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

Originally Posted by pickled_puck

So I'm looking for a simple .22lr 2nd hand rifle with a scope on it. I'm buying one so I can get more accurate without spending a bunch on .223 ammo.

I made the mistake of blasting through three boxes of ammo thinking it'd be cheaper to just have one rifle and practice with that. Turns out I'm not that good a shot and this quickly made zero sense financially....

I've got $350 earmarked and have found a few suitable 2nd hand .22lrs at Guncity. One is a JW15 and has a VX1 Leupold scope on it, which appeals to me.

If I'm only shooting out to 50m for target practice, don't intend to go bunny busting, and want something that'll make me shoot better is this a good option? Or am I going to regret not waiting longer, saving more, and getting something better quality?

I don't want to buy a dud rifle and then never get better because I can't tell if it's shooting poorly or me.

At least you figured it out sooner rather than later, and you're on the right track looking for something accurate to practice with.
There is some good literature out there on how to shoot, if you want to save money on ammunition, reading up on how to shoot will be one way to get better while shooting less. You will still need to shoot, maybe a fair bit, but a lot less than if you just have at it.

Just regularly practicing breathing, stance, hold and trigger control at home makes a big difference, but make sure you use snap caps for a rimfire, don't dry fire it without those.


Also you cant go wrong with that Voere. The older JW15s are mostly good, mine was my first rifle and has probably shot more than everything else in the cabinet put together, but the new ones are a real dice roll and to handle them they feel like quite a different rifle. I would think it would be a 50/50 chance as to whether you would get one worth keeping. But that Voere will do just about anything any other bolt action .22 can do, it could easily last you your entire hunting/shooting career.
The only thing it wants is a visit to a tame gunsmith to be threaded for suppressor.