good stainless bolt action 22lr with adjustable trigger

[mcseal2]

I've been wanting to get a good bolt 22 for a while and haven't got it done. I don't need anything pretty or fancy at all, just stainless for durablility and an adjustable trigger so I can set it to 2lbs like my bigger guns. A shorter barrel would be nice for packing in my eberlestock. I want good accuracy, preferably with the Remington golden bullets I've been stocking up. I have a ruger 77/22 magnum with a timney trigger that I do most of my hunting with on 22 size game now, but it's a little expensive to shoot practicing for big game hunts. My girlfriend needs a 22 also that she can put some practice rounds down also with a bolt and good trigger. What do you all recommend?

Also what scope would you choose for it? I have a Nikon 2-7x32 not sure what series but about $150, and a Leupold 1-4x VXII.

Thanks!

 

[joelkdouglas]

I think the stainless action in a 22lr will be very difficult to find.

 

[BK]

77/22s are available in stainless.

 

[shoots_5]

Savage mark ii btvs....you won't be disappointed.

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[mcseal2]

Thanks for the replys. I might just have to get another 10-22 and set it up. I have a 77/22 in 22 magnum that I love and am using now for practice. It's just that the ammo is to expensive for loads of practice. I really like that rifle and use it for all my small game hunting. I just hate to spend $500-600 on a 22lr, plus the extra $150 for a good trigger when I already have the 22 mag. The savage is nice, a freind just got one in a 22 mag that I shot a little but I really want a lighter and handier rifle in a 22lr. Guess maybe I shouldn't have got rid of my old 10-22.

 

[JD338]

You can really trick out a 10/22, something that would be a lot of fun to do.

JD338

 

[widgeon]

Why is stainless so important?

If you could drop that as a requirement, you will find many great options.

 

[Larry in SD]

In my opinion the Ruger 77/22 is as good as it gets if you insist on Stainless. No they do not have an adjustable trigger but there are links to instructions on how to improve them on the net (I have probably done a dozen or more trigger jobs on Ruger 77/22's). Yes if you are careful you can get a crisp 2 pound trigger with the factory parts.

I have had a few of the Ruger K77/22VBZ's over the years but it seems someone at our clubs ends up wanting them worse than I do so I sell the one I have and start over. All have shot very well with a little tinkering. I like the 77/22 so much that I have even built myself a Custom 77/22 with a Clark Custom Guns 20" Stainless-Steel Bull Barrel.

On a different note, no they were not Stainless-Steel but rather Nickel Plated to look like Stainless-Steel and they were discontinued in 2011, but if you can find one the CZ 452 STYLE would be another choice. They have a Nickel Plated Barreled Action and were set up in a Monte Carlo Synthetic Stock. No I have not shot one but came really close to having my local dealer order me one one time.

Other than that it would be a Savage (not sure if Marlin offers a Stainless in their new series of Bolt Action Rimfires or not).

Larry

 

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[mcseal2]

I wanted stainless because it will spend plenty of time in the gunrack of my 4 door truck and it's just easier to maintain. I keep the 22 mag in my feed truck's overhead rack, and would carry the other one in my other truck.

I ended up getting a 10-22 a couple days ago. A neighbor had one that looked brand new I got for $150. It was blued/wood, but I had a stainless barrel and synthetic stock plus a 2x7 Nikon scope from when I put a bull barrel kit on my old one. I knew my old stainless barrel shot really well, actually better than the bull barrel I replaced it with. Anyway, I got it all switched over and shot a possum and a couple squirrels with it already. I have a Volquartzen trigger kit and extractor, plus a sling kit on order for it. I'll get it back to my gunsmith when that arrives and have him install them plus the Stoney point rapid pivot bipod attachment. It won't be a bolt gun, but with a good trigger and the same bipod it will still be good practice.

 

[mcseal2]

In my opinion the Ruger 77/22 is as good as it gets if you insist on Stainless. No they do not have an adjustable trigger but there are links to instructions on how to improve them on the net (I have probably done a dozen or more trigger jobs on Ruger 77/22's). Yes if you are careful you can get a crisp 2 pound trigger with the factory parts.



I can't disagree, my 77/22 magnum with the timney trigger is one of my favorite rifles I've ever owned. Very accurate and easy to shoot well, it's taken alot of critters over the years.

For my purposes I'd like to keep the weight down and not go with a bull barrel like the Savage. When I'm practice shooting it's harder to shoot a lightweight rifle well, it emphasizes my errors. If I'm shooting a lightweight gun well, I'll shoot my heavier ones really well.