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Not many folks have a scabard on the tractor, A truck rifle a barn gun a mudroom gun and one on the utv, but some of us do

Have to say the pair of Remington 541T's are my favorite. One heavy barrel, one standard.

My good .22 rifle is a Kimber K22 Classic.
It will do anything a .22 rifle is asked to do from small game to serious target shooting. I have had a lot of .22’s but this is truly best one I have owned.
I have owned it for over 20 years and it still amazes me some times.

513T, bought one for shooting squirrels, then bought 5 more for the kids. Have an Anschutz target rifle that sits in its crate.

Remington 581 or marlin 60 there’s a savage 24 22lr/410 in the house wifey claimed to kill a crow with so I have to borrow it now

The Ruger 10/22 is my favorite

Son has a short barrel Rossi pump that’s hell on chickens come pluckin time we’ve never been able to group it beyond 20yds

Lowest cost, best all purpose, out of the box, that will take a beating and keep on ticking for me is the Ruger 10 22. Customize if your needs are same hole accuracy. GW

I have a 10/22 with Kidd upgrades that I like a lot, I also have a Bergara BMR (micro action) with a can that's a lot of fun.

I have an old 9422, my son has one of the laminated 9422s, my wife has a 9422 I bought of of this site, my daughter has a Henry 22 lever action.

On top of multiple Ruger SR22s, SIG P322s and a Glock 44.

The older I get the more I like 22s for fun shooting.

20-30 years old Big gun was a 470 nitro, one 22 pistol
30-40 years old big gun was a 375 H&H, one 22 pistol
40-50 years old big gun was a 300 Win Mag, multiple 22 pistols
Now big gun is a 308, many 22 rifles and pistols

Have a 10/22 with Dan mods that does OK.


Have a Contender that I use when I want to kill something.

I have a JC Higgens semi auto my dad left me and a Marlin M60 I got as a teen. Neither are really favorites but the Higgens was a favorite of dad’s. I always told myself I’d get a decent bolt action rimfire to practice with but it keeps getting put off. Maybe someday

They were known for first rate, top grade, .22 rifles.

I used to have that very same rifle. Same barrel length, too.

This

So many variations in 22LR rifles

It's purpose ?

Squirrels high in an oak tree ?

Punching paper ?

Rolling tin cans at the landfill ?

Teaching a new shooter ?

My three owned favorites

S&W M&P 15-22

Marlin 39(s)

Marlin Lam/SS 60

Even my now 93 YO MIL luved my Marlin 60

Browning BAR topped with a FF II 3X9. Bought it new in 1979, killed over 60 squirrels in the backyard off the bird feeders in the last year.

my Marlin 39D

First .22 was a Win 68 I bought from a neighbor for $10. Still have it and grandfather’s Win 69 with the finger grooves in the stock. Said he bought it from a hardware store for under $3 way bay yonder. Have several and use to ride on bikes to Warfield Point on the Mississippi River to shoot turtles, snakes and feral dogs. The farm manager on Refuge would furnish shells to protect his calves fro from the dogs. My lates joys are a CZ 452 with a Vortex scope I traded my youngest a Win 320 for. I love it. Very accurate; almost as accurate as the Win 52 D I used in 3 position competition while in ARNG. I also have a Ruger 10/22 with plain jane synthetic stock, Green Mountain fluted SS barrel and trigger job by the youngest son. Got an older 4X Leupold on it. It’ll group dime sized holes at 25 yds with 10 shots if I do my part.

Remington Nylon 66.

Winchester Model 75 Sporting with Weaver J4 scope for fine work. My barn gun is a Marlin Model 60 with a Weaver J2.5

My favorite is a Remington 510 TargetMaster single shot that my grandma bought my grandad for $5.00.

The most accurate.22LR I own is a Marlin Model 25 that my parents bought me from Service Merchandise when I was 12. That gun will outshoot the .22s that I’ve bought for much, MUCH more money, it just kills stuff. Not ammo picky at all.