need suggestions for accurate .22LR Rifle

[agtman]

For those uses and with that budget, the CZ is the logical choice.

Agree. For their cost and performance, primarily accuracy, you can't really do better than a CZ rimfire.

It's really just a question of identifying which particular model suits your purpose. I have several CZ rimfires, so it's like a set of golf clubs ... from the little 16.1" Scout to the 28.6" Ultra Lux.

 

[Cee Zee]

you can't really do better than a CZ rimfire.

I would probably agree with that but he has already said he's going for the Savage. They can do extremely well too. I've seen lots of people say their Savage would shoot more accurate than their CZ. Mine will. But if I had to sell one I'd keep the CZ.

 

[teetertotter]

For fun plinking along with descent accuracy, I would not rule out Rugers .22LR American with target/match ammo. I have heard that accuracy is pretty good with target/match ammo. It having a synthetic stock that won't necessarily shrink or expand with climate change and with added adjustable comb, this might be a first choice. I have NOT seen some shoot in the Barnyard discipline, on Saturday mornings, with using sandbags, at 50 yards. Some are using Savages and have a 7-1/2lb weight limit w scope.

If Ruger made in LH, I would have one. Since I am LH handed, left eye dominate, mine is a CZ 452 American with wood stock and very accurate out to 100 meters with its free floated barrel. Synthetic stock is the way to go IMO.

Just my thoughts.

 

[scythefwd]

I'm gonna be a snob here, and actually agree with Tuj.

Cooper
Suhl
Anschutz 54
Remmy 40x
Izmash
winchester 52D or C

those are top of the line in accuracy excluding fully custom rigs like a BAT.

 

[Cee Zee]

I'm gonna be a snob here, and actually agree with Tuj.

All great rifles but way out of the OP's stated budget range of $250-550 for a rifle. Besides he's already said he's going with a Savage.

 

[scythefwd]

yeah.. I fired off the response before I finished the thread..

 

[dubbleA]

Cooper, Anschutz or Kimber are great choices. They make rifles that you want to pass on to the next generation.

 

[Cee Zee]

All great rifles but way out of the OP's stated budget range of $250-550 for a rifle. Besides he's already said he's going with a Savage.

 

[ROAshooter]

should have gone with the CZ

 

[fiddleharp]

Hey, just for curiosity's sake, what's available in a left-handed bolt action?

 

[Cee Zee]

CZ and Savage both make left handed, bolt action .22's.

 

[ROAshooter]

yes they do

 

[CB900F]

Fiddleharp;

Yes, both CZ and Savage can supply you with a left hand .22lr bolt action. Beyond that, Anschutz and Cooper can also, but at a substantial price elevation. I had a Savage LH bolt gun and now have several left hand CZ bolt .22's. The Savage is gone and I have no need of another one. It simply didn't measure up.

900F

 

[Mr. Standfast]

My CZ was bought in the UK for £30 ten shillings and sixpence, hard-saved in my student days, and I believe in those days it was the Brno Model 2. It has seen a lot of use, and yet when it passes to someone else in a few decades, it will be the only firearm I have kept in immaculate condition. If you are into open sights it has some of the best you will find on any rimfire, and it is exceptionally adaptable with different brands of ammunition.

 

[j1]

Here is a link to thousands of accurate 22 rifles. Pick the one that tickles your fancy.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=483294805

 

[Sav .250]

Accurate is just a category. Have fired many a 22 over the years and to me they were all accurate.

If I were an Olympic shooter, maybe them I`d take a different stance.

 

[bikemutt]

I handled a new CZ in .22wmr last week, a semi-auto, worst trigger I think I have ever felt, maybe it's just that specimen. Hopefully their .22lr rifles include a decent trigger.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Accurate is just a category. Have fired many a 22 over the years and to me they were all accurate.
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I used to think the same until I started messing around with benchrest. Used to be if I could knock over a beer can at 50-100 yards, I thought a .22 rifle was accurate. Then, I shot a really accurate sporter. Ten shots inside a quarter at 50 was amazing. I thought with a gun like that I could clean up at the local benchrest matches. Wrong. Then, I discovered factory target rifles. I am up to 4 of those now. They sure are accurate, but still won't hold a candle, (most of the time) to a custom benchrest gun.....It never ends.

