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I'm thinking of acquiring a semi-auto 22 rimfire rifle that can give me less than 2" five-shot groups at 100 yards, and I want to be able to solidly mount an expensive (say $500-$1,000) scope on it. What would you recommend that would fit the bill? I'd like it to hold at least 10 rounds.
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You might have to shop around a bit and expend some money on specialty items: Barrel, trigger group, stock etc..you're already committed to an expensive scope, but my suggestion would be a Ruger 10/22.
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10/22.
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You might look at a laminated stock Marlin mod 60.
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Kirk,
I do not know about aftermarket magazines. One of your requirements was 10 round capability.
I have the Remington 597 series in .22LR & .22 Mag. I like them both.
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10-22 would fit that job, and if you really wanted a blast from the past find a Remington nylon 66 or a speedmaster, and the old marlin model 60 (?)
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10/22T. Good to go!
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Don McDowell wrote:10-22 would fit that job, and if you really wanted a blast from the past find a Remington nylon 66 or a speedmaster, and the old marlin model 60 (?)
While I like the Nylon 66, it not a good candidate for a scope. It has a stamped steel reciever cover that the scope mounts to and it is held in place on the nylon body by two screws. Not a very rigid mount for a scope. The advantages of the Nylon 66 is its very light carry weight and reliability. The one I had went years (!) without cleaning and the only time it would misfire was the fault of the ammo.
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Keep in mind you can build 10/22s from the ground up. There's so much aftermarket on these things that they're like ARs. If I were to do it again, I would probably do this as opposed to buying off the shelf.
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If weight is not a problem I would go with a 10/22 T. I got a buddy who is mid 40's never been married and is mortgage free. As a result his gear is top notch. He uses the 10/22T. Grin. I love Butler creek steel lip mags in my regular 10/22. Next time out i will shoot for groups with it and my little Brothers 10/22 T and let you know the difference bud.
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Kirk, you can probably guess what an old man will tell you. I have a Remington 550-1 that my dad bought for me in the spring of 1953. It is a big long old rifle with a real walnut stock, it shoots shorts long and long rifle mixed up in a handful. It has a big Weaver 4x and will pick golf balls at 100 yards. Years ago I traded for a 10/22 and it just could not hold up to the old Remington. Most of the new rifles are all small little things. I hope you can find a rifle that meets your needs.
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If the CZ 511 is anything like the bolt action CZ 452 that I have (the most accurate .22 LR I have - dime sized groups at 50 yds.), it would be my first choice for a semiauto .22 LR. Wood and blued steel.

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These rifles come with an accuracy guarantee, of 5-shot, 3/8" groups, at 50 yds. I was doing a lot less than that, with the one I had.

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I'll second the 10/22 T as easily capable of meeting that standard.

Best hundred yard group with mine was .385 at an indoor hundred yard range (yes, indoor :D )--- rifle was stock with a Bushnell 5-15x42 "tacticool" scope. Ammo was. eley 10x. cCI green tag also worked well but occasionally has feeding issues because it is somewhat slow

granted, the groups would likely open up outside with the slightest puff of a breeze
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66GTO wrote:
Don McDowell wrote:10-22 would fit that job, and if you really wanted a blast from the past find a Remington nylon 66 or a speedmaster, and the old marlin model 60 (?)
While I like the Nylon 66, it not a good candidate for a scope. It has a stamped steel reciever cover that the scope mounts to and it is held in place on the nylon body by two screws. Not a very rigid mount for a scope. The advantages of the Nylon 66 is its very light carry weight and reliability. The one I had went years (!) without cleaning and the only time it would misfire was the fault of the ammo.
The Nylon 66 I had back in the 60's and 70's wore a Bushnell scopechief 4x 22 scope, and I won't go into details on how many years that combination killed jackrabbits and ground squirrels at distances I won't put here cuz some wouldn't believe it anyway... :wink:
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JerryB wrote:Kirk, you can probably guess what an old man will tell you. I have a Remington 550-1 that my dad bought for me in the spring of 1953. It is a big long old rifle with a real walnut stock, it shoots shorts long and long rifle mixed up in a handful. It has a big Weaver 4x and will pick golf balls at 100 yards. Years ago I traded for a 10/22 and it just could not hold up to the old Remington. Most of the new rifles are all small little things. I hope you can find a rifle that meets your needs.
I must agree, I also own a Remington 550-1. I have owned many 10/22's over the years and none can match the Remington 550-1 I have now.
The 10/22's were subject to not liking certain ammo, not so with the Remington it will cycle and digest any type I deposit in the tubular mag. The tube holds 15-17 22LR's, and close to 21 22 shorts.

