Favorite Rimfire?
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QuarterBoreGunner
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Ahh man VictorLouis- I read your post and was scrambling for my wallet, then I finished reading. Nuts.
I love my Marlin 1896 Cowboy, something about the straight stock and octagon barrel, the only thing I don’t particularly like is that the action is pretty stiff and the BL22 has always been super smooth.
Double rats.
Maybe they’ll read this and get the hint.
my favorite is my weatherby mark XXII w/factory scope. the fit, finish, wood and operation is all up to the standards of their center fire rifles. it is a beautiful example of "california monte carlo". it really feels like an "big game" rifle.
the most fun to shoot is quickly becoming my romo 69. it looks battered, beat and neglected and then stuns folks by how well it handles and shoots.
the most fun to shoot is quickly becoming my romo 69. it looks battered, beat and neglected and then stuns folks by how well it handles and shoots.
Bobarino
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one more vote for the BL22. it was my first gun and it was a tackdriver out to 100 yards. and there's just something fun and nostalgic about a straight stocked lever action with an exposed hammer. i wish i wouldn't have sold it.
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Peter M. Eick
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My wifes 9422. It replaced my old 30x30 94 and is fun to just plink with. I put a nice weaver peep on it and found it to be accurate and just plain fun.
QuarterBoreGunner
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9mmepiphany- is your Weatherby XXII Italian or Japanese manufactured? I’ve always wanted one of these and have heard that the Italian make is of better quality.
I just bought a new Volquartsen .17HMR. Haven't shot it yet, but I'll let you know.
I have a pair of sequentially numbered Kimber SVTs in .22LR, too. Bought them for my daughter and me.
It's hard to beat a 10/22 for pure plinking goodness, though...
I have a pair of sequentially numbered Kimber SVTs in .22LR, too. Bought them for my daughter and me.
It's hard to beat a 10/22 for pure plinking goodness, though...
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PaulS
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Make mine a Remington 581! for accuracy and an old Winchester 62 for the sheer fun of it.
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SodaPop
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Model 882-22magnum
It was my first gun.
It was my first gun.
Mannlicher
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My favorite .22 rimfire is my very old Remington 521t. I had to put a Pachmyer butt pad on it to lengthen the stock, but other than that, it is perfect. I have mounted an old Weaver K4 scope. With it's favorite ammo, CCI Mini Mags, it will take squirrel easily out to 75 yards.
El Tejon
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Colt Stagecoach.
Attention Colt Execs. If you are reading this, make this again. The rimfire market is huge and you could grab a share of the money. Oh, wait, I forgot. The gun business isn't about making money. E.g., oh, we don't want to advertise.
Attention Colt Execs. If you are reading this, make this again. The rimfire market is huge and you could grab a share of the money. Oh, wait, I forgot. The gun business isn't about making money. E.g., oh, we don't want to advertise.
OP
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Mal, neat trick. Not that it really takes that long to load a 39a. And p-95 that is one wicked looking Mauser.
I always liked the idea of a full sized rifle in 22, like the ruger M77/22. never bought one but a good idea.
Until I can afford a Marlin 39 of my own, I'm content to plink squirrels and the occasional prarie dog with a Marlin model 995. It's inexpensive, its gone through 2 recoil buffers and I've shot the barrel pin loose before, but its a good shooter.
5 shot group, 100 yards, .22 cal Marlin model 995, Federal High Velocity 40 gr round nose bullet. Weaver 1.5-4.5x variable fine crosshair scope.
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=36391&d=1141242343
That's an honest 1.5 inch group @ 100 yards and I fired several of those that day, with a little more scope I could do better.
With all the 'club' threads I thought this one was worth a revival...
I always liked the idea of a full sized rifle in 22, like the ruger M77/22. never bought one but a good idea.
Until I can afford a Marlin 39 of my own, I'm content to plink squirrels and the occasional prarie dog with a Marlin model 995. It's inexpensive, its gone through 2 recoil buffers and I've shot the barrel pin loose before, but its a good shooter.
5 shot group, 100 yards, .22 cal Marlin model 995, Federal High Velocity 40 gr round nose bullet. Weaver 1.5-4.5x variable fine crosshair scope.
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=36391&d=1141242343
That's an honest 1.5 inch group @ 100 yards and I fired several of those that day, with a little more scope I could do better.
With all the 'club' threads I thought this one was worth a revival...
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OP
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With all the 'club' threads I thought this one was worth a revival...
jfernett119
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Marlin 882 .22 mag
skinnyguy
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Aaaaaaaaah, Memories
On my 9th birthday, my dad bought me a used Marlin Mod. 60 (with the squirrel on the grip) and a Tasco 3-7x scope. That was in 1972. There wasn't anything I couldn't hit from the time I turned 13 and had finally grown into it, to the last time I seen that rifle. Man, we had fun with that .22. It made so many dead soda cans that I don't think Coca-Cola could count them all.
I ended up getting divorced in '98, I moved back to Utah, and the ex- stayed in PA, with everything except my clothes. That includes the Marlin. When my Dad died in '99, he thought I still had it, and I didn't let him think any different, because we talked about our shooting days of long ago while he lay on his death-bed.
I should be recieving it soon, I just bought another Marlin Mod. 60, and a 3-7x tasco scope. I know it's not the one my Dad got me, but it's as close as I can get, right now.
I've been devising a plan to get MINE back, but I don't know if it will work.
So for me, the Marlin Mod. 60 is my favorite rimfire, and not because of accuracy, handlability, 18 shot tube, or the squirrel on the grip, but because of love.
On my 9th birthday, my dad bought me a used Marlin Mod. 60 (with the squirrel on the grip) and a Tasco 3-7x scope. That was in 1972. There wasn't anything I couldn't hit from the time I turned 13 and had finally grown into it, to the last time I seen that rifle. Man, we had fun with that .22. It made so many dead soda cans that I don't think Coca-Cola could count them all.
I ended up getting divorced in '98, I moved back to Utah, and the ex- stayed in PA, with everything except my clothes. That includes the Marlin. When my Dad died in '99, he thought I still had it, and I didn't let him think any different, because we talked about our shooting days of long ago while he lay on his death-bed.
I should be recieving it soon, I just bought another Marlin Mod. 60, and a 3-7x tasco scope. I know it's not the one my Dad got me, but it's as close as I can get, right now.
I've been devising a plan to get MINE back, but I don't know if it will work.
So for me, the Marlin Mod. 60 is my favorite rimfire, and not because of accuracy, handlability, 18 shot tube, or the squirrel on the grip, but because of love.
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tasco 74
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see my post in the favorite rifle thread..........................
K.L.O.sako
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mine would have to be my BRNO model 1, light, handy, and a squirrels worst nightmare. it seems magically blessed to never miss. it never has yet. 50 yards with the right ammo (and a bench) produces a single hole you can cover with a dime. we've been deeply in love ever since we met
Pappy John
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I think the motor might cross a line somewhere.
My favorite is my tricked out 10/22. Too bad the PA Game Commission won't let us hunt with semi-auto rifles in this state. It'd be straight murder on squirrels. That's why I keep my Remington 581 around....slower, but just as accurate.
My favorite is my tricked out 10/22. Too bad the PA Game Commission won't let us hunt with semi-auto rifles in this state. It'd be straight murder on squirrels. That's why I keep my Remington 581 around....slower, but just as accurate.
TheotherMikeG
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Another vote for the marlin 25n!
Cheap, solid, and very accurate.
Cheap, solid, and very accurate.
115grfmj
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My '93 vintage Marlin
M70.....I have a family member that owns a plating business in central FLA, that plated it, and I put the synthetic stock on it, and a simmons 22mag scope. Other than that it's box stock, and still puts all 7 rounds into a circle the size of a quarter at 50 yards (PMC ZAPPER BULK).
M70.....I have a family member that owns a plating business in central FLA, that plated it, and I put the synthetic stock on it, and a simmons 22mag scope. Other than that it's box stock, and still puts all 7 rounds into a circle the size of a quarter at 50 yards (PMC ZAPPER BULK).
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My Remington 541T with maple stock.
Hokkmike
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Finnfire. N'uff said.
Pessimist
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My favorite rimfire(s) are my two Remington 592Ms. They are incredibly accurate, with perfect, crisp triggers. They shoot the Remington 5mm rimfire cartridge, which is, unfortunately, no longer in production and costs a buck apiece when you can find a box of them. I do have about 1000 rounds, and I don't shoot the rifles much anyway.
Because of the ammo issues, when I do shoot a rimfire rifle, I end up shooting my Ruger 10/22 Deluxe Sporter, with a Volquartsen trigger group and a Leupold VX-II scope - a pretty good rifle.
Because of the ammo issues, when I do shoot a rimfire rifle, I end up shooting my Ruger 10/22 Deluxe Sporter, with a Volquartsen trigger group and a Leupold VX-II scope - a pretty good rifle.
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