Most drop dead reliable, take no @#$% .22 rifle?
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The Ruger 10/22 is the likely the most reliable SEMI-AUTO
the 10/22 is one, if not the most reliable semi-auto 22 ever built past or present. But those who are saying that pumps or lever action or bolt actions are more reliable are still wrong. The most reliable is a single shot break open design, most of which you can get new for about 100.00. I had one I paid 64.00 a few years back. There is literally only one moving part to fall apart in the action which is a large hinge which is going to beat any bolt, or gas system or pump hands down. Forgot the brand, but there are still a few out there. CDNN has a couple for 120.00 or so with stainless barrels. If you are talking reliability, talk moving parts count.
the 10/22 is one, if not the most reliable semi-auto 22 ever built past or present. But those who are saying that pumps or lever action or bolt actions are more reliable are still wrong. The most reliable is a single shot break open design, most of which you can get new for about 100.00. I had one I paid 64.00 a few years back. There is literally only one moving part to fall apart in the action which is a large hinge which is going to beat any bolt, or gas system or pump hands down. Forgot the brand, but there are still a few out there. CDNN has a couple for 120.00 or so with stainless barrels. If you are talking reliability, talk moving parts count.
Jack19;
Ruger stainless/synthetic 77/22. Mine's an early one, over 15 years old. As a knock-around pickup gun that works every time, it can't be beat IMHO. Look where I live; I'm not talkin' theoretical, I'm talkin' it's been there & done that. Mine's got the old boat oar stock, I don't know how the new one's hold up, but the old one's do.
My second choice would be the CZ452, and I've got one of those too.
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Ruger stainless/synthetic 77/22. Mine's an early one, over 15 years old. As a knock-around pickup gun that works every time, it can't be beat IMHO. Look where I live; I'm not talkin' theoretical, I'm talkin' it's been there & done that. Mine's got the old boat oar stock, I don't know how the new one's hold up, but the old one's do.
My second choice would be the CZ452, and I've got one of those too.
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Single Shot Bolt.
Quite a few to choose from in the used or new market.
One example is the Remington 514 I had, and only used with factory iron sights.
I bought it from a Pawn Shop buddy for $25. Never failed, and scary accurate.
These 5xx series I have seen scoped, and the results- whoa! Accurate !
Like a dummy I was not paying attention and gave mine away when I gave away a bunch of single shot .22 rifles I had gathered for the purpose of giving away.
I miss mine, want another, still the young man that has mine...is still using it and still works and still accurate. I guess I was supposed to let that one go.
Quite a few to choose from in the used or new market.
One example is the Remington 514 I had, and only used with factory iron sights.
I bought it from a Pawn Shop buddy for $25. Never failed, and scary accurate.
These 5xx series I have seen scoped, and the results- whoa! Accurate !
Like a dummy I was not paying attention and gave mine away when I gave away a bunch of single shot .22 rifles I had gathered for the purpose of giving away.
I miss mine, want another, still the young man that has mine...is still using it and still works and still accurate. I guess I was supposed to let that one go.
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Steve,
You know you can have my 514 anytime you want, I'm just holding it for you. I'll even hand deliver it. It is a great gun for a kid to take those first shots with. This one must have seen 50 new shooters since I brought it home.
David
You know you can have my 514 anytime you want, I'm just holding it for you. I'll even hand deliver it. It is a great gun for a kid to take those first shots with. This one must have seen 50 new shooters since I brought it home.
David
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I have had, or still have almost every rifle mentioned here. So i'll give you one of each, or two. lever is henry or marlin, especially a 39a. Semi is marlin mod 60 or remmy speedmaster, the speedmaster is cool because it will semiauto with short, long, or long rifle, it is a tack driver, and will hold 25 shorts at one time. So cool! bolt is marlin 981t, or any of the old 80 or 81 series,also tube fed like the remmy, will also shoot short long and long rifle, is also a tack driver, and will also hold 25 shorts at one time.
for pump , you gotta like any old remmy or winny. for a bolt action mag fed, Marlin is tough, but cz is double tough!!! just more money. i did not mention ruger 10.22 for a reason, I have one, I have had several, but to get them to be 100 percent reliable, they need some internal mods, and need a much better trigger job. I still have mine, and I like it, but with the cost of the rifle, and the mods, you will get up over 300 bucks, real easy.
for pump , you gotta like any old remmy or winny. for a bolt action mag fed, Marlin is tough, but cz is double tough!!! just more money. i did not mention ruger 10.22 for a reason, I have one, I have had several, but to get them to be 100 percent reliable, they need some internal mods, and need a much better trigger job. I still have mine, and I like it, but with the cost of the rifle, and the mods, you will get up over 300 bucks, real easy.
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But It'll never get a virus!!
All my correspondence is done on my Macbook Pro. I was microsoft all the way until I bought mine a few months ago. I hate to say it (not really), but I'll probably never buy another windows based PC (esp. since I can run windows on my mac!) ((which I have yet to do.))
Anyways, BTT, I have a friend who has a Henry Goldenboy. He paid a piece for it, but I have never seen that thing fail in any way. I would almost believe if you fed it one backwards, you'd see the empty casing fly out of the barrel and eject the bullet! (LOL) But that just could be his good fortune, as I haven't seen too many people say either way on this forum. I love my Remington 597 semi auto, once I switched to federal ammo and got the third gen magazines, I haven't had a problem since! (but for 180 bucks, if it explodes, I won't be too upset) I find it humourous that a Remington gun does NOT like Remington ammo (at least the bulk pack wally-world kind)
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as always I will say-
If you want out of the box a Marlin modle 60 or 795 depending if you want tube or detachable magazine respectivly.
