Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Buying a semi-auto rifle in 22 LR - which one?

Thompson Center made the Classic 22 and the R-55 but Smith and Wesson decided to discontinue both rifles after buying T/C in 2006. Superbly accurate rifles for $350.00


Doc

Agreed. I put off buying one, not thinking that they would be discontinued.

Hi Tom

Have been busy upgrading scopes on several rifles so no 22 yet but I see my local Dicks have Ruger 10/22 in todays filer!

SIL is a medium size farmer/rancher. Lots of land and game, but he, daughter and grand kids live about five hours away. To eliminate the routine transport of guns in between here and there, I keep a small battery of guns in their safe. An old Remington 510 single shot ..22 which is super accurate (inherited from my bride's father) and a decently accurate scoped 10-22 Sporter about 10 years old. Also keep an 870 and a pretty accurate later issue Mini-14. During deer season , a deer gun of the season lives there as well.

I have a pair of Browning SA . The older one has a milled groove on the receiver for scope mounting. The later Belgium has a cantilever mount and is pretty accurate. Both need high velocity ammo to eject. I have the mentioned 510 and a really nice 511 (detachable magazine) repeater that both shoot as well as any of the several Anschutz 54 Sporters that I have had, which means outstanding. Then I have a pair of older Marlin 39A Mounties. They both shoot good but the '67 issue does quarter inch groups with favored ammo at 50 yds when wearing a Leupold Ultralight 3-9AO. It normally wears a little Leupold/Gilmore red dot for small game and plinking.

I agree that everyone needs a good SA .22. I usually grab the Marlin lever gun or the 511 for dependable accuracy and shooting fun.

Enjoy,

JACK

ah humm - the tube fed is a magazine.


You reminded me... I have a Remington Nylon 66, called the Apache. It was the first thing I bought my wife in 1971. That was back when Kmart sold guns. Price was +/- 65.00
She shot it enuff that she could eat your lunch with it. NO JOKE.

I used to shoot it and squirrel hunt with it. It is a VERY accurate rifle.

Jerry

ps: DON'T disassemble to clean. I've seen pix of 100s of small parts & springs!!!