I want a new 22mag rifle

[pastorp]

Good morning all,

I'm wanting a new sporter weight, super accurate, 22mag rifle & I don't like bolt action guns.... Any sugestions??

Regards,

[Graybeard]

Magnum Research clone of the Ruger 10-22. I have one in .22LR. They also make them in .17 H2, .17 HRM and .22 magnum.

[STUMPJMPR]

Check out Henry.  I hear good stuff about them.  I'm waiting on one right now for christmas.  I hear they have good customer service if the need arises.  Most people are pleased with the quality for the price.

[Graybeard]

Yeah that's right Henry makes a lever action .22 Magnum I kinda forgot that.

[Drilling Man]

  I have a Remington 597M,
 

 
  And here is how shoots at 60 yards,
 

 
  I've had it several years now, and it's never failed to feed/function or fire, not even one time.  It's not picky on what ammo i use either.
 
  DM

[greywolf444]

My Henry 22 mag shoots the same groups as Drilling posted.  squirrel head accurate to 60 yds or so. slim and light weight. holds 11 rounds. perfect for a day in the woods. the older I get the more I appreciate slim, light, accurate guns and dislike heavy, thick, clubby bolt actions. my vote goes to the Henry.

[Drilling Man]

  I have a Henry lever 22WMR too, but i've never shot it on paper to see how it groups.  I guess it's still on the "to do" list...  It is really smooth and has been 100% reliable...
 
  It's the top rifle in this pict.,
 

 
  DM

[Flynmoose]

Another possibility is a Stevens Favorite, single shot, light and accurate. I don't know if they are still in production but they are worth a look. Mine is named "Mikey" cause he will eat anything.
FM

[Drilling Man]

Another possibility is a Stevens Favorite, single shot, light and accurate. I don't know if they are still in production but they are worth a look. Mine is named "Mikey" cause he will eat anything.
FM

   Have you looked at one lately??     They are pretty crude these days!
 
  DM

[Flynmoose]

I looked at and bought two, a 22RF and a 22 Mag. They don't have to be pretty to shoot well for me. I have some pretty rifles that sit in the safe more than not. The Stevens are both rifles I can toss in the Jimmy and drive eastern Oregon backroads without worrying about a nice figured stock.
FM

[tacklebury]

+1 Stevens.   

[Keith L]

I bought a Favorite a few years ago and it has great walnut wood on it.  I looked at one a few months ago and it had mystery wood for the stock.  Mine shoots pretty well, and reminds me of my childhood when I take it to the woods.  Life is good.

[andy1300]

Have you looked at CZ rifles ?  I have one and it will drill holes in a dime at 100 yards.

[jlwilliams]

  Do you have a Contender or an Encore?  I imagine that if you do, you'd already be considering a barrel for it.  Great way to go for a varmint gun.  There is also the Handi (which I'm surprised hasn't already been posted twice) 
 
  I've been looking into a Favorite myself.  I'd go for a takedown model in the magnum so that I could make a 22lr barrel to add on.  Drillingman is right.  The current ones are pretty crude and come from the factory wanting a trigger job.  For me, I'll do that and make the additional front end because I want one and the project is fun. 
 
  Hard to beat the TC for out of the box shooters, and you can add as many barrels as you want.  the Handi isn't as nice as the TC (IMO, please don't flame me to death  ) but you do get the whole gun for the price of a Contender barrel.

[Rex in OTZ]

The Taurus model 72 trumps the Stevens model 30, in accuracy and ammo capacity, only way you could out shoot the Taurus is mount better sights on the Stevens.
Ive always had a soft spot for single shots, that goes way back, I'd bought the Stevens model 30 in .22Mag back in 2006 the dealer here bought 5 of them all prepaid, they were all consecutive serialized, It shot ok but wernt no barn burner in the accuracy dept, later on I got to shoot a Taurus model 63 semi in .22Lr, I liked the lines and the feel and workmanship, the gun dealer moved away to MI, so I my next .22Mag I bought from the local pawn shop (Kotzebue Gun and Pawn) this fellow stocked 4-5 of the Taurus Pumps in both model 62 (.22Lr) and 72 (.22mag) I opted for the stainless carbine  , I was amazed by the out the box handling and accuracy, fact the matter is I never even got to shoot the first 30 rounds out that carbine, the Kids loved it because of its heft, pointability and amazeingly its accuracy from its stubby carbine barrel, that was the clincher!,  if kids find it accurate enough to have fun with, they gonna shoot it all the time, come to think I never touched the shights out the box and the kids were shooting off hand skipping golfballs at 30 and bouncing them out to 40 yards, once they got the hang of it they were shooting 5/0.
 
Ive noticed that Taurus puts a decent sporter crown on the barrels, what one dont notice is Taurus barrels are all counter bored the first 1/16" at the muzzle, next time you pick up a Taurus rifle look for the counter bore.......I think thats the secret to there amazeing out the box accuracy.

[351 power]

i have been thinking of a zastava 22 mag. the 22lr i have has been great and i like the open sights. oh sorry i missed the part about not a bolt gun

[chefjeff]

My favorite cartridge.Have marlin783,browning BPR,CZ455,10/22M,S&W651,H&R603,etc....my suggestion to you is one I will probably get next,a CZ512...check it out!

[Ladobe]

Can't speak for the new Rossi's, but those I had from the mid 80's were very well made and reliable.   For a pumper, the model 59 with a carbine length barrel would be short and sweet.   They have one called the Wizard now that accepts interchangeable barrels for many cartridges, including 22MAG, but no idea if their newer offerings are as good.
 
My all time favorite was my old Mossberg 640K Chuckster with a Weaver V-22 scope I bought in the mid 60's.   One of those I should have never let myself get talked out of, but I sure kilt a lot with it the 25+ years I had it.   But, you don't want a bolter.

[Dand]

Long time ago I was loaned a Win 9422M for an afternoon of rabbit hunting. Made a lucky head shot at 50-60 yds and I have been forever in love - but its unrequited.  Payin' for one these days is a steep proposition.  They still show on Gun Broker now and then.