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Favorite .22 you've shot?

FrogdogFrogdog Member Posts: 2,922 ✭✭✭✭
edited February 2004 in General Discussion
I'm sure everyone's shot lots of .22's in their time. So what's your favorite and why? Let's stick to stock models and leave modifications out of it.

I'll go with the Marlin model 60. I love its speed, accuracy, and capacity.
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  • tapwatertapwater Member Posts: 10,335 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is going waaaaaay out there...Stevens Visible Loader pump...Weirdest action I've ever seen..Long time friend gave it to me, even though it was his dad's gun..GOOD friend..[^]

    The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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  • Winchester-muttWinchester-mutt Member Posts: 212 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not sure of the model #, but it was a Savage. It was my Grand-dads and I still have it locked away in the back of the safe. Big, heavy, clip-fed, bolt action. He taught me to shoot with it. Looks similar to a Garand (honest!) Will have to dig it out tomorrow and get the model number.
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  • gun_runnergun_runner Member Posts: 8,999
    edited November -1
    I really enjoy my marlin coast to coast model 40. It was made in 1971 and still shoots amazing groups with iron sights.

    Larry
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  • old06old06 Member Posts: 577 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Had a model 39 Marlin that just fit and shot to the mark everytime it went off. Now I realy have a soft spot for 2 Rugers both 77/22's one long rifle and the other is a Mag and they feel pretty good I did a trigger job on both and float the barrels. There the blue with walnut I could just shoot them all day.

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  • jsergovicjsergovic Member Posts: 5,526
    edited November -1
    The only one I've owned, a Buchmark Standard 5.5" barrel.
    Accurate to as far as you can see (clearly).

    The barrel sides are flat. Is this what they call a "bull barrel"?
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  • whiteclouderwhiteclouder Member Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Model 61 Winchester. I like it because it just feels solid.

    Clouder..
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  • Druid1Druid1 Member Posts: 30 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    my dad gave me a glenfield marlin modle 25 for my 10th birthday. nothing pretty, but it hits where i aim it.

    the first step to failure is trying
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  • jaoobjaoob Member Posts: 441 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Toss up between a Nylon 66 & Mossberg 152.
    Both accurate, probably the 66 because of the light weight & higher cap.

    Jim
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  • HangfireHangfire Member Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by whiteclouder
    Model 61 Winchester. I like it because it just feels solid.

    Clouder..



    Ditto...Been shooting one for over 40 years.Its my favorite plinker. For target shooting , gotta go with my Win. 52 with a long tube Unertl.


    Love them Pre-64's!!!!-Bob
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  • OleDukOleDuk Member Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Remington 513s with Weaver J-4 scope, the envy of all of my compadres when I bought it in 1948. One friend offered to trade me his 1937 Ford humpback for it.
    REAL squirrel gitter, and right many crows!!!
    OleDuk[:D][:D]
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  • 1022man1022man Member Posts: 512 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First gun was a marlin 60. It's almost worn out now. The 3rd gun I owned is a ruger 10/22, still my favorite among all my guns.
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rifle, Marlin model 60.
    Pistol, Ruger MK II 10" bull barrel.


    The gene pool needs chlorine.
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  • gunpaqgunpaq Member Posts: 4,607 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My Winchester 1890 pump .22 short 1st model because it just feels so good to shoot it and it hits the mark.

    Second would be my $15 piece of crap Marlin 995 clip fed semi-auto w/tasco 4x scope because it is all too accurate and is a squirrel killer. It's an ugly thing but it ranks second although it's the .22 I shoot the most out of all of them.

    Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.

    Don't fly the river!
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  • bambihunterbambihunter Member Posts: 10,742 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hmm, for actual shooting I'd have to be the Ruger 10/22. For nostalgia purposes, my dads OLD octagon barrel winchester pump.
    Fanatic collector of the 10mm auto.
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  • alaskanmanalaskanman Member Posts: 362 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have fond memories of my dad's winchester 9422 and my first marlin 60. right now though, my ruger 10/22 is my favorite of all my guns.

    www.alaskancampfire.com
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  • mpolansmpolans Member Posts: 1,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My Pardini SP. This thing just fits my hand incredibly well. Everytime I pick it up, I keep thinking about what a great deal I got on a gun that just fits my hand so perfectly (and with stock grips!)
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  • 0311marine0311marine Member Posts: 3,233
    edited November -1
    my ithaca model 69 lever action,i got it from my grandfather who is now deceased.

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    SEMPER FI
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  • bigdaddyjuniorbigdaddyjunior Member Posts: 11,233
    edited November -1
    Springfield M2 1922. That big rifle can put all the shots through the same hole. Incredible!!

    Big Daddy my heros have always been cowboys,they still are it seems
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  • toolmaniamtoolmaniam Member Posts: 3,213
    edited November -1
    My Remington 582 bolt action tube fed. I'd have to say it's the most accurate .22 i've ever shot. It's more accurate than the 10/22 bull barrel I had at one time.

    A dead intruder cannot testify against you in a court of law!

    If they're still moving, put another round in them!



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  • HappyNanoqHappyNanoq Member Posts: 12,023
    edited November -1
    I'd say my present Ansh?tz, model 1451, threaded for silencer (originally).

    Extras:
    7 magazines 10-shot capacity
    1 magazine 5-shot capacity
    Schmidt & Bender 1.5-6*42 scope in steel rings
    Harris Bipod
    One original silencer and one homemade silencer
    Alucase to store everything in (long enough to let the silencer stay on it.)


    It makes 10 shot groups at 60 metres/65yards within less than ?".
    That was the best group - without the bipod actually.

