Let's see the .22 rifles that make you smile

[Offfhand]

Snooty Chuck, my southpaw neighbor whose elegant left-handed .22's were described earlier on this thread, has struck again with this classy creation By Dakota Arms. No further description is necessary, the pics say it all..

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Snooty Chuck, my southpaw neighbor whose elegant left-handed .22's were described earlier on this thread, has struck again with this classy creation By Dakota Arms. No further description is necessary, the pics say it all..View attachment 887308 View attachment 887309 View attachment 887310 View attachment 887311

And...... My disdain for *Snooty Chuck* continues!

He has some beautiful items, thanks for sharing.

Todd.

 

[Rembrandt]

Afraid "Snooty Chuck" and I have similar tastes in guns, difference is he can afford what I only dream of. Maybe I'm in danger of becoming "Snooty Rembrandt".

Love that Dakota!

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Another that provided smiles on a financial level.

Generally speaking, each couple-of-cents shot returned $5-$12, depending.

A little tiny bullet and a little bit of work returned a LOT of 1970's rabbit-money for a kid usually already walking a trap line.

Sure wish I still had the slip-on horse-hair sling.

Todd.

 

[MCMXI]

So you would be the one who could tell me what's up with these BXR features:

is an adjustable cheek riser coming that would attach in the area of these dimples?

Bergara added structural inserts in the locations indicated by the dimples so that a Karsten cheek rest or similar can be added if needed. You simply need to drill through the stock to reveal the bosses through which the bolts will pass. I'm not aware of any plans to include a cheek rest with the BXR models, but for the record I don't work for Bergara so am not in the loop on such things. I do plan on ordering a cheek rest for my BXR.

and what is the purpose of the drilled/tapped hole with the 3 holes in a triangular shape around it?

I can't say anything about that feature at the moment other than it might be used on future models.

 

[rws_53]

Bergara added structural inserts in the locations indicated by the dimples so that a Karsten cheek rest or similar can be added if needed. You simply need to drill through the stock to reveal the bosses through which the bolts will pass. I'm not aware of any plans to include a cheek rest with the BXR models, but for the record I don't work for Bergara so am not in the loop on such things. I do plan on ordering a cheek rest for my BXR.

and what is the purpose of the drilled/tapped hole with the 3 holes in a triangular shape around it?

I can't say anything about that feature at the moment other than it might be used on future models.

Thanks

I think I'm gonna use the tapped hole for adding a rear tang to stabilize the receiver. I did something similar to 2 of my Ruger Chargers. Same can be done on Ruger 10/22's and the Bergara BXR.

Wood stocked Charger





hole and cap for access to screw



hogged out stock with threaded insert installed





Poly stocked Charger

at the arrows...removed material from the stock and cap for the tang to fit

 

[lionking]

I can have any .22 I want pretty much and even if I had a hundred different ones my Remington 581 dad bought for me when I was thirteen or so will always be my favorite.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

My all original KKW.

 

[Sody82]

The good ild winchester model 190

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

This one's garnering smiles again after waiting YEARS to find the right sight after a Pal did me like only Pals and Brothers can - regarding the original sight.

It's funny to shoot it and continually, reflexively try to draw the bolt the full draw of a 1903.

Always wanted one since I was on the rifle team in high school and we had a couple. There were always a few race-horse rifles that the coaches would NOT let you touch until your performance proved on the draught-mules. This was one of them.

Todd.

 

[bhk]

I have always been a fan and owner of what I call decent .22 "target sporters." I like them pleasing to the eye and also want them to shoot small groups. Some have been posted on this forum previously. The rifle below is making me smile today. It is a Springfield 1922 MII .22 long rifle made in the late 20's and rebarreled/updated in December 1933. I have had it for several years and it consistently manages to shoot 1/2 to 5/8 groups at 50 yards using it's iron sights (aperture front and rear, using proper sized 50 yard NRA bullseye targets).

