How About Your Favorite .22 Rimfire...

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:37 pm

Remington 541S.
I bought this one new in 1979.
Wears a fixed 4x Redfield Widefield scope. (1979 as well)

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:47 pm

Gotta be my one of my Ruger 96/22's; they are short, handy, reasonably accurate, and their unusually-short and smooth lever-throw and rotary '10/22' magazine makes them perfect for new shooters and hunters alike (you can use the 'high-capacity' magazines as well).

Either the 22 WMR version:

...or the 17 HMR version (just swapped a Green Mountain barrel onto my other 22 WMR):

...or if we have to stick with '22 rimfire' - my Thompson 'Operative' suppressed 'newbie' in 22 LR.
(It may be funny looking, but I'm convinced it's the BEST introductory firearm for new shooters):

Buck Elliott · Post by **Buck Elliott** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:50 pm

Winchester 9422M XTR.. Teamed with Colt's Peacemaker "Buntline", fitted with .22 WMR cylinder.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:57 pm

My Marlin 39A closely followed by a Winchester 9422.

BrentD · Post by **BrentD** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:01 pm

When I was contemplating building my first (and what I thought would be my only) custom rifle, someone said, "make it a .22. You will shoot it more and enjoy it more than any 3 centerfires you might build." And that proved true.

Something lie 15+ people had a hand in this rifle
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jessie/P ... 0small.jpg

This rifle has a number of configurations that swap parts (sights, lever, palm rest, butt plate) on and off for different uses.

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jessie/P ... el%201.jpg

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:11 pm

Don't make me pick!
9422
9422M
Old 39 Mountie
Belgian Browning .22 Auto
WWII era Winchester 72
Single Six
Ruger MKII G'vt Target Model
S&W 317

92&94 · Post by **92&94** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:17 pm

1956 Brno Model 1

Brno1_1.JPG

I have a couple nice CA French walnut stock blanks, one day the beech stock will be replaced using one of those. Scope is a 2.5x Weaver that was on my dad's hunting rifle as long as I can remember. Lenses were cloudy (separated) as long as I can remember too. He'd replaced the scope with a modern one, but thankfully did not toss it out. I found some Canada balsam and reglued the lenses a few years ago.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:34 pm

How did you get the lenses out?

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:39 pm

cas,
I have that rifle in the sporter barrel version.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:56 pm

Mescalero wrote:cas,
I have that rifle in the sporter barrel version.

Mine is the sporter version.
For whatever reason the photograph made the barrel look heavier than it really is.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Mon May 19, 2014 9:23 pm

My new one. Thanks Nancy!

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Mon May 19, 2014 9:55 pm

92&94 · Post by **92&94** » Mon May 19, 2014 10:47 pm

Mescalero wrote:How did you get the lenses out?

A little heat, a little acetone. The old ones with the brass bezels are easy, I don't know that the lenses were stuck in with balsam but it seemed like a good guess. Comes apart like it though. Only reason I knew about balsam was the petrography class I took in college - that's what we glued the rocks to the slides with

I like the old scopes a lot, brass and blued steel, leather covers. No lens coatings, no o-rings and nitrogen fill. Just a nice simple scope. I have a similar K-6, that's going on dad's mauser if I ever get the stock finished (or started for that matter

)

92&94 · Post by **92&94** » Mon May 19, 2014 10:49 pm

Pete44ru wrote:

Sweet setup Pete

I'm always severely tempted by those bearcats.... I worry though that they're too small for my hand. If .22lr weren't so spendy, I would probably have bought one or an Uberti by now.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Mon May 19, 2014 11:03 pm

That was smart of you.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Mon May 19, 2014 11:04 pm

Tycer,
You have the luck of ten of us.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Tue May 20, 2014 4:39 am

Pete44ru wrote:

Well done photo Pete

Tell us something about the watch & cool little lighter.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Tue May 20, 2014 6:20 am

Mescalero wrote:Tycer,
You have the luck of ten of us.

Thank you sir, but I already had the ammo. No luck involved there.

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Tue May 20, 2014 7:02 am

for handy, it's my daughter's Henry H001

it groups very nicely at 50 yds - this was dialing in the peep

but for punching paper and especially shooting past 50 yds, I prefer my Uberti low-wall

this was dialing in at 75 yds, and I quit at the bullseye

super-fun for punching cans at 75+ yards

92&94 · Post by **92&94** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:13 am

Mescalero wrote:That was smart of you.

I don't know about that, seeing as it took me 15+ years to think of it

EdinCT · Post by **EdinCT** » Tue May 20, 2014 9:51 am

I have a 541s that I bought in the late seventies. Its a real tack driver and has accounted for many a squirrels demise. I also have a Marlin 39a and I would be hard pressed to chose which one to pick if I had to.
By the way I just purchased 2 5 shot mags from Remington for a reasonable amount. So I would check them out before this run is gone if you need one. I used the same mag in a Nylon 77 and shot at least 50000 rounds through it before a friend lost it, so all the moaning of how bad the plastic mag is never was true of the 5 round ones. Don't ask about the 10 round though!

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Tue May 20, 2014 9:58 am

casastahle wrote:
Pete44ru wrote:
Well done photo Pete

Tell us something about the watch & cool little lighter.

Thanks ! !

The watch is a $10 Wally-World item that I bought because I was intrigued by the exposed works.
(Here, on my Ostrich-skin billfold)

The lighter is a Marlboro (cigarette's) Brass #6, that was among two other lighters ( the cast-junk "derringer", and an unmarked, but neat-o, coin-like folding lighter), a Marble's cartridge-shaped oil can, and a one-hand-opening folding knife - all at a yard/garage/tag sale for $1 apiece.

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1894 · Post by **1894** » Tue May 20, 2014 10:20 am

EdinCT wrote: ....
By the way I just purchased 2 5 shot mags from Remington for a reasonable amount. So I would check them out before this run is gone if you need one. I used the same mag in a Nylon 77 and shot at least 50000 rounds through it before a friend lost it, so all the moaning of how bad the plastic mag is never was true of the 5 round ones. Don't ask about the 10 round though!

On a side note , I bought 3 of the new 10 round mags for my 581 and nylon 77 . They would not latch in on the 77 . Just a very light trimming on the inside of the part of the mag that catches the receiver was all it took to make them interchangeable like the older ones were.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Tue May 20, 2014 11:03 am

That coin lighter is a cool little deal

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Tue May 20, 2014 12:00 pm

My pair are the Marlin 39 Century, (thanks Dave), and the 6" Ruger standard automatic pistol, 9-shot mag.

mags are hard to find and expensive. hard to believe considering how many millions of pistols exist.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Tue May 20, 2014 3:44 pm

Grizz wrote:My pair are the Marlin 39 Century, (thanks Dave), and the 6" Ruger standard automatic pistol, 9-shot mag.

mags are hard to find and expensive. hard to believe considering how many millions of pistols exist.

MKII Mags? Seems like I see those from time to time.....should I pick up one for you if I see one?

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Tue May 20, 2014 4:05 pm

BlaineG wrote:
Grizz wrote:My pair are the Marlin 39 Century, (thanks Dave), and the 6" Ruger standard automatic pistol, 9-shot mag.

mags are hard to find and expensive. hard to believe considering how many millions of pistols exist.
MKII Mags? Seems like I see those from time to time.....should I pick up one for you if I see one?

Actually Mk I. there is a lot of online hype about whether the Mk II will fit or function so I have to hold off on those until I find one in the wild.

But yes, if you see something I would appreciate a call so I can assess the budget. Thanks.

This ruger is a sweet shooter, has hardly any actual wear, and reminds me a lot of me when I was more like the way I was....

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:03 pm

Grizz wrote:
BlaineG wrote:
Grizz wrote:My pair are the Marlin 39 Century, (thanks Dave), and the 6" Ruger standard automatic pistol, 9-shot mag.

mags are hard to find and expensive. hard to believe considering how many millions of pistols exist.
MKII Mags? Seems like I see those from time to time.....should I pick up one for you if I see one?
Actually Mk I. there is a lot of online hype about whether the Mk II will fit or function so I have to hold off on those until I find one in the wild.

But yes, if you see something I would appreciate a call so I can assess the budget. Thanks.

This ruger is a sweet shooter, has hardly any actual wear, and reminds me a lot of me when I was more like the way I was....

My MKII Bull Barrel Gubment Target is the one I'd use if I made a bet I could hit a pop can at 100 yards.....Done it many times.....Prolly not these days

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:22 pm

I know Mk2 grips do not work on Mk1's

Bloodhound · Post by **Bloodhound** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:52 pm

I have a few Favs
High Standard Sportking 103

Ruger Single Six PreWarning with the fluted LR and Magnum cylindars

Winchester Model 72 s

Another High Standard Sportking 103 and some Rugers

I have others but these are my favorites.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:53 pm

MY FAVORITE 22LR

Hairtrigger · Post by **Hairtrigger** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:56 pm

Browning fan here

Ok I really cannot pick one

jdad · Post by **jdad** » Tue May 20, 2014 11:32 pm

Hagler · Post by **Hagler** » Wed May 21, 2014 1:46 am

...no question about it: my HENRY H001L:

Shawn

Hagler · Post by **Hagler** » Wed May 21, 2014 1:51 am

Tycer,

That's too cooool!

Shawn

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Wed May 21, 2014 4:31 am

Hairtrigger wrote:Browning fan here

What model is the bolt action at the top of the rack?
That is one sharp lookin 22

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Wed May 21, 2014 6:07 am

I only have two, a very well worn early Winchester 9422 and a nearly new Uberti Yellow Boy .22 WRM.
The 9422 was rusty and unloved by it's previous owner and you will find more blue on a sling swivel than on my rifle but it's a Keeper....

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Wed May 21, 2014 7:12 am

I like this thread

Bronco · Post by **Bronco** » Wed May 21, 2014 9:01 am

Howdy.

Springfield M2 22.

Sorry I know it is not a lever gun !

John

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Wed May 21, 2014 10:49 am

Winchester 9422 mag. RR7

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Wed May 21, 2014 11:15 am

casastahle wrote:Remington 541S.
I bought this one new in 1979.
Wears a fixed 4x Redfield Widefield scope. (1979 as well)

I got a 541S used in about 1991 or 1992 , think I paid $500 for it then . Little gun shot some great groups at 25 yards from the bench . Incidently after I traded it off I had a 541T HB and the T HB would never shoot as well as the S had . Seemed the T always threw the first shot from a clean or fouled bore .

I suppose my own favourite that I own is a little Browning Auto of 1969 vintage with an older Leupold M-8 4 power on top . Shoots no where near as good as the 541 S did but I always wanted a Browning 22 Auto when I was a kid .

The 22LR rifle thats #1 on my want list is the little Styer Mannlicher stocked rifle they sold from the late 50's into the mid 60's or so .

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Wed May 21, 2014 11:18 am

jdad wrote:

Looks like a gun CPA had something to do with !

Incidently VERY NICE !

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Wed May 21, 2014 11:20 am

casastahle wrote:
Hairtrigger wrote:Browning fan here

What model is the bolt action at the top of the rack?
That is one sharp lookin 22

If I'm not mistaken thats an A-Bolt Midas Grade 22 , as to whether it's a 22LR or a 22 MAG I can't answer that !

In my always biased opinion the cream of that crop is the second from the bottom Browning T Bolt . Nice little Belgium made gun and any I ever ran across always seemed to shot very well or better . They also in good or better shape seem to carry a nice resale value !

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Wed May 21, 2014 11:43 am

6pt-sika wrote:
casastahle wrote:Remington 541S.
I bought this one new in 1979.
Wears a fixed 4x Redfield Widefield scope. (1979 as well)

I got a 541S used in about 1991 or 1992 , think I paid $500 for it then . Little gun shot some great groups at 25 yards from the bench . Incidently after I traded it off I had a 541T HB and the T HB would never shoot as well as the S had . Seemed the T always threw the first shot from a clean or fouled bore .

I suppose my own favourite that I own is a little Browning Auto of 1969 vintage with an older Leupold M-8 4 power on top . Shoots no where near as good as the 541 S did but I always wanted a Browning 22 Auto when I was a kid .

The 22LR rifle thats #1 on my want list is the little Styer Mannlicher stocked rifle they sold from the late 50's into the mid 60's or so .

My only complaint with the 541's is that cheap plastic magazine.

I so wise someone (or better yet Remington) would have made a
steel magazine for them.
They went all out on the 541S, and they weren't cheap new back then.
If I remember right I paid between $300.00 to $350.00 for mine.
Why a plastic magazine I'll never understand.
And you didn't just find them for sale at the local Kmart either.
I remember calling around to track one down. I saw it in the Remington
gun advertisement catalog and just had to have one. Only .22 rimfire rifle
I ever needed or owned to this day.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Wed May 21, 2014 6:48 pm

My only other .22 rimfire is this Colt NF convertible.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed May 21, 2014 8:37 pm

Pete44ru wrote:

Love those grips!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed May 21, 2014 8:39 pm

Tycer wrote:My new one. Thanks Nancy!

That is AWESOME!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed May 21, 2014 8:40 pm

Wow, that is a hard choice. I'd have to go with the Ruger 10/22 my Dad gave me for my 16th birthday. It was the last gun he gave me before he died. Will always have a special place in my heart...

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Thu May 22, 2014 6:23 pm

I posted earlier I would like to at some point get one of the little Steyr 22LR Mannlicher stocked bolt actions .

Here's a picture of what they had to say about them in a 1961 Shooters Bible .

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Thu May 22, 2014 8:04 pm

This little old Marlin is my favorite. Dad bought this for me at an estate sale when I was 10. It went through a lot in my youth, broke the stock, twice. Broke the trigger guard and butt plate too. I patched it up best i knew how at the time. As I got older it didn't see much action, and sat unused for many years until recently. I restored it to its original condition. Now it looks just like it did the day we brought it home and I jumped out of the truck and headed to the woods, and proceeded to kill 2 squirrels before it got dark. It still shoots CCI Mini Mags in dime size groups at 50 yards. This is one of those that will be with me till I'm gone.