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Glenfield model 60. Depending upon which source you go by, between 12 and 13 million were sold, and several versions.
I have the 17 shot version. A cut down aluminum arrow shaft makes a dandy speed loader for a tubular magizine.

I have (had) a winchester M320 that I gave to my son. It's a wonderfully accurate little .22, that functions flawlessly, and the action was made by Kimber in the 70's. Cool little gun.

My old beater Rem 581 is still holding it's own pretty darn good.

Mossberg

I'll vote for the Rossi as well

Looks like a great shooter and it's not a bad looking rifle either.




^^^^^ This^^^^^^^ When I think "underrated", I always think Mossberg, even though they made some damn good accurate stuff back in the day. Sometimes quite ugly, but still great shooters. My chuckster is proof of that:

It seems like everyone has a 10/22, so I went right out and bought a Marlin Model 60. It is a great gun.

Older Remington 552s. An old school semiauto that's been in production since the mid 50s. Shoots Shorts, Longs or Long Rifles. They can be had in VG to EX condition for less than half the cost of the new high comb stock models. Unlike the newer ones the lower comb stock makes the open sights easy to use if you want to take the scope off. Mine with the right ammo is about as accurate as my heavy barrel 10-22.

My little Zatavas - Also known as Remington Model 5 Charles Daley, and a few others...

I bought 5 of them from J&G Sales for $169 each. Nice, accurate little shooters for the price.

I've had a plain version of the 552 for about 25 years now. I restored it (OK, I basically cleaned it up) after it got singed in a fire. Its rewarded my by cycling any mix of short, long or LR that you can pour into it including subsonic. It shoots everything well, and really loves a few loads like CCI SV and Federal HV Match. Out of all of my 22s its really the best squirrel rifle. Quick to my shoulder, fast and accurate, and an easy predictable field trigger that feels like a worn in 1100.
That one will never be for sale.

Had a couple Rem 552 and 572.........still have a plain walnut 572 for polite pest control (CB).

Liked my Anschutz 141....but the trigger I couldn't get used to. Rem 541T..........neat, had the HB.........hated the plastic mag. Had a 581 too. Proly would have kept it if a 582.

Ruger 10/22's.......two fingergrooves and maybe a half doz standards. The latter a classic in its own right (just got a '67 to refinish).

Finergroove stock the best looking/feeling. Getting silly on price, esp if factory checkered (Holy Grail of 10/22).

Killed a good number of squirrels and my biggest groundhog ever, with a sleeved 121 Rem. Whoever did the work did a great job, not easy to tell it'd been done.

Thing LOVED Win SuperX. Lay pop cans silver bottom toward.......at 100 yds and plink em with boring regularity.

They're far from old classics but a lot of people look down their noses at Henry offerings.....



I'm not one of em.

I changed the sear spring in the old 572 I got this yr.
Pre 68 gun. Helped a bunch.

Pops had walnut reg models of 552 and 572, plus BDL versions of high comb stock.

He loves those things LOL

Marlin 81DL bolt action, real walnut stock, tube magazine s,l,lr a bunch of each, factory peep with two aperatures, received for 13th birthday in 1947. Been rebuilt a couple of times. Thinned out the grey digger population on our farm in the Willamette Valley . Still shoots tight 50 yd groups. Has served well as as my pickup gun in Eastern Oregon, the sane part of the state, since 1972.

Roundup,

I bought one of those 2 weeks ago at my LGS for $125.
It needs a double cleaning, a new buttplate and a peep insert, but the wood is really remarkable. Loosing blue but the bore is excellent. I'm looking forward to reviving it this summer if I can take a decent vacation. Maybe ill remember to take before and after pics.

Marlin 56 levermatic, just because I like it.

I have 103 pistols or rifles in 22 ranging in cost from $25 to $1695.

I have only shot a small fraction of them, but I have handled them all.

I like the Winchester 61 pump 22 the best.

Marlin 880SS. Tupperware stock and stainless steel. Crap trigger on these but that is easily remedied and the damn thing can headshot a fly with that micro-groove rifling. Usually well south of $250 when you see them in a pawn shop.

I wondered if anyone was going to mention the Levermatics. I have model 57s in both 22 lr and 22 magum. Love them both.

I bought a T/C classic for my son when he was 5 or 6 from BassPro Shop fall hunting classic for $250.00, sure out shoots a Ruger 10/22. I liked the rifle so much I bought the heavy barrel stainless 22 Lynx for myself.

Doc