    It's MOB as well..
    Minute of Beercan at little over 100 metres. [:)]

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  • dipitsdipits Member Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    For plinking Winchester pump. For tack driving Winchester Mod. 52 Sporter.
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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 39,875 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    Winchester model 63. It was my dad's rifle and the first gun I ever shot.

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    81st FA BN WWII...Thanks Dad
    U!S!A! ALL THE WAY!!
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    High Standard Military....olympic accuracy at near plinker prices. Beach
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  • gogolengogolen Member Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My Norinco bolt action .22 lr very accurate and my dad gave it to me for a birthday present a long time ago. Plus I don't see or hear of to many of them I like to be different.
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  • SuspensionSuspension Member Posts: 4,783
    edited November -1
    Winchester Model 77 great for all around.

    "A pocket knife, a clean hankey, and a pistol... things I can use." - Ted Nugent
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  • BOBBYWINSBOBBYWINS Member Posts: 7,810
    edited November -1
    For hunting,my 10/22 truck gun.

    For plinking(and sentimental reasons),the
    Stevens Model 44 that was originaly my
    Great Grandfathers.

    BW

    IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
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  • 22WRF22WRF Member Posts: 3,385
    edited November -1
    Win 67 Single shot.
    Just because it was my first .22 and I have had it for over 50 years.


    Sold my Cow so I don't need any Bull
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,446 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    And in no specific order:
    Ithaca 49
    Marlin 39a
    Browning 22 auto gallery special
    Remington 513T
    Remington 540x
    Remington 40x
    Winchester 52
    S&W k-22 Masterpiece
    Browning Medalist
    Colt Woodsman Match Target
    Ruger Governement Target
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Pistol - Browning Buckmark Signiture, before that it was my Ruger MkII Target.

    Rifle - For a walk around plinker Sears Ranger ... at the bench, H&R M-12 military sniper trainer - Unfortunatly my Ruger 10-22 is a long way from stock or it would be my "favorite"

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  • crims40crims40 Member Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm glad to see there are a few members that own and shoot the old Winchester pumps. [:p][^] My favorite is my 1890 octagon barrel. Been in my family since new. Then there is my model 61 and model 62A...All are tack drivers. Of course, it depends on how big the tack is now......[}:)][}:)]
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  • 3gunner3gunner Member Posts: 489 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Winchester Mod. 06 and my model 61.





    "Have a gun that works every time. All skill is in vein when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket."
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  • wundudneewundudnee Member Posts: 6,104 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Winchester 63,61 62A,1906,1890or one of many SS's. But I guess my favorite would have to be my Favorite. It was my first, though probably not the best.[:I]

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    Whenever I see a cow eat grass, I am reminded that "This too shall pass."............ Baxter Black
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    wundudnee -
    I still kinda kick myself for not moving faster on that 62A, she's a beaut!

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  • Norman DogNorman Dog Member Posts: 470 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's a tough question. I don't think I've met a .22 that I didn't like! Of the examples I own now, my Marlin A1 would have to be my favorite, though just barely. (Thanks to Antique Dr. for helping me with the ID!) My Remington 514 and my Mossberg 151 are sentimental favorites and are both very enjoyable, too.
    Ideas are far more powerful than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why should we let them have ideas?

    -- Joseph Stalin--
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  • ruger 10 22ruger 10 22 Member Posts: 286 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My first and only gun, a Ruger 10/22.

    "The militia may be here destroyed by that method which has been practiced in other parts of the world before; that is, by rendering them useless - by disarming them."
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  • giantgiant Member Posts: 91 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Favorite that I own is a winchester 63 I hit good with it

    My favorite of all time Was a 06 winchester of my budies. when we were 14-15 we put thousands of rounds through those two guns. we thought it was great to speed pump the 06. It may just be fond memories of a time past when we had time to get together and do alot of shooting

    It seems alot of posts on this topic have memories attached[:)]

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    Keep everything as simple as possible but no simpler
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  • sheepdipsheepdip Member Posts: 3,124
    edited November -1
    Winchester 62 my DAD bought it ($55.00 I think) for my brother who never cared for guns. A few years later I took it and told him he could use it any time and I would keep it clean for him.
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  • Ghost Town PosseGhost Town Posse Member Posts: 133 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can't remember what model it is but my dad has a pair of Stevens tube fed semiautos. Those old guns have taught just about everyone in the family how to shoot. Plus I can outshoot my 10/22 with them

    Someday when I'm cool I'll have a .50
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,279 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    1. Winchester Model 1885 Single-shot (high-wall) 30" No. 3 octagon barrel, single set trigger, Lyman No. 5B front sight, No. 2 tang sight... it shoots them in the same hole at 50 yards.[^][:p][^]

    2. Ithaca Model 49 Saddle Gun (this was my first rifle). I have shot tens of thousands of rounds through it since it got it for Xmas in 1966 (my sentimental favorite)[:D]

    3. Winchester Model 1890 slide-action... this is the 22 rifle that all others aspire to be[^]

    4. Winchester Model 75 Target Rifle... damn near as accurate as my high-wall[^]

    5. High Stanadard Military... best 22 caliber pistol I have ever shot[^]

    Bert H.

    Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
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  • PATBUZZARDPATBUZZARD Member Posts: 3,556 ✭
    edited November -1
    My dad gave me my initial firearms training on his Remington 512 Sportmaster. It is the most accurate .22 rifle I have ever fired. I would love to acquire one of my own, because God willing I won't be getting my dad's for a good many years!

    Patrick Buzzard
    Michigan National Guard
    19K-- tanker
    "Strike Hard!!"
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