Jethro_E7 wrote:I really quite liked the LA101, but it seems the accuracy is not as good as the BRNO's/CZ's.
Jethro_E7 wrote:Hi all,
Just a new user, long time reader..
What would you suggest as a decent, accurate and enjoyable .22?
It would be my first - and I don't intend to swap guns around all the time, just looking for some target practice, and perhaps some varminting.
I was thinking a good, used air rifle .177 and a quality .22.
I already have a scope ready for the .22 (I was able to pick up a nice Leupold Freedom VX 3-9x40) so I want the .22 scoped.
I have done a little research, and it seems a CZ 455/422 or a BRNO Model 2 would be nice, or an Anschutz (which models?) for the .22 and I am quite unfamiliar with air rifles, except perhaps the Diana Model 50?
I really quite liked the LA101, but it seems the accuracy is not as good as the BRNO's/CZ's.
Would love some suggestions. I was thinking of a budget of about $1000-1500 (more or less) for both, of course, used.
Any thoughts?
Skinna wrote:You should send the rifle (CZ) back if the ejector is scratching the rod. They will file it down for you--& get them to replace the rod too...!!!
Tiger650 wrote:My forever rimfire is a '57 Brno mod 2, super accurate and good to look at long gone quality.
Avoid the [relatively] later rifles with the silly "hogsback" Euro stock, a good action and barrel in a stupid stock totally unsuitable for use with a scope.
You would need either a stock pack, looks silly on a rimfire, or a head like a horse to shoot scoped.
Happy news is it is difficult to bugger a rimfire .22 unless it has been dry fired a lot, in that case a fired case will not extract due to the chamber edge at firing pin being peened over by contact with the firing pin.
deanp100 wrote:I would really be hesitant to file an ejector down. I assume that was a joke.
Jethro_E7 wrote:Hi all,
Would love some suggestions. I was thinking of a budget of about $1000-1500 (more or less) for both, of course, used.
Any thoughts?
Shootermick wrote:Do many people shoot 22 bench rest with the Lithgow 101? I don’t know much about bench rest and have never done it. I might try and get to a club and have a look to decide if it might be for me.
allan wrote:"in2anity", have you any idea of the round count on the Bergara at your club? Ours has just under 2,000 - Either we are still learning how to shoot it or it is improving with more rounds down the barrel!
The only unmodified production 22 I currently have that shoots as well as the steel barrelled B14R is a Weihrauch HW66JM. I have several 22's that will out-shoot the B14R but all have non factory match chambered barrels.