Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value. - The Firearms Forum

sharpie443 · 09-25-2012, 10:49 AM

I took some of my older .22 long rifles out to the range just to show that the older guns are a great value. Good accuracy and can be had for dirt cheap most of the time.

I brought out my
Mossberg 46M
H&R sportster 250
Ruger 10/22
Winchester 67A
Savage arms model 74

All very nice guns and very fun to shoot.

http://youtu.be/5OBC16IfgmE

Snakedriver · 09-25-2012, 11:08 AM

I never fail to take my trusty old 1942 Remington 512 Sportmaster to the range with me when I go to do some shooting. My dad got it when it was new for around $12 and change, then gave it to me when I was 10 y.o. for my first rifle. It's still dead on accurate, but I confess I needed to scope it a few years back to help with my aging eyesight. It's really hard to beat the old .22's for cost effective fun!

mr.t7024 · 09-25-2012, 05:39 PM

I have a some favorite .22's:A Revelation 120 (Model 60 Marlin)50 years old,510 Remington Match Master single shot, a Winchester 55 single shot semi auto and a Winchester 69A. When I bring them to the range folks always meander over.

Cliff: The 55 is for sale

BTW the rifles that are listed are nice

aa1911 · 09-25-2012, 07:24 PM

love the old .22 rifles, a lot of the bores are bad in the ones my father has still but some still have pristine barrels in them and still shoot plenty accurate. My favorite is a springield/savage 1909 clip fed pump, tang peep sight. 100 years old and works perfect. Killed lots of squirrels with that gun.

old semperfi · 09-25-2012, 08:18 PM

i also take along some of my aged ones but i think they still shoot so great is because of the uniformaty of todays ammo.i think years ago it wasnt as good as today. old semperfi

GunNut89 · 09-25-2012, 08:25 PM

i had my old remington model 12c out the other day. im always impressed with the accuracy of that old rifle

B27 · 09-26-2012, 08:49 AM

If I could keep only one rifle it would be my Marlin 39A with no safety, no rebounding hammer and no holes drilled in the receiver to let evil spirits out.

CJ_56 · 09-26-2012, 09:46 PM

I'd like to have some old rifles like a 40X among others. Now that rifle is a shooter. I have a Savage 15-B, which is a single shot, bolt action .22 and that thing shoots as well as any rifle I own. But it doesn't have any way to mount a scope. If it did I'd be using it in competitions.

09-25-2012, 10:49 AM	#1
sharpie443 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 56	Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value. I took some of my older .22 long rifles out to the range just to show that the older guns are a great value. Good accuracy and can be had for dirt cheap most of the time. I brought out my Mossberg 46M H&R sportster 250 Ruger 10/22 Winchester 67A Savage arms model 74 All very nice guns and very fun to shoot. http://youtu.be/5OBC16IfgmE --> Last edited by sharpie443; 09-25-2012 at 09:40 PM..

09-25-2012, 11:08 AM	#2
Snakedriver Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SW. Florida Posts: 1,219	Re: Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value. I never fail to take my trusty old 1942 Remington 512 Sportmaster to the range with me when I go to do some shooting. My dad got it when it was new for around $12 and change, then gave it to me when I was 10 y.o. for my first rifle. It's still dead on accurate, but I confess I needed to scope it a few years back to help with my aging eyesight. It's really hard to beat the old .22's for cost effective fun! __________________ Fear is a reaction..........Courage is a decision

09-25-2012, 05:39 PM	#3
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value. I have a some favorite .22's:A Revelation 120 (Model 60 Marlin)50 years old,510 Remington Match Master single shot, a Winchester 55 single shot semi auto and a Winchester 69A. When I bring them to the range folks always meander over. Cliff: The 55 is for sale BTW the rifles that are listed are nice Last edited by mr.t7024; 09-25-2012 at 06:05 PM..

09-25-2012, 07:24 PM	#4
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,115	Re: Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value. love the old .22 rifles, a lot of the bores are bad in the ones my father has still but some still have pristine barrels in them and still shoot plenty accurate. My favorite is a springield/savage 1909 clip fed pump, tang peep sight. 100 years old and works perfect. Killed lots of squirrels with that gun. __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

09-25-2012, 08:18 PM	#5
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value. i also take along some of my aged ones but i think they still shoot so great is because of the uniformaty of todays ammo.i think years ago it wasnt as good as today. old semperfi

09-25-2012, 08:25 PM	#6
GunNut89 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 339	Re: Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value. i had my old remington model 12c out the other day. im always impressed with the accuracy of that old rifle

09-26-2012, 08:49 AM	#7
B27 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 415	Re: Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value. If I could keep only one rifle it would be my Marlin 39A with no safety, no rebounding hammer and no holes drilled in the receiver to let evil spirits out. __________________ "Do not stand beside the road and argue with a fool...lest others in passing take you also for a fool."

09-26-2012, 09:46 PM	#8
CJ_56 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: SE Ohio Posts: 391	Re: Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value. I'd like to have some old rifles like a 40X among others. Now that rifle is a shooter. I have a Savage 15-B, which is a single shot, bolt action .22 and that thing shoots as well as any rifle I own. But it doesn't have any way to mount a scope. If it did I'd be using it in competitions.