Thread: 22 magnum

for when it happens one day:
What is the best bang for buck 22 magnum around NZ at moment?
Rough is fine as long as I can fettle it out myself.
Accuracy is the major factor.
second hand counts here too.

223 Remington is about the best bang for buck 22WMR. With reloads they're about the same price per round with better range and smack. They do however, typically, cost more to buy and quieten.

Having said that, I did pick up a nice Marlin 22WMR earlier in the year that is a tack driver and it is a tack driver. Particularly with @TimeRider driving it.

I had a zastava nice accurate rifle

@gadgetman That's another calibre id like one day too-the list is endless
yeah reloading and me... not a fan.
There is another rimfire hotshot I'm interested in but apart from lack of fundage I'm waiting to see about that one. Its another classic "there is a better centerfire that can be reloaded as cheaply as you can buy it". Not interested in looking for used brass and don't do enough shooting to make it worth it to set up.

I've got a Marlin heavy barrel 22 magnum. Shortened barrel and suppressed. It's a tac driver with Hornady vmax ammo but yep at 50c a squeeze it's expensive to feed.

I would personally go for a. 223 and hand load for it for the same price if I was buying again


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Savage, Marlin, Zastava, Ruger American all good value accurate rimfires. Savage have the best trigger of the ones I've used.

There's a Stirling 22 mag on gun stuff NZ. 400 bucks or so.

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I have both .22mag and .223. Each have their place; when on a farm where boundaries are important the .22mag gives me reasonable ‘flat’ shooting for a lot further IMHO than .22

The centrefire .223 has the legs for me to enjoy wallabies etc out to a reasonable range.

For the they have quite specific, and different purposes. Get that .22mag (I’ve got a Stirling b/a that has had 1000s of rounds through it) they’re a good workhorse I believe.

Edit: for me they have quite specific etc

If 22mag is what you have your heart set on, then once you find a sweet rifle/ammo combo, a bulk ammo buy (with other 22mag users?) might be an option to drop the price per shot a bit.

The stirlings are cheap-my old 14P 22 (my first 22) shoots well) do the stirling 22 mags shoot ok?
Norincos? Russion?

Originally Posted by csmiffy

The stirlings are cheap-my old 14P 22 (my first 22) shoots well) do the stirling 22 mags shoot ok?
Norincos? Russion?

A toz would be good. Dont recall seeing a 22 mag though.

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Originally Posted by csmiffy

The stirlings are cheap-my old 14P 22 (my first 22) shoots well) do the stirling 22 mags shoot ok?
Norincos? Russion?

The one I had a go on was good.

Originally Posted by erniec

The one I had a go on was good.

@erniec stirling?

Yep was pretty good spot lit hares around the Himitangi radio station it belonged to the manager at the time.
I had a Stirling .22 semi years ago that was bloody good.
Only sold as when you had kids using it scared the shit out of me, after they had whacked a rabbit in their excitement forgot they had one up the spout.
But when going for numbers it was good.
Fed anything all 15 from the mag.
Mostly used issued stuff from the Waipa county from memory they did 5 x .22 or 1 shotgun round per tail.