Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires Favorite .22 semi?

My best shooting rimfire auto is a 10/22, but its far from stock. You could buy a very nice Anschutz for what it cost to build it.
Before that my best was a Remington 552 Speedmaster, cycles everything, shoulders fast/points like a shotgun and is very very accurate.
I grew up shooting a Nylon 66. They were inexpensive back then, reliable, accurate and FUN.

For the money, I'd say the best of the 3 is a 552. The deluxe version is pretty good looking too.
And the 552's actually DO cycle shorts, longs and long rifle ammo. From a tube mag though. People seem to have strong feelings about tube mags both for and against.

I would buy that. Would be an excellent boat gun. I have to keep my 597 oiled up regularly cause it lives in my boat.

i grew up with a 572 fieldmaster. good gun after it went back to the factory for a new barrel under warranty. it was an adl. have a 572 BDL, pretty nice. and big game sights.

the 552 speedmaster BDL is one fine gun. good wood, and quality. interestingly, one doesn't see them on many lgs gun racks.

have had lot's of fun with an erma, iver johnson .22 semi. has two sizes rear peep sights. will kill a coon.

I'd like to pick up a 572 one of these days.
I happen to like tube mags, pumps and that design in general.

I know they aren't the most popular but my 552 is definitely a keeper.

I only have three .22 auto rifles, a 10-22, a nylon 66 and a (Belgian) Browning. Gave the 10-22 to a grandson a few years back. It was a nice one, made when they still put walnut stocks on them. I shot a lot of treed coons and trapped foxes with it. The 66 and the Browning I got because they were what I would liked to have had when I was a kid. I just use them for plinking. A friend has a Stevens with the slots in the receiver and a pretty long barrel. I used it a lot as a kid and it seems I couldn't miss with that rifle.

Tony Kidd 10/22. It is everything I hoped it would be.

I grew up shooting a Winchester model 77 but my favorite 22 Auto is my Weatherby MK XXII.

My 1941 Winchester 63 is my favorite with my 1940 Winchester 74 second. Both are fun to shoot and they shoot straight!

My 1903 winchester 110 years old

I've since bought a rather homely little CZ 512 Suppressor-Ready rifle, it's short, handy, and as accurate as my three CZ boltguns. I was really, REALLY surprised at how well it shot, straight out of the box. Use good ammo and it shoots really well. As a happy note, you don't have to shoot CenterX to get great results, it does almost as well with cheap, easy-to-find CCI Blazer. I haven't shot it a lot (I bought it in October), but there have been no "chokes 'n' pukes" yet. It uses the same magazines as the 452/453/455 rifles, and I have a wad of those. The .22LR models come with a hideous 25 round magazine, that hangs down too far and gets in the way a lot, BUT those 455 5 and 10 rounders work just as well and are not in the way in the slightest, and load very easily. It's even pre-threaded for a suppressor, the barrel is 16.5" long, so it's trim and light, too. I won't retire the Ruger (like I did my old Marlin 60), but the little CZ is sure worthy of looking at.

I only own a few semi's.....one Browning and three Rugers,

My MKIV 22/45 is by far the most accurate and gets the most use so I guess you could say it's my favorite.
My other semi handgun is a Browning 1911/22LR......it's more fun to shoot but I can't see the sights very well.



As far as rifles go.....I own two 10/22's.....neither one is as accurate as my bolt action CZ but this one is the coolest.

Colt pre woodsman 1920.

I got this when they opened an old bank vault.

552 Speedmaster w/tube full of CCI 22 SHP.

552 Speedmaster is a real strong contender for my favorite semi auto.
Definitely better than a Marlin 60 or stock 10-22.
Never owned one of the Brownings. Did have a tube feed Winchester 77 (which was a good rifle) and preferred the Remington.

Depends on the day...right now I'm tickled with the model 63s I just got my hands on.

Really like how my 550-1 will spit out shorts too.

nice!! got a lot of ammo on hand for it?

Pretty sure it's relatively available for some reason.. was surprised to find that out.

Kidd supergrade 10/22.

This was also the first .22 rifle I ever owned. Purchased it from a man that would become my Mentor. Very accurate! When I made a life changing move last year, I presented it to the two young boys of my next door neighbor after they helped me pack up for my move. Very polite and respectful young men that enjoyed the outdoors, but only had a single .410 shotgun between the two of them to use for hunting.....figured this was a good place to invest in America's worthy youth.

Nice wood on this rifle as well!

Got a bit over the years from gunshows, all collectible stuff, but now may have a source for new and am waiting to hear how much it will cost me.