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So what are the options (if any) for a 22mag in pump action?


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Winchester 61 but they have gotten pricy


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Discontinued Taurus/Rossi, and current Henry. Spring for the 61...you'll have something.

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The Taurus model 72 might be the more affordable option and the reviews on them seem pretty positive.


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I have a Rossi 59 and a deluxe Winchester 275. I prefer to shoot with a scope, so the 275 works better for me. The entire series of lever, pump, and semi-auto rifles that include the 275 have crappy triggers and alloy receivers, but are otherwise pretty decent rifles. The 255 lever action and the 275 pump action were the only common non-bolt action .22 MAGk repeating rifles during their production run and their popularity, or lack there of, was probably tied to the cartridge that they were chambered for as much as for the rifles themselves.

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I'd try to find one of the Taurus 62's, they're really nice. The Winchester 61 has gotten very pricey.

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anyone tried the Henry ? I'm a bit leary of them but some folks say they are fine. A friend of mine packs one of their lever action 22 WRM almost every day ,he is a bit rough on rifles and it cracked across the receiver vertically . I do like the hefty feel of them .


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If you can find one Browning makes the bpr in 22mag beautiful guns.

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I saw one of the Brownings at a gun show yrs ago.
Yup, shoulda bought it.

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Ex Fatherin law had a Browning pump. It was a beautiful looking rifle. He was looking to sell it. He said accuracy was poor.

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Accuracy of ANY .22 Mag is gonna be "iffy". No one makes match ammo for them, the .22 Mag is made for killing, not match shooting. Now and then a really good shooting WMR shows up, but most of them are field guns. It's not the gun's fault, but the poor quality of the ammo, which isn't made for putting small groups into paper, but killing things.

Anschutz makes wonderful WMR rifles, but none of them are made for shooting benchrest, because the ammo won't do it. My two CZs shoot "pretty well" (3/4" at 50 yards) but they won't hold a candle to a good .22LR. Sometimes they'll do a bit better, but it's rare. Hoping a pumpgun will equal a good boltgun is probably asking too much, as well.

That being said, if I wanted a pump gun, I'd try to save enough to buy a Winchester 61 or the Browning BPR. I went another route and bought a CZ 512 auto, which is "pretty good". We've got an old 61 in the family, that my stepmother's father used out in Kansas and he killed a LOT of bobcats with it back in the day. It's a neat old gun.


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Glen I have no delusions of benchrest shooting with the 22wmr, trust me on that. I just have a hankering for a 22 mag in pump or lever action, with a preference to the pump since I don’t have one. I’m looking at this as a more robust plinker and critter slayer.


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Originally Posted by JimHnSTL
Glen I have no delusions of benchrest shooting with the 22wmr, trust me on that. I just have a hankering for a 22 mag in pump or lever action, with a preference to the pump since I don’t have one. I’m looking at this as a more robust plinker and critter slayer.


Just get the Henry. They are very good guns. About the only consistent complaint I see on the Henry is that it is very stiff out of the box. That resolves as the gun breaks in.

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Originally Posted by ratsmacker
Accuracy of ANY .22 Mag is gonna be "iffy".


Very ammo dependent. I have 3 22 magnums. A Ruger 10/22 magnum, A Ruger American Predator and a Ruger 77/22 magnum. Right now I have ammo that each one of them will shoot MOA. My current belief (subject to change as I get more experience) is that most 22 magnums can be very accurate but it will take a bit more experimenting than it will with other rimfires.

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Paul I had a Henry in 22 lr that left a lot or be desired. That being said I will look into their offerings and see if anything reaches out to me.

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Originally Posted by JimHnSTL
Paul I had a Henry in 22 lr that left a lot or be desired. That being said I will look into their offerings and see if anything reaches out to me.


My two Henry's have been good. Henry is by all accounts very responsive in their customer service. I'd have all the confidence in the world that they would quickly right a wrong. With that said, you gotta like your gun. If they don't speak to you, treat yourself to one that will.

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Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
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Accuracy of ANY .22 Mag is gonna be "iffy".


Very ammo dependent. I have 3 22 magnums. A Ruger 10/22 magnum, A Ruger American Predator and a Ruger 77/22 magnum. Right now I have ammo that each one of them will shoot MOA. My current belief (subject to change as I get more experience) is that most 22 magnums can be very accurate but it will take a bit more experimenting than it will with other rimfires.


Agree. My first trip out with my BRNO semi-auto. It liked a couple of loads pretty well. I am sure there is a bit of Ed fator in there... I haven't tried 100 yards yet.

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that is really pizz poor shooting.. if you can't do better than that DON"T squirrel hunt.


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The 22 mags I have shot are particular about the ammo. And there is usually something they will shoot well.


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