Thread: .22lr budget - will I regret buying cheap?

Originally Posted by Dicko

You're on the right track, a good .22LR is a hell of a practice tool and will improve your shooting with your CF significantly if you use it regularly from both bench and field shooting positions. . However you want an accurate .22LR that enables accurate shooting so you can tell where the error is coming from and if you are progressing. Ideally you want a bolt action that operates well, flawless feeding, and extraction. A clean crisp trigger without creep, ability to mount a scope low and secure. Accuracy potential of ~12 mm at 50 meters with good std velocity (target) ammunition or hollow point subs.

While we all want cheap, it's often to look at this in terms of the bigger picture of what you need and getting the best value. I'd look at Anschutz, CZ, Brno, Tikka T1 (particularly if your CF is a T3), possibly Savage or Marlin if you can get a decent trigger and also consider some of the older European e.g. Voere, Krico and or US/Aust made rifles such as Winchester, Sportco and Remington. Do a little research, ask questions. Lots of RF shooters are on this forum. I've also seen Stirling's shoot very well, but many have been trashed...

I've got an old Marlin that is a tack driver, but the trigger is heavy as hell. Worth looking at if one pops up