Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires How many rimfires is too many rimfires...?

OK - maybe the better approach is "one safe for rimfires" and no judging people on how big their safe is.

I could definitely make that work. Awwwwwww yeaaaahhhhhhhhh.

But I'm gonna need a bigger safe. Or a vault door for the spare room......

Three.

I let you know when/if I ever reach “that number”......always searching for that “holy grail” and just like the holy grail not sure what it looks like😊

PennDog

I have no idea what the number is. At my stage of the game, I’m looking for quality. Not numbers. Don’t have time to shoot what I own now. But still trying. Hasbeen

On a more serious note, I have several .22RF rifles that have stayed with me for many years, and recall a number that went down the road. I have one that goes both ways and one chambered only for shorts. The survivors remain because they are remarkably precise and consistent when fed quality ammo, and I do. They are not guns that I shoot a lot, but that only means that someone down the road will wind up with a keeper. Even the 10/22 does a fair job running a bit under MOA out to 100 yards.

If someone had the presence of mind to reintroduce the .44 Henry Flat and ammo to go along with it I would buy my last RF rifle. Saw one of the original brass babies in near perfect condition at a gun show awhile back with a $175K sticker and I asked if he had ammo. He replied "No." and I thought "You silly girl, what good it is?"

Johnny Reb bitched about them damn Yankees loadin' on Sunday and shootin' all week. I get it.

200 gr (13 g) lead 1,125 ft/s (343 m/s) 568 ft⋅lbf (770 J)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.44_Henry

Anyone wanna race?

Hasbeen,

I hear you on quality - sure am a sucker for anything well built 😄......especially like well built and accurate - pretty wood usually puts me over the edge!

Digital,

A 44 Henry would be cool.....that’s one rimfire I don’t have. Have a Vetterli though and no ammo - it is pretty much useless but I could buy ammo at $10 a round😬 or convert to centerfire (kinda pointless either way). Do have .22 Automatic, 22 shorts, many 22 lr, 22 magnums, 5mm Remington, 17 HRM and a 9mm shotgun - just love rimfires - I guess any rifle will do though😊

PennDog

To me its a quality, not quantity, thing.... Having 100 $50 rimfires does nothing for me or the gun. No way can you ever shoot them and then they just rot away..

Just have super nice stuff and a "few" rimfires that you actually use.

My theory, too.

Can't say how many is "too many" - not even for myself, let alone others.

Right now I have three .22 rifles and four .22 handguns. Definitely not "too many". Would like to get a rifle that shoots .22 Mag to go with the Ruger Single Six convertible.

5.When you have too many, it is time to extend the front porch.

I do have one Annie that will do that.

...except for some bulk crap ammo. I think, because I never have used that ammo in it.

I have found the Sporter weight Annie's are more forgiving with various ammo than the heavy weights. They may not shoot better than the heavy weight barrels, but are more versatile.

Here's my 22 list:

Anschutz 1813L
Anschutz 54MS Left hand
Anschutz 54 Bnechrest
(2) Mossberg 144 LSA
Vudoo V22
Marlin 39A
Nylon 66
Kimber 82 Gov
Kimber 82 Custom Classic Left hand
AR15 22
Browning Buckmark

I love 22's

I don't know. I just bought 2 new 17hmr rifles last week. One being an A17. Damn thing shoots good enough that I may get rid of my 10-22..

I usually start with the cheap bulk stuff just to see if it may be "the one". Figure if it will do it with that stuff it will only get better with better ammo.


Kind of hope I don't find said rifle till I'm about to pass on. It wouldn't be near as much fun searching for #2.

I have all the rimfires I need. Until I find the next one that I need.....

Aaaaaaand..... Just like that, I added 1 more to my list.
Ran into an "all-there" Savage 23AA this afternoon. Been mildly on the lookout for one for a few years.

The store gave me a great deal ($80) and the answer to my question -

It's not that you can have too many rimfires.... Its that you won't live long enough to enjoy them all.

That might be the perfect answer. If there actually IS an answer...........................

Yes - that was my thought when I saw TNriflemans post also...