What is the most reliable .22 rifle or pistol for survival?

[Recon 173]

Ruger 1022. Best .22 LR available. You can do more with that little carbine and accessories than you can with most other guns. Best .22 LR gun for the money today.

[billy]

any quality bolt action.
the less parts the better.

[Runningcoyote]

I like the idea of the 10/22
Mine has never failed me, any jams stemmed from ammo
The best thing is the accessories for it, a few 50 rds mags. And you have an offensive weapon not just a hunting rifle. Add a weather proof stock and you got a real survival .22
I think there are draw backs such as the possibility of jamming but keeping it clean will help prevent that. Tube magazines I don’t like, what happens if the tube gets dented? Now there is a feed problem. Better off with a 10/22 and a bunch of spare mags.

I like the single six too, not much can go wrong and interchangeable cylinders.

[perdidochas]

Originally Posted by Beans

Remington Nylon 66

Yep. It's indestructible.

[Bravo]

While my initial reaction wants me to say my Remington 597 (3000+ rounds of bulk ammo, 0 jams, 0 failures to extract), I would have to agree with Billy.

A bolt action .22 is by far the most reliable, and possibly the most accurate.

[TXplt]

Wish I had N 66 but have Remington Speedmaster. I don't think I've EVER had a failure to feed or fire, had the gun for close to 30 years and thousands of rounds.

For a pistol, Smith 317 kit gun. 8 shots. Great little and light revolver.

[Old timer]

I will second the bolt action. After that a simple single shot falling block. You can't get any better than simple. OT

[andrew cochran]

Ruger single six or good bolt action rifle. NO SEMI-AUTOS! You don't want jamming and unnessary parts to go bad.

[Rex in OTZ]

I'd say simple is best, go with stout and simple & reliable
Any weapon that you can load Any rimfire AMMO you pick up any were that will feed thru it! in survival situations one cannot be choosey what brand you get
Target & foldy sights and plastic parts need not apply!
Semi auto .22 rifle use a Browning,Marlin, Remington or Ruger "Ruger boy's carry you mag's in your pocket till ya need them" if you dont there will be a $20 mag laying back up the trail a ways "I garontee!"
Leveraction use a Winchester 9422 or browning BL22 stay clear of the Marlin as it has lots of stamped metal parts that break, unless you have the spares in a hole underneath the buttplate & the tiny screw driver too,
Pump .22's are the hunters rifle of preference, Remington all the way a distant second would be those Winchester/Clones they are nice come in 17HMR,.22Mag, .22-S,L,LR they come in stainless for those folks who live in salty environs.
Boltactions most all are good, something with a tube"Prefitably" or detachable mag "Clip's carry spares" just remember those little sheetmetal parts that break and those scopes can be fragile, and target site's arnt practical when hunting and are dim when hunting in twilight hours, stamp alignment marks with a centerpunch for the front & rear sights "check them oftin" those rear sights with a stepped elevator slide set to where your comfortable and electric tape them down, I "hate" sights that have those little verticle slides held with screws that fall out, and "raise your hand if you have broken a Ruger 10/22 rear sight leaf off"
.22 pistols arnt very practical, "semi's" first you have to work the action & some jamb with certin types ammo and those mag's can be a problem to replace, Revolvers are ok, they feed shorts, hyper velocity, hollow points, shot shells, it goes bang when the trigger is pulled and the next pull of a DA will index a fresh round, Revolvers with transfer bar safetys can be carried loaded "No safety's to fiddle with" While living in living in the Arctic
Ive learn'd those safties that work at the Kitchen table dont work so well out doors,
I like at least a 8 or 9 shot for pratical reasons, prefitabily Double action
Im not saying your going to hit much though with such a short sight radius
and in a survival situation you just may end up shooting yourself in the leg in advertantly, "Hey Doc come fix my leg or foot!"

[Ferroflame]

As usual, I have come up with the most simple and possibly the best solution...

.22LR AK-47 with<br>Fixed Stock<br>Part #AC-AKF-22 - AC-AKF-22

An AK-47 Chambered for the .22LR

It's perfect.

:]

[privateer]

Ruger 10/22

[mwatson]

I agree with the 10-22, I also carry a Sig mosquito 22. Both are very accurate.
You can carry a box of ammo like a pocket of small change.
Mike

[jcnfla]

my 1st choice would be my savage, single shot 22/20guage over&under. it breaks down to fit in a pack...that & my ruger single six...


i'm american, why should i press 1 for english????

[Cleankill47]

I would trust my Henry Lever action completely. A close second would be my Marlin 981T. Both are tube-fed, so there's no worry about losing magazines, and they're both incredibly accurate.

Handguns is more difficult to decide. I have a Taurus pre-lock (built in 1994) stainless steel model 94 in .22 with a 3" barrel that has been just amazing, but it's not the most accurate thing on the planet. My Heritage Rough Rider convertible is very nice, very accurate, but I've only had it a short time, so I would need to put it through some more use before I could say how reliable it is.

I guess if I had to choose, I would take my Henry lever, have my Rough Rider on my hip, and my Taurus 94 tossed in my pack.

If I had to pick just one, though, after I finished losing my mind, I would probably take the Henry. It's just that good.


Oh, and the .22 caliber AK is NOT at all as reliable as the Automat Kalashnikoba Model of 1947, also known, loved, and hated throughout the world as the AK-47. The action just isn't the same.

[leomort]

Rifle: bolt action

Sidearm: revolver

[andrew cochran]

Yep I love those henry's.

[robertsherrer54]

Can't go wrong with a bolt rifle of quality (Remington, Ruger, Marlin, CZ, etc.) with spare mags and a Ruger Single Six. I love my new Remington bolt rifle and my single six.

[JMcDonald]

Ive been really curious about that .22lr Bolt-action Cricket. Its small and probably doesnt have the accuracy of a much nicer B/A rifle, but it only weighs 2.5lbs and is only I think 30" long, both of which are plusses.

However, as a defensive rifle it would be very very poor being a single-shot.

But this would depend whether you are just lost in the wild and having to feed yourself, or having to potentially do that, while fending off the crazies. If the case is the latter, you all know my choice, hehe.

[big shrek]

If you are in the woods, faced with a numercally or firepowerly superior force and all you have is a bolt-action .22 with a 7-shot clip (Marlin) or 10-shot tube...you should MOVE (quietly) to either get away or to a covered & concealed Position.

If you are outgunned and trapped, you can only hope that you have a tactically advantageous position and you're a better shot.

Bolt-action & revolvers will ALWAYS last longer. Semi-autos have too many parts & springs that will eventually NEED to be replaced...so unless you brought spares, yer screwed.

[andrew cochran]

+1 TO BOTH ABOVE POST