The piece was designed by Carbine Williams, as he work on contract for Remington for a short time. The piece has Williams patent numbers on the barrel.
I sold all my Ruger 10/22's.
The later 550-1's receivers were grooved for scope mounting.
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Volquartsen is to accurate 10/22's what Saleen is to Mustangs.

I would start there.
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I have shot 3" or so groups at 100yds or so with a 1969 Browning .22 Auto...this was with factory iron sights....I would have to say that a quality mounted scope would half that easily.....
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Panzercat wrote:Keep in mind you can build 10/22s from the ground up. There's so much aftermarket on these things that they're like ARs. If I were to do it again, I would probably do this as opposed to buying off the shelf.
Even the RECEIVERS can be bought third-party (see Brownell's catalog or on-line). Of course they are "firearms" and have to be transferred accordingly, but you can really go high-grade if you want. A "regular" one with a good stock and re-bedding can probably shoot as well as you're saying, and if not, re-barrel it, drop in a replacement trigger, and then it will. If you upgrade the barrel, you can get threaded ones for suppressors, which can actually enhance accuracy further.
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MrMurphy wrote:Volquartsen is to accurate 10/22's what Saleen is to Mustangs.

I would start there.
I'll agree with MrMurphy

I've read considerably on .22s over the past few years & keep going back to the Volquartsen site as well - but don't own one...

lots of good rimfire reading at: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/index.php

At rimfire central KIDD products are also oft mentioned: http://www.coolguyguns.com/RiflesReceivers_c_10.html
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Lots of very good and interesting advice to digest. I sure appreciate all the input. Thanks men!
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A bone stock 10/22 carbine/sporter won't do what ya want but it's not as bad as some might lead you to believe. I'm not one for punchin a bunch of paper but have some groups stuck away in a file. Only group I found beyond 50 yards was with a stock 10/22, measured 2.25" at 90 yards using Velocitors. Not known as target ammo by any means. Honestly that's pretty dang good for a stock 10/22 but won't hold to what you want. Maybe you're on a budget, with a $500-$1000 scope it doesn't sound like you are, but IME for an additional $200-$250 (under $450 total) and about an hours time you can have a 10/22 shooting with anything short of full out target guns. Yes you can spend more, much much more, but that first $200-$250 is where most of the gains are made. Basically for $450 you will have what you want, very likely it'll do even better than you want with ammo it prefers, and it's gonna be dang hard to get more bang for your buck.

Someone mentioned the 10/22T, from everything I've seen it may very well do what you want right outta the box. But it's still gonna need some wrenching to make it enjoyable. Ruger uses the same crappy triggers, same bolts in all their 10/22's. Both need attention. The barrels on the T's are obviously better than the factory carbine barrels but IMO they still aren't as good as most of the aftermarket stuff. In short, I'd rather build a 10/22 than buy a T.

BTW, don't get stuck into the idea of needing a bull barrel if you don't want. My 10/22 with a 16.5" fluted sporter shoots dime size groups at 50 yards with hunting ammo.
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My Rem. nylon 66 can do that.

Otherwise , 10-22
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MrMurphy wrote:Volquartsen is to accurate 10/22's what Saleen is to Mustangs.

I would start there.
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I have a bull barreled 10/22 with some hi speed parts. It does one hole at 50 yards even with cheap bulk ammo. At 100 I'm guessing it will do one bigger hole, haven't started stretching it out yet. The factory Ruger 10 round mags seem to be the best.
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I use Winchester Model 74 22s. I know, this will require buying a used gun but they are available and not very expensive. They do not have a grooved receiver so I use side mounts on them, I have 2. There is a long and a short barreled version. The tubular magazine is in the butt and they look a lot like the CZ someone suggested. Being an old Winchester, the triggers a usually very good. A lot of them were made in short only for galleries. You don't want one of these as they are usually worn out. I've used mine successfully to win many a turkey and hog shoot. These old contests require the use of open sights but that was back when I could still see pretty good. Cheat and try several brands of match ammo to find what it likes.
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A standard 10/22 only needs to things to make it shoot 10X better than stock. First is a trigger job, next is fire lapping the stock barrel.
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I had about the same goals, and went with a Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22. Trigger was lousy, I put a Geissele into it & it's just a pleasure to shoot. Less than 2" at 100yds is no problem, mine will do a fair amount better. They come with a match-grade Thompsin heavy-ish barrel. Magazines come in 10-rd & 25-rd (or at least they did a couple years ago) & are very easy to load because they have a button on each side that you move down while you're loading & it takes the spring tension off the round being loaded.
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A 10-22 with a quality match grade after market barrel can easily do what you want. :wink:
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Kirk, whatever you decide on try to get a couple of bricks of .22lr thrown in on the deal, you may be able to retire early on it!
Best shooting .22s Ive had have been Marlins, 25 in a bolt gun and a 795 semi auto. The 795 would maybe(?)come close to 2"@ 100yds with the right loads, the model 25 would do it I'm sure. Down side to the 795 was it was finicky on ammo, some of the best shooting was the worst feeding. Triggers on both s*** as they came new. My 10/22 is a great shooter, and I think it could be tuned for 100yd shooting. I do think I should have hung onto the 795 and worked with it some, it just had a good feel to it.
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I bought a 1022 Deluxe yrs ago. I replaced the barrel with an early production Midway barrel and a Volquartsen cantilever scope mount. I also change the stock to a Reinhold Fajen Thumbhole. At 50 yards it will shoot 3/8 to 1/2" groups if I am not too excited. This barrel is most accurate with Federal Classic (almost all gone) and Remington Subsonics.

