.22 wmr semi-auto suggestions

gotdiesel · 12-22-2008, 09:29 PM

I am looking to purchase a .22 mag semi-auto rifle. I will use the gun stricly for varmint hunting. Just wondering what some of your suggestions were for a dependable, accurate rifle that would stand up to ground blinds and other ground cover. I rarely have a shot of much more than 125 yards and feel the .22 mag is a good, cost effective choice. Any other suggestions are greatly appretiated.

Thanks-This is my first post. I am glad I found a place I can get some opinions from people who know what they are talking about.

Alpo · 12-23-2008, 08:29 AM

gotdiesel · 12-24-2008, 10:36 PM

I am considering the Remington 597. I also saw a interesting looking gun made by Magnum Research Inc. Any input is greatly appretiated.

carver · 12-25-2008, 06:36 AM

I'm a big fan of the .22 mag. I don't think you could go wrong with just about anything out there. My last one was a Remmington semi-auto, but sadly, I sold it when LA added the word "centerfire" to its hunting regulations for deer.

Waldo Pepper · 01-06-2009, 06:41 AM

For starter rifle (new) and one you can beat around, yet accurate my first choice would be a Savage, then Marlin, and Mossberg in that oder for a bolt action. In lever action I would go with Henry, but that is $100 or so more then the BA rifles.

If you were planing a lot of laying on the ground and heavy brush work doing your hunting, then I would go with a tube feed rifle like offered in Marlin and Henry.

I have my thing for BA rifles, but you might want to go auto loading and even then I would stick with same group minus Henry, but would also include Remington and it would be top choice if Marlin did not offer a tube fed automatic in 22 magnum.

EvanB · 12-26-2010, 09:34 AM

Shhhhhhhh! Let's not get people thinking about .22 WMR in semi-auto, they are to few and I want them all.

The magnum Research is great. Marlin made a semi-auto that shoots very well, but is UGLY. I'd pass on the Remington 597. I'd pass on the Ruger 10/22 magnum although they bring big bucks. Volquartson makes a great rifle, very similar to the Magnum research, for several hundred dollars more. Thompson Center offered one but you rarely see one for sale. H&K made an excellent semi-auto also, but be prepared to spend $1200 or more.

Check out the CZ. Style, light weight, accurate and dependable. I dont have one but I understand it shoots with the best of them.

22shot · 12-26-2010, 01:10 PM

gotdiesel

Nice bobcat!

I'm not much into varmit hunting with a .22WMR semi-auto; prefer bolt action.

I do have a Marlin 60; but it is more of a "fun gun"; silhoettes; tin cans; plinking.

My varmit gun (the smaller variety) is a Mossberg .22WMR 640KA topped with a Tasco 6x24 variable; AO; and a trigger shoe. No problems.

BETH · 12-26-2010, 01:54 PM

Where do u live? is that a bobcat?

old semperfi · 12-26-2010, 02:45 PM

nice cat,i know you said 22 mag,but you might consider the 17 hmr,ammo is close to same price but your good to 150 yards or better for varmits.compare velocity of 22 mag maybe 14-1600 fps to 17 hmr 2250 fps. old semperfi

johnlives4christ · 12-26-2010, 07:48 PM

id probably get a ruger 10-22 in 22 mag. can get some nice banana mags for it too

Big Shrek · 12-28-2010, 01:30 PM

the best .22wmr carbine is the Grendel R-31, 30-round mags...expect to cough up around a grand.
discontinued due to Bill Clinton's Assault Weapons Ban.

second best is the Marlin 922.also killed by Bill Clinton. May be resurrected soon in a new form...

The 597 .22wmr has issues...so does the 1022m...best avoided.

Magnum Research's is pretty sweet, currently in production, same for Volquartzen's

gendoikari87 · 12-28-2010, 01:57 PM

have you considered a pistol? The PMR-30 is a good .22 wmr caliber weapon.

fourniermod11 · 01-01-2011, 07:26 AM

old semperfi--- 22 mag travel around 2000fps

1600 is for 22lr stinger......

Big Shrek · 01-01-2011, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fourniermod11

old semperfi--- 22 mag travel around 2000fps

1600 is for 22lr stinger......

