Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires I want to get an Anschutz .22

The straight combed model with the heavy barrel (believe it's the 64 MP) is the one I have my eye on. They look beautiful. Can anybody tell me about the accuracy, trigger, fit and finish of these?

You should skip over to Rimfire Central, they have an Anschutz forum and plenty of first hand experience with the 64MP...and every other variation made in Ulm

Champion shooters supply in Ohio is the one to ask.

http://www.championshooters.com/store/pages.php?pageid=5

forget the 64 if you want a real anschutz get a 54 action variation

I own one 64 MP and switch between it and a Ruger 77/22 for ground squirrels. Fit/finish is nothing to get wound up about in my book. With the Ansschutz, it's all about function. I do wish I could install their trigger an all of my arms. It takes just a little getting used to, but a 3/4 ounce trigger is a real joy, and it's caused me to rework the triggers on several of my other units.

The rifles heft I think helps with stability. I've equipped mine with an AO variable scope and keep it on 10 X for ground squirrels. One can easily strive for head shots, as opposed to simply trying to hit the squirrel.

The only minus is that they are augered out with a match chamber, and a round has to be fired before the extractors can pull it from the chamber. I don't typically load the clip, as a cartridge placed in the receiver usually chambers right up. I put a couple bricks in a coffee tin, put that down beside my lawn chair and bipod, get after the squirrels.

Like every other 22 LR, performance is ammo specific. The high end target stuff is super, but I can't justify $1600 for a spring/summer squirrel season. Of the mom and pop brands, mine does well with Federal American Eagles and the Winchester Power Points which are difficult to find right now.

If I lost my Anschutz, I'd have a replacement ordered the next day.

I've been shopping for a MP R 22 myself. $1100-1200 is the going rate for a new one on the internet sites. I'd like to find a used one buy so far nothing as surfaced that I was interested in. I guess I just have to save a little longer and pop for the new one. Oh well, then I'll know its real condition.

My 1987 1416D.

ANSCHUTZ is considered by many to be the best 22 Rifle made.Target grade barrels and superior action design are standard not to mention 150 years experience in design and manufacture.

I have owned many Anschutz models with the 64 Match action and not one would eject a spent case properly and a few would not extract a loaded cartridge which is also a pain, like someone else suggested go over to rimfirecentral and read up on this famous issue that it seems all Anschutz 64 match actions are afflicted with before you lay out a grand or more for a new rifle, in My book there's simply no excuse in a $1000.00 rimfire rifle not functioning properly...Anschutz should be ashamed, and as for accuracy I think they are very good in that department but My experience has been with the 5 or 6 that I have owned that Anschutz accuracy is not to die for, I have had many other makes of rimfire rifles that would shoot at least as good and some better, I'd even say that most CZ 452's will shoot with any Anschutz 64 action rifle for a fraction of the dough, at the end of the day it's your money to spend it as you wish and good luck..............Hb

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The only way i could afford to get in the Anschutz game was to buy a Savage/Anschutz import. First was a 184 model sporter that cost $400.

Next in line was Savage/Anschutz Mark 10B with international sights. $450 OTD. Both gave me the performance expected from this brand but at a fraction of the cost, granted without the resale value also.

I agree if you have nearly 2 grand to spend on a rimfire rifle, for My money they just ain't worth it, I guess to some they are worth this extravagant price.............Hb

Purchased my 1710 over two decades ago and it's still going strong. The round count has to be over 20,000.

I've got a Weatherby MK XX11 which is an Anschutz barreled action in a Weatherby stock.

Have had ejection issues with it, but it IS accurate. That being said, I also have a Cooper 17 HMR.

The Cooper is a higher quality gun, hands down. I have a target that I shot at 30 yards with my 17 Cooper that has 5 shots cutting the same hole, and 17's make a small hole!

If I could only have ONE rimfire It would be a Cooper.

Virgil B.

I was in the hunt for a good shooting rimfire. A friend of mine has a connection to Anschutz and had me talked into it. After looking at Coopers, I couldn't warm up to the look of the Anschutz and I got the Cooper. I doubt the Anschutz could shoot any better, but the Cooper has it beat in looks...

I've had both.......You got the better rifle here...........Hb

Shrapnel I'll trade you a nice 8wt Fly rod! LMAO

I like the Wby. stock better than the Anschutz stock.

I've had Anschutz, Kimber and Cooper .22LR's. Cooper is the best, IMHO, and the most accurate with Kimber being third.

I like the Anschutz 54 action better than the 64.

My current Anschutz is a model 1717, .17HMR.

My main .22LR and a keeper, BTW, is a Cooper classic with a Kahles scope. The others went down the road.

DF

Don't tell me you want the sunglasses too...

The whole outfit, hat and all.