Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Competitive Shooting Looking for a decent target 22 lr?

Right now there isn't a local gun range within an hours drive for me to go to with my centerfire rifles, I'm in Lubbock TX for work and not home in Colorado. However I have an indoor range within five minutes of my apartment. So I thought I'd get back to basics and get me a .22lr to get my shooting fix.

I first looked at the Savage Mark II FVT but didn't like the feel of it. I want a bolt action repeater with good sights, so that took a lot of great single shots off the list. May still get one but what I've found so far has me chosing a couple of no longer produced rifles I know nothing of.

I'm currently looking at an old Mossberg 44 U.S. and an H&R Targeteer. I like the sights a little better on the Mossberg and the Targeteer is about $150 cheaper when all is said and done. The 44 is at gunbroker and the H&R is a local rifle.

My only .22lr I own is an old 06 Winchester pump, great rifle and I love shooting it. I'm just looking for something I can sling up and practice shooting with that is a little more of a full sized rifle. Not really wanting a semi auto as I mainly hunt with bolt action rifles nor do I want a scoped rifle as it is only 25 yards and I want to get back to basics.

I'd look over on Rimfire Central for a Winchester 52C. Great old guns and the CMP has put a bunch of them out there. You can get hand stops for them at Champion Shooter Supply.

The Mossberg you are looking at is usually a pretty good rifle too.

The Winchesters are a little more than I want to spend right now. I'm just wanting to get back to the basics, I'm not going to shoot any formal competitions with it. I just hated the feel of the Savage.

Well, I waasss going to suggest a Cooper. The accuracy is there as is the full size but it also comes with a very full size price.

Alan

Something you can sling up is going to cost a few bucks. Especially when you get into repeating smallbore target rifles, the pickins get kinda slim.

You might look for some of the old Remingtons like the 513T.

The Savages, while not the epitome of the gunmakers craft, are super accurate critters. I bought one second hand and proceeded to zero it with 5 shot groups in the indoor bullseye range in one hole-ish groups. The also have a target version that uses globe sights that you can buy thru CMP that is also that accurate.

CZ 455 with Lux stock. $400 or so. Really nice gun. I love the fit of the stock. Nice sights. Very accurate.

I'd check the pawn shops. Seems that there is more demand for auto-loaders than bolt .22's. I found a Rem. 513 Matchmaster at a pawn shop for $199 in great shape with the Redfield aperture sights.

Well I did buy a Savage, it is an Anschutz 164 Sporter with a 4.5-14x40 AO Vari-X III for $650 tax included.

Great deal!

Anyone else interested, the CMP just announced they have more Kimbers on sale.

I think it is a pretty good looking rifle with some decent wood.






I went and shot it this morning it was pretty close to dead on at 100 yards with CCI Blazer ammo. Managed to hit little 2.5" flippers about 75% of the time in a stiff wind. I think the scope is a little much might look for a VX2 EFR 3-9 Rimfire scope and put that 4.5-14 on one of my varmint rifles.

You got a link, I went to look and couldn't find em.....

I was there earlier ... just the "rusty" ones are left. Not sure if they're worth the cash

I've seen several "rusty" Kimber 82's that cleaned up just fine and, more importanty, shot just fine. For $450 they're a heck of a deal. Even a worn out Winchester 52B goes for nearly twice as much.

Keep your eye out on their website, I just got the email saying they have 2,000 more. One of my friends got the email the day before me, I guess they get all the emails out before they update the website.

Long as interior tube is fine, the exterior never has mattered.

I'll try to keep my eyes open.

True ... But the rusty ones are advertised as possibly having rusty bores

That would suck. Kimber is nice, but rebarreling might take it out of a good price range...

This new batch is not rusty.

http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=87236

http://www.odcmp.com/Sales/22targetsurplus.htm

Perhaps it's my reading comprehension ... Maybe not

I have no dog in the race cannot afford one either way.

Can you post information otherwise, for those who may be interested?