Post by: PiNkPaNtHeR on April 03, 2015, 05:57:20 PM
Anyway, I saw that Cabela's was advertising the Marlin Model 60 DLX (has checkering & sling swivels) advertised for $179 a couple of weeks ago. I called and got my name on the list for a 'rain check'. Hopefully I'll be able to get one. I already have the 60SS (stainless steel) version. When I got that one a couple of weeks ago I had to do some scope swapping to get all the .22's set up the way I wanted them & have been bore sighting and testing (fine-tuning) them ever since.
I'm curious to know what you all shoot as far as .22s are concerned. I know there's an ammo shortage, but I'll bet most everyone on here owns at least one rimfire.
I've been thinking about a .17HMR, but..........well, let's just say I'm still thinking about it.
I'd welcome any and all input - especially what loads have worked best (and worst) for you. I hear a lot of negative things about the Remington Thunderduds, but have never had any issue with them.
Post by: 2labs on April 03, 2015, 06:02:12 PM
When rem. could build a decent product.
Post by: jdb on April 03, 2015, 06:05:10 PM
Post by: nwwanderer on April 03, 2015, 06:30:10 PM
Post by: PiNkPaNtHeR on April 03, 2015, 07:28:48 PM
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Post by: jay.sharkbait on April 03, 2015, 08:03:47 PM
52D
Colt Match Target
I love .22's :chuckle:
Post by: jdb on April 03, 2015, 08:13:01 PM
Man - I wish I could afford a 77/22 Mag. MSRP is $999 on that thing. Maybe when I win the lottery....... It's beautiful.i lusted after one for 20 years found one at a price I couldn't pass up, sold my marlin and quit smoking plunked down the cash. It's killed coyotes, coons, ground hogs, grouse, rattle snakes, and a truck load of grey diggers. It may be my favorite gun
Post by: JimmyHoffa on April 03, 2015, 08:23:56 PM
The mag version would be fun I bet. I found a good deal on the LR with a scope. Yeah, grouse fear it. Wish we had lots of squirrels. :chuckle:Man - I wish I could afford a 77/22 Mag. MSRP is $999 on that thing. Maybe when I win the lottery....... It's beautiful.i lusted after one for 20 years found one at a price I couldn't pass up, sold my marlin and quit smoking plunked down the cash. It's killed coyotes, coons, ground hogs, grouse, rattle snakes, and a truck load of grey diggers. It may be my favorite gun
Post by: Fl0und3rz on April 03, 2015, 08:31:08 PM
Ruger single six.
Ruger 22/45.
Ruger 10/22.
Post by: Wazukie on April 03, 2015, 08:41:31 PM
Post by: Hunterman on April 03, 2015, 08:49:24 PM
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: HawkCreek on April 03, 2015, 08:56:09 PM
I also have had great luck with Remington Thunderbolt ammo. Works fine in all the 10/22's I've run it through and it's as accurate as any other bulk .22 I've tried.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 03, 2015, 09:05:32 PM
Man - I wish I could afford a 77/22 Mag. MSRP is $999 on that thing. Maybe when I win the lottery....... It's beautiful.
That's msrp. I can get you one for 675.00 and out the door with tax for around 720-725.00
Post by: PiNkPaNtHeR on April 03, 2015, 09:12:12 PM
Thanks, Carp. I should keep you in mind for that and some other things, too. If I Start saving right now, I can probably come up with that in a little less than a year - maybe. Then save another 3 months for a scope. I appreciate you posting that. I should put a picture on my refrigerator just to keep it from sliding down the priority list. I have three Remington Model Fives - a youth .22LR, a full-size .22LR, and a .22 WMR. I like them all, but looking at that Ruger just gets my heart to pumping. The first rifle I ever bought for myself was a Ruger M77 in 7mm Rem Mag. I loved that rifle. I'm assuming that the rimfire version is the same quality (way above average for a .22LR nowadays).Man - I wish I could afford a 77/22 Mag. MSRP is $999 on that thing. Maybe when I win the lottery....... It's beautiful.
That's msrp. I can get you one for 675.00 and out the door with tax for around 720-725.00
Post by: Axle on April 03, 2015, 09:15:57 PM
If you want to go back in time, get yourself a Weatherby Mark II semi auto. The Italian-made version is considered by many to be the best 22lr ever made. :tup:
Post by: pd on April 03, 2015, 09:50:18 PM
Any one have a Sako quad?
I can't tell you how many times I have thought about this (in walnut, not black plastic), but just haven't done it. With the special Burris scope, very interesting.
Sorry, no, have never touched one (except on Gun Broker, EuroOptic, etc.).
