Accurate, cheap bolt-action .22?

[fotoapparat]

[CSACANNONEER]

I have a couple of old Mossbergs that can not be beat for precision. Keep an eye out in the used racks and you should be able to find a decent, good or great deal on and older bolt gun. If you want to learn good rifle marksmanship with, go with peep sights or other iron sights. Optics have their place but, IMHO you should learn with irons first.

[j1133s]

No experience w/ the 2 manufacturers you listed. But I think you'll be happier sticking to iron sights at your price range. Iron sights will even teach you a bit more "marksmanship" than a scope.

[fotoapparat]

No experience w/ the 2 manufacturers you listed. But I think you'll be happier sticking to iron sights at your price range. Iron sights will even teach you a bit more "marksmanship" than a scope.

I'm not averse to using iron sights instead — my purpose of this is to prepare me to be able to shoot a 700LTR with some accuracy, hence why I have the scope requirement. I'd rather not burn through cases of 7.62 trying to improve rifle basics.

[gadjeep]

You almost can't go wrong with your criteria. I have never had a bolt 22 that wasn't both accurate and reliable. I have had everything from Winchester's to Harrington and Richardson to jc higgins and they were al perfectly serviceable. I have seen some good deals in the used racks around the state recently. (I travel a lot) where are You located?

[j1133s]

Pracitce w/ irons, you'll find a scope just makes everything much easier. Kind of an analogy: if you know how to drive a manual trans car, you'll find auto trans pretty easy to drive.

At your $300 range, if you get a scope, it isn't going to be a decent one. You may even get a headache looking thru it.

[fast318]

Look into a Savage, I bought one 2-3 years ago with the accu-trigger that I have yet to fire, but I love my 10FP-LE2A with the accu-trigger.

[Izzy43]

For the money (around $200) its hard to beat a Marlin 925 for out of the box accuracy. Check out RimFireCentral.com in the Marlin sub-forum on a trigger fix and you'll have an accurate .22lr. Walmart has a CenterPoint 4-16x40 Adjustable Objective illuminated reticle (red/green) for around $75 that's a pretty good scope for the money (and if you don't like it in the 1st 90days they will take it back no questions asked). I have one and it is decent for the price point. Pretty clear and holds zero on my Marlin 925M .22 Magnum. Savages are also great rifles with better out of the box triggers but more costly. The 925 is nothing fancy but shoots great. Love my 925M.

[22popnsplat]

First off it is a question of what you consider accurate ? Buying a quality vintage rimfire rifle will shoot right with or often times better than the mass produced rifle of today .If you go vintage look for rifles with a adjustble trigger , Many times they come with peep sights . If you look at the new production rifles look at the CZ line of 452,453,455

[fotoapparat]

First off it is a question of what you consider accurate?

A gun that's accurate enough to 100 yds (even 200 yds?) where I'm not going to be able to blame the gun as the most inaccurate part using match ammo.

I'm basically going for super-accurate so the gun is the least important factor in accuracy. I want a rifle that will always highlight my flaws, not its own limitations. I'd like to use the .22 as a primer into rifle marksmanship, then into "long range" shooting.

[CSACANNONEER]

Are you looking for an "accurate" rifle or a "precision" rifle? Almost any gun will be "accurate" once the sights are adjusted. "Precision" is a different story. I think you are looking for a precision .22lr.

Again, I will tell you to look for an old used Mossberg M42 or M44. I have both and both will shoot sub moa. You might even find a nice Remington target model for a couple hundred bucks or less. There are many good choices out there if you don't limit yourself to a new rifle. My old $75 Mossberg M42A shoots as well as my Anshultz does. Of course my $125 M44US shoots about the same as both of those do too. As far as optics go, you can find a decent scope on clearance at midway every once in a while.

[j1133s]

A gun that's accurate enough to 100 yds (even 200 yds?) where I'm not going to be able to blame the gun as the most inaccurate part using match ammo.

I'm basically going for super-accurate so the gun is the least important factor in accuracy. I want a rifle that will always highlight my flaws, not its own limitations. I'd like to use the .22 as a primer into rifle marksmanship, then into "long range" shooting.

"super accurate" (say < 1MOA @ 100 yd) at $300 price range is going to be hard to find, even used.

If you are able to go $600 and forgo scope, check this out:

http://www.thecmp.org/kimber82.htm

I don't think you'll get any type of accuracy at 200 yards. The .22LR is just too light and too slow.

[JoeFaz]

I had a Mossberg .22 bolt action. Don't remember the model but it was nothing special looking. But I'll say, it was REAL accurate. I had a 2.5X scope on it and I could drill 1/2" holes all day long with it. I sold it 'cause I seldom used it and now I'm sorry I did. I recently bought a Savage Mark II BRJ with bull fluted barrel. Paid $438 for it. It's not only beautiful, but it is extremely accurate, and as someone else mentioned, precision. Look at Savage's site, they have a ton of .22s. Be sure and get one with the Accu-trigger, though. They have some nice basic synth stock models for under $300, others with bull barrels, some even come with a scope for under $400. But if you really want to hone your skills, get one with iron sights. Adding a scope is always easier and cheaper then adding sights. Good luck!

[rojocorsa]

I had a good experience with a Marlin 981 T. Cheap and has high capacity due to its tubular mag. It is a 17 rounder if I am not mistaken.

[trickyvic]

Marlin 981T or Savage MarK II.