I'll through out there a different approach in you search. I have a little collection of vintage Mossberg .22 bolt action rifles. Some of them are more than capable of MOA with their favorite ammunition. My favorite is a model 146B-A. It's an adult size rifle with a 24 inch barrel and a vintage 4x rimfire scope. I can easily punch out dime sized groups at 50 yds with CCI standard velocity rounds. With subsonic loads, its almost as quiet as a silencer. I have taken countless small game with it and it currently in the front of my safe as my go to pest remover.
While every rifle discussed in this thread are excellent rifles, there is something comforting about picking up one of the old classics. The warm aged walnut stock, the worn deep bluing and the buttery smooth action feels like an old friend stopping by for a visit.
Anyone try one of those Ruger American Long Range Target versions yet?
Good point about the golden oldies. We've been so focused on the new hotness we skipped over a whole slew of excellent candidates.
Reports I've seen elsewhere weren't all that great. Better than the standard RARs but still not even close to the CZ or Tikka neighborhood.
I know nothing about these, but saw it in their flyer yesterday.......https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/chr...rimfire-rifle-with-green-with-black-web-stock
Most of what I've heard isn't particularly positive. Supposedly Christensen Arms barrels in general are pretty iffy. I have no personal experience with them, but what I've read has putt he Ranger out of the running for my next rimfire.
Classic Rifle
Friend has one and he shoots Sporter Class Bench Rest and wins his fair share of matches. Beautiful rifle.
I went to look at a Cooper yesterday and prepared myself for the price tag but when I got there I was disappointed to discover that it was a benchrest rifle.
Coopers are nice I used to sell them years ago when they used to offer fairly reasonable models, I went to their site a few weeks ago and was shocked at their current prices.
I'll through out there a different approach in you search. I have a little collection of vintage Mossberg .22 bolt action rifles. Some of them are more than capable of MOA with their favorite ammunition. My favorite is a model 146B-A. It's an adult size rifle with a 24 inch barrel and a vintage 4x rimfire scope. I can easily punch out dime sized groups at 50 yds with CCI standard velocity rounds. With subsonic loads, its almost as quiet as a silencer. I have taken countless small game with it and it currently in the front of my safe as my go to pest remover.
While every rifle discussed in this thread are excellent rifles, there is something comforting about picking up one of the old classics. The warm aged walnut stock, the worn deep bluing and the buttery smooth action feels like an old friend stopping by for a visit.
I love all my old Mossbergs (46B, 44 US (c), 346KA, 151M-C), but the 46B, 44 US and 151M-C are pretty heavy rifles, so I don't know if they would fit what phylo is looking for. All of them are tack drivers though!
Here's the 346KA:
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I've owned a couple of Rem 40XB's and just sold my Vudoo barreled action. Some of the recommendations look awesome but I need it to be as light as possible. I guess I'm leaning more toward a hunting style of rifle.
I went to look at a Cooper yesterday and prepared myself for the price tag but when I got there I was disappointed to discover that it was a benchrest rifle.
Here is my 146B-A....varmint dispatcher extraordinaire!
Yessir the prices for new ones are staggering, I definitely won't be going down that path. Maybe a used one if I came across a good deal.