What's your favorite .22 rifle ??

[AZCowboy]

When young and stupid... an old Remington Mod. 550A. Tube mag. .22 auto that would put rounds through the same hole at 50 yards consistantly, depending on how the heart was beating and the breathing control was at the time.

I just had to have one of them new-fangled Ruger 10/22's when they came out. Traded the old Remington at a gun show. (How dumb can a kid be???)

Currently... it's an Ithaca Mod. 72 made in West Germany. Smoothest lever I've ever felt... pick up a cheap Henry .22 some time. It's the same patent. Try the Henry and then try to vision the same gun twice as smooth! The old Ithaca is also a tack-driver...

Thanks for the memories!

Scott

[TedW]

I have 2 favorites:
1. Browning BL22 Grade II because it's compact and I like the way it feels and its trim lines. It's not exactly the most accurate .22 I've shot, but within typical .22 ranges with open sights, it does pretty well for its intended use. Mainly I love this gun because it was my first rimfire and because my dad gave it to me for Christmas when I was in my early teens. I can still to this day remember the way it smelled when I first opened the box. It brings back good memories every time I pick it up!

2. Kimber (of Oregon) M82 Super America. This rifle is simply beautiful, and it shoots and feels as good as it looks. Fit and finish are impeccable, and it's stocked in a very beautiful piece of Claro walnut! On top of that, it's also very accurate! I love everything about this rifle!

[stash247]

My tired old Stevens 44 1/2, after treating it to a new barrel, trigger, extractor, and stock (the #'s still the same!)
It's a project rifle, costing more, by far, than a new rifle, but shoots sub 1/2" at a hundred, and is as reliable a rifle as there is.
Wood is so heavy, it sinks, in water; Bubinga, according to the US Forestry Service, to whom I sent a sample.
Barrel, from Shilen, is superb.
All the rest grew right here, at home, and the combo will kill 125Yd squirrels, with no loss of meat; all head shots, and called.
Scoped, it wears an Unertl 'Small Game Scope', 3X; otherwise, Redfield International Irons, serve yeoman duty.
This is not a reccomendation, but a report.
I have a bunch of winchester 52's, and remington 40x's, that will go down the ramp, before this rifle is ever considered.
But, as to favorite, this is the one.

[KimberLover]

Favorite rifle? My ID gives me away, they're Kimber of Oregon 82s. I have several and they're all my favorites. I'm fortunate in that I have other nice rifles like Rem 541-Ts, a couple of Sako Finnfires, and my first rifle, a Win 72. All are wonderful, but the Kimbers just "fit me" for comfort and accuracy. As a bonus, their darn good lookin' too!

[45Smashemflat]

Stash, is that like a Stevens Favorite?

[berto64]

And I have to be different.

Mine are:

1. Remington Mod 12 with full Oct. barrel. Beautiful li'l
shooter and beautiful to look at.

2. The rest are all JC Higgins Automatics Mods 26 thru 34.
Lite, accurate and FUN! Sure can waste ammo with'em
but they are a blast to shoot. Sold by Sears in the '50's
& 60's.

I have three of these type. Back when Sears stood for
quality.

Looked back thru page 1 to last on this thread and saw some names I'd almost forgotten. It was nice.

[stash247]

Smash, yes and no. It looks like a large 'Favorite', at a glance, but it is more 'different', than 'like', if you get serious.
The Favorite, and all the other Stevens' models, except the 44 1/2, and th 044 1/2, are 'tipping block' rifles, held together, and strength limited by, the pins they work on. The 44 1/2 is a true 'Falling Block' action, the breech block riding in broached ways, in the receiver, like the Win High and Low Wall actions.
The Stevens Company never made it easy to identify a rifle by model number, except the 44 1/2's. The Stevens "Ideal" rifle was built on a "44" action, a tipping block, from the 1880's, also on a "44 1/2" action, from about 1904 to 1916, whereupon Stevens dropped production of it, while continuing to build the Ideal on the "44" action.
And, both actions were barreled in anything from .22 Short, to .38-55, depending on the customer's order.
Harry Pope cut barrels for the company, for a time, in the early 1900's, and the "Pope Stevens " rifles are among the most desirable, to collectors.
Hope this helps you, and others. Terry

[KyBlaster]

My favorite is a Ruger M-77 .22 Bolt Action. But I just like Bolt Actions.

[BobMcG]

My customized 10/22.

[HDRIDER]

Ruger 10/22
Browning BL-22
Marlin 60
In that order!!!

