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Looking at getting a new 22 LR to hunt squirrels. Currently using my Ruger SS 77/22 LR with a Vortex Crossfire 3-9X40, which is more than enough to do what I need to do, but I am wanting to add another rimfire to my stock. I have my eye on a few and will probably top what ever I pick off with a Nikon buckmaster 4-12 X 40 because they are on sale at the local Academy. I know 4-12 is a bit much but where I hunt we do have some pretty tall oaks and cypress trees, plus I like the extra zoom for shooting at other critters. Looking for personal experience with these models I am eyeballing. Any info is appreciated. Savage A-22 the stainless model Ruger 10/22 sporter model with no sights Browning T-bolt Maybe a CZ 512 Maybe a Remington 572
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572 is cool, but has a crap trigger.
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CDNN Sports has very slick 10/22 SS Target Laminate models for $370. A range buddy has one and likes it pretty well. Quite fetching.
They also have some T-Bolts on sale.
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Definitely give the tikka t1x a look. Very happy with mine and in the price range of those you mentioned
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I have several fairly nice rim fires, but the one that I walk out the door with the most is a cz452.
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CDNN Sports has very slick 10/22 SS Target Laminate models for $370. A range buddy has one and likes it pretty well. Quite fetching.
They also have some T-Bolts on sale. No heavy barrel models though,
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I have a couple CZ's . Honestly my ruger American is equally if not more accurate
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My top pics in that catagory-
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CZ 452 American CZ 457 Americsn Ruger American TALO edition with WALNUT stock.
Semis- Ruger 10/22 Sporter Walnut (not birch) . It only comes with sights but a Green Mountain Sporter contour will fix that and also allow it to shoot as well as any gun on tbis thread..:)
Marlin 795 ot M60. For hinting rifles, these are VERY UNDERATED GUNS. Very accurate ,reliable ,trim and light.
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Look at your screen name: Spend the $$$ SAKO Quad, You don;t have to buy all 4 barrels. I have one in 22 with Leupold 2-7, love it, never misses,
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You could build a 10/22 for hunting that shoots real well for around $600. I recently put one together that shoots as well as my CZ452 , well almost as good. I would recommend a Fedderson barrel. I used the 18" tapered and didn't take much work at all to slip into factory deluxe sporter stock.
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Looks like you already have a nice bolt gun with that 77/22. If you don't have a 10/22 in your stable, I'd go that route. Everyone should own one. I have a couple sporters, one is all factory and one I decked out and also replaced the barrel with a 16in ss fluted green mountain barrel. It's one of my favs. They also make the sporter with a birch stock, so I had no qualms about painting it. If you are a wood guy, they have some french walnut models that are good lookin'.
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My biggest conundrum when deciding to whack a tree rat is which ammo to use and the gun that goes with it. First problem, .17 or .22 caliber? RF or CF? Then it's BB/CB caps, CB shorts, Short Hollow Points? Solids? LR SV or match ammo? SS, bolts, autojammers, silenced or loud??? Scoped, or with peepers? .....it's a frickin' nightmare I tell ya....complicated by the fact they all shoot very well. If I don't do my part they all laugh at me.
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+1 on the 10/22. They shoot well and there are lots of mods that can be done with them.
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OP - Take a look at the Tikka T3X they shoot great out of the box, no modifications necessary unless you want to back out the weight of pull on the trigger, they will normally adjust to under 2 lbs with nothing more than backing out one screw. Amazingly good shooters with any ammo I have put through one. The downside to them is that the magzine is ugly but it holds 10 rounds and is in such a position that it makes carrying the rifle easy. If you have a Murdochs Ranch Supply near you they have them on sale this month for $400.
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My 10/22 is last place in the precision department out of 6 racers. Best it's done on the 100 yard butt is 1/2" for 3 shots. Pathetic. And this was after bedding and a new trigger.
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Based on my own experience with them, you can buy a CZ 512 and scope it for less than you can buy/build a 10/22, and it will shoot better straight out of the box than rebarrelling the Ruger. I have a now discontinued Suppressor-Ready (still available at Grabagun), and it regularly shoots under a 1/2" at 50 yards with cheap ammo (Aguila SE-HV, $2.50/box at Academy). The trigger gets better the more you shoot it, too, without dropping coin on a trigger job or a BX trigger. They are a truly remarkable little gun. I have a couple 10/22s, and they are nice enough little rifles, but the 512 kicks them to the curb, straight out of the box. https://grabagun.com/firearms/rifles/semi-automatic-rifles/cz-512-american-22lr-16-5-sr-tb.html
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Anyone have the Browning T-bolt?
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Skip the .22 and get yourself one of the limited production RARs in 17HM2 that SAS has at Whittakers.
Their price for these rifles is less than $350 shipped to your local dealer, leaving you a couple hundred dollars left in your budget to optics and ammo.
Once you start shooting tree squirrels with a 17HM2, you will be a convert and will be singing its praises and driving your hunting buddies nuts.
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Well, I like to throw a wrench in these types of conversations, so here goes-
If it were me, I would be looking at a vintage rifle like a Winchester 75 Sporter, Winchester 69A, or a Remington 541T or 541S, or something along that line... great handling vintage rifles that will outlast you and your children that also shoot extremely well, look good, and will retain their value and probably go up in value judging by their recent sales prices...
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A fella could just go all haywire and kluge up a Contender with the proper barrel... It can roll either way if you're that kinda dude. 10/22 at 100 w/factory barrel and an El Paso Weaver K2.5: Same at 50....
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