My Beretta Weatherby Mark XXII .22L.R.

[Spats McGee]

Beautiful rifle!

As someone mentioned above, I'd get that recoil pad off of there. I wouldn't want to risk damage to the wood/finish, and it's not like you really need a recoil pad on a .22.

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ETA
Oops, I jumped to the bottom and did not see the picture of the bare butt.
Looks fine.....

Oops. I did, too.

 

[5-SHOTS]

This is when I disassembled the gun for the first cleaning before the range trip. It was dirty in some spots but it cleaned well. The magazines were very dirty. The barrel instead was already perfectly cleaned.

 

[5-SHOTS]

Time to clean it again after the 200 rounds session. The gun is dirty as hell. The closed design sure holds the dirty gasses inside. I think 200 rounds in one session is the limit for this rifle. Infact at the end of the range session it was giving me some problems with very weak ejections and the bolt was closing slowly and not fully forward. The magazines are also very dirty because gasses tend also to escape down.
I think that in the next range session I'll use only high velocity rounds with copper plated bullets like 40gr. Fiocchi Ultrasonic or 40gr. CCI MiniMags.

I think I also have to disassembly the action from the stock.

 

[Jim Watson]

Agreed, I use CCI MiniMags or the Aguila HV in all .22s except true target guns and my delicate looking old Walther single shot.

 

[Ru4real]

Here is my Italian MKXXII. Scoped and shot off bags to see capabilities only.

The trigger guard acts as the trigger stop. Sometimes my trigger would bind on the guard and my work to the trigger blade didn’t solve it. Thus, I added an adjustable trigger stop, hidden unless you know where to look.

I also got rid of the glossy finish. It’s good for 1/2” ten round groups at 25 yards with CCI, Blazer and Aguila.

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[Dr T]

Beautiful gun. How does the semi-auto to single shot lock out work?

 

[Jim Watson]

Move the lever to single, fire a shot, the bolt stays open. Push the lever to chamber the next round.

 

[5-SHOTS]

Beautiful gun. How does the semi-auto to single shot lock out work?

When you put the lever on S.S., there's a steel hook in the action that holds the bolt opened after a shot is fired. To close the bolt again and load the next round you have to slightly put the lever down or just put the lever on AUTO and then again to S.S. if you want to continue to shoot single shots. The lever is also useful when you're shooting in semi-auto mode and a jam occurs; in fact by putting the lever on S.S., the bolt can be pulled and it remains in the hold open position even if the magazine is still inserted and loaded.

 

[5-SHOTS]

Agreed, I use CCI MiniMags or the Aguila HV in all .22s except true target guns and my delicate looking old Walther single shot.

Do you recommend Remington Thunderbolts in this gun? LGSs have also this cartridge available. Is it worth a try?

 

[Jim Watson]

It has been a long time since I shot Thunderbolts, it will be a long time before I shoot any more.
They were dreadful, leaded my Colt SM ACE to the point of key holing.

 

[5-SHOTS]

Here is my Italian MKXXII. Scoped and shot off bags to see capabilities only.

The trigger guard acts as the trigger stop. Sometimes my trigger would bind on the guard and my work to the trigger blade didn’t solve it. Thus, I added an adjustable trigger stop, hidden unless you know where to look.

I also got rid of the glossy finish. It’s good for 1/2” ten round groups at 25 yards with CCI, Blazer and Aguila.

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Very nice! I think the stock is more refined than mine.
The target in my first post was made at 25 yards standing with iron sights, so I think I did well. I was aiming at the 8 and all the shots went high probably because the first notch of the rear sight is adjusted for the 50 yards distance.

 

[5-SHOTS]

It has been a long time since I shot Thunderbolts, it will be a long time before I shoot any more.
They were dreadful, leaded my Colt SM ACE to the point of key holing.

