What's your favorite .22 LR rifle? (Non semi auto)

[1903Collector]

This thread is motivating me, a few years back I bought an old CZ BRNO model 2 ( I think) from 1958. Whoever owned it previously turned it into a single shot by filling in the mag well and the stock is very heavy and beefy. It also has a 24" bull barrel, damn thing weighs as much as an M1. I got for cheap money, cleaned and oiled it and stuck it in the safe, never fired it. I gotta drag it out and take it to the range.

 

[1776]

If I ever get the time, I'll have to get all my 22's into a dedicated cabinet. Same with the other calibers, especially 223

The problem might be, that when I look at them all together at one time, I might wet my pants

 

[HKcalnut]

I’m partial to the Savage MK II BTVS since I have one in blue and stainless. My girls love shooting them.

With federal champion standard velocity ammo I use 1/2” price sticker dots at 50 yards for targets. The High Velocity 22 groups are not that great with it.

My Ruger precision rimfire is close, but wood stocks are nicer to shoot with. It was an excuse for me to get one so when my girls want to, they can move up to the RPR .308

 

[TrashcanDan]

Picked one of these up back in 2008 for shooting indoor 3 position.
Super consistent with Wolf Match ( back when it was about $50 a brick)
Holds about a nickel sized group at 100 yds. Anschutz 2 stage triggers are incredible.

 

[Len-2A Training]

The second gun I ever bought was a Mossberg 144LS .22LR, bolt action with peep sights. Not super match gun, but damn nice. CMP a while ago was selling some variant of the 144 IIRC as a training rifle.

 

[PSS]

Ithaca model 49 saddle gun

 

[mac1911]

Of all my .22's I really like my Mossberg 35B. It was made in 1938 and has a 3/4'' Mossberg scope on it. I can hit a golf ball at 100 yards all day long with it. I'd like to adjust the scope to 50 yards and see how well it groups, but I'm afraid it will mess it up and not be good at 100 yards any more. I even shot it at 200 yards and was consistently hitting a guys prairie dog target with it. I was aiming at the wire holding the steel targets which was probably 8-10 feet above the ground. He was looking through a spotting scope and said it was rocking the target a couple inches with each hit.

just shoot for groups at 100 yards?

 

[mac1911]

Single shot? Good luck

im pretty darn good at it.....lol plus im a lefty

 

[mac1911]

My sons Anschutz Model 54 1907 target but it sits in the safe. So Savage Mark ll FV-SR is awesome for the money. Don’t ask about the Anshcutz cost

eh they aint that expensive, until you put them sights on! What are they going for new $4k+ with out sights?

 

[dhuze]

just shoot for groups at 100 yards?

Not the clearest scope. I know it can get 1 minute of golf ball most of the time.

 

[mike1960]

eh they aint that expensive, until you put them sights on! What are they going for new $4k+ with out sights?

Yeah that’s about right depending what stock, shoulder support, palm support, left nostril support, etc then add the sites that you need 16 year old eyes to see through with multiple lenses, filters!, irises, site configuration etc. Shoots really well though.

Do not break ANYTHING. Hans has to fly in from Germany sleep with your wife if she is hot enough then pull out his 2mil spanner and bow to Austria and make the fix. Pricing BMW only wishes it could charge.

 

[Ranger007]

Both my Vudoo rifles

 

[Sweeney]

Springfield M2... because it's a Springfield M2

 

[CoastieRon]

My CZ 455 Tacticool. And when form 4 goes on eforms, it's getting a can

 

[paul73]

My CZ 455 Tacticool. And when form 4 goes on eforms, it's getting a can

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Scope as long as a barrel? Awesome!

 

[CoastieRon]

Scope as long as a barrel? Awesome!

I have shit eyes..... that scope is coming off in the spring....

 

[paul73]

I have shit eyes..... that scope is coming off in the spring....

Who cares if it works. I am not with ‘too much magnification’ crowd.

 

[CoastieRon]

Who cares if it works. I am not with ‘too much magnification’ crowd.

I have a SS 10x going on it, and putting that bmf on my Grendel

 

[fshalor]

Savage 300. All day. Crisp easy trigger. Smooth bolt after 25+ years. Dinks a pie plate at 100 yards all day. Went 10/10 with skeets on a board a few times in a row with it using the irons.

 

[Sweeney]

I got inspired to drag the 22LR long guns out into the light.
Remington 'Fieldmaster' M21 pump action
Remington 513T US Property marked.
US Springfield Armory M2
Henry octagon Frontier
That other one.

 

[Blackmore]

452

 

[1776]

I got inspired when a lady came up to me on the range and said, I bet you have a Humdinger



I said, I Do! Would you like to try it !

 

[mac1911]

Scope as long as a barrel? Awesome!