 

[CB900F]

Bikemutt;

That has been a common complaint with the 511 semi-auto's. Common enough that we've been told the factory has recognized the problem and has improved the trigger on current production guns. If that was a 2015 production gun though, then either it was one of the last ones made with that trigger group or somehow it slipped through.

Not to say the new 511's have a match trigger either, they don't, but what's there now is a vast improvement over the older guns. If need be, you can go to rimfire central & pick up the fix for the lousy semi trigger over there.

900F

 

[Cee Zee]

I suspect some lawyer is behind the heavy trigger on the semi-auto CZ. Well not "behind the trigger". Oh you know what I mean.

The CZ 453 has a dream trigger IMO. The single set design gives a person a true target grade trigger if they set it and a normal sporter type trigger if they don't. It's not the best trigger I've seen on a stock rifle but it's close. I know people like the 452 trigger after it's been modified but I wasn't that impressed with them to be honest. I almost decided not to buy a CZ until I picked up a 453.

 

[Skylerbone]

If it's just popping varmints in the desert at 100 yards or less, I'd say any of the above would do (as in literally every rifle suggested). At the OP's stated price range the glass will probably be lacking and the ammo budget will be huge if it needs to shoot primo stuff.

I'm not claiming any old sporter is in the same category as dedicated bench rifle but if I were lugging around in the desert and my target was moving vermin, I'd consider quite a few less expensive than a CZ.

Finally, as all know who've tried, shooting .22lr at 100 yards has a few more considerations than it does at 15. Also, unless you're actually shooting from a solid rest I wouldn't consider more than 12X or so in a scope.

 

[joneb]

I picked up a new TOZ 7801 22lr bolt action about 10 yrs ago for $129, it shoots 1/2" groups @50yds with CCI Blazer 40gr lrn. It has a adjustable trigger and free floated barrel, I've been quit happy with it.

 

[Cee Zee]

At the OP's stated price range the glass will probably be lacking

I don't agree. My Nikon scopes have served me extremely well. They see in darker conditions than I can (I can see more as it gets dark while looking through them), they are plenty clear enough for .22LR ranges (unless you want to do target shooting) and they hold zero pretty much forever. I've had lots of scopes. The Nikons I have are as stable and effective as almost all of them. Sure a person could buy a Nightforce and put it on a $300 rifle but that hardly makes much sense. I do have a Weaver T-36 on a .22 though for target shooting. The Nikon is not as clear as that but then it cost more than double what the Nikons did. And most people consider the T-36 as the bargain scope for target shooting. I can show you a list of the equipment used in the ARA nationals a couple of years ago and about 75% of people used T-36's. And I think that for a plinking rifle that needs to be accurate at 100 yards the Nikon does very well. And mine are both 3-9X40. A 4-12X40 would be plenty for 100 yards. And they are well within the OP's stated budget. Read the reviews at Amazon for the 4-12. Many think it's too much scope for a .22 (me included unless it's a dedicated target shooter) but it has almost universal good ratings. It gets a 4.8 out of 5 there. That's very good for anything at Amazon. And the comments I saw that were negative were clearly about scopes that had issues. No company is perfect. I believe most of those problems could have been addressed by returning the scope for a different example. They really are excellent scopes for the money.

 

[Skylerbone]

OP, I'd suggest finding a scope with a filter kit and sunshade. I'm aware of the Weaver's credentials and I own a half dozen Nikon scopes, none of them for desert duty. Just MY suggestion.

 

[jasonjeep]

her is what you need!! There is only one on earth!!!!