*coughcough* 2200 fps

http://www.hornady.com/store/22-WMR

Speed of a .17 HMR with more weight & smackdown

gendoikari87 · 01-02-2011, 07:06 AM

well to be fair the .17hmr WAS designed to be the ultimate varmint round. I don't hunt, so I don't know if it succeeded or not.

carver · 01-02-2011, 09:49 AM

I've had this one for about a year now, and love it. I will be replacing the triger though, it's a bit rough. Magnum Research .22WMR

redwing carson · 01-02-2011, 09:51 AM

The Bruno ZKM 611 .22 Mag take down. If you can find one of these rifles you won't go wrong. I have owned a number of .22 Mags over the years but this one is the best by far. This rifle is tank tough and very accurate. It takes down with one screw and goes into any small 2 Pc. type over and under shotgun bag. This rifle has trailed in canoes on horses and jeeps or slung behind on a packRC

AAofLot19 · 01-02-2011, 10:34 AM

I like a Ruger 77/22 or a Browing T Bolt. But a Marlin 983S (stainless steel with laminated wood stock) or 983T (blued steel with synthetic stock) are good ones in the $200-$300 range.

AAofLot19 · 01-02-2011, 10:45 AM

Sorry I didn't pay attention to the fact that you wanted a semi-auto. Remington 597 or Ruger 10-22 are good ones.

Big Shrek · 01-03-2011, 01:02 PM

There's a reason the 1022M was started & discontinued 5 times...it ain't a good gun by any stretch.
Ruger never wanted to sink the money Volquartzen did in making the design work right.

Volquartzen makes a better 1022 &1022M than Ruger ever DREAMED of being capable of doing.

12-22-2008, 09:29 PM	#1
gotdiesel Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4	.22 wmr semi-auto suggestions I am looking to purchase a .22 mag semi-auto rifle. I will use the gun stricly for varmint hunting. Just wondering what some of your suggestions were for a dependable, accurate rifle that would stand up to ground blinds and other ground cover. I rarely have a shot of much more than 125 yards and feel the .22 mag is a good, cost effective choice. Any other suggestions are greatly appretiated. Thanks-This is my first post. I am glad I found a place I can get some opinions from people who know what they are talking about. Attached Images --> Last edited by gotdiesel; 12-22-2008 at 09:43 PM..

12-23-2008, 08:29 AM	#2
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,647	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions .. Last edited by Alpo; 12-23-2008 at 08:31 AM..

12-24-2008, 10:36 PM	#3
gotdiesel Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions I am considering the Remington 597. I also saw a interesting looking gun made by Magnum Research Inc. Any input is greatly appretiated.

12-25-2008, 06:36 AM	#4
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,219	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions I'm a big fan of the .22 mag. I don't think you could go wrong with just about anything out there. My last one was a Remmington semi-auto, but sadly, I sold it when LA added the word "centerfire" to its hunting regulations for deer. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

01-06-2009, 06:41 AM	#5
Waldo Pepper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 67	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions For starter rifle (new) and one you can beat around, yet accurate my first choice would be a Savage, then Marlin, and Mossberg in that oder for a bolt action. In lever action I would go with Henry, but that is $100 or so more then the BA rifles. If you were planing a lot of laying on the ground and heavy brush work doing your hunting, then I would go with a tube feed rifle like offered in Marlin and Henry. I have my thing for BA rifles, but you might want to go auto loading and even then I would stick with same group minus Henry, but would also include Remington and it would be top choice if Marlin did not offer a tube fed automatic in 22 magnum. __________________ Cranky Old Fart DAV Life Member

12-26-2010, 09:34 AM	#6
EvanB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North georgia Mountains Posts: 8	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions Shhhhhhhh! Let's not get people thinking about .22 WMR in semi-auto, they are to few and I want them all. The magnum Research is great. Marlin made a semi-auto that shoots very well, but is UGLY. I'd pass on the Remington 597. I'd pass on the Ruger 10/22 magnum although they bring big bucks. Volquartson makes a great rifle, very similar to the Magnum research, for several hundred dollars more. Thompson Center offered one but you rarely see one for sale. H&K made an excellent semi-auto also, but be prepared to spend $1200 or more. Check out the CZ. Style, light weight, accurate and dependable. I dont have one but I understand it shoots with the best of them.

