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CZ 452 full stock

Ruger 10/22 RSI
Ruger Single Six convertible
Ruger Mk III
Ruger LCR

Colt Officers Model Match

Have, have had, will have others, but standouts for me are;

Nylon 66
Rem 512
CZ452V

39A
CZ 452
For auto's, has to be a 10/22. Son pirated mine.

Have not seen the Smith and Wesson Victory 22 mentioned so I’ll add it here. Very impressed with mine. I also like my Henry’s.

Rob

Anschutz
Kleinguenthers
Remington 541
Ruger mark II
S&W 41
Winchester pumps
Mauser
Man the more I think about it there sure is some nice choices. Hasbeen

Have either had, or played with a good bit:

Marlin 82
Marlin 39M
Rem 581
Nylon 12
Nylon 66
10/22
Kimber 82
77/22
T/C Classic
Smith 41
Smith 17
Ruger Mk2&3
New Bearcat
Single Six
CZ 455
CZ453
9422
Original TBolt

All of them pretty good guns, with a couple of quirks here and there. A few were outstanding. Two I still want to try are a Browning SA and a Low Wall.

some of the "must-have" rimfires for me...

assorted Kimber 82's
Various Anschutz sporters , both 54's & 64's...
Ruger 77/22's
Rem 541's
various CZ452's
and, i like the older 500-series Remington bolt guns, in both single shot & repeater variations.

as auto-loaders go:
Remington Speedmaster
Ruger 10/22's
Nylon 66

Guess in handguns, my must-have .22 list would include
Assorted S&W K22's
and, a S&W j-frame or 2
Ruger Mark II

Marlin 39 of some variation

every man should own the following at least once in his life;
M2 Springfield
41 Smith
High Standard Victor
37 Remington
63 Winchester

“Must own” is different than what one likes but I feel you wouldn’t be complete without
Anschutz 54
Winchester 52
Plain Jane 10-22 (they just work all the time)
High zoot 10-22 (KIDD)
40x

S&W 41
Single six

Browning SA-22

And an H&R 999 is a must have for me.

MUST own? Ruger 10/22 & MKII. The rest are just fluff. I own a bunch of fluff too.

Some of my favorites:

Belgian Browning T-Bolt (Grade II, LH)
Remington 541S
Remington Nylon 66
Tactical Solutions X-Ring (Ruger 10/22)

I'll add more later. Mama is calling me to dinner.

When Mr Woodchuck shows up it's almost always a 10/22 that comes out the door. Every shooter should own at least one.
Ruger Mk I,II,or III.
Ruger Bearcat
541-s
Remington beehive bolt series
Remington 580, 581, 582
Remington 34, 341 just because that lifter system is sooooo cool
Nylon 66 just, because

Ruger Single Six .22LR/.22WM
Browning Buckmark
Browning SA .22

I have been fortunate to have owned dozens of 22 firearms ( in the past near 40 years) probably like many of you. So, I will call 22 LR ownership a journey. Buy/trade for one. Shoot it. Evaluate it. Keep it or trade it for something else. Wash, rinse, repeat.

I hope all 22 LR rifle owners have the opportunity to own and SHOOT A TRULY ACCURATE 22. Something with some heft and barrel hang. There is just something special about shooting a sub-1/2” group at something like 50 yards.

A “ must have” 22 LR rifle for accuracy? Pick one. Ones that I have owned/shot include: CZ-452 American, Anschutz 1411 ( 54 action), Rem 540xr, Marlin 880 SQ, Win 310, Marlin model 60 ( still own all of those).

Others I sold: Win 75 target, Win 69a ( gave to my niece), Marlin 39a ( gave to my other niece), Rem 521, 510, 511,580, 37, Mossberg 144 , Rem fieldmaster, Savage 22/410, Erma bolt military trainer ( brother has it), Ruger 10/22, and several others. I have enjoyed the journey.-hope to play with a couple more of them.

Townsend Whelan wrote, “Only accurate guns are intetesting”. He has a point.

Side note: research the writings of Don Lewis. He wrote for Pennsylvania Gun News for decades (1960s- 1980s?, 1990s+?),and many other magazines. I remember an article he wrote in the 1977 Gun Digest ( dark blue cover with flintlock rifles on the cover- still remember it). He wrote an article about squirrel hunting with accurate 22 rifles. He liked an Anschutz model 64 medium weight target rifle with a 6x Unertl. He had accuracy results of about a dozen 22 rifles shooting different ammo. He praised the accuracy he got from standard velocity ammo instead of HV ammo. That article got me going on 22 rifles for hunting. Great article, try to find it.

Older 22's, for the most part, are my favorite must have's, walnut and blue steel.

Anschutz either 54 or 64, both good
Rem 541 S or T, again both good
Kimber of Oregon 82
CZ452 American
Ruger Mk I or II
Ruger Single Six
Marlin 81/781
Rem 581 or 582
Rem 550-1

These are or were in my inventory at one time or another and I am glad I had a chance to shoot them.

Others that were forgettable were

Ruger 10/22
Rem 552
Ruger 77/22
Marlin 60

My must haves include my current 22 s as I don't plan on letting any of them go anytime soon.

Remington 12 (First gun I ever shot. Belonged to my Great Grandfather)
Remington 581 (First gun I bought)
Ruger 10-22
Marlin 39 A
Marlin 57 Levermatic 22
Marlin 57 Levermatic 22 Mag
Kimber 22 Classic
Ruger Single Six
Ivers Johnson .22 Supershot Sealed Eight

tend to agree with this.