I figured a thread to share and admire the vast array of .22 rimfires out there would be a fun one. Many people have them and sometimes they are just the "rat rifle" or kids gun, but you still have them and shoot them. Myself, I am a big fan of the .22 rimfire cartridge for many reasons, but its cost/accuracy ratio is completely unparalleled in all of fiearms. Sure, airguns are cheaper and just as accurate, but they're not the same thing as powder burners.
Maybe you never spend a dime on yours and just feed it a box of bulk ammo every month, or you have tricked out 40XB or Win52D, eitherway, show us what you got!
I'll start with just two of my rifles because I have pics handy, but as I get more photos of the rest of my guns I will add them.
WU dated Remington 582. Basically a miniature 788, even the triggers are the same. I have owned this gun for over 20 years and it was my first real rifle. I had a cheap marlin .22 before that, but it was an auto and I longed for a bolt gun. I completely redid it a few years ago, refinished the stock, touched up the metal, jeweled the bolt. It will shoot < 0.5" groups at 50 yards if I do my part.
This is a Savage 4C I picked up for $30 from the lgs as an unsafe gun for a project. It is in actually fantastic shape, the unsafe issue is the cocking cam on the rear of the bolt body is worn so it won't **** if you try to fast cycle the bolt. I have been looking for replacement parts for about a year and just recently found some. Next payday and this thing will be back to tip-top condition before being modded into a open sight target gun. Likely in a mini Palma style, not per spec, but mostly the look. Gotta love the natural plumb brown patina and old walnut stock!
So show us what's been sitting in the closet, under the seat of the truck, or is your prized bunny buster!
-Xander
Maybe you never spend a dime on yours and just feed it a box of bulk ammo every month, or you have tricked out 40XB or Win52D, eitherway, show us what you got!
I'll start with just two of my rifles because I have pics handy, but as I get more photos of the rest of my guns I will add them.
WU dated Remington 582. Basically a miniature 788, even the triggers are the same. I have owned this gun for over 20 years and it was my first real rifle. I had a cheap marlin .22 before that, but it was an auto and I longed for a bolt gun. I completely redid it a few years ago, refinished the stock, touched up the metal, jeweled the bolt. It will shoot < 0.5" groups at 50 yards if I do my part.
This is a Savage 4C I picked up for $30 from the lgs as an unsafe gun for a project. It is in actually fantastic shape, the unsafe issue is the cocking cam on the rear of the bolt body is worn so it won't **** if you try to fast cycle the bolt. I have been looking for replacement parts for about a year and just recently found some. Next payday and this thing will be back to tip-top condition before being modded into a open sight target gun. Likely in a mini Palma style, not per spec, but mostly the look. Gotta love the natural plumb brown patina and old walnut stock!
So show us what's been sitting in the closet, under the seat of the truck, or is your prized bunny buster!
-Xander
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