington Nylon.
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I've seen two... neither worked with target ammo (they are hard to disassemble, I suspect farmers rarely clean them).

Ummm, my marlin 60 just likes high velocity stuff. It will run cheap stuff if its "super" clean, then only for a hundred rounds or so.
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My experience also.

the mod 60 is the end all-be all for a semi that will shoot anything, except for shorts, or cb's. You are right about the speedmaster though, I have one, and it cycles shorts like nobody's business. Also , you could look up an old remmy 24 or 241 or 241 gs. If You got a little more money, check out the old brownings.
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Maybe when Model 60s get old enough the springs are weak enough to run target ammo :confused:

Brownings are nice, but really getting up there in price.. almost half as expensive as a 10/22 once you get it "fixed up" :D

Didn't know about model 24s, thanks for the tip.

One thing I do know, the speedmaster is the only semi auto i know of, actually this goes for most bolt actions as well, that can actually shoot the massive Aguila 60 sss rounds, other semis', and most bolties , keyhole them almost as soon as they leave the bbl.
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Very interesting. Faster twist?

Thanks for everyone's experiences. Maybe I should give up and get a Model 39 :D
 
I agree with both the 10-22 and Marlin Model 60 as I have both and both cycle almost anything high vel great. Just remember cheaper .22 might not cycle in them every once in a while becuause of the ammo or in a 10-22 because of a worn out or cheap mag.
 
Hoss, sit down in front of the tube, slather in around the bolt assy., inside receiver, etc., some bore paste or toothpaste. manually operate the bolt about a zillion times. make sure you get some on the operating rod as well.
then clean all out, and lightly lube with some thin oil, like electronic oil. Don't worry, she'll run...
 
I don't know what the twist is on the speedmaster, but I think it is the chamber, what with that massive bullet sticking out of the case, it proly gets a really good hold on the lands, before ever being fired into the bbl.
 
Ive never seen a 10-22 that does not function great unless you have a serious magazine problem. Ive let my 10-22 go without cleaning at all, and lubrication for hundreds and hundreds of the cheapest 22lr I could find and it just wont quit functioning.
 
Two of my 10/22s shoot nothing but target or other subsonic rounds, and run perfectly. They won't do it right out of the box, but after a breakin period, they work fine. On the newer ones, it helps to polish the hammer face and the radius on the bolt that contacts it. Removing the paint from the inside of the action is a big help, too.

Some people send their bolts out to have the radius on the bolt ground to a wider curve, but I've never found that necessary.
 
I used a belt sander to put a radius on the back of the bolt and it will now cycle PMC subsonic.
I just hope I can still buy the ammo since it's really accurate.
 
Back home, my Dad's old Marlin 60 sat around and I can attest it wasn't cleaned for at least 10 to 15 years, because I was the only one who shot it, and I didn't yet know how to clean a rifle. (Hadn't taken the time to learn, I didn't take up cleaning the family firearms until I was like 20.) Never had a FTE or FTL... the only issue was the bolt was tough to rack back to get the first round in.
 
+1 Marlin 60 or 39A

then rescue one from a pawn shop for $60.00 or so.
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I've been trying to do this for years. Problem is all I ever see are 10/22's:barf:

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Off topic but..........I don't clean any of my .22s, until the accuracy falls off. And that may be literally years
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I understad not cleaning the bbl because of this, but you should still clean the action. It really helps with reliability.

I have a 10/22, and it jams, but I'm not sure how often. I know it likes 36 frain federal bulk a lot better than thunderbolts, but this could just be because those are thunderbolts. Still, I'm not confident it would cycle target loads.
 
Hoss, sit down in front of the tube, slather in around the bolt assy., inside receiver, etc., some bore paste or toothpaste. manually operate the bolt about a zillion times. make sure you get some on the operating rod as well.
then clean all out, and lightly lube with some thin oil, like electronic oil. Don't worry, she'll run...
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Thanks for this bit rangerruck. Just scrubbed her down insides with some jb bore paste. Though it wasn't quite perfect, (3 ftf in 300 rounds of cci blazer, and 0 ftf in 100 rounds of federal champion) was far better than I could have done before with cheap plinker ammo.
 
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then rescue one from a pawn shop for $60.00 or so.

I've been trying to do this for years. Problem is all I ever see are 10/22's
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Go figure. I've been looking for a 10/22 in a pawn shop, and all they have around here are model 60s.
 
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