What .22 Rifle is the most accurate?

[CampingJosh]

Originally Posted by Ledslnger

Just because you CAN mod something doesn't mean it doesn't rock already. Your theory really makes a lot of cars look bad then. You can mod the heck out of new Mustangs and Cudas and I think that many are pretty great from the factory. Modding is done by many because they want something DIFFERENT from others, not always because they believe the performance is lacking. A 10/22 was designed to be an all around great rifle and it is. It is the AK-47 of the .22 world. I have no doubts I could drop it in mud for a week pull it out, abuse it, and it will keep on ticking. I don't know if your 512 would be so lucky or if you would feel as comfortable leaving it in the mud for a week with my 10/22.

When someone mods a Mustang or Barracuda, they don't replace everything except the frame. Yet anyone who uses a 10/22 for competition does just that. Only the receiver stays; every single other part is replaced.

And you're dead on with the 10/22 being the AK-47 of the .22 world, which is why it's completely out of the discussion for "most accurate rifle." It was never intended for that, and it can't be rebuilt for the purpose. It can be dramatically improved, but there are limits.

The other thing is the 512 probably costs more in today's dollars than the Ruger does. I don't have any problems with it's accuracy. Mine is bone stock with a 70s era Redfield 3x9 scope and at 50 yards I have never had problems with tree rat head shots. Pretty damn impressive to me. It does great at the range too.

$14.95 in 1948. That comes out to $139.54 in 2011 dollars (the most recent year on which data is available).

And I never said that the 10/22 lacks utilitarian accuracy. I'm not making fun of your gun. I'm just being honest about what it is.
But a squirrel's head is what, 2-3 inches? To hit that at 50 yards is pretty good. But we're talking about rifles that shoot groups in the neighborhood of half an inch or less at twice the distance.

And, it depends on the race. If I race around my home ground a civic would beat hell out of an Indy racer. I bet the Indy car would high center within minutes of trying to follow the civic.

That's why I said "serious race."

[cpttango30]

A time Precision rimfire will out shoot anything listed.

http://www.benchrest.com/timeprecisi....22_rf_br.html

[fatnbad]

Originally Posted by williamd

We shot 22rf at 100M in competition and at this range few rifles can hang with them. Flies and dropping the target by shopoting the thumbtacks were favorites.
Shot open sight and scope. On the KKJ I had apertures at rear and front. Great! Used a 10X (old model) Weaver with ultra fine x-hair in scope work. This scope had two horizontal x-hairs. Some useless range finding thing I guess. But, instead of sighting in on the 'right' lower x-hair I would sight in the higher one. Then when others pleaded enough to use the KKJ - and it took a lot - I just let them. When their shot was several inches high I just said 'touchy trigger, eh?' Made my day. Finest trigger I ever used.

Define what kind of rifle please..KKJ ?? thxs.

[tntlenertz]

i like all the 22s mentioned here but my personal choice for bench shooting would be a mossberg 144 I bought for 225.00 dollars about 15yrs ago is worth mentioning and for in the field for tree rats would be an old glenfield semi auto with PMC Zappers.: