bigrich wrote:bigfellascott wrote:They are all good rifles so go with what feels good to you and happy to pay for. I like my Daughters little Savage HB, it can shoot tiny groups and isn't overly heavy compared to some (I find the lithgows a bit on the heavy side for a 22, which I think would be a PITA to carry around all day out bush (I could be wrong) my little Brno Mod 2 is a great little hunting rifle, nice and light and shoots nicely too.
End of the day if you buy something and you find it's not quite to your liking you can always sell it and try something else.
Good luck with your decision.
you raise a very important point BFS. i have a weihrauch hw66 that's extremely well built and accurate. but i just got my old krico 22 back from the smith's yesterday, and it's a LOT lighter. which was the reason i used to like my cz 452 so much. out in the paddock a light to carry , quick to shoulder 22 is probably more important than one hole accuracy.
That's pretty much how I see it BR, all you need in any hunting rifle is one that consistently places that first shot where you intend it to go or as close to the POA in any case, as I say we don't shoot groups on fur so don't get all hung up on one hole group accuracy in a hunting rifle. I like to put those little orange stick on dots on a sheet of cardboard and just take one shot at each do, you'd be amazed how consistent the results can be, yet if I sat there trying to shoot say a 5 shot group at one dot and the groups was say around 1" I'd be disappointed as we all think we have to shoot tiny groups to have a decent hunting rifle, it really isn't the case at all.
My little Brno Mod 2 ain't no target rifle yet it manages to hammer rabbits in the head out to around the 80m mark with good consistency if I do my part right, what more do I need from a hunting rifle if I can get good consistent results whilst out hunting?
It's all good a well having a rifle that can shoot tiny groups on a range where distances are static and you know then, you have a wonderful rest to shoot off and can take your time to fart around reading the wind and waiting for the wind to be in your favour etc etc, those things don't really exist in the real world of hunting where it's see something, get in a position to get the best rest you can to take a good shot and ya go for it before the little bugger buggers off.
I really think people confuse the two types of situations and the way they both work in real life.