Thread: A bit of .22 advice

I would disagree with the notion that USA made 22s are not good enough.

The Remmy 541 and 541T are very well regarded rifles and the 581 and 504 models are rather good too. Also good are the better Savage 22LRs. At a cheaper level the entry level marlins can be absolute sharpshooters. Of well over 100 rimfires I've tested, the best performance off the bench at 50m for a standard barrel sporter was from a Marlin 60 semiautomatic with a 0.29" average over four groups. Perfect build quality - no. Functional quality - very definitely. Another Marlin 60D semiauto - the 60DLX model - averaged 0.39" for 4 groups. That level of accuracy spins my wheels.

In terms of price/build quality/performance the Marlin 60DLX is the best semiauto model I've come across in years. Hard to get now unfortunately.