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My first rifle was a remington single shot .22 model 514. At the tender age of 13 I would put her in my bicycle basket and peddel to the mini market to get my ammo. Something you would not want to do today as I'm sure someone would end up in jail. Back then I carried a pocket knife to school starting in the 3rd grade.

I have some favorite .22 rifles: winchester 63 - relaible to a fault
chipmunk single shot - always handy, but hard to shoot.

cz452 scout - talk about accurate and easy to tote not to mention easy on the wallet. cz rimfires are a well guarded secret.

The real beauty of the .22 is the vast selection of ammo. Sometimes the cheapest ammo will out shoot the more expensive stuff. You just have to try as many brands as you can. Just stay away from remington's famous golden bullet unless you don't mind missfires.
 
Ya know, I've had misfires out of just about every brand sold by the brick, not just Remington. The absolute most reliable I've found is CCI in boxes of 50 or 100 ...
 
Marlin Mod. 60, love it.
Marlin Mod. 880, love it.
Remington Mod. 597, hated it - sold
Henry Mini Bolt Action (stainless), kids love it - real safe.

Bulk boxes:
Remington sux
Federal works
Accuracy varies from gun to gun and bullet to bullet. Each gun seems to have a favorite. My best shooting combo (for accuracy) is the 880 with Remington Target ammo (from Ely Ltd. in England).

I could shoot those things all the live long day.
 
CCI defenately makes very good ammo. Back in the 70's I bought their new stinger ammo and was amazed at it's performance. I shot quarters in midair and with a solid hit they would completely penetrate. The only problem was finding the quarter after being hit. It's still very hard ammo to beat. I'm always looking for different kinds of .22 ammo and have concluded that the bulk pack ammo is usually inferior to the 50 or 100 rd. boxes. The bulk ammo is fine for plinking though and I've not had many missfires except for the remington golden bullet. I've had excellent results from federal olympia 40 gr h/v. Very accurate and cheap.
 
I love my 10/22 and wouldnt give it up for the world. If I bought another .22, it would have to be a 552 bdl speedmaster.

I want to get into the other rimfires though. I gotta find out who makes a good .17 hmr or hm2.

Andy
 
i remember we used to shoot our pellet guns during the day when our parents were at work. My oldest .22 is my ithaca. hardly ever gets used today. its just so slow being a single shot.

next in line my .22 Marlin model 60. That one has a mind of its own. Jams too many times.

BEST .22 Marlin model 700. best darn .22 ever.

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I never really shot .22s till I was older (unless you count .223). I must say I did not realize what I was missing. Now I own several In Remington, Ruger and Marlin.

I must say the 881 Marlin is a real joy to shoot and you can shoot it all day for a few dollars and not have the sore shoulder at the end of the day. I so rarely have misfires in ny bolt guns ammo type is not an issue.
 
22s are good for kids. Haven't really been interested in 'em since I turned 16 though.
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I agree but then i dont. I have around 4 .22's Same time i have a 14 year old and a 8 year old boy. those things have been getting more use today than they have ever. I think the most important thing about a .22 is that most of us have learned on that firearm. Same time most of us still pass down the tradition of shooting to our children. This is what gets them into shooting. With out the .22lr im sure there would be a lot less shooters in the world. Here is proof.

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Grew up shooing my mom's Marlin 39A Mountie. Great gun, still my favorite hands down. Have had several good ones of my own since. Remington pump 572 my second favorite after the 39, Winchester lever action 150 still like it but it's not the 39.. Several Marlin semis, a couple of Ruger 10/22s, as well as many I no longer have, a couple of Nylon 66s, a couple of old JC Higgins, Brownings and assorted others.
 
scrat ,hope this doesn't come of sounding bad especially since this is my first post. The child in Your post shooting right handed appears to have his head canted way over like he is left eye dominate. This may be something you allready know. Many shooters shoot this way their whole life and do fine. I taught Youth shooting after training by the State of Ohio and several students had the same shooting style and where ok several had to switch to left hand to hit anything and several others taped a patch over the dominate eye and used the non dominate. Sorry if this come of like a know it all but the picture looks like the child has his head way over the stock just to look thru the other eye.
 
.22 are just plain fun to shoot. I shoot a Weatherby XXII and a very old Mossberg 51b. w/iron sites.

I like the CCI Silver brick boxed ammo.

I want to try the new Weatherby XXII (bolt action) too.
 
scrat ,hope this doesn't come of sounding bad especially since this is my first post. The child in Your post shooting right handed appears to have his head canted way over like he is left eye dominate. This may be something you allready know. Many shooters shoot this way their whole life and do fine. I taught Youth shooting after training by the State of Ohio and several students had the same shooting style and where ok several had to switch to left hand to hit anything and several others taped a patch over the dominate eye and used the non dominate. Sorry if this come of like a know it all but the picture looks like the child has his head way over the stock just to look thru the other eye.
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Oh ya. this was his first time shooting. i need to get him smaller ear protection and make sure he is siteing correctly. My boys are on spring break right now and i took a week off of work. We went to the beach today and are planning on going there again tomorrow. Friday we hit the range again. So i will be working on getting him some more practice on his shooting.
 
If a kid was to carry a gun down the road today he would end up shot. Period. It dont matter if its a airgun, he will still be in some serious trouble. Then if he did get in trouble the news would be on it like a bunch of hounds after a coon.
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Your right about that. I can tell you when i was a kid back in the 70's i remember taking out my pellet gun when my parents were at work. My brother and i would set up targets on the front lawn or on the side of the house. We would not think twice. Same time back then it was not uncommon for parents to have guns in the house on racks without locks on them. We were taught how to shoot them and all however i do not ever recall my parents really enforcing not to shoot them when they were not home. Its just something that kids did back then.

Now a days its all about safety. My boys are taught the importance of safety and knowing that shooting is a privelage. Same time my guns are locked up like fort nox. All ammo and guns are locked up. My 8 year old can not touch a firearm unless he can tell me how to unload it. then he needs to tell me about the safety, how to shoot it and where to point it. I would rather teach them being a responsible parent rather then have them learn from a friend or some strange kid that i dont know. Same time the biggest thing i teach my kids is what to do if they see a firearm and who to tell.
 
I've always been intrigued that unlike all of the other calibers I know of, .22 s, l, and lr have no name associated with them. Even .22mag has a name, but the good ol' standard is just plain .22...no Remington, Winchester, Federal, S&W, Springfield, or anything. Does anyone know who gets credit for it?
 
.22 is wonderful for those of us on a budget. It is great to be able to rapid fire a magazine and only be out $.50.

It is a shame that so many shooters look down on .22's as toys these days. As a result too many .22's are built to a price point and just feel chintzy.
 
I love my dear 10/22, I'm never giving it up. I've only fired .22 Remington Thunderbolt through it and haven't had a single misfire or hiccup. It's about $11 per brick of 500.

Fun and cheap!
 
First one (40 years ago) was a Rem Nylon 66. Squirrels.

This new one is a Marlin 39A. (Annie's gun). Squirrels.

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I do like my 22mag. It has been dependable, productive, and also very instrumental in teaching my kids how to shoot. Had a 60 at one time and sold it. Wish I hadn't now but haven't decided on a replacement for it.
 
I like my brno...

Though it seems to prefer CCI Mag/Std/Subsonic and Eley Subsonic

I get inconsistent groups with Blaser ammo though one of these days I will pony up for some Lapua ammo...
 
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