Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Backpack Hunting Can anyone recommend a quality ultralight bolt or single shot .22?

I need something i can strap to a backpack, so either a short 22, or something that takes down or folds.

Most important are weight and accuracy, i don't want to spend more than $200 but i don't want "cheap" either.

Thanks for any ideas

http://www.crickett.com/shop_by_brand.php?manufacturers_id=27

Not sure if this would fit your situation, but they are very compact and pretty accurate.

Henry seems to think their's is better than the Crickett. It is over your $20.00 Budget though.

Me? I own a Crickett. For $99.99 at Walmart it is tough to beat.

I do like that they have Fire sights.

The Rossi Youth Combo at Walmart is a nice setup too.

I TOO would love to find a .22 rifle or handgun like you describe. One alternative I've considered is getting a Thompson Center HotShot, cutting the barrel off at 16 inches and installing a [heavily] modified stock (maybe a wire-stock) so as to keep the darn thing LEGAL!

Remington 514 single shot youth model. 18" barrel. 36.5" overall length. 3 lb 15 oz with a full size walnut stock. I've got a birch stock around here somewhere that I cut down for the grand kids that would shave 1" and a couple ounces off the above.

Pert near indestructible. One on GB right now for $99.95.

Thanks guys

The crickett seems like a nice plinker but i'm going to look into the Henry and the Remington.

I was thinking this would be cool for �non-hunting� backpack trips (survival training/bushcraft stuff) for dinner targets of opportunity like squirrel and birds. I need to check my regs for hunting game birds with a rimfire but I think it�s okay here in Oregon.

How about this one, but could be a little hard to find.

It's "The Hamilton #027 .22 cal."

Measures 30" and weighs just 2.5#







donsm70

Savage came out with a new rifle for the youth market called the rascal. i thought it was the perfect grouse gun.

Savage Cub.



Travis

I really like my CZ Scout.

The Henry mini-bolt is great, I'm happy with the one I bought my kid a couple years ago.

I handled one of these "mini-Contender Carbines" at a local store and I think they would be perfect for what you are looking for.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=280041013
http://www.tcarms.com/firearms/youth_hot_shot.php

Marlin XT-22, 7 shots, stainless steel with a 16" barrel and short stock for under 4lbs.

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/xt/XTY.asp

I could be wrong, but I think in Oregon only grouse can be hunted with a rimfire .22. Squirrels have a season and are only available to be hunted year-round in a small portion of Southern Oregon if I recall.

The t/c hot shot is a great light weight, durable, and accurate option. The eabco company has scope bases available if needed.

My daughter and I shot her hot shot couple hundred rounds yesterday. Accurate as heck and very well made, love the fact you can add 1" stock extensions. I have a Chipmunk that never gets used anymore now that we have the TC.

I know you didn't ask about combo guns, but I've got a breakdown .22/20g Rossi. You might consider one since it's a single shot .22 and still affords you the opportunity to hunt quail and things you might use a 20g. I think this is the one I have:



BTW, when I bought mine there was a rebate through Rossi. I don't think, in total I spent more than $150.

A Ruger 10/22 TD can be had at 4.5 lbs.

I went looking for the same sorta thing a couple of years ago. Low and behold, I didn't need to look any further than my own gunsafe. The old Browning Auto-22, circa 1971, still packable, still brings down the busytails, though not a single shot or bolt.
Don

The old Rem Nylon 66's were very light but many had a serious problem with loose barrels. The barrels were held in the plastic stock with a shim instead of being threaded into the receiver. If the shim got loose, it was impossible to keep sighted in. I had one of those. I could sight it in to hit a dime at 50 yds, but 5 shots later it would be hitting 6" away.