UPDATED: Range Results for: Best "value" in a .22 rifle?

[Oldgringo]

Thank you for the CZ .22 review. It pretty much covers all of the bases.

[frazzled]

Excellent. Thee same group recommended the Marlin 980 bolt action for similar reasons.

[UpTheIrons]

I think I need one of those new stainless 60s, if I can find the one with the long barrel.
Most of those in the stores now have a shorter barrel.

What do you mean by "long" barrel? The only ones I see (on Marlin's website, Bud's and Gallery of Guns) are 19". The 795 is 18", but I've not seen any with a longer barrel than 19".

The older 60s had about a 22" barrel IIRC. My 1980 model is almost as long as my Marlin 39a
I recently went to Cabela's specifically to pick up a wood/stainless 60 on sale for $189.95.
When i picked up the display, it just did not feel right. It finally dawned on me that the barrel was much shorter.
I do not think they make the long barrel any longer, though they did make a 22" stainless in recent years.

Not a big deal as far as accuracy, but I'm a big guy with long arms, and I like long guns.
My 18" 10/22 feels like a youth gun to me. The old 60 feels right.

So I'm shopping the used market for a SS/laminated 60.

Ah, now I see. As I also have what my wife calls "monkey arms", I think the 19" barrel Model 60 will likely feel a bit smallish in my hands, too, but I'll have to get used to it, I guess.

[Rex B]

If you are buying new, you might have a hard time finding anything with a barrel longer than 19".

[UpTheIrons]

That's what I'm afraid of. I haven't seen any with a longer barrel. Maybe some of those European models have 'em - the CZs and Anschutzes - but not much on this side of the pond. That's one thing that kind of turned me off of the 10/22, too - the short length.

[WolfeJager]

I need to get a .22, just cant find one that catches my eye. And thats under 200$

[LarryH]

I need to get a .22, just cant find one that catches my eye. And thats under 200$

If "catches my eye" is your main criterion, a pink Crickett comes to mind.

[PJK]

Ruger 10/22 hands down. This is a heirloom gun that you can pass down. I took my son today shooting it and both of us hit center target 95% of the time from 100 yards. For the money it can't be beat and there are hundreds of accessories for it.

[Rex B]

That's what I'm afraid of. I haven't seen any with a longer barrel. Maybe some of those European models have 'em - the CZs and Anschutzes - but not much on this side of the pond. That's one thing that kind of turned me off of the 10/22, too - the short length.

Don't get me wrong, the Marlin 60 is still very noticeable longer than a 10/22.
I consider my 10/22 a youth-size firearm. The forearm length on the overall heft of the M60 is still way better than the 10/22 IMHO.

I have not looked at the Savage line, might be some grown-up .22s there.

[frazzled]

Check Remingtons. I have an old pump remington with a longer barrel and nice trigger. This is balanced by its make you weep field stripping process and tendency to just lock up with a round in the chamber.

[Oldgringo]

I just picked up my NIB CZ 452 American.

It sure is a pretty thing. Tomorrow, we'll see if it'll go bang.

[frazzled]

I just picked up my NIB CZ 452 American.

It sure is a pretty thing. Tomorrow, we'll see if it'll go bang.

Please keep us posted good sir, especially on the feel of the trigger.

[Spanky]

Ruger 10/22s are always popping up at good prices. I always shoot good groups with mine and hAve put massive quantities through it

[Oldgringo]

I just picked up my NIB CZ 452 American.

It sure is a pretty thing. Tomorrow, we'll see if it'll go bang.

Please keep us posted good sir, especially on the feel of the trigger.

Last Thursday, a bud and I went to our little impromptu range to fire for effect; he with his Ruger 77/22 and me with my CZ 452 American. Buzz is a good shot, I'm somewhere between average and mediocre. LST, my CZ put 4/5 bullets under a dime at 75 yards. This miraculous event was done with an old Simmons 4x32 Deerfield scope using the cheapest Win HV bulk .22 LR Wal-Mart carries.

Since then we lightened the trigger by two turns and installed a 3x9 Mil Dot AR22 Centerpoint scope on the beauty. We'll see if we can put 4/5 in the same hole tomorrow - weather permitting.

Godfrey Daniels! Shooting a .22 LR is almost as good as napalm in the morning.

[cougartex]

Ruger 10/22.