I recently purchased a Lyman Junior 8x TargetSpot scope on Ebay and mounted it on the rifle today. The weather was dark, cold, and miserable today but I managed to take it out to my backyard range and sight it in at 50 yards (took 6 shots) and fire ONE 5 shot group before retreating to indoors. I was shooting Lapua Center-X. The below photos show the rifle with scope and my first and only group shot so far. Not bad for a rifle two decades older than me ( and I am 70). It might give my Anschutz a run for its money. Time will tell.

 

[indy1919a4]

I have always been a fan and owner of what I call decent .22 "target sporters." I like them pleasing to the eye and also want them to shoot small groups. Some have been posted on this forum previously. The rifle below is making me smile today. It is a Springfield 1922 MII .22 long rifle made in the late 20's and rebarreled/updated in December 1933. I have had it for several years and it consistently manages to shoot 1/2 to 5/8 groups at 50 yards using it's iron sights (aperture front and rear, using proper sized 50 yard NRA bullseye targets).

I recently purchased a Lyman Junior 8x TargetSpot scope on Ebay and mounted it on the rifle today. The weather was dark, cold, and miserable today but I managed to take it out to my backyard range and sight it in at 50 yards (took 6 shots) and fire ONE 5 shot group before retreating to indoors. I was shooting Lapua Center-X. The below photos show the rifle with scope and my first and only group shot so far. Not bad for a rifle two decades older than me ( and I am 70). It might give my Anschutz a run for its money. Time will tell.

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That sir is just eye candy plus... nice scope on a nice rifle

 

[joneb]

Russian TOZ-78
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The Toz -78 01 was a lucky find for me, for $130 I could not be happier.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?attachments/reloading-jpg.55530/

 

[joneb]

My fathers .22, "Old Betsy" makes me smile because I remember my dad shooting it with us.View attachment 885538

Is that a 53 A ?

 

[Offfhand]

If I am ever forced to surrender my rifles this Rem. 40-X .22 Sporter will be among the last to go. (From my cold dead hands).. .

 

[12Bravo20]

I l can't lie, pretty much all my 22 rifles put a smile on my face. One the most fun ones is my old Romanian M69 trainer. Fit and finish is rougher than a cob. I put a Daisy 3-9 scope on it which I had to modify the rings to fit the 11mm rail. Once I found the ammo it likes, the thing is very accurate.

 

[Armored farmer]

Here's a favorite of mine....
Savage 24. 22lr/.410

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

^^^
That's some nice looking case hardening on that squirrel gun AF.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Here's a favorite of mine....
Savage 24. 22lr/.410View attachment 888069

Geeze, that's some beautiful wood. Mine's a *DeLuxe* and looks no where near as pretty as that.

Todd.

 

[Armored farmer]

I paid too much for it, but the wood put me over the point of no return.
Thanks for the compliments.

 

[dmurdach]

I put together the blue one for me and the red one for my dad. This pic is pretty old, my son in the pic is 10 now and both guns have different optics on them now but they are both still great shooters.

 

[joed]

Only rimfire I like, a 9422 that I picked up a few years ago.

 

[MCMXI]

I think I'm gonna use the tapped hole for adding a rear tang to stabilize the receiver. I did something similar to 2 of my Ruger Chargers. Same can be done on Ruger 10/22's and the Bergara BXR.

That's why it's there. The three small holes were/are intended to accept optional pins to prevent rotation of the piece that attaches to the back of the receiver. Three was overkill but it was a concept that somehow carried over to the production models.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Here are my two Romanian M69 trainers.
The top one was made in 1984 and the bottom one in 1975. The 84 has a PPS43 sling and the 75 has a Chinese SKS sling.


Both rifles have aftermarket Taiwan made magazines.
One of the rifles I bought at a pawn shop for $59 that was marked as a Taiwan 22 rifle. I wonder how they got that wrong.

 

[nitsa216]

If I am ever forced to surrender my rifles this Rem. 40-X .22 Sporter will be among the last to go. (From my cold dead hands)..View attachment 888043 View attachment 888044 View attachment 888045 .

Must be nice to be able to own one of a kind 40 X , you must be a friend of snotty chuck