What do you guys consider to be the best 22 Semi Auto say below $1500 .
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What do you guys consider to be the best 22 Semi Auto say below $1500 .
Depends what your criteria are?
Cost, ergonomics, ability to attach things, parts interchangeability, aesthetics, parts commonality. From my vantage point the Tippmann M4-22 is pretty good.
Like dads favourite Axe...by the time you replace everything that needs replacing there is not much of the original one left (apart from the design....)Quote:
Originally Posted by muzza
Yep ruger 10-22
I've had the same 10/22 since 1984 and never felt the need to replace it. It's gone through a huge number of rounds and despatched countless pests without issues unless it gets very dirty... by which I mean 20+ years between cleans. It's plenty accurate enough for my farm use.
10/22. plus a decent trigger job ($80-100)
When I put this old choate dragunov-style stock on my 10/22 a few years back it changed the feel of the factory trigger and made it unrecognisable. Much easier to use. I was quite impressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by gonetropo
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Mines in an ati drag stock, similar design and result. I see you have a trimag on that, never could get to like those things.
Nah, it's a double. The trimag version looks far too much like male genitals for my liking. I like the double because often when trying to shoot multiple hares a single 10rd mag is not enough, but 20 is usually plenty because any survivors are usually gone by then. Alos the doubled mags don't hang down quite as far as the old BX15 did, but for 5 extra rounds. I have got a 4 mag joiner which I have never used, that thing would look really stupid with 4 mags hanging out at once.
Thanks seems the Ruger 10-22 gets the most votes
Yeah, it's amazing. I like mine, but so many people on this forum appear to hate 10/22s with a deranged passion. If you put up a new post titled "should I buy a 10/22?" you'd probably get a pretty strong reaction:yuush:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tigerbarb
I use my 10/22 for pest control around the farm. Have not had any problems with it. Its supressed and scoped with no work done to her. The only problem ive had is when it gets super dirty or it dislikes the ammo im using ( remmington etc.) I use CCI and it operates brilliantly.
Cant wait for all the rabbits to come back out at spring so I can smoke some more rabbits !
Tippmann M4-22. Best 22 rimfire I've ever owner, bolt or semi.
NOT a Gevarm that fires from an open bolt!
Terrible trigger and oh boy, that delay between cranking on the trigger and the bolt slamming forwards - the lock time can be measured using a calendar!
Shot 100s ( thousands?) with mine, never get a misfire but do get occasional. ‘fails to eject’.
“Your experience may differ”
I did until I put 10 shots through the same hole at 50m with my mates rusted and abused 10/22. If I wanted a semi-auto, I'd definitely consider the 10/22 Target/Competition versions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben Waimata
10/22 , I trash mine here in Central Otago, super reliable and very accurate.
Not ammo fussy and comfortable to carry for hours.
Mine shoots very tight little groups and there's probably not a rifle out there that is more customizable.
Stupidly I sold my 10/22 that I purchased in the late 1970's. It shot accurately and dependably during the hey day of possum shooting for good coin. Thousands of rounds through it and it just kept going...In stock form.
When I was in a more financial place I purchased a new one in the early 2000's and it has been a piece of crap. Had to spend $$ getting a decent barrel and a decent trigger and a better extractor. It now shoots accurately....when it decides to shoot. If I could afford to, I would drive over it in the bulldozer and do a zero turn on it, it fucks me off that much.
For hares bothering my tree plantations, I much prefer the .223. Its just so much more...efficient:cool:
Did you have bad experiences with them, or just a general dislike?Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
I find the only problem with my 10/22 is I need to clean and retension the rotary magazine occaisonally. Once ever 3 or 4 years seems to do the trick.
10/22.
My starting point was that I didn't like semi-autos. Just personal preference. Another mate's 10/22 jammed every time at exactly the wrong time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben Waimata
Used a mates 10/22 for a while. Didn’t mind it. Was quite a few fan boys of 10/22s back then.
Me being me bought a Marlin 795.
Picked up wood/blue used 10/22 coupe of weeks ago in a shop….now I have a hankering for a wood/blue 10/22. Don’t want a plastic one.
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Tiro - are you selling that 795 - may be in the market for one.
Had a 10/22 but sold it due to jamming and the plastic stock was too small, felt like a toy. Got a Toz, agricultural but works ok and cleanings a breeze.
