Rimfire Recommendations

[JTW Jr.]

I like my Savages:
GV-XP (aka Dicks Special) with Mueller APV scope , harris bipod and rear monopod.

IMG_4265_Savage by the45guy, on Flickr


Savage FV-SR in a Boyds Rimfire Hunter Stock , overkill muzzle brake installed as thread protector for when a suppressor is not being used:

FVSR-1660-JW by the45guy, on Flickr

Both are accurate as I can be with Wolf MT or CCI SV.

 

[StrutStopper]

Love the stock can you give me some info on what it is and where you got it I would appreciate it very much

Thats a Boyd's Rimfire Varmint Thumbhole. I picked it up on clearance just before they started selling the drop-in replacement stocks for the Marlin 60. I had to inlet it for the tubular magazine but the new ones need no inletting. Here's a link: http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/product.htm?pid=7190&cat=1217

 

[wgaynor]

Marlin xt22 works for me. More accurate than my Ruger 10/22

 

[soonerfan85]

How about a used Browning SA take down. Mine shoots only 22 shorts. It's light, compact, quiet and breaks down easily for transport and cleaning.

Instead you could buy a new Marlin 60 with a good quality 4X scope and have enough money left over to buy a case of .22 ammo.

You could buy 2 old Remington 500 series BA rifles for the same $.

 

[CB900F]

Sniper66;

If you do get a Ruger 10/22, don't be too quick to swap out the barrel for an aftermarket. If you do your due diligence with ammo testing, that stock Ruger tube can exhibit some very decent accuracy. The problem though is finding ammo at all these days, let alone a wide selection of it.

In my opinion that barrel money is much better spent on a trigger upgrade, which makes the ammo testing easier anyway.

The Sightron 3-9X rimfire is a good scope that matches well with the gun. But, if you don't want a variable, do try the Nikon Prostaff 4X. I've got both & either is good glass for the money.

900F

 

[tuj]

If you do get a Ruger 10/22, don't be too quick to swap out the barrel for an aftermarket. If you do your due diligence with ammo testing, that stock Ruger tube can exhibit some very decent accuracy. The problem though is finding ammo at all these days, let alone a wide selection of it.

In my opinion that barrel money is much better spent on a trigger upgrade, which makes the ammo testing easier anyway.

I agree that matching the ammo to the barrel is critical, but I disagree regarding the order of importance of the barrel versus the trigger group. A good shooter with a good aftermarket barrel and a stock trigger group will, in my mind, out-shoot the shooter with a stock barrel and aftermarket trigger. It is important to develop good shooting technique, and that is made easier with a better trigger, so I agree it is an important upgrade. Which is why a 10/22 is probably a bad idea; lots of people end up upgrading it to the point where they have no original Ruger parts left. If you're going to do that, might as well build it straight away off an aftermarket receiver.

But that said, a Savage MKII or a CZ452/455 will probably still outshoot most modified 10/22's.

As for a scope, I would suggest higher magnification, like a Mueller 4.5-16x APV. You can't do any serious accuracy work with less than 10x.

 

[CB900F]

Tuj;

Keep in mind we haven't heard from the friend as to what his accuracy requirements are. Yeah, good enough for squirrel hunting with positive feedback, but at 10 yards, or 65? We don't know, and the OP hasn't given us any hints either. Therefore, I'll stand by my initial observation.

Let's face it, if ammo testing with the original barrel doesn't give you what you want, you can find somebody else's take off for five bucks, or the asking I wouldn't be surprised. And I have actually seen some pretty good accuracy out of a stock barrel. Therefore I maintain that the money is better spent on trigger work first.

900F

 

[Cee Zee]

A good shooter with a good aftermarket barrel and a stock trigger group will, in my mind, out-shoot the shooter with a stock barrel and aftermarket trigger

+1 on this. The barrel is the primary part that determines accuracy. A good shooter can make almost any trigger work well. But no one can make a bad barrel work well.

 

[mach1.3]

I've killed many squirrels with .22s. I've even resorted to a 20ga. when a .22 wasn't at hand. Through the years my favorite squirrel rifles have changed depending on the time of my life.

1. Old Faithful--Remington 550-1 with iron sights
2. Close second is Winchester M74 .22LR
3. My original GMM60 "squirrel stock" with it's original thin tube 4x scope.
4. Follow on with 1982 and 2000 version M60s
5. My brother's M39A
6. Mossberg M151K
7. Future number oneCZ American 455 when it arrives, I'll probably shoot
the .17HMR bbl first to see the difference in impact on the tree rat
populace.
8. I might give my Ruger MKIII Target/Competition 5.5" a try also.

If I could figure out how to take a decent picture and also how to post it to this board then pics COULD FOLLOW!

 

[alfon99]

I have a 452 ultra lux, I have a cheap simmons 3-9x40 scope in it. Honestly I never hunt squirrels, there are no squirrels where I live. But I hunt birds and It's damn accurate! The ultra lux is a little bit more than 400$, but there are other 452's out there for less than 400$! I hope this helps! Good luck!

 

[husker]

Ive gone Beeman hundred dollar 22 cal AIR POWER for all my squirrel hunting needs & im not going back any time soon.
10/22,Henry001,Rem597 & the Mar60 all stay home now.

 

[Steel Talon]

Marlin Model 60...Ive killed countless squirrels rabits etc. with that model starting with the Glenco model