What's your favorite .22?

CHUNKERMD · Nov 28, 2011

Mine is a Remington Nylon 66
Ruger Single 6
S&W 22 A
Browning Buckmark
Walther P22
GSG-MP5
S&W M&P AR-22 and they all like Federal 550

MPS111 · Nov 29, 2011

I love the Marlin 60, I hated loading the 10-22.

tcolt45 · Nov 29, 2011

my Ruger Mark II

Jimbob2.0 · Nov 29, 2011

Marlin 60 (though I hate cleaning them) or Papoose
Sig 226 .22 (this gun just keeps growing and growing on me)
PPS50

Would like to say my beltfed AR razorback but still trying to work out the glitches

Onua · Dec 1, 2011

Love my Stainless Ruger Single Six 22LR and 22WMR

Half-cocked · Dec 1, 2011

Jimbob2.0 said:
Marlin 60 (though I hate cleaning them)

I have been thinking about buying a semi-auto .22 for my son for Christmas. I'm sort of leaning against the 10/22, because of the hard-to-load magazine, and my personal experience with their poor accuracy.

Are the Marlin 60's difficult to clean, vs. other semi .22's?

edit: Also, what about the Marlin 795? I do like a magazine-fed, better than a tube-fed design.

xcavater · Dec 1, 2011

The 60 comes apart with a screwdriver. 2 screws and the action drops out the bottom, the bolt drops out next.
Piece of cake.
795 is the same. The 60's tube mag is easier to load.

Half-cocked · Dec 1, 2011

xcavater said:
795 is the same. The 60's tube mag is easier to load.

Good to know! Do you know if the tube magazine is different from the Henry's? I always found loading the Henry to be a little awkward and slow, vs. loading a regular magazine.

BradMacc82 · Dec 1, 2011

I can't say anything about the Henry's tube-mag, no experience, but the Model 60's tube is as straightforward as it can get, twist rod, remove rod, load tube, re-insert rod.

Kizmit99 · Dec 1, 2011

Half-cocked said:
I always found loading the Henry to be a little awkward and slow

Amen!

Edward78 · Dec 2, 2011

Ruger 10/22 All Day Every Day

lkenefic · Dec 3, 2011

toobukume said:
WOW...you can spend over $500 on a .22?

Look at the Hammerli's or the Pardini Olympic style match guns.... much $$!!

mbz300sdl · Dec 5, 2011

Ruger 10/22 I have three of them, sold the 795 cause after 50 rounds it just got to dirty and wouldn't function correctly.

For a semi-handgun I love my Ruger MKII and Ruger MKIII 22/45

For a wheelgun of the ones I have shot you can't beat an old Hi-Standard Double Nine or any of their old .22 revolvers.

I also have a Iver Johnson 55A PIA to load/unload but fun to shoot and a tack driver.

Jimbob2.0 · Dec 5, 2011

Half-cocked said:
I have been thinking about buying a semi-auto .22 for my son for Christmas. I'm sort of leaning against the 10/22, because of the hard-to-load magazine, and my personal experience with their poor accuracy.

Are the Marlin 60's difficult to clean, vs. other semi .22's?

edit: Also, what about the Marlin 795? I do like a magazine-fed, better than a tube-fed design.

Everything in the Model 60 is easy, with the exception of the recoil spring which is easily crimped (but they are cheap) same issue exists in all of the other Marlin .22s as they share that part of the design (I have "fd" up so many papoose springs its not funny).

ali · Dec 5, 2011

Love my 10/22 - for the versatility. So many ways to go. I've pretty much replaced all parts except the receiver. Thinking I'll do that next then use this receiver to build something new

Spur · Dec 8, 2011

For precision rifle: Anshultz free rifle, rebarrelled with a Hart SS chambered for Eley Black, 11 degree crown, Brown Precision Stock. Back up with Winchester 52D
For plinking: Winchester 75 or 10/22
For revolver: Ruger Single action
For auto pistol: Ruger Mark II

lkenefic · Dec 9, 2011

For match use: Anschutz 54. I owned a Remington 540 set into a position stock, but it wasn't nearly as accurate.

For plinking: the first .22 I ever had was a Marlin-Glenfield M60. It was OK accuracy wise but the rod at the end of the tube magazine kept coming loose. I agree that the 10/22 mags are a pain, but with all of the aftermarket stuff you can get, I'm still in the Ruger camp... although the Marlin 795 sounds pretty slick for real cheap...

For Bullseye handgun: I still own a High Standard Supermatic Trophy and it probably shoots better than I can (getting mags tuned is a major pain)... but I still pine away for the S&W M41 I traded away.

For plinker handgun: semiauto- Ruger Mk-II; Revolver- S&W K22

Todd v. · Dec 9, 2011

Tough call, my 39A is probably at the top of the list followed very closely by the M&P15-22.

honda53s · Dec 9, 2011

out of all of my .22 handguns....mark III hunter.. Rifle was my old pimped out 597.

robmints · Dec 9, 2011

Hold on guys. The ruger mag is a work of art. I would say it is the only reason the 10/22 is so popular. You can make them about 50 times better if you:
http://www.heypete.com/pete/shooting/rugermag.html

And while it is apart, polish the lips with some fine buffing compound on a cotton bob. They are easier to load and feed much smoother. Make sure you do the 8 flats, 6 is not quite enough.

What's your favorite .22?

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