Ruger 10/22 in .22 WMR...

Since I have a .22 WMR revolver I got a wild hair and thought "I should have a rifle in the same caliber. Don't they make a Ruger 10/22 in .22 Mag?"

So I went on Gunbroker and looked at a few.

[gulp]

I don't think I want one that bad. The prices are stupid.

-AaronB

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for only 2K. :-(

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/101672054

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Poking around on Gunbroker just looking at rifles in .22 WMR caliber, there are plenty of good options, new or used, that wouldn't cost a four-digit number to own.

Just sayin'...

For example, there's this Bergara.

And there's this Henry.

And what about this Savage?

As for pump guns, there's always this Henry here.

And also this Rossi.

While we're at it, let's not forget the venerable combo guns, like this one.

Plenty of options.

-AaronB

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…..for just over ten years, I can honestly say I’ve handled all of those except that particular Savage, and the only one worth the asking price is the Bergara.

I can’t comment on the Savage obviously, but the rest are made of plastic and zamak (think pot metal and you are close) for the most part, and will NEVER last long enough for grandchildren to enjoy if those guns even make it to your kids.

Most of the .22 WMR Savage bolt actions I’ve handles are decent, albeit a bit crude. If you want another suggestion, look at the Ruger American series, they punch well above their price class.

Otony, who abhors cheaply made rimfires

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It makes me appear to be a good shot!

I set a 5.56 empty on the target frame at 50 yards. Resting the rifle over my rolled up sleeping bag this was the first shot.

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Three shots at 130 yards.

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I agree about the Bergara.

Not really comparable to a lever action 22mag, but someone might appreciate this. Several years ago I bought a Bergara B14R in 22lr to test suppressor designs. Wanted a consistently accurate rifle, but wasn't about to thread a M52. After shooting it a bit, I was seriously impressed! Installed a Triggertech Diamond trigger and upgraded the scope from Athlon to Zeiss. (The upper end models of Athlon scopes are excellent, which is disturbing from a chicom perspective.)

FWIW, If I were in the market for a new production rifle, my first choice would be a Bergara and second would be a Ruger American.

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Great minds think alike!

I’m sure I’ve left my mind here somewhere……

Otony

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A gentleman who attends church with me is a retiree from Ruger, where he was a tool and die man. He actually warned me off the Ruger Americans, saying that those were the guns that were returned to Ruger most frequently for repair.

I'm not here to say that his story trumps yours; but I will say that "reports differ" on the relative quality of the Ruger American rifles.

-AaronB

PS: He had a glowing report on the Vaqueros; he said they almost never came back for repair.

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….not because it has been my experience, our shop experience was just the opposite actually. But I see no reason to contradict his far greater familiarity with that model.

I will say that we actually returned more Charter Arms products than Taurus products, but we returned far too many of both.

Some of the worst stinkers were Remingtons in the last few years before they went belly up. To include two Model 700 rifles from the vaunted Custom Shop where they got almost every detail incorrect even though they had the order sheet in the boxes. Or the 700 that left the factory in 25-06…but they neglected to actually chamber it, so it was just a profiled and rifled barrel with a 1/4” hole from one end to the other.

Smith & Wessons that were new and out of time. Colt 1911s sent out with the wrong caliber barrel installed. Glocks that plain would not function. More screwed up Ruger single actions than you would believe. The list goes on and on.

I’m surprised most cars will start and drive. Why? Because I assembled Fords back in the day, and watched a pile of garbage head on out the door.

Otony, who will never willingly buy a Ford product…..

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Best deals on 22 WMR are Pump rifles. Rossi < four Benjimen's on GB. I picked up a 9422M, way back when, for a ridiculous price because no one wanted the lamo-camo wood furniture at the time. I keep a Win 275 Pump 22WMR w red dot at the back door. Between the two, the pump is slicker and quicker for me.

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FWIW

Pre COVID, 2018 maybe, I bought a CZ457 Scout, for what was then somewhere in the mid 300s. 330+tax+shipping or close. It was enough I was uncomfortable with spending the money. They're in the mid 5s, now.

Best rifle I've ever owned. Mine's a .22LR, they didn't make the 16" Scout in .22WRFM.

What I've done to it:

Put a rail on it

Put a SIG Romeo dot sight on it

Had a gunsmith install sling swivel bases (which he did poorly).

Nothing else was touched. Trigger was perfect out of the box, accuracy is 5/8" at 50 yards with me pulling the trigger, and firing SK std velocity. I don't shoot that well now, but the rifle still does.

Point is, they make the 457 in .22 mag, in the longer snouted walnut jobbers.

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Having managed the gun department in a shop…..

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