Advice for a new Semi-auto 22 mag

[nasem]

Looking for a cheap plinker.  50 to 100 yards is my distance.  I am looking for a 22 mag in semi auto and I don't see many, only once I see are the remington 597 and it seems that people don't like them much.... is there any other options ? My price limit is $300-350

thanks

[243tom]

I went through the same thing you're doing and decided on the 597 LS HB because the 22 mag just isn't made in the semi-auto as they are in the bolt action. I got mine a few years ago and if I were to do it over, I would buy a bolt gun.
I like my Remington, but I've also done a few things to make it better. May I suggest you read a lot of threads on the 597 over at Rimfirecentral site.
The gun can be fussy as many folks have found if ya read the threads, mostly though it seems to be the 22lr more than the magnum.
The magazines hold 8 mag rounds, mine shoots the Rem premier the best with Win silver box next, I've never been able to fast fire the whole 8 without a jam or a fail to eject the whole way. But realistically.........why does one need to fire 8 ?  so I only load 5 and have no problems.  Can't answer why it does it.
I also put in a custom hammer/trigger that seemed to help my groups. And I recently purchased a Boyds stock at a reduced cost,,like $23,, and sanded the pistol grip area down to fit my hand better and then refinished with Tru-Oil, it came out great and now is a bit more comfy to shoot.
My scope is a Nikon Pro Staff 2-7 x32 shotgun scope with a paralax of 75 yards and I believe it is the perfect scope for the 22 mag.
If you really want the semi auto 22 mag, Remington is the only one I found, maybe someone else can add to this or lead you to another brand that I overlooked.
It's a nice gun, ya just need to be patient with a few things I guess. Hope this helps.

[jimmyp50]

I am looking at the BRNO ZKM-611A .22 Magnum rifle, I have heard that it is a good gun and accurate.  Does anyone else have any experience with this semi auto .22 magnum?

[Tom C.]

I got one of the Ruger 10/22 mag rifles with the idea that I would do much as I did with the standard rifle. I replaced the barrel, redid the trigger group and replaced the stock. It shoots pretty well, but not as good as the .22 LR.

[Keith L]

I wonder if the difference between .22 mag and other rimfires such as .17hmr in the accuracy world isn't more based on bullets than barrels.  lMost of the mag ammo is copper washed lead and fairly crudely made.  I have used the Remington jacketed bullets in all three of my .22mags and they did pretty well.  With some of the other stuff not so good.

None of my guns is target grade by any stretch of the imagination.

[jh45gun]

I wonder if the difference between .22 mag and other rimfires such as .17hmr in the accuracy world isn't more based on bullets than barrels.  lMost of the mag ammo is copper washed lead and fairly crudely made.  I have used the Remington jacketed bullets in all three of my .22mags and they did pretty well.  With some of the other stuff not so good.

None of my guns is target grade by any stretch of the imagination.

Ya get what you pay for some of the more expensive 22 mag loadings like the Remingon Premier and the CCI TNT ammo has some pretty nice bullets so I can see the reason for the higher price.