If you like a bolt action then an Anschutz will do that with no work. Just more bucks even on the used market.
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Thanks again for all the input. I sure appreciate it. It looks like there are two primary issues: accuracy and dependability.
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L_Kilkenny wrote:Only group I found beyond 50 yards was with a stock 10/22, measured 2.25" at 90 yards using Velocitors. Not known as target ammo by any means.
I've got some of that Velociter ammo, I really like it and it packs a thump, but I've never bought any real target .22. Supposed to get some weather in this weekend, but when it clears next week I'm going to put a few through the bull barreled 10/22 at the 100 yard target and see how they do.
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The Ruger 10/22 deserves all the mention it has gotten in this thread. The BX-25 banana magazine and the flush 10 round rotary magazine are strong features of the 10/22. If you can find an older 10/22 without all the plastic parts, that would be the ticket.
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10-22. As said before lap the barrel and it should get you pretty close with otherwise stock gun. And if that does not get you where you want to be start doing the aftermarket parts. Neat thing is you can trick the rifle all the way out, then in a couple of minutes turn it back into a plain jane plinker.
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Other than the Fajen stock and Midway match chambered Shilen barrel this little rifle only has a Volquartsen target hammer that turns the trigger into a sweet shooting little gun.
With selected ammo it will hit a golf ball every shot at 100 yd. without trying very hard.
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There are some nice little rifles here! I'm thinking of the 10/22 T. I won't be competing, I just want to be able to make head shots on rabbits at 100 yards with the quietness of a 22 rimfire. I would prefer something that could use shorts, but it sounds like the 10/22 is only good for LR.
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Now if you are serious about shorts, I have my Aunt's Remington semi auto thet will shoot shorts, longs or LR,s interchangably.
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Well after what JerryB said about his old Remington, I might seriously consider one. I see they don't make them anymore, but there is a gun show coming up at the end of the month. I'm up in Canada, so buying one in the USA is a pain, requiring an export permit. I'll be seeing what comes up at the show. I really do like the idea of being able to shoot both shorts and LR's.
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Just so you know, this was made when Remington made good rifles.
Stock is stunning good looking, blue is really good, it is a full size rifle.
Hope you do well, it is not going anywhere.
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I would surely be interested in that rifle! But the cost of getting the export permit, etc. would run me close to $200.
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You can get a conversion kit for Shorts in a 1022. Volquartsen sells it. Not cheap.
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Knowing you bro--------------------seeing what you want to spend on scope-----------------

Might as well--------------------------------DO IT!( the SS 21.5" I-Fluted laminited stock model)
https://www.volquartsen.com/tags/8-volq ... s,16-22-lr

The Target 10/22 is not too bad as is the take down Browning semi 22

But with that scope-------few more C-Notes (might as well) :wink: :mrgreen:
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Re: Looking for 22 rimfire rifle advice

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Madman, you are leading me into temptation! :D
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Re: Looking for 22 rimfire rifle advice

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KirkD wrote:Madman, you are leading me into temptation! :D


ya, and----------------------------- I KNOW YOU! :wink: :D
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Re: Looking for 22 rimfire rifle advice

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Now you've done it! I'm actually going to inquire at the local supplier about these fancy V-rimfires. It has the look of a surgical instrument.
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Re: Looking for 22 rimfire rifle advice

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I need to get a picture.
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Re: Looking for 22 rimfire rifle advice

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Where are you at in Canada?
My brother lives in Paulsbo, Wa., my SIL has family in Canada; maybe the trade won't be so difficult.
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