22-a-holics Anonymous

I never feel out gunned with a .22.

I sure do like my tube fed Marlins

Notice the orange sticker on the Glenfield 60. Mint 1975 Marlin and it still had the original safety stickers on it, $80.

Notice the orange sticker on the Glenfield 60. Mint 1975 Marlin and it still had the original safety stickers on it, $80.

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I'll buy it for that.

A few of my own .22LRs (last one was converted to .17HM2):


Remington Model 12 Take-down


Stevens Model 87D


GSG-5


Custom Ruger 10/22 (now 10/17)

i have just gone down with the disease i have just brought a gsg AK47 a few days ago while i was on here i was wondering if the federal ammo is better for the gsg as i have posted on another site and thats what they recommended

My best advice, and most here will agree, is to purchase a box of 50 and test them. The .22LR is one of the round that amazes me. A brand of .22LR ammunition that is accurate in my rifle, may be horridly inaccurate in yours, even if they are the same make & model of firearm. In .22LR, trial and error reins.

Geno

Now I've got a few. Had a few years to collect them.

Ruger old 22 walnut mannlicher stock
Ruger 10-22 with Green MT barrel
Ruger 96-22
Marlin 39-A
CZ American
Kimber HS
Cooper LTV
Ruger MK 1 Bull Barrel
Ruger MK2 Slab Side
S&W m34
S&W M41
Norinco J-15
High Standard Supermatic S -101

My Marlin 925 in 22 LR

bob kk said:

Now I've got a few. Had a few years to collect them.

Ruger old 22 walnut mannlicher stock
Ruger 10-22 with Green MT barrel
Ruger 96-22
Marlin 39-A
CZ American
Kimber HS
Cooper LTV
Ruger MK 1 Bull Barrel
Ruger MK2 Slab Side
S&W m34
S&W M41
Norinco J-15
High Standard Supermatic S -101

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Hey Bob,
What do you think of the Kimber HS? I am looking to get involved with smallbore silhouette. I am looking at the kimber, Weatherby XXII, CZ American, Maybe a Winchester 320 or I am considering making a sporter out of my Winchester 52.

Anyone with any ideas about a good sporter that might be a sleeper speak up. I love bucking the norm which means shooting something other than a CZ (entry level) or Anschutz.

22 cal without a doubt one of the best shells ever conceived. Over the last 50 years I have had more than I should have had and not half as many as I wanted. In the last two years my 9yr old grandson has carried several home that hopefully will be with him for many years. 1- Henry lever 22, 2- Remington 597 (good gun just not in top ten) 3- Marlin Model 60 -about 30yrs old. One I have left and will only leave after I start pushing up daisies, my Remington model 510 Target Master. Single shot, S,L & LR, manufactured July 1939 and looks like it just came out of the box. Had a friend look at it a few weeks back guess I should have taken his offer of $400.00 but it don't eat and they don't make them anymore.

My .22 is so good i only need one gun in that caliber!
S&W M&P 15-22 for those who don't recognize it.
It will blast away with rapid fire at close ranges with the laser, Hit bulls from 30'-75' with the TRS-25 Bushnell Trophy red dot and 50'-?? with the Nikon Buckmasters 3-9x40

Of course id like to add more .22's to my collection since the eat only hay and cheap to feed.
The best thing about them is the so many types of ammo choices available for the round and since ammo is showing up in stores again i bet i have 7-8 different types of .22 ammo to shoot. From sizzling 1750fps 30gr, Primer fired 20gr, 60gr subsonic and 1500fps 40 gr HP's.

I've found a couple more in the last year or so.

1967 Colt Frontier Scout 22LR/22 Mag.



Got this one out of layaway just yesterday.

1960 Remington Nylon 66. Mowhawk brown. It's got a couple of small scratches, but other than those looks like new.



One neat thing about 22's is they're inexpensive enough that you can build a modest collection without breaking the bank. There are a lot of nice rifles and handguns that are modestly priced. And the variations in manufacturers, models, action type, and such are endless.

Just enuff in my book:
Marlin model 60
Ruger 77/22
Ruger standard
Ruger Mk II
Ruger Mk III

While I have many guns, my most expensive handgun is a .22 rimfire. When I take it to the range and shoot it, I know that it is worth every penny. This gun is a shooter and it would be a pity to just rest in the safe next to that old Python which only looks nice.