10/22 if you wanna play home gunsmith
If you want out of the box a Marlin modle 60 or 795 depending if you want tube or detachable magazine respectivly.
10/22 if you wanna play home gunsmith
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Many have said it, so I will too: Every semi-auto will hiccup at some point. For reliable performance with any ammo, you need a manual action, and the simpler the better. Bolts are pretty foolproof and bulletproof. You break-action guys are forgetting that hinges can wear out too. I would put my money on the bolt gun to stand up to wear-and-tear longer. I like lever guns (have two of them), but they can be sensitive to the speed and force that you work the lever with; limp-wrist it and you can have an FTE. Pumps too--it's not easy to short-stroke a .22, but it can be done.
If you want a nice inexpensive break-action, CDNN is clearing out the Rossi guns, and last time I looked they were $79 in stainless and $59 in blue. Hard to beat that! I have one of those too. The only thing I would worry about on those guns is the little lever for the crossbolt safety. It seems a little flimsy and might be the first thing to crap out.
If you want a nice inexpensive break-action, CDNN is clearing out the Rossi guns, and last time I looked they were $79 in stainless and $59 in blue. Hard to beat that! I have one of those too. The only thing I would worry about on those guns is the little lever for the crossbolt safety. It seems a little flimsy and might be the first thing to crap out.
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With all the praise of the 10/22, I want to mention that I think that the record for consecutive shots in a .22 autoloader is held by the Remington Nylon 66. I'll now grab the nomex...
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Very obvious. Any quality Bolt action in good condition. Single short or magazine fed, it's your choice.......Essex
Failing something manually operated (lever, bolt) the most reliable semi-auto I've ever laid my hands on was the Mossberg 702. It's not exceptionally pretty nor can it be riced out like a 10/22, but it feeds and fires absolutely every round of cheap junk ammo I feed it, has never failed to go bang, and has never had a failure to load, extract, or eject even when exceptionally dirty (~5000 rounds between cleanings).
Cheap, too.
Cheap, too.
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only1asterisk,
I appreciate your offer and kindness.
Truth is, I am the big kid that wants to shoot the 514
Err...lead by example or something along those lines...
I'll find one, or something similar, you do too much with new shooters and that in itself means a LOT to me, and the reason you need to keep passing forward with that 514.
Re: Nylon 66
Going on memory,
100,010 rounds fired
100,010 1" wood blocks tossed into the air.
No gun malfunctions.
No missed wooden cubes.
I forget the shooter's name, it would be great for someone to search, find and post with link for another thread.
Steve
I appreciate your offer and kindness.
Truth is, I am the big kid that wants to shoot the 514
Err...lead by example or something along those lines...
I'll find one, or something similar, you do too much with new shooters and that in itself means a LOT to me, and the reason you need to keep passing forward with that 514.
Re: Nylon 66
Going on memory,
100,010 rounds fired
100,010 1" wood blocks tossed into the air.
No gun malfunctions.
No missed wooden cubes.
I forget the shooter's name, it would be great for someone to search, find and post with link for another thread.
Steve
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Steve,
That was Tom Frye. 100004 hits out of 100010 trys.
David
That was Tom Frye. 100004 hits out of 100010 trys.
David
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Throw another vote in the hat for a Marlin 39A. They're not cheap by any means, but it just doesn't get any better in a .22 rifle, IMO.
My friend has a ruger 10/22 and I've been making fun of it because last couple times we took it to the shooting range it's been messing up. He always talks about how reliable it is, but the two times we've gone shooting with it, it doesn't seem to feed right. After about 3 or 4 shots ammo get bound up in the magazines, both magazines. I was thinking about getting one, until I witnessed this.
I have a J.C. Penney's (made by Marlin) bolt action .22. Works for me.
I have a J.C. Penney's (made by Marlin) bolt action .22. Works for me.
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I've had my Marlin 39M ever since I was a kid and it has never failed me.
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Thanks! Well, I 'membered most of the good stuff about that historic shoot.
Nylon 66, now ain't that something!!
I miss the Nylon 66s I had , especially that first one a Mentor gave me.
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a .410 .22 brake barrel combo might be nice they have about +-five moving parts if it rusts just bang it on somthing hard to get the rust off plus its a shot gun so birds are fair game
I have a single shot Winchester bolt action that was built in the 20's. I got it for free because it had spent a lot of years abandoned in a barn, and was thought to be non-functional. I removed all the rust, cold blued it, refinished the stock and made a part for the rear sight.
That was nearly 40 years ago. I was short of cash so it was a worthwhile project. The gun turned out to be highly accurate - the bullet lube left in the barrel from the last time it had been fired had kept the bore perfect!
Today this is still my favorite .22. It goes to the range often and still shoots like a new gun. I have killed a huge number of cottontails and jack rabbits, along with squirrel and varments and 1 coyote. I have probably put in the neighborhood of 60,000 rounds through it.
That was nearly 40 years ago. I was short of cash so it was a worthwhile project. The gun turned out to be highly accurate - the bullet lube left in the barrel from the last time it had been fired had kept the bore perfect!
Today this is still my favorite .22. It goes to the range often and still shoots like a new gun. I have killed a huge number of cottontails and jack rabbits, along with squirrel and varments and 1 coyote. I have probably put in the neighborhood of 60,000 rounds through it.
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