Thread: Budget Plain Jane Bolt action 22 "Sleepers"

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

Has anyone tried the Savage B22? Seems to get reasonable reviews. Was just thinking of it as a basic knock around .22..... Or maybe I should just look at a Norinco? ;-) Also; are the Toz 22s available anymore?

I haven't tried the B22, but its a revision of the Mk2 which is a good rifle with one of the best factory triggers around. From what I've read of the changes they should be improvements.

Remington Model 34 - yes 1934! We lucked upon this little gun for $150 when my son was starting out. Everyone who shoots it loves it. Tube mag is great (you cant loose it) and can also take .22 shorts which are fun! The other day my young fella was plinking some 2 inch round steel plates from about 40 yards, good shooting I thought with open sights. These are 1/4 inch thick steel and hung from no.8 wire. One of the plates swung up and got stuck side on. He said dont worry and he hit the 1/4 inch edge of the plate with one shoot to send it swinging back down. Great gun.

Originally Posted by GravelBen

I haven't tried the B22, but its a revision of the Mk2 which is a good rifle with one of the best factory triggers around. From what I've read of the changes they should be improvements.

That's good to know because they seem pretty reasonably priced :-)

Originally Posted by 6x47

.."What's the verdict on voere?.."



That was my first bolt gun- accurate enough but the looong creepy two-stage trigger didn't help. You can't easily fix that problem as the sear acts as the bolt stop- if you take the first stage out, the bolt comes right out when working the action fast

Yeah my single shot one as a creepy trigger. Sad you can't fix it though.

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My daughter has a CBC made in Brazil reliable and accurate

Originally Posted by john m

My daughter has a CBC made in Brazil reliable and accurate

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You'd have to be near starving to eat that.

started with stirling m14-regret the bloody day i sold it -it was a bloody beast on possums&rabbits and never let me down.
mt toz 17 had it for nigh on 40yrs -built like a gulag shithouse,indestructible and it too is a gem if im on song.sheson holiday ;leave with GSPF who seems to show quite a spot of love for her!!
my latest a stumpy wee jw15 norinco kinda cuddly like nigella lawsons mammaries and a wee gem in confined quarters -admittedly not as experienced as the older lassies but shes a wortk in progress.

Originally Posted by john m

My daughter has a CBC made in Brazil reliable and accurate

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judgin by that budgies pose he cant see the joke-another nice wee budget rifle too by the way

+1 TOZ single shot.

Originally Posted by Shearer

+1 TOZ single shot.
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Those Toz always remind me of a Lee Enfield.....cock on closing, pretty primitive but bloody reliable.

Another one for the Toz vote. My Toz 78 is more accurate than I can hold it and being Russian of course you can hammer a nail in with the front sight. Bought it second hand 20 years ago never let me down.

Originally Posted by short swede

Another one for the Toz vote. My Toz 78 is more accurate than I can hold it and being Russian of course you can hammer a nail in with the front sight. Bought it second hand 20 years ago never let me down.

You're not wrong. The one I had, came without a mag, so I figured there was no real reason to keep it as any sort of classic, so I cut the barrel back inch by inch and filled the mag aperture with a piece of wood. Measured velocity and at 16" she was bloody spot on. Crowned the muzzle with a hand drill and it hit most things I aimed at. I fed it on a diet of $4 a box Ozzy stuff. Amazing rifles.

Originally Posted by Mathias

Krico Model 300, often overlooked as many peeps don't recognise a German made economy rifle. Very slick and accurate as anything you want to put it up against.

+1 mine's a 320, super accurate and sweet handling. Very nice build quality.

Originally Posted by 6x47

.."What's the verdict on voere?.."



That was my first bolt gun- accurate enough but the looong creepy two-stage trigger didn't help. You can't easily fix that problem as the sear acts as the bolt stop- if you take the first stage out, the bolt comes right out when working the action fast

Yes, trigger is ordinary, but mine is scary accurate. Can be had for next to nothing.

Krico and Voere nice little 22s and usually accurate. The risk now is parts - springs, pins, magazines etc can be very very hard to source.