Decent Rimfire .22?

Momoney567 · 12-18-2007, 06:34 PM

I'm lookign for a decent .22 to take squirrel hunting,birds,occasional dog.Whatever but if you could give me afew suggestions preferably with a scope so i dont have to worry about finiding the right one but between $100-250 and if ouy could check this one out and tell em what you think:
REMINGTON MODEL 597 RIFLE

shawn · 12-18-2007, 06:50 PM

If you want a bolt action , Look into the old mossbergs, I have a 44US and its a tack driver.Check Gunbroker or Gunsamerica.com. They had some available. Quite a few models made between1935 and 1950something had the heavy barrel and offered outsanding accuracy. Also scope mounts are available that utilize the mounting holes for the rear site(peep). Good luck! shawn

shollis · 12-18-2007, 08:34 PM

For accuracy, you definitely want a bolt action. For squirrel hunting, might I suggest a good semiautomatic.

My trusty squirrel gun is a grade I Browning .22 Takedown autoloader. It has brought home much tree bacon in the 20 years I've owned it and sometimes that second quick shot is the difference between a dead squirrel and a wounded squirrel in a knothole.

You can get the grade I breakdowns for 300 or so.

two-70 · 12-18-2007, 09:10 PM

i have one of the new marlin 981T tube fed 22's it is an awesome shooter new about 150.00

scoutman · 12-18-2007, 10:37 PM

well there are mant models to choose from my choice would be a marlin model 60 there are many different styles of the 60 that you could choose the gun runs in my area about 150 - 200 and you could pick up a barska 22 plinker scope for 50 dollars on walmart and have a good shooter

the remmmington 597 is a good shooter i will soon be gettin one in 22 magnum

also there is the ruger 10/22 i do not like it because i think it feel like it has been made really cheep and does not feel like much of a gun to me cause it is smaller

best thing to do is go to the gun shop handel the rifles compare to others and make your decison i dont think you will be disappointed with the remington or marlin

Big Dog · 12-19-2007, 05:20 AM

Another very good .22 rifle for plinking and small game is the Henry H001 lever-action. Great little gun - accurate and reliable. It can be topped with a scope, and Henry has the best service of ANY gun company, if a problem should arise.

nathangdad · 12-19-2007, 08:20 AM

Either one of these would be good for you. The Henry has better factory workmanship in my opinion while the Marlin has the toughness of an Abrahms battle tank. The Marlin is easy to scope.
Note these will have to be bought used for your price considerations but if you can swing it a new one would be a great addition to your arms chest.

andrew cochran · 12-19-2007, 08:33 AM

I suggest a Henry H001 Like BigDog suggested. It would be great for squrrel hunting.

ArkansasHunter · 12-19-2007, 09:20 AM

I agree with two-70 You can buy a Marlin 981 T in your price range if you shop and I would start with WalMart.
If they don't have one in stock ask to see there Special Order Gun catolog and you might just find something else too in it.
I came within a heart beat buying this same 22 rifle last week ( I shouldn't of mentioned it to my wife LOL ) It will also match my Marlin 22 mag.
Winchester has a new line of boltaction rifles priced a little more than what you want to pay and one has a bull barrell. Check it out too.

two-70 I'm fixing to send you a PM about your 981 T...A.H

big boomer · 12-19-2007, 03:33 PM

All the ones talked about are good ones the marlins are hard to beat for the buck and I always like the Rems. If you want something a little different I might suggest a tauraus I looked at one today that is a copy of a 1903 winchester in 22lr and the price tag was 260. and what a beautiful gun it feeds through the butt stock. An original is big bucks but the copy is affordable. They also make winchester pump copies like the 06 and 61. I plan to save up for the 03 copy after Xmas.

damage855 · 12-19-2007, 06:54 PM

I have killed many tree rats and hippy hops with my ruger 10/22.

DWARREN123 · 12-20-2007, 04:03 AM

Check out the CZ's.
CZ-USA Hunting & Sporting Firearms & Accessories

dave375hh · 12-20-2007, 01:57 PM

The Savage Mark II's are very accurate for the money. They come with the accra trigger also. I won a Rem 597 at a friends of the NRA banquet, and after shooting it I can't recomend it. Mine would only shoot 1 1/4" at 50yds from a benchrest, and due to the old style mag it would misfeed once or twice every magazine. I only kept it because it is a stainless model with an NRA logo'ed stock. I just stuck it back in a back corner of safe #2. I have to many good .22's to waste my time on that 597.

big boomer · 12-20-2007, 11:46 PM

Dave's right about the Savage I have the mako with the acc. trigger(love that trigger) and they shoot very nice at 50 yrds.

toivo · 12-21-2007, 02:23 AM

I think the Marlin 60 is the most accurate semi-auto for a reasonable price. The Henry lever guns are nice--the Marlin lever gun is nicer, but it's out of your stated price range. In bolt action, Marlin and Savage are nice guns at the lower end of your budget, and at the upper end I'd say to go with the CZ. Whittaker's has the 452 Trainer now for $241.99.

