Thinking of dumping .22LR completely. Have you?

[Ironbar]

You're kidding right? Out of all my rifles, my customized Ruger 10/22 is still my fav rifle to shoot!

 

[Alexx1401]

You're kidding right? Out of all my rifles, my customized Ruger 10/22 is still my fav rifle to shoot!

That little rifle will most likely go down in history as one of Bill SR's greatest idea's. I still remember the first one I ever bought. Like $75 on sale at a department store. Marlin 60 was like $50 with a scope. Was time to get a .22 for one kid old enough to start learning. I went back and forth, kept handling the Ruger. Had a few of the 60's before and new how well they worked. Finally paid the extra for the Ruger. First trip out to shoot it I was glad I did.

 

[mjn]

Not a chance. Love my 22's.

 

[BillGabby1]

That little rifle will most likely go down in history as one of Bill SR's greatest idea's. I still remember the first one I ever bought. Like $75 on sale at a department store. Marlin 60 was like $50 with a scope. Was time to get a .22 for one kid old enough to start learning. I went back and forth, kept handling the Ruger. Had a few of the 60's before and new how well they worked. Finally paid the extra for the Ruger. First trip out to shoot it I was glad I did.

My experience is almost exactly the same, I went to Monkey Wards or was it Sears, can't remember which, and picked up one of the Marlin Carbines, took it out to the range there by Canoga Park, and had feeding problems with the box magazine and returned it and got a full refund, and then went and got my first 10-22 seems to me it was in the $75 range too. I've owned about 4 of them now and I wish I still had that first one, it was a keeper but being young and stupid or broke or??? I ended up passing it along, yes it was a few dollars more which is probably why I got the Marlin first I'm thinking $69 was the price for the Marlin.
My 10-22 that I got a year ago, I put an unfinished Spalted Sycamore finger groove sporter on it that I finished out with 16 coats of Lin-Speed, and it looks pretty sharp to me. I've got some better photos some where in this PC but I can't find them, misplace the file. Getting old is such fun!

Gabby

 

[Alexx1401]

My experience is almost exactly the same, I went to Monkey Wards or was it Sears, can't remember which, and picked up one of the Marlin Carbines, took it out to the range there by Canoga Park, and had feeding problems with the box magazine and returned it and got a full refund, and then went and got my first 10-22 seems to me it was in the $75 range too. I've owned about 4 of them now and I wish I still had that first one, it was a keeper but being young and stupid or broke or??? I ended up passing it along, yes it was a few dollars more which is probably why I got the Marlin first I'm thinking $69 was the price for the Marlin.
My 10-22 that I got a year ago, I put an unfinished Spalted Sycamore finger groove sporter on it that I finished out with 16 coats of Lin-Speed, and it looks pretty sharp to me.
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Gabby

That is a NICE looking little .22!! On the Marlin 60's I had forgotten they made one with the box mags. Before the 10/22 I had never seen a .22 rifle that did not have chokes with box mags. If was what intrigued and worried me about that first Ruger. All the .22 autos I had ever had and loved were tube fed. Not too long after I bought that first Ruger that guy came out with that tear drop shaped mag with the belt inside of it. Damn things were expensive and several buddies were talking but no one wanted to pay. I finally ordered one and when I got it loved it. The loading took some getting used to but once it was what a ton of fun. Soon had a few of them. Burned up a LOT of .22 ammo with those things out in the desert.

 

[BillGabby1]

What Desert?

 

[Alexx1401]

What Desert?

SW AZ.

 

[WAYNO]

For the folks adamantly disinterested and/or otherwise opposed to shooting .22 rimfire, it may be a throwback to our upbringing.

Kids now are given semi autos to learn on, and many adult shooters are taught to shoot with guns that actually have some recoil. And a lot of shooters are now recoil shy.

Back in the day...There was a natural progression. We started out with BB guns and .22 bolt action rifles. We hoped to progress to the .30-30, and ultimately the man-sized rifle cartridges. There became the social desire to advance past .22 rifles, and kids thought it as a backwards step if they had to shoot a .22 . If they were shooting a .22 they were thought to have not yet grown up. I think that carries over to today. Even as adults, some folks don't want to be seen shooting a "kids" rifle. There's still a stigma that a .22 is just a kids toy.

Oh what these folks are missing. Yep, I shoot lots of big boomers. But when I'm done shooting them for the day, I switch to the rimfires and then have a really enjoyable time.

WAYNO.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I enjoy shooting and hunting with my .22's almost as much as my muzzleloaders.
I do hear you about many adults thinking that a .22 is a "kids gun."
Glad I'm not as "mature" as some folks. LOL!
Andy

 

[MrMillspecer]

I would never dump my .22s. They are still the least expensive to shoot and can provide hours of fun while working on fundamentals. I would rather dispatch sand rats w a .22lr than my overpowered .223 and i enjoy the challenge more. Its also safer and quieter around cattle ranches ect. What about the squirrels, rock chuck, grouse, nutria, raccoons and more. Need my .22s. I have had as much fun shooting my .22s as any caliber I have owned. Move things out to 100 yards and practice holdover and doping. Great fun.