Looks like a mueller scope , not to bad for the $

 

[1903Collector]

So I took the BRNO model 4 out today, interesting afternoon. So I as I said earlier I bought this five or six years ago, cleaned it and put it in the safe, never fired it. I think I paid $150 for this rifle and its had work done. The action has been bedded and the mag well filled up with some kind of tray installed for the cartridge. I was looking at other model 4s online and they all had iron sights but this one has no dovetail for the front site at all so this leads me to think it's an aftermarket barrel.

So at the range is was a shit show, not with the rifle but the scope that was on it. Its one of the Golden Antler scopes with the TV view, I could barely get it to focus, everything on that son of a bitch was frozen and wouldn't move but after some persuasion with a pair of pliers....yes pliers I got it to focus enough for today. The trigger on this rifle is fantastic, one of the best I have ever used.

The target below was a ten shot group at 50 yards with CCI mini-mags, I was lucky to get this with all the trouble the scope gave me. I think after a new scope and different ammo it may be a one hole'r. I mean not too bad for a 63 year old .22

Couple of questions, are those sling mounts fore and aft on the stock? and would it be possible to clean out the mag well so I could use magazines again. Or should I leave as it?

 

[p..]

So I took the BRNO model 4 out today,

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Couple of questions, are those sling mounts fore and aft on the stock? and would it be possible to clean out the mag well so I could use magazines again. Or should I leave as it?

You want to ask these guys:

CZ / Brno - RimfireCentral.com Forums

The only single shot adapters I know about are for the 452s, and are basically a magazine well insert, but it sounds like you have something I'm not familiar with.

CZ MAG 457 512 455 452 22LR SINGLE SHOT

 

[SkeraMuninn]

I want a pump action gallery gun BAD, just love the action but not super interested in a Rossi due to QC issues.

Anyone know of a Remington/Winchester/Henry pump 22 available in state? Or can talk me into another model

 

[paul73]

So I took the BRNO model 4 out today, interesting afternoon. So I as I said earlier I bought this five or six years ago, cleaned it and put it in the safe, never fired it. I think I paid $150 for this rifle and its had work done. The action has been bedded and the mag well filled up with some kind of tray installed for the cartridge. I was looking at other model 4s online and they all had iron sights but this one has no dovetail for the front site at all so this leads me to think it's an aftermarket barrel.

So at the range is was a shit show, not with the rifle but the scope that was on it. Its one of the Golden Antler scopes with the TV view, I could barely get it to focus, everything on that son of a bitch was frozen and wouldn't move but after some persuasion with a pair of pliers....yes pliers I got it to focus enough for today. The trigger on this rifle is fantastic, one of the best I have ever used.

The target below was a ten shot group at 50 yards with CCI mini-mags, I was lucky to get this with all the trouble the scope gave me. I think after a new scope and different ammo it may be a one hole'r. I mean not too bad for a 63 year old .22

Couple of questions, are those sling mounts fore and aft on the stock? and would it be possible to clean out the mag well so I could use magazines again. Or should I leave as it?

Did you try to unscrew the stock? I bet that magazine plug will simply fall out.

 

[1903Collector]

Did you try to unscrew the stock? I bet that magazine plug will simply fall out.

It's not a "plug" in the way your thinking, it looks like bedding compound or some kind of material that is similar. since the action is bedded I'm really not in a hurry to separate the two.

 

[mac1911]

It's not a "plug" in the way your thinking, it looks like bedding compound or some kind of material that is similar. since the action is bedded I'm really not in a hurry to separate the two.

Almost looks like a bench rest set up.
Those “sling swivel” locations could be just that or used for accessories like bi pods , grip stops ,
And such. The front “swivel” mount might also have or had a barrel tension screw? Old school barrel tuning.
I would not mess with the bedded action either. I wonder if they screwed up the bedding and the compound got in the mag well and instead of trying to “fix” it , “fixed” it.. I dont think most people know just how big 22lr target shooting was 50 plus years ago.
My dad and his friends would laugh at me today for “target” shooting with the AR and such.
Especially for fun.
Now actual matxh shooting like service rifle or cmp games , 3 gun and such he could get into but he most likely would say practice with the 22s

 

[1903Collector]

Almost looks like a bench rest set up.
Those “sling swivel” locations could be just that or used for accessories like bi pods , grip stops ,
And such. The front “swivel” mount might also have or had a barrel tension screw? Old school barrel tuning.
I would not mess with the bedded action either. I wonder if they screwed up the bedding and the compound got in the mag well and instead of trying to “fix” it , “fixed” it.. I dont think most people know just how big 22lr target shooting was 50 plus years ago.
My dad and his friends would laugh at me today for “target” shooting with the AR and such.
Especially for fun.
Now actual matxh shooting like service rifle or cmp games , 3 gun and such he could get into but he most likely would say practice with the 22s

It seems the lock mechanism for the magazine has been removed as well, as much as I would like to make it usable with a mag it may just not be worth the hassle. I ordered a Leupold rimfire scope for it.