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Finally bought a .22 mag
« on: February 08, 2010, 08:23:11 AM »
Went to the gun show....cashed in my spare change ($220 bucks) and sold 240 rds of 7.62x54r ammo for $40.

Bought 1,000 more rds of CCI Blazer ammo (around 15,000 rds now)

Don't know why I bought it, but I picked up a Marlin 883 .22 mag....nice wood stock, blued...Bushnell 3x-9x32 scope on Weaver dovetail rings...micro groove barrel.

Paid $200 out the door.....22 mag shocked me though....$11.00 per 50...bought 8 boxes of CCI Maxi-Mag 40 gr FMJ...1,875 fps.

Has the tube feed (13 rds I think) bolt action.

Bluing was a little freckled here and there....took some oil and superfine steel wool...cleaned up pretty good....wood stock almost excellent.

Was real dusty....been sitting around for awhile evidently....cleaned her up real good.

Almost got a .17 HMR but figured the .22 mags been around for yrs.

Figured I'd play around with it for awhile and see if I like the round.


Almost bought a like new blued Savage with target barrel and black synthetic stock but the guy wouldn't come down from $225 to $200 which was my target price.

The Marlin is old but I think its classier looking and spoke to me.

Heavier than the Savage too....Savage felt a little barrel heavy.




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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2010, 08:27:06 AM »
I also used my $90 worth of Cabela's gift cards from Christmas and got 500 rds of Fiocchi 40 gr hollow points from Cabela's website.
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2010, 12:54:57 PM »
That sure is a pretty rifle. I like it a lot. Let us know how it shoots. I picked up a Marlin 917V in the 17 HMR a few months ago and it is a shooter. Dale
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2010, 12:34:18 AM »
Thanks...I had a really hard time deciding between a .17 HMR or .22 mag....22 mag been around for ever and ammo slightly cheaper so I went that way.
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2010, 01:15:24 AM »
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bought 8 boxes of CCI Maxi-Mag 40 gr FMJ...1,875 fps./quote]

Good choice as IMO, the 40gr shoot best. Mine are the JHP
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2010, 01:22:25 AM »
40 gr is all I shoot in .22 lr, so I figured I'd stick with 40 gr in .22 mag.
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2010, 01:42:55 AM »
Your new pick-up, the Marlin 883, if it shoots as well as it looks, you did good!   :)
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2010, 04:55:56 AM »
That's a nice looking rifle. You got a bargain on the ammo. I was in Wally-World yesterday afternoon and the guy in front of me asked the price of .22 mag. $14 a box. I scored two bulk packs of Rem. Golden bullets for $15.47 each. That's down $3 a box from the last I saw.
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2010, 07:57:48 AM »
Quote from: oldandslow on February 09, 2010, 04:55:56 AM
That's a nice looking rifle. You got a bargain on the ammo. I was in Wally-World yesterday afternoon and the guy in front of me asked the price of .22 mag. $14 a box. I scored two bulk packs of Rem. Golden bullets for $15.47 each. That's down $3 a box from the last I saw.

Wallyworld in my area has CCI 40 gr for $9.99....BUT only had one box!  :o
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2010, 12:14:22 PM »
Very nice rifle.  I think you did well on the price. 

I use Winchester Dynapoints from Wal Mart for inexpensive plinking.  Last I saw they were around $8 per box.

Good luck and enjoy.   ;)
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2010, 02:55:03 AM »
Quote from: NRAJOE on February 08, 2010, 08:27:06 AM
I also used my $90 worth of Cabela's gift cards from Christmas and got 500 rds of Fiocchi 40 gr hollow points from Cabela's website.

The Fiocchi brand is good stuff, my old Winchester 250 puts them in one hole at 50 yards and my AMT Automag II does as well at 25. I always try out a box of everything I can get and the Fiocchi outshot all others.
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2010, 07:59:41 AM »
Quote from: coyotejoe on February 10, 2010, 02:55:03 AM
Quote from: NRAJOE on February 08, 2010, 08:27:06 AM
I also used my $90 worth of Cabela's gift cards from Christmas and got 500 rds of Fiocchi 40 gr hollow points from Cabela's website.

The Fiocchi brand is good stuff, my old Winchester 250 puts them in one hole at 50 yards and my AMT Automag II does as well at 25. I always try out a box of everything I can get and the Fiocchi outshot all others.

Good to know...thanks.
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2010, 09:12:38 AM »
I have the same vintage 882 rifle.  Mine just has a 7 round detachable mag.
But it like the lighter 22 mags.
When I first got it back in the early 90's there was 40 grainers and the 34 grain CCI maxi Mag.
Mine would make one 38 caliber hole with all 7 rounds with the 40 grainers and would make one 30 caliber hole with the 34 grainers at 50 yards.
You may want to go get a box of everything and see what shoots the best as well as see what will do what you want.
I shot a bunch at potatoes and Water mellons to see what each bullet did from 30 grain JHP to the 50 grain JHP about 8 boxes of ammo.
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Re: Finally bought a .22 mag
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2010, 02:20:03 PM »
My old marlin783 has seen some use,many suppers gathered.CCI solids favored.I bought it through JC penney mail order for 64.95+ tx. in about 1978. I've owned many mags since then,but this one aint for sale
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