Ok guys, which action do you prefer for plinking. Semiauto, bolt, or lever action. I prefer semiauto. Pictures would be nice as well.
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I prefer all three!
lipofsky
Single-Sixer
I have all three and use them regularly the Marlin mod 25 has a scope so it can be more fun at times
I don't own a lever 22 so that's out. I own 3 bolt 22's --one is the Mauser target rifle so not what one would consider a 'plinker', the second is a 77/22 which some would consider a 'plinker' but I call it my practice rifle, and the third is the RAR suppressor host which definitely fits the 'plinker' category but also fills a more utilitarian role.
'Plinking' got the name from the sound made by bullet hitting can (or so I've read) so having almost no other sound than firing pin hitting primer and bullet hitting target most certainly is the king of plink.
'Plinking' got the name from the sound made by bullet hitting can (or so I've read) so having almost no other sound than firing pin hitting primer and bullet hitting target most certainly is the king of plink.
That little rifle must have many rounds down the barrel.I've been using the same one for a little over 65 years.... I like it and it fills my needs... JC Higgins
YUP, I just refinished the wood......
noahmercy
Blackhawk
To me, the term "plinking" conjures up a lazy day of shooting at informal targets. Less a test of precision marksmanship and more just a fun time slinging lead and maybe trying new techniques or just challenging a companion to something interesting. As such, I like a semi-auto with a detachable magazine and a couple loaded spares since that requires the least fiddling around, and allows fast and furious blasting of multiple targets in short order. I really like the 10/22 for plinking, although I have lever, pump, and bolt actions available as well. It just fills the role I envision when I hear "plinking rifle"...
Cool thing is there are no wrong answers!
Cool thing is there are no wrong answers!
Rat76
Single-Sixer
I know it's not one of the choices, but my new favorite is single action
I take a lever or pump action whenever we plink. I don't recall ever plinking with a bolt action, and I don't have a semi auto .22.
A friend and I used to use single shot .22 rifles with a cocking knob to shoot at small 2x2x2 blocks of wood that we would toss in the creek. We were on a private farm lane with a bridge over the creek. The water was fairly swift in the spring so the blocks moved with some speed. We got to where we could hit them and then shoot at the pieces. I don't know if anyone else here has used a thing called a "Spee-D-Loader" for tubular magazine rifles... They work well and simplify the process of loading a tube fed .22. I have used them for a Henry lever action and a Marlin Model 60. They are sold in different lengths to fit the capacity of the tubes. The ones I have hold 8 charges of ammo and I have 2 different lengths. The shorter one for my Henry Small Game Carbine holds 11 .22 Long Rifle cartridges and the longer one holds 15 .22 Long Rifles for my Marlin Model 60.
Busterswoodshop
Buckeye
I shoot 22 more than anything else.
I have more 22's than all my other guns put together ,
I like them all , pumps , bolt action , lever action , single shot and semi auto.
Semi auto is the bottom of the list for me.
I have more 22's than all my other guns put together ,
I like them all , pumps , bolt action , lever action , single shot and semi auto.
Semi auto is the bottom of the list for me.
My Henry lever is my main "plinking" gun. But I also love my old Remington 510 Targetmaster. Single shot bolt action- I found it leaning against a tree alongside the road about 40 years ago. It's incredibly accurate.
rem58sport
Bearcat
I've been plink'n with this single shot bolt action Sears branded Marlin for close to 60 years.
It surely doesn't look 60 years old.
rem58sport
Bearcat
Well look close to the light wear on the barrel and I did refinish the stock a few years ago. It was very low end, like $10 and has a plastic trigger guard and butt plate. I had to wait another month of paper route earnings to buy the $12 scope. Thousands of rounds through it.
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