Thread: 22 Nirvana

Over a couple of years I've played with a lot of 22's to find the "right one". I'm a walnut and blued steel snob so that eliminated a lot of possibilities (I did try a Marlin 795 and its brother the heavy barrel M7000, and once had a Ruger 10/22, as well as a high end 10/22 clone). I also decided aways into the project that I didn't like tube mags (so that was the end of a nice little Miroku copy of an SA-22).

I did report on acquiring this one, but didn't confess that it was going to get a "chop" as I thought I might weaken and not be able to go through with it (I have had a couple in that category).

As is, this is a beaut wee rifle, as accurate as any Brno bolt 22 I've had, reliable with subs and std velocity, carries beautifully, and best of all, has a neat single shot feature that you can "switch on" to hold the bolt open after every shot, to go again just press a button down. Damm I like it, its a keeper. Only issue is magazines, mine is 5 which is fine for me (I've seen 10's and 15's, and some people say there are 20's), but they are like rocking horse shit so don't lose one.