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GRF-

I would suggest setting some guidelines first.

What’s your budget? Rifles suggested so far can range from a couple hundred to a couple thousand.

What’s your intended purpose? Bench target shooting, or perhaps hunting?

What is your desired accuracy expectation?

FINALLY!!! 5 pages deep and we don't have the budget and use defined. It's an exercise in futility without some parameters defined.

Lol lots of useful and interesting information given so far in an “exercise in futility”

Parameters

Budget $1500 Cdn (about $75 usd 😃 sarcasm font for those who can’t read betwixt the lines) I recognize that quality and consistency carrys a price.

Purpose to improve my centrefire skills via; bench, silhouette, plinking and varmint slaying.

Desired expectations around MOA similar to my .17 HMR.

Keep in mind I told you to stay away from 10/22's and Contender Carbines....with Bullberry barrels...and good ammo. The Contender group I posted was shot from a bag rest at 50 yards.

My 100 yd group with the 10/22 is...



They both suck.

One rifle that will meet those specifications is a 513T Remington. Mine is truly a tack driver. 513T’s were designed as target rifles. I’m not how you’d import from the USA. I’m guessing you’d still have a few Loonies in your pocket after buying one.

If someone wants a BSA International MKIII I am thinking of selling mine. First year rifle in excellent shape. (UF12*) Has the correct Parker Hale peeps with inserts and holder, handstop and adjustable butt plate. Also have a Lyman Super Target 20X with end caps, rubber eye cup and wood case. Won't be cheap, these are now hard to come by when they are correct and complete.

Back track for the OP a Tikka TX or several CZ's are also very good and much less expensive. I have a CZ 452 that is very accurate with ammo it likes but not at the same level as the BSA.

I really like the Kimber of Oregon Model 82s. Mine have been very accurate, and are put up nicely, both wood and metal.

What kind of sicko are you?
Budgets?
Guidelines?
Intended purposes?
We’re talking guns here, you find what you like and you figure out a way to get it.

If you have a CZ and like it, I'd suggest getting whatever the current production version of your 17 HMR is. I like having the same make/model of rifles chambered for different cartridges that are set up the same so that moving from rifles to rifle, cartridge to cartridge, is sort of seamless.

You can't go wrong with an Anschutz, Savage-Anschutz, Krico, Winchester 320, etc.

On the right colored target or background @ 200 yards you can watch that .22 bullet in flight. Pretty amazing just how accurate they are at that range. Fun stuff.

Or, if you can find one, Remington 521-T. Originally designed as a target/field hybrid. Mine’s a 1948 version and the rifle I learned to shoot with. I can still recall the first shot I ever fired, at, probably 3 years of age, sitting between my father’s knees and pulling the trigger, the crack of the rifle, and the intoxicating smell of the rimfire gunsmoke. Don’t know if they were d&t, but an easy enough job. Mine’s in my son’s custody now.

Indeed. But, 200 yards, and farther, with a .22LR isn't for the faint of heart! Wind is your enemy, especially if starting out sub-sonic, and further exacerbated if there's a super-sonic to sub-sonic transition along the way if faster ammo is employed.

I’m the worse kind of sicko when it comes to .22’s. Im non discriminatory and love them all. From antiques to modern- they all are great.

But I understand that some don’t share my addiction

I know where several of those are.

I’ve got a couple of antiques if interested.

Thoughts on the Weatherby Mark XXII?

Paul;
Top of the morning to you, though it's admittedly later in the day on the east coast for you folks. I trust it's good cycling weather and you're well.

With respect, I'm going to differ with your assessment of the thread being an exercise in futility for the following reasons.

When my friend GRF posed a broad question, he left it open for a few of us to answer it in a correspondingly wide open fashion, so we had gnoahhh putting up photos of his exquisite single shots, Digital Dan his TC as well as a 10/22 and a host of others who like my response tossed up experience from more than half a dozen manufacturers and styles.

Perhaps it's my wiring, but I rather enjoy getting the perspective from a wide range of shooters and experience.

As well, it does my heart good to know I'm not alone in having a bit of a problem with way too many .22 rifles in the safe.

Anyways as always Paul, just some random thoughts from an even more random semi-geezer north of the medicine line.

All the best to you all today Paul.

Dwayne

I had one, really liked it but it was too nice for me to use. The wood and finish on it was beautiful. I shot it very little, enough to show it was a shooter though. Mine was the magazine fed version.
The value on these skyrocketed and I sold it a few years ago. Kind of regretted it now.

I had the itch for a nice 22LR a couple of years ago and splurged on a Cooper Western Classic and never looked back. I bought a CZ 457 in 22 mag and it was a great shooter very accurate rifle. I saw another Cooper custom classic in 22 mag and bought it and sold the CZ. The 17HMR bug bit and a Browning T bolt was purchased. This shoots extremely well and it comes in 22LR. I like the 10 round magazine. Yet another Cooper Custom Classic in 17 HMR showed up and yup I bought that as well. I will keep the Browning however. The Cooper's make the perfect tri fecta of rimfire rifles for me. They look as good as they shoot.

A lot of great suggestions and exceptional shooting presented here…..and none of the rifles suggested would be a bad option. I tend to lean towards the CZ 457s for currently manufactured rifles as they tend to be extremely accurate and attractive (to me)…….so it’s really up to what you think that you’d like in a rifle.

I don’t understand though finding any rifle or type of shooting “boring”….I can understand preferences for types of shooting but I just can’t imagine being bored when I have the opportunity to shoot ANY types of rifles or venues - especially with .22s🤔😁

PennDog

p.s. Awesome shooting Gary - look forward to seeing that done in person next time!!