Debates have come across stating that the .22 rifle is not a serious caliber for those into guns. The .22 caliber doesn’t have the knock down power to take down a medium size game or let alone stop an attacker inside your home. Posted on 06/10/2019 5:04:00 AM PDT by w1n1
Debates have come across stating that the .22 rifle is not a serious caliber for those into guns. The .22 caliber doesn’t have the knock down power to take down a medium size game or let alone stop an attacker inside your home.
From a survivalist needs, the .22 caliber is one of the many invaluable source to have when feeding yourself and family. For small game like rabbits and squirrels, the .22 caliber is perfect. Using a larger caliber is just a poor choice of tools for this task. The availability and pricing for the .22 caliber is on the cheap side.
On the recreational side of the house, the .22 caliber serves many things to a wide variety. Beginner shooters will find starting with this caliber helps build a solid foundation in marksmanship. For the target shooter and plinker you can have lots of fun shooting many rounds at a lower cost.
There are many good .22 caliber rifle out on the market. Getting one would be based on what you are going to use it for. Here are some key features to look out for:
Magazine Capacity - A good magazine section to look for is the rotary type under the stock of the gun. The magazine can hold 5 to 35 rounds. For hunting you probably don’t need a high capacity magazine, but for plinking and target shooting the more the merrier. Be sure to follow your state legal limitations on this.
Sights – Most plinking are probably done without any special scopes. Not to say that using an optical system isn’t worth it – its your preferences. Getting a specific type for plinking and hunting is beyond the scope of this article.
Ruger 10/22 - Ruger makes some really top notch rifles in big calibers and the .22 is no exception. Its great to see Ruger invest its time into our American classic. (since 1964) The 10/22 historically is a favorite among hunters, this was design with practicality in mind and able to maintain under field conditions.
Henry AR-7 Survival Rifle - Originally designed in 1959 for use by the United States Air Force but is now a favorite among civilians for all the same reasons it was popular with military pilots. The AR-7 Survival Rifle is lightweight (only 3.5 lbs.), reliable, and compact. Read the rest of best 22 sniper rifle.
I bought my kids each a Savage and added a scope for them to use at Appleseed. They worked well and at half the price of a ruger 10/22. They were both practiced shooters but I could not afford the Anschutz 22’s they learned on at the boy scout camp.
I have a Ruger 10/22 Takedown that I bought at Dick’s before they went woke. Pretty fun little rifle that can be shot all day for cheap. It comes apart with one twist and can be discretely packed into a large backpack.
ImVho, the Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster pump-rifle is “THE CLASS of rimfire rifles”.
I bought mine used over 3 decades ago & it, after THOUSANDS of SHORTS, LONGS & LONG RIFLE rounds or many sorts, it still shoots FINE for small game, targets & “pest control”.
Yours, TMN78247
Probably the slickest .22 rifle I ever owned was a Remington model 341. Action was just plain perfect. Mine came with a simple yet excellent peep rear sight. No way to easily mount a scope but I did not want one on it.
The Ruger 10/22 deserves it’s popularity.
Another slick one was the Stevens Crackshot.
If money is not scarce, probably one of the CZ .22 bolt actions. Also if you can find one, A Winchester model 52 sporter.
Many, many really good .22s out there.
Yes it is an exception because .22 is not a large caliber.
"Ruger 10/22 - Ruger makes some really top notch rifles and the Ruger 10/22 is no exception."
Yep... Ruger 10-22s. We have three and we shoot the crap out of them. My boys and the wife are dead eyes out to 75 yds with them.
FWIW I have to go with a 22 magnum round after using it forthe first time. amazing what that little round will do.
We have two 10-22 rifles. One is the Take Down. The other is the standard Carbine model. Both are scoped with Nikon BDC glass. They’re shockingly accurate for $300 rifles. At 75 yards we can cover a 3 shot group with a half dollar. Even the Take Down shoots like that. Amazing for a 2 piece gun.
And those Ruger 25 round magazines are utterly reliable. We have 4 for each rifle. They’re great for keeping up on the fundamentals. And we can fire 300 rounds without busting the budget.
I’m of the opinion that every house in America should have at least one 10-22.
When the Zombie Apocalypse comes they’ll be our go-to rifles.
Best,
L
I just picked up an old Savage MK2 at a gun show for $50.
It’s a lot of fun to just plink around with.
Marlin .22 lever action “Golden Mountie” is my plinker.
I have a Winchester 9422 Takedown that I bought a a gun show about 30 years ago fo $100. It’s a great gun.
So you say the ruger 10/22 and the AR-7 are a feature of .22 rifles?
I get the idea that English is not the first language of whoever writes this. It reads like Steve Martin and Dan Ackroyd’s wild and crazy guys.
Love my 10/22 tho.
Remington Apache 66 .22 autoloader. Wow. The perfect all around rifle for play. I bought it in 1980 - it’s never had any problem at all. God only knows how many rounds have gone thru it. Thousands upon thousands
I think he just copies and pastes stuff and posts it here, without even reading it.
Although it uses a tube magazine fed from the rear, like a carnival rifle, the Remmington Nylon is a fantastic gun, rugged and well balanced.
You/nobody asked about a scope for your .22 rimfire rifle but I suggest that you NOT buy a “.22 scope”.
IMO you need a decent 4X scope that would normally be used for a deer rifle.
(At 72YO, I scope all of my rifles & PREFER scopes by LEOPOLD & REDFIELD.= I just don’t “see open sights well anymore.)
Yours, TMN78247
The 10/22 is the best all around semi-auto .22 rifle around, if for no other reason than there are so many accessories available for it, you could build a complete 10/22 and not purchase a single Ruger manufactured part. That kind of aftermarket support means you won't end up with a $200 rifle that needs a $400 extractor from Gun Broker.
The AR-7, at least in its original Armalite guise, is a P.O.S. When the receiver is attached to the stock, it is offset to the right, so it is a right hand only shooter. Shooting left hand requires a very long reach around the semi-pistol grip stock to reach the trigger.
Speaking of the trigger, it is rough, gritty, and has a pull weight that makes the double action trigger pull of a revolver feel like a 1911. Magazines are expensive and semi-hard to find, and in the original form only one magazine can be stored in the buttstock. (The latest Henry version has storage for three magazines, one prepositioned in the receiver, and two more in the buttstock.
And lastly, the sights are horrible. A rear "peep" sight that is a ghost ring big enough to drive a Mack truck through, and a front blade with no brass bead. It's not much of a survival game-getter if you can't hit your small game.
Were it not for the novelty of breaking down and storing in the buttsotck, the AR-7 never would have lasted as a .22LR in the marketplace.
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