Everyone Needs a good .22

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 5/3/2017 | Larry Case

[Lazamataz]

My father taught me to shoot with a .22. It was a J.C. Higgans, from Sears, Model 36. 17 round tube fed semi auto. I think Hi Power made it. A gunsmith told me years ago not to ever get rid of it as it was one of the good ones Sears sold.

I'll buy it for tree-fiddy.

[Dusty Road]

Does yours have the shoulder strap that comes out of the stock?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

He’s 41 now.
it was a kinder, gentler time back then.

[Lazamataz]

The first .22 rifle you purchase should be a Ruger 10/22, the most ubiquitous 10/22 on the market with head and shoulders more aftermarket support. Easy to find magazines, replacement stocks, triggers, barrels, and other accessories.

Worst rifle out there. Jams, inaccurate, costly....

[catman67]

My dad had a Marlin .22 bolt action with a tube magazine and a 4x scope. Fun to shoot. Hard to find these days.

My FIL had a H&R 999 Sportsman top break revolver. Wish they still made those!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

My first gun was a 410. And I still have it.

I actually think a 410 is a better first gun then a 22.

Which was my second gun.

[catman67]

For a little extra money, just buy an American-180!

[Lazamataz]

Now THAT is a .22.

[KC Burke]

My first was my dad’s first, a 410. But in our family, the next gun, the real tool, was a 12 Gauge and I got my grandpa’s pump which is still good and still useful.

I actually have the Savage A22 Mag they mention in the article. Scope, bipod, sling, four extra rotary mags.

[Comment Not Approved]

Hard to resist your charm, Laz. But I’ll pass thank you.

[Comment Not Approved]

No shoulder strap. I do have the original hard case and skinny tube fixed power scope. Putting her in my new gun safe being delivered this afternoon.

[Big Red Badger]

RUGER,
Henry,
OverUnders’

Love My .22’s !

[USMCPOP]

The model 36 was made by High Standard.

I have a 10/22, a Marlin 60 and, best of all, a CZ 452 bolt action.

[stevio]

Have you priced 45 colt lately? Nearly $1/shot. I haven’t shot my Vaquero in years because of it.

[Carthego delenda est]

“Your mentor should have told you NOT to fire a rifle into the air (treed squirrel)”

That was my first thought too.

[DCBryan1]

Everyone needs a good

SUPPRESSED

.22LR.

There. Fixed it.

[mikeus_maximus]

Don’t need a .22— I just bought a border terrier puppy (3rd one I’ve owned). A rabbit or squirrel running through my yard will have about a 50% chance of making it out alive.

[Sasparilla]

A Winchester Model 60 with a 27” barrel and a factory factory peep sight put meat on the table for my ancestors during the depression. It was only made for four years in the early 1930’s before it morphed into the Winchester Model 67. It’s a family heirloom.

[atc23]

Remington Nylon 66 and Ruger 10/22

[Pollster1]

I have that exact .22 rifle. It’s a good, simple one. I keep it in part because it’s simple, reliable, and accurate, and in part because it is not a “semi-automatic assault rifle” under any definition (at least until NJ decided it was a scary black rifle . . . because of the high-capacity magazine?).