Good cheap 22LR

[scoutleader]

Hello all,
Can anyone suggest a good cheap 22LR? I would not mind a single shot or a bolt action. I know everyone wants the Ruger 10/22 but I am just looking for something cheap to carry down to my inlaws farm and to pop cans and stuff.
Thanks

 

[hogdogs]

I have the Savage bolt action 10 shot from walmart. It is a great plinker and plenty accurate for my small game needs. I paid $99 bucks but I think they are up some due to inflation.
Brent

 

[sholling]

Savage bolt action.

 

[CPTMurdoc30]

The savage or the mossberg plinkster would be my choice.

You can also find older mossbergs that may not look like much but with a little bit of sanding and tru-oil they turn out looking like $1000 22 rifles.

 

[mikejonestkd]

savage or marlin model 25 ( now called the 925 )

each are good values for the money and are great for plinking and around the farm/ back 40 sort of use.
I still have my first marlin bolt rifle that must be 30+ years old now and it still shoots as well as it did when new.

 

[Stiofan]

Good and cheap may not go together. Here's a link to Bud's Gunshop showing all their .22lr calibers, you can get an idea of prices from it.

I would recommend the Marlin Model 60, the best selling .22lr in history. Inexpensive, accurate, well built, semi automatic, priced about $150 or higher depending on model. that's just my personal opinion though, in that price range there are plenty of decent shooters.

 

[res45]

+1 on the Marlin Mod. 60,look around some pawn shops may find a deal on one.

 

[Battery]

another plus for the Marlin 60, I went to a local pawn and found 1 for 100$ talked them down to 65$. Older but shoot so straight. Had to clean the bore a bit but all good now. for a really cheap rifle can not go wrong with the model 60.

 

[Ledbetter]

Henrys are good for the money.

 

[oldmaster111]

Once more for the Marlin Mod. 60. I've had mine for 18 years, looks brand new and will shoot the wings off a fly.

 

[johnwilliamson062]

marlin 891T has worked well for me. I was looking for pretty much the same thins and settled on the 981T. Price is 179 I think. No worry about the mag getting lost, bent, or broken. Light, no mag to mess up the natural carry point. It is no tack driver, but A tin can at 50 yards should be easy if you do your part. 100 yds might start to push it a little for a regular soup can. Also easier to clean than a semi-auto, although probably not by much for the cheapies.

 

[22-rimfire]

The Marlin Model 60 is $167 at Walmart. Stainless version is about $200. Good plinking general purpose rifle.

 

[Willie D]

The Stainless Model 60 is $169 at Cabelas right now according to the catalog that came yesterday.




How are the iron sights on the 981t? I really want a tube fed bolt action that I don't need to baby like my great-grandfather's Reminton Model 34 but I can't find a 981t on the shelf anywhere and I'm leery of special ordering one sight unseen.

 

[TPAW]

+1 Marlin Model 60.

 

[guntotin_fool]

Just something to think about,

DO you hunt with any rifles or shotguns?

matching up the action style is a great idea if you can, that is, if you have a pump shotgun or rifle, get a pump .22. bolt rifle, bolt .22 etc.

 

[darkgael]

good 22lr

Marlin model 60
Savage model 30G - single shot, falling block, octagonal barrel. Available in take down version. Nice plinker/squirrel gun. Shoots about any kind of .22 rimfire that you can think of, except the .22 Mag.
Pete

 

[bclark1]

Rem 597 has been decent for me, under $100 new for a semi-auto is alright. Shoots whatever, only had a few stovepipes, pretty accurate out to 100 with the irons. The front sight was poorly staked and my experience getting that fixed was a pain, took way longer than it should've, but the rifle itself is a good value.

 

[Inspector3711]

Let me chime in for the Ruger 10/22.

 

[joneb]

Toz 78-01

 

[sigproshooter]

marlin 60 if you dont mind a tube magazine or remington 597 if you want something with a detachable mag. remmy also makes factory 30 rounders for the 597.