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I've had or held just about every make and kind of gun there is, including 22s and I'm here to tell U Legion that the Ruger 10/22 is a great gun for the money.

Lots of fun plinking for the money, and if U should run over it with your car...well you don't cry over it, U just buy another. They have been mkin em for 50 years or so now.


With 22s, its what do U want...Pump, single shot, lever, auto, or bolt action.

For a pump....Winchester MDL 61...they are getting pricey, havn't been made since the 60s. or a Remington mdl 12..more reasonably priced , U can go with a Rossi copy of the Win mdl 90..Gallery Guns, they are made in Brazil. These type of 22s are good for short to medium range hunting and plinking.

Single Shots...Winchester Low Wall Mdl 85..called the Winder, was used by the US Military as a training rifle during WW1..they come in 22 LR and 22 Short. These are getting to be over 1K now, Very Accurate, also BSA makes a Martini Henry version 22LR, these can be had for about $400...Thad Scott has dozens to choose from...these are very accurate

Lever guns..Winchester 94/22...these are now discontinued and are around $600 to $800..get a deluxe. or get a Marlin...the older models have a solid feel and are still reasonabley priced. As with the Pumps these are short to medium hunts and plinkers...I like the Winchester and kinda wish I hadn't of sold it...

Auto Loaders, Ruger 10/22..cheap and fun to shoot, Win mdl 63..discontinued in the 60s, great quality, pricey at $900, but there is a copy of the rifle being made..Browning...they still make this gun in Japan, a Beligum gun is a Beauty for $600, Remington makes a ***** load of auto loadeing 22s, I had a 121 which was a licensed copy of the Browning...These guns are great for plinking and short to med range hunting. But not terribly accurate at longer distances.

Bolts. Here is where the meat is...Springfield Arsenal mdl 1922 MI, MIIs...made for the US Military as training rifles in 1922 up through WW2..Springfield made some dam fine International Match Target Rifles in the 20s and 30s..they only made 6 in 22LR...the reason the Mdl 1922s were so accurate that they didn't need to make specailized Target guns in 22. These can be had for $900-$2000. The 1922 Springfield was superceded in accuracy by the Winchester mdl 52..a good heavy barrel 52 can be had for $900 to $1300, the Sporter version is up around $3000. The Remington 37...Rem version of the Win 52 superceded by the Rem model 40..when U can find a mdl 37 they are $750. Nice rifle, Kimber mdl 82..an Oregon gun from the 80s is real nice...Super America...but its gona cost U $1500 at least. Browning 52..nice Jap made copy of the Win 52 Sporter...talk about value for about $650 you got de Bomb. Ruger 77/22...like all Ruger products good value for the money, can be considered to be a little rough around the edges. Stevens 416..another price point hvy Barrel tgt 22, also used by the US military during WW2 as a training rifle...I currently have one of these for sale.


My choichs...10/22 for easy no brainer plinking, Win 52 Heavy Barrel for some serious tgt work, and a Browning 52 Sporter for a nice 22 Sporter.. also would like the Oregon Kimber for a little pricer gun.