05-19-2006, 03:00 AM | #1 |
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Best .22 rifle to get
Well, we will probably be shooting on a campout or two. I'm a gun owner, but I don't particularly want to take my guns because I don't want to pay for the ammo! (how cheap is that).
But if I had a .22, it would be much more economical, and still be fun for all involved. Plus after armageddon, it will useful in the urban environment to shoot and eat squirrels. So I know they sell the Marlin semi-auto for dirt cheap. Less than 100. I'm not that into having a semi-auto 22. What I'd really like is a lever action. They sell a Henry .22 lever action for about $200. Anyone have an opinion on it? I'd rather even have a bolt action than a semi-auto. |
05-19-2006, 03:26 AM | #2 |
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What's the matter with you? Semi-auto is the only way to go.
Get a Ruger 10/22. Then buy two 30-shot banana clips. You won't be sorry.
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05-19-2006, 03:35 AM | #3 |
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I'm partial to Browning - mostly because it's a Utah company - but their rifles are rather pricey, about $400-500 for a lever action .22 rifle.
Henry is a good rifle, so are Ruger, Winchester and Marlin. Semi-automatic rifles are fun to shoot, but there's just something about a lever or bolt action .22 that is very appealing to me. Perhaps because I can feel like Josey Wales with a lever action rifle, though Clint would mock me for it being only a .22 caliber.
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what do you guys think of 22 pistols? I have a hard time justifying $400 for a .22 rifle (Marlin 39A lever action) Last edited by MikeWaters; 05-19-2006 at 03:46 AM. |
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05-19-2006, 03:52 AM | #5 |
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How about a Calico .22? Loading it can get tedious though.
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.22 pistols are pretty cool. Easy to shoot.
I understand the not wanting to spend that kind of money on a .22 rifle. If I didn't already have one, I wouldn't do it.
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05-19-2006, 04:13 AM | #9 |
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for someone that learned with .40, I can see how .22 would feel like a toy.
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05-19-2006, 04:20 AM | #10 |
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Agreed. 22 pistols are kind of weird. You need a big caliber on a pistol.
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