Actually if I was in the market for a new semi auot 22lr I'd be seriously considering the new Winchester wildcat, I held one at guncity and it seemed an ideal lightweight farm option. I liked the iron sights as well, but inbuilt rail for those who prefer scopes.
I like small game shooting with a mate with a 10/22, ... means there are more for me to shoot with the 795. If mate has a 795 too there is a bit more competition. Marlin the biggest selling semi 22lr worldwide.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudgripz
@XR500 therein lies the issue with Ruger 10/22s in my view. I love the design and in the hey days of the 70s and early 80s they were made with pride and care- meaning Ruger actually wanted to make decent quality firearms. After that, the beancounters took over and processes were changes and QC suffered. The one I had was circa early 90s. I got it because I was so impressed with the older ones I had used as a kid (under supervision of course) but was horribly disappointed with the one I got. I was lucky to get less than a 4 or 5 inch group at 50 metres- certainly could not consistently hit a rabbit. Some of the later ones shoot like lasers- others seem to shoot lie they were made for a storm trooper. (Could not hit a barn door from inside a barn made of doors...) If you find or have a good one- hang onto it- if you have a rubbish one either start replacing bits or get rid of it. My experience soured me to them and I have only ever bought another one and it was a take down version....And I still preferred the papoose. Sold both- only regret selling the papoose.Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
Wasn’t gonna sell it….I just have a hankering for a wood/blue 10/22….. bastard of a disease to have…Quote:
Originally Posted by mudgripz
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Yes I would certainly be looking for a older serial number one..Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
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10/ 22,mine is stainless so I used camo tape,scope silencer anything upto 80m spot on
Cci sub s it loves best
I use a Marlin Model 60SS. Has been modified to 10 shot. Not at all customizable, but that's not why I bought it. I bought it because it is very accurate, reliable, and I like the look.Attachment 174707
Yeh I would have to agree with the 1022, but make sure it is older than late 80s!
I did a bit of a write up on my first 1022 experience here - https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....shortie-67759/
I had given my mates shit for having them for years then finally decided to give it a go, now I use it pretty much every day, and I have 4 different 22 semis in the safe to choose from.
So what about those flash factory 10/22 models, the "Competition" and "Target" models? Are they good?
You tend to get exactly what you pay for, not brilliant and far from as good as Kidd, but better than base model.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
I have had a couple of 10/22's over the years, and tuned a few for cobbers. Of those none shot exceptionally well, or badly for that matter. The reason they never stuck with me was the fat stock, in my hand they just don't carry well.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
When I started doing a bit of 22 competion shooting at gongs my bolt guns were the first cab off the rank as the semi's I had weren't suitable. i soon found that being 60ish I couldn't keep up with the young guys moving on stages, so I started looking out for a semi to speed things up a triffle.
After a bit of research I started keeping an eye out for a Ruger 10-22 HB (Heavy Barrel) and one soon fell into my hands via the forum. I changed the stock to a cheap Magpul so as to get a cheek-piece I could adjust, and installed a Kidd single stage trigger (the slightly cheaper one). The rifle with stock Ruger hammer forged barrel looked like it was going to shoot well so I bedded it into the magpul stock. Its now the single most accurate 22 I've ever owned, and there have been a bunch of them over the last 10 years - several flavours of Annie's and CZ's, a Winchester M52, and others including a Kidd.
The rifle shoots consistent groups of 0.6" at 50M with a good batch of ammo. I know others will chip in and say their "xxxx shot a 3/8 group at x but I dare them to post a 6x5 target (5 or 6 groups in a row on the same page at 50Y/50M).
I don't doubt that the Ruger Competition models can be gotten to shoot very well, but they may need the same tinkering with action screw torques, bedding etc as a standard heavy barrel (which will be a lot less $$) to get to shoot.
10/22 Bought mine 40 years ago and its been thrashed. On its second firing pin, Shot my first 2 Red Stags with it, haven't got a clue how many rounds have gone through it. Liked it so much bought one for my Son on his 1st birthday, stayed in the box till he was 17 and had his firearm license. Alloy trigger housing not the plastic.
The Competition Custom Shop 10/22 is very different from base models. Very smooth action, multiple features including rear action screw, cleaning hole, laminated stock, modified nitrided bolt with pinned firing pin, integral rail, barrel has top retaining nut to prevent ‘barrel droop’, barrel bore scopes and shoots well. Trigger okay not a Kidd.
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Originally Posted by Finnwolf
There is a nice one on the yellow site if anyone wants to validate or disprove Finnwolf’s experience. :thumbsup:
