Help me choose a .22
 

I'm trying to decide what .22 to get. I know the 10/22is probably the best .22 out there but I don't want a semi auto. I also don't want a bolt action. I already have an Ithaca .22 mag lever gun so I don't really want a lever gun either.

that leaves a pump and possibly another lever gun.

The best pump I can find is the Remington 572. However, I don't want to spend almost $400 on a .22.

Any ideas?

RE: Help me choose a .22
 

my cousin has a taurus 17hmr pump and it is a shooter and i think he paid 170to180 for it and i have seen them at gun shows for about the same or less for a 22 they are a nice light functional gun i have thought about buying one just to have it to play with

RE: Help me choose a .22
 

Old Rossi 62A I believe it is. Pump .22 LR. Will also handle shorts and longs. Exposed hammer. My dad has one, pretty neat little shooter. It's was probably made early 80s, one in good to excellent condition can be had for about $150.

RE: Help me choose a .22
 

Here ya go.. the stock on my dads is much darker. Almost purple lookin'. It's really light and fun though. Its a replica of the Winchester 62A which go for more than double what the Rossi does.

http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=58294553

RE: Help me choose a .22
 

Your options are kinda limited, look at Marlin.

RE: Help me choose a .22
 

That pump with the exposed hammer is now being made by Taurus I think. They are a pretty good rifle. Its an old Winchester design.

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Yeap, thanks. They sure are. Still the most fun rimfire I've ever messed with.

http://www.taurususa.com/products/gunselector-results.cfm?series=22L

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Why not??? There are more parts in a 572 than there is in a 700 3006 or magnum....

In about 1971 i paid $98.00 for an Anschutz22, and that was a LOT of money back then "especially" for me!I still have it, and it still shoots like the day it wasnew.... You wouldn't believe the places i've drug that 22 and it's been worth every penny i paid for it... I've had a million dollars in fun with it over the years, not to mention how much money it's saved me by putting food on the table...

All of that, and i could easily sell it for two hundred bucks today!!

DM

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Yep had one of those,,You could hold the trigger down and just keep pumping it and it was as fast as a semi...Notvery accurate when doing this.but it was fun as hell to do.....

RE: Help me choose a .22
 

The reason I never bought a Rem. 572 was that several of my friends owned them, and their accuracy was less than desireable. The Rossi's are fun guns and shoot decently. The Henry .22 Lever action is a very accurate gun, also. I will not say it ranks with the more expensive guns, just gives acceptable accuracy for what it is. JMHO.

RE: Help me choose a .22
 

Because I don't use a .22 that much and I refuse to pay $400 for a .22 when I could get a Remington 700 .22-250 for less than that...

I don't see how that is so hard to understand unless your just in love with .22's.

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Makes alot of sense to me.. 400 bucks for a 22 just for small game animals.. Especially when you have to waite for them to slow down or stop to shoot them...No way.. A single shot,you usually don't get a second shot at a squirrel right after the first shot anyway...Plenty of time to reload for the next chance... The thing is,I don't know if they make them where they break open like a shot gun though??The ones I seen are bolts...

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Actually, i'm in love with "quality" and when i buy quality, i always get my money back. That way, i get to use something for FREE... I see that as a pretty good deal... Just like the Anschutz i told you about in my last post...

DM

RE: Help me choose a .22
 

Marlin 39 A would be my choice, not cheep but worth every penny!

RE: Help me choose a .22
 

Maybe look at the Henry's? Not a pump though. Classic little levers that semm to have a strong/loyal following.

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Well that is good for you. I hope you aren't implying that an inexspensive gun isn't quality. There are plenty of inexpensive guns that give years of service that don't cost $1k. I just sold off my guns so I don't plan on selling this one anytime soon. And, just because yougot agood resale out of your gundoesn't mean anyone can or wants to. Not every gun holds value like that regardless of use either. b

I just sold 5 used guns and I'm turning that into 4 new guns. I'd say that's pretty good and it didn't require me to pony up any money.

To me a .22 is for keeping behind the door and killing stray cats/dogs. Not a show peice or a high performance target rifle. That pretty much rules out spending over $300 or $400 on it.