Which ever 22 I happen to pick up as I head out the door.
Plinking rifles
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Bearcat
My left handed CZ452 American with a Leupold VX2 3-9X33mm scope.
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I don't own a lever action, but I do have several bolts and semiautos. Which one I "prefer" on any given day would depend on what kind of sights I'm in the mood to shoot. Here are my favorites by action type and sights:
Bolt Action, Open Sights: Norinco JW-15
Bolt Action, Peep Sights: Remington 581
Bolt Action, Scope: Winchester 69A
Semiauto, Open Sights: Norinco JW-14
Semiauto, Peep Sights: Ruger 10/22 w/M1 carbine stock/sights or DPMS .22LR AR conversion
Semiauto, Scope: Rhineland Arms R22
Here's that 10/22:
Bolt Action, Open Sights: Norinco JW-15
Bolt Action, Peep Sights: Remington 581
Bolt Action, Scope: Winchester 69A
Semiauto, Open Sights: Norinco JW-14
Semiauto, Peep Sights: Ruger 10/22 w/M1 carbine stock/sights or DPMS .22LR AR conversion
Semiauto, Scope: Rhineland Arms R22
Here's that 10/22:
OP
This is by far my favorite plinker. It has the Sig Romeo 5 red dot. That red dot is amazing. I think I gave 120 dollars off Amazon for it. I noticed a couple days ago they were on ebay for 72 dollars. It is crystal clear, easy to sight in and you pick the gun up and it comes on. Lay it down and it goes off. I own 2 Aimpoint red dots. One of them I paid over 700 dollars and the other one was over 600 dollars. I enjoy the Romeo more than the Aimpoints. Seems like when you're plinking you just can't miss.
Hankus
Buckeye
I had a couple of those speed loaders to go with my old Glenfield Model 60. Unfortunately they disappeared (along with my rifle) while I was overseas on one of my tours in Korea during the late 80s or 90s …
Bolt action. Especially my old / restored ( 1938-1950 best guess) Marlin 100 .22 S/L/LR "Barney Fife" rifle. Just a pleasure to use.
Amazing how things grow feet while you are away. I had 7 guns and 2 boxes of tools go poof when I was gone.I had a couple of those speed loaders to go with my old Glenfield Model 60. Unfortunately they disappeared (along with my rifle) while I was overseas on one of my tours in Korea during the late 80s or 90s …
Here are a couple more good .22 plinking rifles. The Browning Buckmark Sporter Rifle and the Henry Evil Roy lever action. I don't have the Evil Roy, mine is a Henry Small Game Carbine with Skinner peep sights. Both of these are fun to shoot. There is nothing more fun than an afternoon in the old gravel pit that I am allowed to shoot at with any of my .22 rifles. I don't use regular targets but instead shoot at various objects that are there. I also always pick up the general area to make it cleaner than when I got there. Nothing worse than a slob that leaves a mess. There was a nice public range not too far from me that has been permanently closed because of morons making a major mess. Some of these brilliant jagoffs would bring old appliances and TV's to shoot at and leave them there. They also thought that road signs were targets. When I saw 2 truck loads of idiots drinking and shooting I knew that it was just a matter of time before they would ruin it for everyone. They were blasting away at the road and range signs as well as shooting across the road and into the air. I packed up my stuff and left without saying a word. Some people always ruin things for everyone....
OP
I have an Evil Roy in 22mag similar to yours. Very handy little rifle.
Love 22s! I currently have three plinkers/field 22 rifles: a 60s era Belgium Browning SA-22, A pre-warning Ruger 10-22 Deluxe Sporter and a Remington Nylon 66---any of the three will do unless there are female shooters with us---then the bottom-ejecting SA-22 stays home...
I've always been partial to the Marlin Model 60.
Rat76
Blackhawk
They are a good gun. However, they can get expensive as far as ammo goes. I took my wife to the range with her Model 60 & a Spee-D-Loader, 7 full reloads for the tube magazine. Her first time using the loader. About the time I got set up to start shooting, 4 minutes or so, she's tapping me on the shoulder saying, "I need more bullets".
