.22 rimfire

[theinvisiblescarecrow 0]

Same dilema when I applied for my FAC.

I went for a CZ 452 in the end, had the barrel shortened, a timney trigger & a good Philipeano Simmons scope with BKL's, changed the scope to an MTC but now have got a Falcon to go on.

I also now have a HMR, went for a CZ & got a trigger Kit.

On top is a good Philipeano Simmons on BKL's.

Think good scope then what rifle.

[cyclonebri1 8]

Consider the Ruger 77/22 bolt action not semi. Had a bruno, now issues at all with it, but wanted a nicer gun. All weather Ruger fits the bill, now on my 2nd

[Yokel Matt 918]

I havent got a CZ mate. But yep I was on about the 10 shot , if youre going after rabbits its pointless having a 5 shot as you are forever reloading , much better having a mag holding more rounds.

 

Mine is a Ruger , far superior quality ..

NOT if you have 4 magas as i do when rabbit shooting, i also have 2 x 10 shots that i tape together so when one was out flip it round and away you go with 10 more, granted the 10 shot ones are a pain and i find they stick a lot (jamm up ) so best using 5 shot if you can get a few extra mags.

 

my mate has a semi auto ruger, i think he uses far to much ammo as he gets over exited if he misses a bunny LOL

i tend to walk on his left side when shooting if not you tend to get clobbered with emptys

 

I think 'FH' has the 77/22 bolt action ... i know what you mean though about being a little trigger happy with the 10/22 ( i was when i had mine although it did come in handy on occasion )

 

In summary of my experiance with .22's that i've owned:

 

CZ BRNO- Basic furniture but accurate and reliable. The only problem was the barrel length - it was like having a flag pole on your shoulder as the barrel was too long even before i put a mod on the end. Having said this i miss the gun. You can pick them up for a song and they do have models with shorter barrels.

 

Ruger 10/22 - (Rimfire magic custom) If it wasn't for the back to back problems with the magazines i probably would have put up with the absolute fag of stripping the action every 50 rounds to stop the bugger jamming. Despite spending a fortune on the gun i wasn't impressed but appreciate that I was unlucky.

 

CZ Varmint - Accurate but even with the 16" barrel it was heavy with the oversize barrell being unnecessary for the calibre.

 

I now have a CZ 452 Silhouette which i'm not too precious about and shoots very well (not with CCI subs though it would seem ) the bolt is reasonably smooth and its very light. I've put a Rimfire Magic trigger kit in and its the best .22 i've had - i'm settled with it.

 

In terms of rimmy mods i've had they are all much of a muchness with very little really between the most expensive and cheapest:

 

Parker Hale, SAK: Good

ASE Ultra: Better but heavier - think twice before stripping it down as well

Wildcat Whisper: Best but expensive - not really worth the extra £ in terms of noise reduction but easier to strip and clean and is also a sleave over mod similar to the T8 & P8 centerfire mods.

 

this is a good site to look what you can get for your money:

 

www.guntrader.co.uk

Edited August 19, 2009 by Local

[mjr88 50]

Cz Varmint for me

[waidmann 105]

cheers for the guntrader link, that was the trigger for this thread

 

lots of rimfire around, and never had need of one ( apart from a .22 magum for crows,foxes and cats in germany)

lots of good reviews for the cz.

a mate has one and it shoots well and is very quiet( better than my spring air rifle!)

there are some on guntrader fo under £200 as afull set up( the advantage being that i can test the gun and not find out later that it spreads like a 20 g at 70 yards!

 

thanks for the tips, and all the best.