Thread: Totally Sick of Semi-Auto .22s

Originally Posted by mawzer308

I would also hazard a guess a lot of peoples cleaning regimes are poor and a leading contributor.

I would have gone probably 20,000 rounds between cleans on my 10/22 before the issues built up enough to motivate me to give it a clean (yeah I'm a bloody farmer).

That's a bloody good run!

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

I would have gone probably 20,000 rounds between cleans on my 10/22 before the issues built up enough to motivate me to give it a clean (yeah I'm a bloody farmer).

I've had my 10/22 since about 1985; never cleaned it! It still shoots about 5 shots into an inch-ish at 50m. That's accurate enough for me for rabbits etc. I never feel it's ethically right to shoot to further than 75m with a .22 on rabbits etc. That old Ruger shot my first deer, pigs, goats, rabbits, hares, wallabies, possums, turkeys, peacocks etc etc. Never let me down

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

I've had my 10/22 since about 1985; never cleaned it! It still shoots about 5 shots into an inch-ish at 50m. That's accurate enough for me for rabbits etc. I never feel it's ethically right to shoot to further than 75m with a .22 on rabbits etc. That old Ruger shot my first deer, pigs, goats, rabbits, hares, wallabies, possums, turkeys, peacocks etc etc. Never let me down

You don't think it's ethically right to shoot a rabbit at more than 75m with a .22....yet you shot a deer with it

Did you walk up to the deer and stick the barrel into it's ear hole?

Originally Posted by zarathustra

You don't think it's ethically right to shoot a rabbit at more than 75m with a .22....yet you shot a deer with it Did you walk up to the deer and stick the barrel into it's ear hole?

No WTF needed.... Let me clarify..... I shot a deer with it when I was about 18; young, dumb and thought I knew it all, as teenagers do. It was only about 15m away (a fallow doe). But it's not something I'd do now as a 57-year old.... You learn as you grow older

And 75m at a rabbit is ethically far enough for "me" to shoot a rabbit with a .22 (head shot as I don't want to waste meat or risk gut shooting it). I don't think I'm a crack shot; just average. Like I said; you learn as you grow older

Semi autos can’t be beat for raw firepower. But the super-short stroke of a bolt action 22 gives them the ability to deliver surprisingly quick follow up shots.

Got rid of my semi many years ago and probably wouldn’t get another one

Its not about reliability, but the engagement of having to manually reload after every shot.
Cycling the action in front of the TV after dinner has been a major stress-relieving hobby for me. Can't see myself doing that with a semi-automatic.

Modern auto cars are probably just as reliable as manual cars, but not as fun and engaging to drive.

I became total sick of bolt action .22s. Sold my BA and now shoot two 10/22 variants, one has a KIDD barrel/trigger. cleaning (or lack of it) has been the only problem ever...

I use either or. No problems either way.


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Originally Posted by zarathustra

Dude I had that back in 1992. Sold it in 1995.
They no longer make them I think....or at least the importer of them into NZ reckons he can't get anymore.

I've still got my stainless papoose but the kids hog it possuming so was looking for a second 22. Considered a 10/22 but to many people saying they can be dodgy so looked into another papoose. Marlin list them on website so spoke to local gun shop and apparently importer has them on order but doesn't know when they will arrive. I have put my name down for one so fingers crossed they turn up. Awesome little takedown 22 and mine is very accurate but not the most reliable with subs.