 

[PaulB47]

Hell, if .22's are kids guns, I wonder what my air rifle is? A baby's gun?

I have switched to the air rifle (since I finally got a clue and bought a scope for it) for dispatching short-range pests. It means my .22's mostly sit unused. Still ain't getting rid of them, though.

 

[BillGabby1]

SW AZ.

Well that makes us brother desert rats, I grew up in Tempe and spent a lot of time dodging the cholla cactus moved to the socialist state of OR in '98 because of the heavy taxes and cost of living, but I sure wish we could have afforded to stay there. I miss AZ
Gabby
Forgot to mention I used to burn up a lot of ammo out in the Salt River bed, chasing Jackrabbits behind Tempe Butte, an activity that today would put me in the slammer.
LOL

 

[Alexx1401]

Well that makes us brother desert rats, I grew up in Tempe and spent a lot of time dodging the cholla cactus moved to the socialist state of OR in '98 because of the heavy taxes and cost of living, but I sure wish we could have afforded to stay there. I miss AZ
Gabby
Forgot to mention I used to burn up a lot of ammo out in the Salt River bed, chasing Jackrabbits behind Tempe Butte, an activity that today would put me in the slammer.
LOL

I miss it too. Moved back up NW again in 91 for work. Spent a lot of time around the old prison area. Florence. Great bird hunting in season and Jack rabbit off season for fun. Miss living where it was a short drive to shoot.

 

[Alexx1401]

Hell, if .22's are kids guns, I wonder what my air rifle is? A baby's gun?

I have switched to the air rifle (since I finally got a clue and bought a scope for it) for dispatching short-range pests. It means my .22's mostly sit unused. Still ain't getting rid of them, though.

If safe to use 22 try some of those CCI Quiet round's. Bought some to try. Quite impressed. Work single shot in my auto's great. Scary accurate and Quiet.

 

[BillGabby1]

I miss it too. Moved back up NW again in 91 for work. Spent a lot of time around the old prison area. Florence. Great bird hunting in season and Jack rabbit off season for fun. Miss living where it was a short drive to shoot.

Yup, and the winters are great, but I have seen snow in PHX, that usually gets everyone excited. LOL

 

[Alexx1401]

Yup, and the winters are great, but I have seen snow in PHX, that usually gets everyone excited. LOL

OMG!!! It would freeze and or snow once in a blue moon in Tucson and WATCH OUT!!! The snow birds of course were fine. The damn locals would turn the roads into a demolition derby

 

[BillGabby1]

Hell, if .22's are kids guns, I wonder what my air rifle is? A baby's gun?

I have switched to the air rifle (since I finally got a clue and bought a scope for it) for dispatching short-range pests. It means my .22's mostly sit unused. Still ain't getting rid of them, though.

My problem with my pellet guns is getting them into action quickly enough to kill a pest, where I can leave my 22 loaded and ready! Daisy Red Rider no power, daisy 881 10 pumps, daisy 853 hand load and then pump, all too slow!

 

[Alexx1401]

My problem with my pellet guns is getting them into action quickly enough to kill a pest, where I can leave my 22 loaded and ready! Daisy Red Rider no power, daisy 881 10 pumps, daisy 853 hand load and then pump, all too slow!

If you can use a .22 try those CCI I mentioned. Kind of hard to find right now but they should work excellent. About on par with a high end pellet gun and about the same noise.

 

[PaulB47]

If safe to use 22 try some of those CCI Quiet round's. Bought some to try. Quite impressed.

I never found a CB type that was accurate. I'll try that one though if I see it in shops.

I don't really need the quiet aspect; I have a 100-yard range in the gully behind my house, shoot .308 there. I just like those tiny little pellets, the flat-nosed ones put the hurt on red squirrels (that I have been at war with forever - they live in my shop and can make a mess of things). They always just sit on a branch and watch me load the rifle so it doesn't matter that air rifles are slow to get ready.

Oh, of course the other thing is the shooting into trees. I always wonder about where a .22 bullet is going to fall. Those little pellets, you just don't care.

 

[jbett98]

Anybody in the Gresham/Troutdale area that's in the market for .22lr, I have a neighbor whose grandson now works for the Wood Village Walmart and when a shipment of .22lr ammo is placed out on the shelf for sale, he calls his Grampa, who then calls me to see if I'm interested.
The word gets out quickly and it only takes an hour for it all to disappear.
If interested in getting a heads up, let me know.
Cheers, Jeff