12-26-2010, 01:10 PM	#7
22shot V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: U.S.of A. Posts: 376	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions gotdiesel Nice bobcat! I'm not much into varmit hunting with a .22WMR semi-auto; prefer bolt action. I do have a Marlin 60; but it is more of a "fun gun"; silhoettes; tin cans; plinking. My varmit gun (the smaller variety) is a Mossberg .22WMR 640KA topped with a Tasco 6x24 variable; AO; and a trigger shoe. No problems. Attached Images

12-26-2010, 01:54 PM	#8
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,666	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions Where do u live? is that a bobcat?

12-26-2010, 02:45 PM	#9
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions nice cat,i know you said 22 mag,but you might consider the 17 hmr,ammo is close to same price but your good to 150 yards or better for varmits.compare velocity of 22 mag maybe 14-1600 fps to 17 hmr 2250 fps. old semperfi

12-26-2010, 07:48 PM	#10
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions id probably get a ruger 10-22 in 22 mag. can get some nice banana mags for it too

12-28-2010, 01:30 PM	#11
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 923	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions the best .22wmr carbine is the Grendel R-31, 30-round mags...expect to cough up around a grand. discontinued due to Bill Clinton's Assault Weapons Ban. second best is the Marlin 922.also killed by Bill Clinton. May be resurrected soon in a new form... The 597 .22wmr has issues...so does the 1022m...best avoided. Magnum Research's is pretty sweet, currently in production, same for Volquartzen's __________________ Marlin Specialist Calico Specialist A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool. Last edited by Big Shrek; 01-03-2011 at 12:59 PM..

12-28-2010, 01:57 PM	#12
gendoikari87 Former Guest Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 361	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions have you considered a pistol? The PMR-30 is a good .22 wmr caliber weapon.

01-01-2011, 07:26 AM	#13
fourniermod11 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Republique communiste du quebec Posts: 42	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions old semperfi--- 22 mag travel around 2000fps 1600 is for 22lr stinger......

01-02-2011, 07:06 AM	#15
gendoikari87 Former Guest Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 361	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions well to be fair the .17hmr WAS designed to be the ultimate varmint round. I don't hunt, so I don't know if it succeeded or not.

01-02-2011, 09:49 AM	#16
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,219	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions I've had this one for about a year now, and love it. I will be replacing the triger though, it's a bit rough. Magnum Research .22WMR Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Last edited by carver; 01-02-2011 at 09:50 AM..

01-02-2011, 09:51 AM	#17
redwing carson Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: western wyoming Posts: 734	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions The Bruno ZKM 611 .22 Mag take down. If you can find one of these rifles you won't go wrong. I have owned a number of .22 Mags over the years but this one is the best by far. This rifle is tank tough and very accurate. It takes down with one screw and goes into any small 2 Pc. type over and under shotgun bag. This rifle has trailed in canoes on horses and jeeps or slung behind on a packRC Last edited by redwing carson; 01-02-2011 at 09:52 AM..

01-02-2011, 10:34 AM	#18
AAofLot19 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 61	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions I like a Ruger 77/22 or a Browing T Bolt. But a Marlin 983S (stainless steel with laminated wood stock) or 983T (blued steel with synthetic stock) are good ones in the $200-$300 range.

01-02-2011, 10:45 AM	#19
AAofLot19 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 61	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions Sorry I didn't pay attention to the fact that you wanted a semi-auto. Remington 597 or Ruger 10-22 are good ones.

01-03-2011, 01:02 PM	#20
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 923	Re: .22 wmr semi-auto suggestions There's a reason the 1022M was started & discontinued 5 times...it ain't a good gun by any stretch. Ruger never wanted to sink the money Volquartzen did in making the design work right. Volquartzen makes a better 1022 &1022M than Ruger ever DREAMED of being capable of doing. __________________ Marlin Specialist Calico Specialist A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool.