mossberg
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Never had any problems with my Mossberg 702 plinkster. Maybe I got lucky, Maybe you can too.
Help me buy my first .22
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scrat
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Looks just like my model 700 except i have a wood stock. i can use 15 rnd clips in mine too.
this is my marlin 700 next to my 50 cal bp
Crazy;
Here I am, the apparant lone voice. If you want inexpensive, reliable, and a shooter, you could do a lot worse than to pick up a Savage MKII .22lr bolt gun. A very nice thing about the Savage, unlike any Marlin or Ruger .22, is that you can get a specific left handed model should you be left master eyed.
I don't know what the accu-trigger model sells for these days, but the older ones went for something around $120.00 at Wally-world.
If you're so inclined, they're easy, and fun, to fiddle with. If you don't want to, no sweat the odds are way with you for being accurate enough out to 50 yards for range/plinking purposes.
900F
Here I am, the apparant lone voice. If you want inexpensive, reliable, and a shooter, you could do a lot worse than to pick up a Savage MKII .22lr bolt gun. A very nice thing about the Savage, unlike any Marlin or Ruger .22, is that you can get a specific left handed model should you be left master eyed.
I don't know what the accu-trigger model sells for these days, but the older ones went for something around $120.00 at Wally-world.
If you're so inclined, they're easy, and fun, to fiddle with. If you don't want to, no sweat the odds are way with you for being accurate enough out to 50 yards for range/plinking purposes.
900F
just a note.. this isnt my fist gun. It will be my first 22. I think Id prefer a semi auto but a bolt wouldnt be too bad either.
I looked at some marlin m60's yesterday 85 bucks used no rugers new or used. Ill keep popping my head in there to see if any rugers show up.
This also will most likely not be my last 22 either
Thanks for the help!
I looked at some marlin m60's yesterday 85 bucks used no rugers new or used. Ill keep popping my head in there to see if any rugers show up.
This also will most likely not be my last 22 either
Thanks for the help!
stubbicatt
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The CZ 452 is a heck of a nice rifle. Accurate and really classy. Made mostly of steel, with the exception of the plastic magazine.
spiroxlii
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Some people love the 10/22. Others think it's overrated and unreliable.
I'll admit that I've stood firmly on both sides of the line. A few years ago, I wrote off my dad's old 10/22 as an unreliable rifle due to stovepipe jams and failures to feed.
Last year I cleaned it and threw away the cheap 25 round magazine my dad bought for the rifle. Properly cleaned and using the Ruger factory mag (or a Hot Lips high cap), I have not experienced a single malfunction in over 1000 rounds that was the rifle's fault. I have had bad primers, but that's not the gun's fault. It's the ammo.
The 10/22 has been in production for a long time. Maybe quality control has varied over the years. Or maybe some folks aren't ever cleaning theirs. Or maybe not ALL of the aftermarket accessories available for this rifle actually improve it. Or maybe some people have had a bad taste left in their mouths by bad ammo.
I dunno. All I know is that my opinion about my own 10/22 was improved vastly when I simply cleaned it and threw away low quality aftemarket parts.
I'll admit that I've stood firmly on both sides of the line. A few years ago, I wrote off my dad's old 10/22 as an unreliable rifle due to stovepipe jams and failures to feed.
Last year I cleaned it and threw away the cheap 25 round magazine my dad bought for the rifle. Properly cleaned and using the Ruger factory mag (or a Hot Lips high cap), I have not experienced a single malfunction in over 1000 rounds that was the rifle's fault. I have had bad primers, but that's not the gun's fault. It's the ammo.
The 10/22 has been in production for a long time. Maybe quality control has varied over the years. Or maybe some folks aren't ever cleaning theirs. Or maybe not ALL of the aftermarket accessories available for this rifle actually improve it. Or maybe some people have had a bad taste left in their mouths by bad ammo.
I dunno. All I know is that my opinion about my own 10/22 was improved vastly when I simply cleaned it and threw away low quality aftemarket parts.
CajunBass
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To tell you the truth, I haven't seen a 22 rifle I don't like. I've (or my wife and I) have five now. We've got two 10/22's, a Marline 39-A, a Stevens 65, and a Remington 597. They're all good.
For the money it's hard to beat a 10/22 if you want a fun gun. Ours are more than accurate enough to knock squirrels out of trees at any range I've got enough nerve to take a shot. They're both stock out of the box. A few jams at first, but after a couple hundred rounds they're run like clockwork.
For a timeless classic it's hard to beat a 39-A. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say anything bad about them. The new ones have a few "lawyer" features, but that's to be expected these days. They're still fine rifles, but they are not inexpensive. Well worth it, if you've got the money though. I got mine about 25 years ago, and it's the last gun I'd get rid of, even though I don't shoot it as much as I should.
For the money it's hard to beat a 10/22 if you want a fun gun. Ours are more than accurate enough to knock squirrels out of trees at any range I've got enough nerve to take a shot. They're both stock out of the box. A few jams at first, but after a couple hundred rounds they're run like clockwork.
For a timeless classic it's hard to beat a 39-A. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say anything bad about them. The new ones have a few "lawyer" features, but that's to be expected these days. They're still fine rifles, but they are not inexpensive. Well worth it, if you've got the money though. I got mine about 25 years ago, and it's the last gun I'd get rid of, even though I don't shoot it as much as I should.
politicalgeek
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Another option is a Marlin/Glenfield/Other Marlin Variant model 25
Just picked one up at a pawn shop for 75 out the door and shot it today, pretty good shooter and I know it is far more capable than I am able to do right now...
Just picked one up at a pawn shop for 75 out the door and shot it today, pretty good shooter and I know it is far more capable than I am able to do right now...
Wolfgang2000
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A BL-22 (Browning Lever action) is a very fun gun to shoot. The lever throw if very short. Just open and close your hand works the action.
J_L_A
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Ruger 10/22 or Marlin 60. Both are nice for the money.
the lone gunman
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Look around for something used. I just got a Marlin 880 bolt 22lr from a friend for $65.00. It shoots better than I do , 7 round magazine, open sights. I did add a scope to it as my eyes are to old.
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