When it comes to conversion units, I like the Kurt Peters-Stahl unit on my SIG P210-4, it it is quite accurate and works reliably.



Another .22 rimfire that is of very high quality is the old Anschütz training rifle as they were used in my days in the German military; built in 11/56 with the 54 match action, it is a rifle of incredible quality!



Had to add my Anschütz Stutzen in .22 l.r., as I just got it back from the gunsmith. I have a Hensoldt/Zeiss Diasta with an appropriate Anschütz bridge mount on it now.

.22 addict

i know what you mean about.22's. I can't seem to shoot mine enough!! Here,s the list.marlin mdl 25- marlin mdl 60-winchester 67a-marlin 39a- marlin 81ts-savage sporter 23a with lyman 57y peep sight& redfield front globe sight-romanian trainig rifle-gsg-5-ruger MK 2-S&W K22-daisey single shot. I think that,s it!!

i finally got to a rifle range on saturday an i used my gsg ak47 i fired 550 .22 federal bulk ammo i had a few fte's then i brought a 50 box of winchester super x and i had a fte every other one and 2 ftf, but yesterday i went to the range again with 2 of my cousins and we took a box of federal ammo again and we had at least 2 fte's off each mag of 24 rounds the gun was cleaned and oiled to the way the manual said is it the way i cleaned it or the ammo :banghead:

is it the way i cleaned it or the ammo

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Try buying a small box of CCI mini mags (the gold standard of .22 shells) and see if the problem goes away.

I found a new addiction: turning .22s into project rifles.

I love 22's ...
A couple years before he passed Dad gave me the two we shot when I was a kid and over the last 45 years I've picked up a few for myself, a few for my kids and my grandkids ... but I don't see a problem, I can quit any time I want!

AK RPK Trainer
Beretta M21
Beretta M70
Buckmark Signiture
Cricket 22 Birch
Cricket 22 Pink
H&R M512 Sniper Trainer
Henry Goldenboy Engraved
HK 4
Kimber 1911-22
Marlin 39A
Marlin 60
Ruger 10-22
Ruger MKII
Savage Little Scout
Sears Ranger
SiG-522

Since I posted that picture of the Nylon 66 (deleted above) I found that the barrel had a bulge in it, so I had to take that one back. The store gave me a refund, so I picked up this one instead.

1958, Three screw Ruger Single-Six with windage adjustable only sight. It's been converted, but that just makes it a better shooter to me. The blue is worn, the grips are rough and appear to be homemade, but it locks up tight as a drum.

CZ 452 varmint Ruger MKII 10.5 bull bbl
Marlin Youth model Ruger MKII 22-45 5.5 bull bbl SS
Henry Mini Bolt Smith 617 10 shot 6" SS
Walther G-22 A very old Remington semi auto
Tricked out Ruger 10-22 A few more I can't remember
Marlin Model 60 SS

I found a new addiction: turning .22s into project rifles.

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My most recent .22 rifle project is a Stevens Favorite made around 1895. It had a relined barrel that wasn't quite on the barrel axis, so the sights were way off and not adjustable. It shot so low I could have filled off the whole front sight and not been able to zero it.

After several years of on-and-off fiddling with it and vowing to do something with it some day, I found a tang sight made for the Favorite, and fiddled and shimmed until I got it zeroed.

Finally, a place for the .22 addict

Not sure how many 10/22's I have owned total; but one Marlin Model 60, a couple plastic stocked remingtons, a jennings jam-O-matic, a few cheesy AR clones from years ago, A walther G22, and a Ruger .22/45 were all sold/traded off. I currently have:
3 10/22's - 1 is stock w/a sling for bunny blasting. 1 paper killer with an ungodly amount of $ dumped into it, and another pseudo-stocker from my teenage years that still sees plenty of loaner/truck/range and rabbit duty.
1 Tangfolio 1873 clone I got for $25 and rebuilt
1 1 Stoeger Luger I also got for a song and just had to put together correctly
1 Walther SP-22 that is quickly becoming a favorite
1 Taurus Model 94, 9 shot, just like an S&W and stupidly accurate.
1 Marlin 980 SS bolt action - very accurate - no idea what to do w/ it yet
Glad I found you guys - I was starting to think my rimfire fetish w as a bit... uncommon

I once believed that my interest was uncommon among shooters. I know better now. If you don't own at least 10 or working on it, you can't be a member of the club.