Post by: iusmc2002 on April 03, 2015, 10:34:20 PM
Post by: JJD on April 04, 2015, 09:18:52 AM
The CZ 512 is awesome! LR and WMR.Have a CZ American, excellent rifle. The only thing I find a little different about the rifle is it shoots the cheap ammo better than its shoots the expensive target stuff, go figure. Only thing I have done to it is install a trigger kit that I think cost me about $15 and installed in minutes.
If you want to go back in time, get yourself a Weatherby Mark II semi auto. The Italian-made version is considered by many to be the best 22lr ever made. :tup:
Post by: quarterstaff on April 04, 2015, 09:36:33 AM
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Post by: PiNkPaNtHeR on April 18, 2015, 10:43:59 PM
The CZ 512 is awesome! LR and WMR.I lusted after that Weatherby Mark XXII all through the '80's. No freaking idea why they topped making it. I've never heard anything bad about it.
If you want to go back in time, get yourself a Weatherby Mark II semi auto. The Italian-made version is considered by many to be the best 22lr ever made. :tup:
Hey - has anyone shot .22 birdshot through their rifle?
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on April 18, 2015, 11:06:54 PM
Post by: dog on April 19, 2015, 06:51:17 AM
Post by: andy* on April 19, 2015, 08:10:16 AM
I use it for old cans, grouse and just as a "fun" gun.
Might switch out the scope for a NewEngland peep sight.
Never really saw the need or use for .22 birshot,I have shot it, just not much.
Andy
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on April 19, 2015, 08:45:10 AM
I have a Remington 511 with a Leupold 4x scope.
I use it for old cans, grouse and just as a "fun" gun.
Might switch out the scope for a NewEngland peep sight.
Never really saw the need or use for .22 birshot,I have shot it, just not much.
Andy
.22 birdshot is very good for rattlesnakes or for killing pest birds at close ranges if there are a lot of houses around
Post by: andy* on April 19, 2015, 08:55:15 AM
As for pest birds, that makes sense...
Andy
Post by: b23 on April 19, 2015, 09:46:21 AM
My favorite would probably be the Winchester 9422 High Grade I picked up for $300 about 18 years ago. My PMR30 is a lot of fun to shoot but I can't screw my suppressor on it so my true favorites would have to be any 22 or 17hmr I own that I can screw my TBAC 22L-1 on to. Shooting these dang things suppressed, is just soooo darn fun!! :tup:
Post by: PiNkPaNtHeR on April 19, 2015, 11:24:02 AM
Have more than I'd like to admit, especially to my wife.I had a 9422 XTR Classic (.22WMR) stolen about 18 years ago. Would LOVE to have that gun back. It was fun and accurate. I don't even remember what scope I put on it.....Pretty much vaporized a squirrel with it one day.
My favorite would probably be the Winchester 9422 High Grade I picked up for $300 about 18 years ago. My PMR30 is a lot of fun to shoot but I can't screw my suppressor on it so my true favorites would have to be any 22 or 17hmr I own that I can screw my TBAC 22L-1 on to. Shooting these dang things suppressed, is just soooo darn fun!! :tup:
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 19, 2015, 11:42:52 AM
Post by: b23 on April 19, 2015, 05:39:15 PM
I had a 9422 XTR Classic (.22WMR) stolen about 18 years ago. Would LOVE to have that gun back. It was fun and accurate. I don't even remember what scope I put on it.....Pretty much vaporized a squirrel with it one day.
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That's funny, not really though, the second gun I purchased with my own money as a young teen, was a 9422M from the local Coat to Coast store. Only had it about two years and for reasons I still don't know, my dad loaned it to a friend who promptly had it stolen from his truck and I never saw it again. That was 32 or 33 years ago and I'm still pissed off about it. I couldn't afford to shoot it nearly as much as I did my Marlin 39A which was the very first gun I bought with my own money, mail order from Montgomery Wards. If recall, I paid $150 for the 39A and $275 for the 9422M and the 9422M came with this shelf like thing so you could mount it on the wall horizontally. I still have the Winchester wall mount thing but not the rifle, sure wish it was the other way around though. >:(
Post by: Bill W on April 19, 2015, 06:06:19 PM
I have a Remington 511 with a Leupold 4x scope.
I use it for old cans, grouse and just as a "fun" gun.
Might switch out the scope for a NewEngland peep sight.
Never really saw the need or use for .22 birshot,I have shot it, just not much.
Andy
I've got a 511X also. Best squirrel gun I ever bought. Got two seasons of squirrel hunting out of it before uncle sam messed with me and I moved to a state with no squirrels.
Post by: wadu1 on April 19, 2015, 07:51:16 PM
Post by: PiNkPaNtHeR on April 19, 2015, 09:54:07 PM