Best ol 22 auto loadin rifle?????

[fatelk]

Oops, I made the correction, yes a Reising 65.

I wondered if someone would mention the old "Leatherneck". Heavy old rifle and mine's a little finicky about ammo, but fun to shoot!

I also like the old Mossberg someone else mentioned; tube magazine in the butt stock, forearm to the end of the barrel, sights with all the options. I have the one that my grandfather gave me, that he'd had since who-knows-when. It's also a bit finicky about ammo.

The 10/22's I've had, and have, I love to shoot, but I've always been a little disappointed in the accuracy department. My old Marlin 60 has the edge in that department.

[buckweet]

Best= Browning SA-22 short and long Rifle versions.
Number two - Ruger 10 22
Number three Remington 552 speedmaster
Number three Remington Nylon 66
Number four -marlin 795

[Newtire]

My vote goes to the Marlin M60/99/49. Bought a new Stainless "Remlin/Marlington" and it is accurate as anything and hasn't jammed once in 200+ rounds so far. My first M60, I paid $39 for. Bought 2-bricks of ammo and made it through the first brick and well into the 2nd before I had to clean it due to jamming.

[Newtire]

I have one & yes, you are right, a great .22.

[Vagabond55]

Dads old Mossberg 152k, the one with the fold down wooden forend. My first experience with a semi auto 22. Loved it then, still shooting it more than 50 years later.

[Traffer]

I have a Mossberg 702. Bought 2 years ago at Walmart for $99. Never had a jam or misfire. More accurate than I am. So why would I pay more? I wouldn't!

[KMac]

My favorites of .22's I have owned:
1) Browning SA 22
2) Remington 552 BDL Speedmaster
3) Marlin Model 99
4) Ruger 10/22
Still own 2-4. Want another SA22 really bad. Everyone knows in my family that a SA22 would be the ultimate Birthday or Christmas gift for me. They know because I have told them several times.
The model 99 is my favorite over the 10/22 only because I prefer tube instead of magazine for 22's.
All good guns, can't really go wrong with any of them.

[oldhenry]

Dads old Mossberg 152k, the one with the fold down wooden forend. My first experience with a semi auto 22. Loved it then, still shooting it more than 50 years later.

+1 on the Mossberg 152. I have one with peep sight & another (152K) with open sights. Mine have the tenite (plastic) fold down fore end (I think they came after the wood version).

[docbrown]

Winchester 190 - only because that is what I have. It is a tight shooting little rifle. I know it is nothing fancy, but it has taken many squirrel, 'possums and the occasional aggressive racoon.

[444ttd]

i bought a ruger 10/22 this year and i like it. its nowhere near as accurate as my marlin m25(22lr) is. the 10/22 groups at 1 - 1 1/2" at 50 yards. i put thru her 1000+/- rounds and she doesn't jam. federal is all i use(36gr hp) right now. when i'm about done with my ammo, i'll go to sg ammo.

https://www.sgammo.com/catalog/rimfi...ion/22-lr-ammo

[skeettx]

Give this 22 ammo a test

https://www.sgammo.com/product/22-lr...0-grain-solid-

[rbuck351]

I had a mossberg 152 I think. It's accuracy was not that good so it went away. I also had a 10/22 that grouped about 2" at 25yds so it went away. I have a Win 77 that I'm not overly fond of as well but I keep it because dad got it for me. I just picked up a very nice rem 66 in black and chrome but haven't shot it yet. When a take a 22 hunting it's either my Savage 1919NRA target rifle, quite accurate, or my Ruger MKI Target also quite accurate. I will be checking the 66 soon. Currently I don't have a favorite 22 auto rifle.

[Newtire]

Give this 22 ammo a test

https://www.sgammo.com/product/22-lr...0-grain-solid-

Will have to try that. I bought one of the new M60's and it likes the cheap black and white box Federals but not the big burgundy bulk pack. Also, CCI works great in some of my .22's but not others. I bought some Federal target but only 1080 FPS. Haven't tried it yet. Will keep an eye out for the high velocity target then.

Am pretty impressed by the m60. I, also was disappointed with my 10/22 . My Ruger MkIII pistol is great though. Think you need to wring each one out and find what it likes.

[Jedman]

I have owned quite a few 22 semiauto's all of the common popular ones and they were all good guns worth owning. Now I have sold or traded off all but 3 or 4 rimfire rifles and the only semiauto I own is a Norninco 22 ATD. I once owned the Browning and Remington version of this take down rifle but none has shot as good as this Chineese made copy. It shoots all ammo without a hitch, has a bore that never fowls and shoots 1/2" groups with ammo it likes and a 2 1/2 power scope.
This one will be with me when I pass.

Jedman

[abunaitoo]

My most trouble free, low maintenance, rifle is my Springfield 87A.
Almost never have to clean it. Almost never jams. As accurate as any of my other semi autos.
Clack, clack action is a attention getter at the range.

[rbuck351]

The Rem 66 I just got shoots well enough to be a keeper. Groups about 1/2" at 25yds with std vel ammo. High speed stuff opens up some. Haven't shot it enough to know about reliability but so far so good.

[robg]

My 1022 is an inch at 50 yards with winchester PowerPoint's and SK ,double that with blazer and american eagle.semi autos are much fussier than bolt guns about ammo.

[Texas by God]

The Rem 66 I just got shoots well enough to be a keeper. Groups about 1/2" at 25yds with std vel ammo. High speed stuff opens up some. Haven't shot it enough to know about reliability but so far so good.

If you want to shoot it single shot, hold it with the ejection port facing up, lay a cartridge in the port and pull back and release the bolt handle. Nylon 66 jams are very rare IME.

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[Eddie Southgate]

Winchester 1903 or the later m63 .

[rbuck351]

Thanks Texas BG.
There is a wealth of info on this forum. I would have never thought to try that.