flash Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 what is the best choice for a using to go hunting and for general plinking down the range. which is more reliable and most accurate. any views are welcome yours Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whippet.22 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 CZ 511, or an anschutz 520/525. Trust me when I say Ruger's are pants unless you want to spend a shed load of money on it. I'm not just copying what other people say, I've put well over 1000 rounds through one at a range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I am probably biased as I have a 10/22, but........ When I got mine the trigger was just about unusable. I would estimate the pull at around 7lbs!!! I dropped out the trigger unit and sent it to South Yorkshire Shooting Supplies to get it sorted. Cost me about £30 and was only away for a few days. Trigger is now around 1 1/2lbs and great. Feed it with Eley subs and make sure you keep the magazine nice and clean and you won't have any problems. All the best, Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB REYNOLDS UK Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 dont have the 10-22 there nothing but trouble jaming all the time stick with the bolt .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 True, if you can, get a bolt action, but you want the semi byn the looks of it, then the CZ would be the best out the two, unless you are into completely renovating the 10/22? Dont know why they sell the 10/22 the way it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 yes i changed to the bolt action because of the jamming on a semi auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 CZ 511, or an anschutz 520/525. Trust me when I say Ruger's are pants unless you want to spend a shed load of money on it. I'm not just copying what other people say, I've put well over 1000 rounds through one at a range. Totally agree Whippet. The Ruger is bad in standard out of the box. Throw £300 at it and you have a very good 10/22 Jonno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 (edited) There is nothing more satisfying than stripping a 10/22 down and rebuilding it if you know what your doing .You don't really need to spend alot of money as i hav'nt spent any as i've always done my own smithing where my 10/22 is concerned. A semi identifys the weaker powder loaded ammo because the spent casing is'nt ejected properly. The extraction claw can be replaced easily but eley subs /stds cycle ok. Basically an ideal first rimfire to cut your teeth on. Having said all that i would now go for a bolt action ........Sako Finnfire as i much prefer the Europeon manufacturers. It's all part of shooting ...............enjoy Cheers Ive PS Accurracy is down to you Flash ................not the gun Edited November 6, 2005 by deadeye ive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 (edited) PS Accurracy is down to you Flash ................not the gun Agreed, but you need a gun that shoots consistantly to start with. If the gun/ammo combination is spraying them all over the place the best shot in the world isn't going to be able to hit much with it. I would add, that IMHO bolt actions are nominally more accurate than semi's. Edited November 7, 2005 by stuartp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 PS Accurracy is down to you Flash ................not the gun Agreed, but you need a gun that shoots consistantly to start with. Good point Stuart Allow me to explain my quote further and focusing on the rimfire............. My school of thought is that these guns will out shoot their operator and are let down by the consistancy of the ammo. You can improve the accuracy of a £250-£300 rimmy by altering the trigger and making sure the barrel is free floated if appropiate or bedded in to the stock better.The point being straight out of the box these rimmys need some basic attention. Or you could just buy quality in the first place,but no doubt it'll still require tuning to your particular taste. Either way whether cheap or quality the barrel should be true and i'm somewhat baffled by comments suggesting a particular brand of gun is'nt accurate no matter what you do. Cheers Ive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 I don't think floating the barrel makes any difference with a rimfire, unless the barrel is paper thin. Both of my centrefires are floated and one is bedded as well, but the harmonics are far more critical in both of those rifles. I am not sure anyone has said you can't improve a gun no matter what you spend, but like you, I think why bother spending it when you can buy a decent gun cheaply anyway? CZ's are about 200-250 quid and don't all need trigger jobs, they work just fine without all bits you have to throw at a 10/22. I also agree that ammo can be a bit 'here and there' but then look at the cost of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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