I like the older Mossbergs too, but I personally think the 44US is too heavy for a hunting gun. It's really more of a target rifle. Maybe a 340?

Lvetoplnk · 12-21-2007, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave375hh

The Savage Mark II's are very accurate for the money. They come with the accra trigger also. I won a Rem 597 at a friends of the NRA banquet, and after shooting it I can't recomend it. Mine would only shoot 1 1/4" at 50yds from a benchrest, and due to the old style mag it would misfeed once or twice every magazine. I only kept it because it is a stainless model with an NRA logo'ed stock. I just stuck it back in a back corner of safe #2. I have to many good .22's to waste my time on that 597.

Thank you all I to am looking for a new .22 semi-auto. I'm thinking of a 10/22T? is there another Accurate auto that's in this price range say $450-500 I'll be target shooting 50ft-50yds.
Thank you all this thread really helped

toivo · 12-21-2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lvetoplnk

Thank you all I to am looking for a new .22 semi-auto. I'm thinking of a 10/22T? is there another Accurate auto that's in this price range say $450-500 I'll be target shooting 50ft-50yds.

In that price range, you might also look at a Thompson Center Classic. I don't have personal experience with them, but everyone who has one raves about it.

ArkansasHunter · 12-21-2007, 07:32 PM

I ordered a Marlin 981 T today there different than the one that is shown at Marlins web site.
It has a classic style synthectic stock that looks excellent...A.H

Momoney567 · 12-21-2007, 09:17 PM

So many options I'm dying right here

toivo · 12-22-2007, 01:31 AM

Here's a decent deal on a reliable semi-auto:

Marlin 795 at Gander Mountain

It might be time for you to hit the stores and start seeing some of the rifles "up close and personal." See which ones "speak to you." What looks good in a picture doesn't always feel so good in your hand.

12-18-2007, 06:34 PM	#1
Momoney567 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern tube Louisiana Posts: 198 Trader Rating: (0)	Decent Rimfire .22? I'm lookign for a decent .22 to take squirrel hunting,birds,occasional dog.Whatever but if you could give me afew suggestions preferably with a scope so i dont have to worry about finiding the right one but between $100-250 and if ouy could check this one out and tell em what you think: REMINGTON MODEL 597 RIFLE

12-18-2007, 09:10 PM	#4
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,778 Trader Rating: (0)	i have one of the new marlin 981T tube fed 22's it is an awesome shooter new about 150.00 __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.

12-18-2007, 10:37 PM	#5
scoutman Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 143 Trader Rating: (0)	well there are mant models to choose from my choice would be a marlin model 60 there are many different styles of the 60 that you could choose the gun runs in my area about 150 - 200 and you could pick up a barska 22 plinker scope for 50 dollars on walmart and have a good shooter the remmmington 597 is a good shooter i will soon be gettin one in 22 magnum also there is the ruger 10/22 i do not like it because i think it feel like it has been made really cheep and does not feel like much of a gun to me cause it is smaller best thing to do is go to the gun shop handel the rifles compare to others and make your decison i dont think you will be disappointed with the remington or marlin __________________ god made all man, but Samuel Colt made all man equal

12-19-2007, 05:20 AM	#6
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,071 Trader Rating: (0)	Another very good .22 rifle for plinking and small game is the Henry H001 lever-action. Great little gun - accurate and reliable. It can be topped with a scope, and Henry has the best service of ANY gun company, if a problem should arise. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

12-19-2007, 08:20 AM	#7
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,265 Trader Rating: (0)	Henry or Marlin lever action Either one of these would be good for you. The Henry has better factory workmanship in my opinion while the Marlin has the toughness of an Abrahms battle tank. The Marlin is easy to scope. Note these will have to be bought used for your price considerations but if you can swing it a new one would be a great addition to your arms chest.

