.22 Suggestions?

[ericire12]

I love my Remington 597

[Ron J]

Tough choice since there are a lot of great 22's that are on the market.

My 2¢ ... for a rifle you can't go wrong with a Ruger 10/22.  I have an old beavertail Sporter and one with a heavy barrel & Leupold 2x7 RF scope on it.  Both are very accurate and a lot of fun to shoot.  

For a handgun, I have read great reviews on the Browning Buckmark.  I shot a Ruger Mk3 Target this weekend and it was fantastic in terms of accuracy.  Can't go wrong with either.  I have a S&W 2206 and a S&W M41 that I like very much.  The S&W will only run match ammo so it's a little expensive to plink with.  But in terms of accuracy, it is amazing.  

The SIG Mosquito had some REALLY bad reviews. However, from what I have read here and at the SIG Forum it seems that some folks are happy with their "skeeters".  While I am a huge SIG fan, I would think about the Buckmark or Ruger Mk3 first.  

[SwoopSJ]

Thanks for all the help folks.  It seems that almost everyone looks favorably upon the 10/22 and the Buckmark, so thats the way I'm leaning (for now at least).  However, I must admit, I am caught up in the whole cool factor concerning the Walther pistol.  If anyone has had any range time with it or the Mossberg Plinkster I would like to hear your impressions.  Also, has anyone used Caldwell, Birchwood Casey, or similar .22 targets (spinners or resetting)?  Seems like they would be a lot of fun, but I just wonder about durability when something is so modestly priced.  Thanks again for the suggestions.
Swoop

[gunman1911]

The TC is WAY overpriced and prone to failure, I know because I helped build them.

It sounds as if you were mad that day?

[xd40lover]

ruger charger 10/22 dont by till you see it and a henry golden boy lever action. the  ruger is a long range pistol and it stands on its own leggs.you would be blessed to have either one.xd40lover,

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[2HOW]

Thanks for all the help folks.  It seems that almost everyone looks favorably upon the 10/22 and the Buckmark, so thats the way I'm leaning (for now at least).  However, I must admit, I am caught up in the whole cool factor concerning the Walther pistol.  If anyone has had any range time with it or the Mossberg Plinkster I would like to hear your impressions.  Also, has anyone used Caldwell, Birchwood Casey, or similar .22 targets (spinners or resetting)?  Seems like they would be a lot of fun, but I just wonder about durability when something is so modestly priced.  Thanks again for the suggestions.
Swoop

  Not long ago I got to shoot the walther 22, a man and his son who was going to Iraq was shooting and we traded pistols for a while. I was impressed with the little bugger, I was hitting those little spinning targets and water bottles like I had been shootin this thing for years. Good pointer and a blast to shoot, they even sell it in a package with a suppressor  I own a 702 but just bought it and no range time yet.

[leatherman92]

SAVAGE makes the best bolt action .22 in the world I have 1 on order right now (it takes a while to make a good gun)

[wisconsin]

The great thing about the 10/22 is the after market products available for them. It like buying something from Sears. Thier list of add ons for each product is insane.

[tombogan03884]

It sounds as if you were mad that day?

No, they were about 3 times the price of a 10/22 the last time I checked, the magazine (10 round only) was a 2 peice steel casting that weighed a ton compared to other rifle mags (at least on early production models) the receivers were such an SOB to machine that the scrap rate was around 50% and the recoil spring was off set in relation to the bolt leading to potentaly uneven bolt travel. (the spring trying to push the bolt off to one side)
They may have solved the problems with the design but if they did it took over 5 years to do it. They were 2 years behind when I started and did not have it RIGHT 3 years later when I left.

[alfsauve]

..snip.. It seems that almost everyone looks favorably upon the 10/22 ../snip..

Swoop

Okay, I'll raise my hand.   I'm not enamored with the 10/22.  Out of the box they're just so/so.  Yes, there are many aftermarket products and you can spend gobs of money and time upgrading one......And that might be part of the fun.   But to my way of thinking, I'd rather buy something out of the box that shoots better without modifications. 

I really don't have a good suggestion concerning semi-autos.  Currently I have Win 77 more for sentimental value since it was my dad's.  If I were interested in a semi-auto I'd probably look at Remington. 

But let me make a different recomendation.  Why not look at a quality bolt action rimfire.  Say a CZ 452.  Excellent out of the box no mods needed.  There are many very accurate bolt actions that are within the same price range of the 10/22.   

Okay. Okay.  The "negative" guy will now step down from his soap box.

Alf
[Yes, I owned a 10/22.]