[rangerruck]

Originally Posted by AZCowboy

When young and stupid... an old Remington Mod. 550A. Tube mag. .22 auto that would put rounds through the same hole at 50 yards consistantly, depending on how the heart was beating and the breathing control was at the time.

I just had to have one of them new-fangled Ruger 10/22's when they came out. Traded the old Remington at a gun show. (How dumb can a kid be???)

Currently... it's an Ithaca Mod. 72 made in West Germany. Smoothest lever I've ever felt... pick up a cheap Henry .22 some time. It's the same patent. Try the Henry and then try to vision the same gun twice as smooth! The old Ithaca is also a tack-driver...

Thanks for the memories!

Scott

if i remember right the guy who designed the ithaca levers, his son owns/runs/ started Henry. used the same design of the Ithaca for the Henry levers.

[mutt]

Bought a .22 standard model Henry last summer. Love it. Great shooter, smooth action, and true hitter. Pretty also. Seems Henry is doing a good job on these, or at least the one I have...........Mutt

[buck45hd]

Ruger 10-.22's...everybody should own one. Not neccesarily the most accurate but fun as hell to shoot and easy to take care of.

[ksswamprat]

Target- Carl Gustaf KKW mounted on a custom Boyd stock with original peep sites. (a 22 single shot built with the same action as a 98 Mauser.)
Varmit- Browning BL-22 with Tasco scope.
All time favorite- A Wamo single shot 22 built to look like a tommy gun. Most dangerous gun I own! Has no safety and a hair trigger. Less than 800 made and a conversation starter anywhere I take it.

Swamprat

[too_pointer]

My favorites have been the 2 Rem. nylons I used to own. I did something stupid and traded them in. I never had any problems with them except they didn't care for CCI ammo. I now have a 597 that I hope I can make into a shooter.
too_pointer

[mark8252]

Henry GoldenBoy

[mark8252]

I see tricked out 10/22's in a pawn shop all the time. The shop owner finds it funny that these people convert these basic decent 22's into who knows what and think its now worth a lot of money. They never even get what they paid for the basic rifle out of the shop.
Most gun dealers in Colorado do not want them as trade unless you can prove the work done by a qualified gunsmith.
That said ....trickin them out is a fun thing to do.
I agree with those that like the Model 60 over the 10/22.
My favorite however is my Henry Goldenboy.
Its all good. I like shootin them all.

[Mosin_Nagant_Fan]

I only have one and it is a Marlin 795 and it is pretty accurate at 25-50 yrds. (I knocked over 8 out of 10 .308 shells off a tree stump)

[Chief Bob]

Am I the only one out there that has an original Browning T-Bolt? I love my T-Bolt. I bought my first T-1 around 1969 while I was in graduate school in Southern Illinois. I fell in with some Tennessee boys who taught me how to squirrel hunt and I've been using it ever since. I've since bought a T-2 from a friend and will put a scope on it also. I refinished the stock on the T-1 because of the salt problem (Browning repired the corrosion spot on the barrel where it bore on the end of the stock). I used Tru-Oil inside and out and haven't had a problem since. I'll refinish the stock on the T-2 also.

My other favorite is a Savage M-24 in .22 and 20 guage. It's my early season squirrel gun. I put a receiver sight on it and shoot CCI .22 short hollow points. It is surprisingly accurate, quiet, and a sure killer. When the leaves thin out, then its time for the T-Bolt with Remington Subsonic long rifle hollow points.

[Old Coach]

Winchester 61 pump
Win 69A bolt
Win 63 auto
Win 1890 oct. bbl 22 WRF

[travihanson]

I like my MKII target pistol with bull barrel

oh, also got a davey cricket, pretty good little shooter

[Mainspring]

I like rifles with plenty of character and age. They not only feel good but look good..Kind of like me..My favorite is the Winchester Model 62A. Also like low wall Winchesters. A friend of mine has a 22 short Low Wall. Big overkill for a 22 short...But looks good, feels good, and the action sounds soooo sweet.

[antiquerestorer]

For hunting my Marlin 39 1924model yr is hands down the best, most accurate 22 I have ever used. Can shoot a wing off a fly at 25yard....

[antiquerestorer]

And for target I absolutely love the accuracy and handling of the Bernardelli Model 69.

[antiquerestorer]

Originally Posted by Marlin

Marlin 39 hands down!!!!!!

Agree 100%.....use the marlin 39 1924 model yr...dead on for reliability and accuracy, they never comprimise on quality