12-18-2007, 06:50 PM	#2
shawn Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Two Rivers,Wisconsin Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0)	If you want a bolt action , Look into the old mossbergs, I have a 44US and its a tack driver.Check Gunbroker or Gunsamerica.com. They had some available. Quite a few models made between1935 and 1950something had the heavy barrel and offered outsanding accuracy. Also scope mounts are available that utilize the mounting holes for the rear site(peep). Good luck! shawn

12-18-2007, 08:34 PM	#3
shollis Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 41 Trader Rating: (0)	For accuracy, you definitely want a bolt action. For squirrel hunting, might I suggest a good semiautomatic. My trusty squirrel gun is a grade I Browning .22 Takedown autoloader. It has brought home much tree bacon in the 20 years I've owned it and sometimes that second quick shot is the difference between a dead squirrel and a wounded squirrel in a knothole. You can get the grade I breakdowns for 300 or so.

12-19-2007, 08:33 AM	#8
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,911 Trader Rating: (1)	I suggest a Henry H001 Like BigDog suggested. It would be great for squrrel hunting. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

12-19-2007, 09:20 AM	#9
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,531 Trader Rating: (0)	I agree with two-70 You can buy a Marlin 981 T in your price range if you shop and I would start with WalMart. If they don't have one in stock ask to see there Special Order Gun catolog and you might just find something else too in it. I came within a heart beat buying this same 22 rifle last week ( I shouldn't of mentioned it to my wife LOL ) It will also match my Marlin 22 mag. Winchester has a new line of boltaction rifles priced a little more than what you want to pay and one has a bull barrell. Check it out too. two-70 I'm fixing to send you a PM about your 981 T...A.H

12-19-2007, 03:33 PM	#10
big boomer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn. Posts: 771 Trader Rating: (0)	22 auto loader All the ones talked about are good ones the marlins are hard to beat for the buck and I always like the Rems. If you want something a little different I might suggest a tauraus I looked at one today that is a copy of a 1903 winchester in 22lr and the price tag was 260. and what a beautiful gun it feeds through the butt stock. An original is big bucks but the copy is affordable. They also make winchester pump copies like the 06 and 61. I plan to save up for the 03 copy after Xmas.

12-19-2007, 06:54 PM	#11
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman Posts: 889 Trader Rating: (0)	I have killed many tree rats and hippy hops with my ruger 10/22. __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

12-20-2007, 04:03 AM	#12
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 750 Trader Rating: (0)	Check out the CZ's. CZ-USA Hunting & Sporting Firearms & Accessories __________________ Have a nice day!

12-20-2007, 01:57 PM	#13
dave375hh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 587 Trader Rating: (0)	The Savage Mark II's are very accurate for the money. They come with the accra trigger also. I won a Rem 597 at a friends of the NRA banquet, and after shooting it I can't recomend it. Mine would only shoot 1 1/4" at 50yds from a benchrest, and due to the old style mag it would misfeed once or twice every magazine. I only kept it because it is a stainless model with an NRA logo'ed stock. I just stuck it back in a back corner of safe #2. I have to many good .22's to waste my time on that 597. __________________ Dave 375 H&H

12-20-2007, 11:46 PM	#14
big boomer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn. Posts: 771 Trader Rating: (0)	Dave's right about the Savage I have the mako with the acc. trigger(love that trigger) and they shoot very nice at 50 yrds.

12-21-2007, 02:23 AM	#15
toivo Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 47 Trader Rating: (0)	I think the Marlin 60 is the most accurate semi-auto for a reasonable price. The Henry lever guns are nice--the Marlin lever gun is nicer, but it's out of your stated price range. In bolt action, Marlin and Savage are nice guns at the lower end of your budget, and at the upper end I'd say to go with the CZ. Whittaker's has the 452 Trainer now for $241.99. I like the older Mossbergs too, but I personally think the 44US is too heavy for a hunting gun. It's really more of a target rifle. Maybe a 340?

12-21-2007, 07:32 PM	#18
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,531 Trader Rating: (0)	I ordered a Marlin 981 T today there different than the one that is shown at Marlins web site. It has a classic style synthectic stock that looks excellent...A.H

12-21-2007, 09:17 PM	#19
Momoney567 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern tube Louisiana Posts: 198 Trader Rating: (0)	So many options I'm dying right here __________________ Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword never found automatic weapons.

12-22-2007, 01:31 AM	#20
toivo Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 47 Trader Rating: (0)	Here's a decent deal on a reliable semi-auto: Marlin 795 at Gander Mountain It might be time for you to hit the stores and start seeing some of the rifles "up close and personal." See which ones "speak to you." What looks good in a picture doesn't always feel so good in your hand.