Recommendations for budget 22lr bolt action.

[DoggyDaddy]

That looks really nice. I haven't refinished mine, but it cleaned up pretty nice for a 45 year old rifle. I especially liked the free part. View attachment 93376

Very nice! My best friend had one just like that when we were growing up. Great little rifles!

 

[DadSmith]

My dad has a Rossi RS 22 he got from Rural king for under $108 out the door. I shot it in Iron sights at 50 using dad's bulk pack Winchester 555rd box. It loved them. Less than 1" group at 50 yards. He bought it for a cheap lightweight coon hunting gun. He doesn't want to use his old single shot anymore because it's a collector item now worth some money. This Rossi did great. I was very shocked by it's performance. No failures at all with 200rd through it. Only problem is only one magazine don't know where to
To buy spares for him.

 

[TJ Kackowski]

My dad has a Rossi RS 22 he got from Rural king for under $108 out the door. I shot it in Iron sights at 50 using dad's bulk pack Winchester 555rd box. It loved them. Less than 1" group at 50 yards. He bought it for a cheap lightweight coon hunting gun. He doesn't want to use his old single shot anymore because it's a collector item now worth some money. This Rossi did great. I was very shocked by it's performance. No failures at all with 200rd through it. Only problem is only one magazine don't know where to
To buy spares for him.

shoprossi.com ... https://www.shoprossi.com/accessory-magazine-for-rs22-semi-auto-rifles-22lr-358-0001-00

$18.99 per magazine

 

[flylo]

Rossi makes Mossberg 22s so the mags will interchange & use the 25 rd 715 mag. I bought 2 for $93ea & they run great!

My dad has a Rossi RS 22 he got from Rural king for under $108 out the door. I shot it in Iron sights at 50 using dad's bulk pack Winchester 555rd box. It loved them. Less than 1" group at 50 yards. He bought it for a cheap lightweight coon hunting gun. He doesn't want to use his old single shot anymore because it's a collector item now worth some money. This Rossi did great. I was very shocked by it's performance. No failures at all with 200rd through it. Only problem is only one magazine don't know where to
To buy spares for him.

 

[DadSmith]

Thanks TJ and flylo.

 

[jy951]

The local Walmart has savage mk ii for around 147 and a semi auto savage for 99.

 

[eddiehelm]

Savage mk2 fvsr. Even with the crappy stock it gets my vote. Get into the rifle for under 250 and put the rest towards a scope. Or save up a little more and get into a CZ. Only problem with getting a CZ is they tend to multiply

 

[Hookeye]

Yes indeed. Saw a 455 w Leupold Freedom vx 2-7x and nice Galco sling on a shops rack.....

Sure is tempting

 

[Jericho941Fan]

My buddy just picked up a savage mk2, and I was really surprised at how much I liked the thing, it seemed much more accurate than my 10/22 for sure.

 

[TJ Kackowski]

That is a very nice Model 60 ... squirrel stock and all.

Take a look at that front sight. It doubles as your magazine (tube) holder and is held on by a single set screw that can work loose. I've had seveal of these rifles over the years and one of the first things I do is put a drop of lock tight on that set screw.

Only other modification you might want to consider is to get a decent scope and scope mount. DIP (and others) make a picatinny scope base that slips onto the grooved receiver than locks in place with set screws. Makes a solid base for a nice Vortex Crossfire II scope and Warne rings. The trouble I have with scopes is that I need to build up the comb to get a proper cheek weld.

If I can find it, I'll post some infomation I have tucked away about a super affordable speed loader for the tube magazine.

Enjoy that rifle.

Here's the [STRIKE]infomation[/STRIKE] information on the tube magazine speed loader. There are many more home made versions and several manufactured versions, but this is the easiest to work with and by far the most inexpensive.

 

[BankShot]

Here's the [STRIKE]infomation[/STRIKE] information on the tube magazine speed loader. There are many more home made versions and several manufactured versions, but this is the easiest to work with and by far the most inexpensive.

Thanks for the info. I might have to make a few of those.