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Assuming that the terms "tube-fed" and "bolt action" are not mutually exclusive when referring to a high quality 22's, what rifle am I looking for? There are many nice bolt actions that feed from a removable magazine, and a few tube-fed 22's that are equally as nice in lever and pump actions, but I am not finding anything in a bolt action.

Mossberg, Marlin, and Remington. Look used.

I know that marlin makes tube fed bolts.

Search for a Remington 582. Mine is spooky accurate. The bolt lockup is similar to the Rem 788 centerfire, with two rows of lugs at the mid-rear of the bolt body - solid. Most rimfires use only the bolt handle to lock.

The Model 580 was a single shot, the 581 a clip-fed and the 582 tube-fed, IIRC. They were an economy version (cheaper stock) of the target-grade model 540. Superb rifles they should never have discontinued.

I have a few Remingtons, 512, 582, and 592, plus a couple of Marlin 981TS, and a Winchester 72.

The Remington 582s have a really fast lock time, but none of the 3 or 4 that I have owned have been any more (or less) accurate than the current production Marlin 981TS that I have.

Jeff

If you are talking "high quality" like a Kimber, Cooper, etc. then you are correct...there are none. The highest quality tube fed .22 I can remember was the original Weatherby MK XXII semi-auto. That rifle also had a function to disable the semi-auto and turn the gun into a straight pull manual repeater. In the case of the Weatherby the tube fed model was 100% reliable where the same model with a detachable box magazine was known as a jam-a-matic.

Bob

Thanks for the information gentlemen. It looks like the Remington 582 is what I should be looking for.

Don't rule out Mossberg. Back in the day they made competition grade 22's.

+1

I love mine and it makes me look good when shooting with (against) guys with 17HMRs. They go quick for less than $200 but can be had.

FWIW, the Remington 582s aren't quite as "man-size" as the current production Marlin 981TS, particularly in the pistol grip portion of the stock, so before buying 1 you might want to see how the 580/581/582 rifles fit you.

Jeff

'Can't see how a 22 LR can shoot alongside a 17 HMR in the hands of equally skilled shooters beyond 50+/- yards. The 17 HM2 and 17 HMR shoot so much flatter that it isn't even fair.

Jeff

I have 2 tube fed bolt action 22's. One is a Rem. 512x circa 1966. The other is a Winchester 72 circa approx. 1939-40. Both are very accurate but I like the 72 the best.

Stevens Buckhorn mdl. 67-B. Great shooting gun.

Yup with POC--also Stevens / Springfield 86C (same gun)

Stevens are often scary accurate and have been for years

Also agree on the Rem 581 /582 series--had the clip version myself. The "poor mans 541" it was called.
Only reason they discontinued it (resurrected and then discontinued a second time) was the cost of making that 9 lug bolt instead of just using the lever on the receiver as the bolt stop / lug.

+1 on the 582. I have one that was left to me by my grandpa, and it was the starter gun for three generations in my family. As stated before, it's spooky accurate. Mines got a Weatherby markXXII 4x50 scope on it, with eley target it was clipin the tops of .223 casings pretty predictably. Pretty light too, good hiking buddy. Can handle shorts too which is always a nice option, allot more of those can fit in a pocket.
-yeti