Originally Posted by chlinstructor
Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by denton
I've gotten involved with a group that shoots bowling pins one night a week, rotating through various types of firearms. In a few weeks, it will be 22 rimfire night. My wife is perfectly happy to loan me her stock 10/22, but I wonder: Does anyone make an accurate 22 semi-auto that is reasonably budget friendly?

What is your budget exactly? I've been seeing a lot of good 10-22's from $250-$350 used. For a really inexpensive, yet accurate semi auto 22lr, I'd look at a Savage model 64. They always shoot well. Used Remington 597's shoot great and are fairly inexpensive. Savage A22's shoot very well too. Some guys are suggesting the Marlin 60, but that is tube fed. Not your best option in competition oriented shooting. Those guys may not know that? A magazine fed rifle is always the best way to go in this type of shoot.

Yep. If reloads are required for the competition.
Brownells use to sell a speed tube Reloader for tube fed 22 lr rifles. But even if you could get one, it still wouldn’t be as fast as changing detachable magazines.


Then when it comes time to unload, it's always a hassle. Magazine fed rifles are always faster and safer even. At my club, we don't care much, but it is an inconvenience to the other shooters as well. Not that I really cared either way. We never shot bowling pins with our rifles, but have shot a lot of golf ball shoots. I'm sure the same principles apply. Whoever gets all the pins off the table or all the balls off the strings wins. Probably working with 5 pins on a table. Our club shoots pins with pistols. Keeps us from getting rusty, since I personally don't shoot my pistols much beyond those games.. Hopefully it's head to head competition. Those are always fun to watch. Guys can really lose it when they have to shoot against someone else.. Kind of like they do if they get buck fever.. If it were me, I'd put a red dot on your wife's 10-22 and run it and see how it does. 12 yards for a rifle is very short range and the 10-22 is plenty adequate to make solid hits at that range. I'd expect 5 pins off the table in about 3 seconds or better.

Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.

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