I seem to remember I had a bad experience too in my Weihrauch Target Trophy revolver and in my Norinco TT-Olympia pistol with an absolutely anomalous number of misfires.
So no Thunderbolts

 

[S.Crockett]

Hello all friends and guests of THR. A couple weeks ago my cousins decided to give me one of the guns that belonged to their father who passed away in December 2022. I cannot describe the surprise and the joy I felt when they communicated their decision and the pride for this honor they decided to give me in memory of my beloved uncle. It is a Beretta Weatherby Mark XXII carabine .22L.R caliber. Once I cleaned and lubed it, I took it to the range. I shot 200 rounds, 100 Fiocchi Semiauto 40gr. and 100 Fiocchi Ultrasonic 40gr. I only tried a couple of paper groups because it was too much more fun to shoot shotgun cases and other small objects. The group in the pic is a ten shot group at 25 yards, standing, using the original iron sights with Fiocchi Semiauto. It is my first and only long gun I have and will stay with me until I die. To you the photos. I will publish many more photos in the coming days of both the carabine and its internal parts since it has a particular system with a selector that allows you to shoot in semiauto or single shot mode.
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Very nice Weatherby … but, technically, shooting a .22l.r. rifle with a slip-on recoil pad is considered bad form unless maybe you suffer from an acute shoulder injury or such.

 

[5-SHOTS]

Very nice Weatherby … but, technically, shooting a .22l.r. rifle with a slip-on recoil pad is considered bad form unless maybe you suffer from an acute shoulder injury or such.

Thanks.
As I said in one of my previous posts, I left the recoil pad only for carrying the gun at the range and when I took it off the holster to place it on the bench. Since I don't have much experience in handling rifles, especially regarding the balance of the gun, I initially preferred to leave the recoil pad in place because I was afraid that the gun might fall and ruin the wood. As soon as I gained some confidence with the handling and balance of the gun, I removed the recoil pad also because it made the stock too long for my shoulder.
I also put the recoil pad in place when I clean the gun just in the unfortunate case it may fall.

 

[Picher]

Hello all friends and guests of THR. A couple weeks ago my cousins decided to give me one of the guns that belonged to their father who passed away in December 2022. I cannot describe the surprise and the joy I felt when they communicated their decision and the pride for this honor they decided to give me in memory of my beloved uncle. It is a Beretta Weatherby Mark XXII carabine .22L.R caliber. Once I cleaned and lubed it, I took it to the range. I shot 200 rounds, 100 Fiocchi Semiauto 40gr. and 100 Fiocchi Ultrasonic 40gr. I only tried a couple of paper groups because it was too much more fun to shoot shotgun cases and other small objects. The group in the pic is a ten shot group at 25 yards, standing, using the original iron sights with Fiocchi Semiauto. It is my first and only long gun I have and will stay with me until I die. To you the photos. I will publish many more photos in the coming days of both the carabine and its internal parts since it has a particular system with a selector that allows you to shoot in semiauto or single shot mode.
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Congratulations!!! What a fantastic gift!! I've always liked the model and thought about buying one several times.

 

[5-SHOTS]

Congratulations!!! What a fantastic gift!! I've always liked the model and thought about buying one several times.

Thanks Picher.
It's a fun gun. I'm not very familiar with rifles and shotguns as I've always shot pistols and revolvers but I think I'll continue to enjoy this one very much. Today I've just finished to clean it and now it is ready again for the next range trip. I'm going to shoot another 200 rounds.

 

[ECVMatt]

That is simply beautiful! A great rifle and a great story to go with it!

 

[red rick]

Beautiful.22 rifle and you have a very nice family .

 

[ClemY]

I bought one of those when I graduated from high school in 1966. At the moment, it is sitting in my gun safe waiting its turn to go out to play.

 

[Picher]

Maybe not the prettiest rifle in the world, but it shoots like crazy!!! Pillar-bedded action, boasting an after-market .17 HMR free-floated after-market barrel...trigger adjusted to just under 3 lbs.; it's a rimfire gem!!!

I ordered and installed the barrel, did the epoxy-bedding job, tuned the trigger, mounted the scope.