Lightweight .22 rifle recommendations.

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Iroc said:
I picked up my CZ 457 American with the walnut stock and 24" barrel last Monday. Nothing fancy but seems like a pretty nicely made gun.
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I got a 457 Lux last week in .22mag. That European somewhat hogback stock fits me like a glove. I shoulder it and the sights line up perfectly. I just wish they had used a different finish, one that lets the grain of the wood show. I have a slightly older 527 American that has an absolutely beautiful stock, much lighter colored. The 457 is almost like it was painted over,
 
jkingrph said:
I got a 457 Lux last week in .22mag. That European somewhat hogback stock fits me like a glove. I shoulder it and the sights line up perfectly. I just wish they had used a different finish, one that lets the grain of the wood show. I have a slightly older 527 American that has an absolutely beautiful stock, much lighter colored. The 457 is almost like it was painted over,
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Yes you're correct, they just might as well have painted it brown on the one I own. I remember when I first saw this type of finishing on the backs and necks of guitars, the guitar company's said "it makes it sounds better, more airy and open without all that thick finish muting the natural voice of the guitar" but to be honest it's just cheaper to manufacture, no filling of the pores and a darker matted finish to hide the imperfections. It's like the dark walnut lacquer stain cabinet finish you'd see in track homes in the 1970's, cheep to apply, all done in one coat. I suppose mud is an acquired taste but if this one shows that it can shoot, it definitely has a refinish in its future.

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Hankus said:
My father started my younger brother and me with my grandfather’s old Savage-Steven’s falling block single shot .22 Long (NOT LR!) made back in the early 19 oughts. It saw some rough years in my brother’s “care” but I have it way back in the back of my safe, waiting for me to resurrect it. That rifle took a LOT of rabbits and squirrels back in the late 60s and early 70s. My father did the same with it back in the 30s and 40s, and my grandfather back in the early 1900s.
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Did you ever get yours going again?

I mentioned earlier in this thread I was on a quest to have a .22 in every operation system. To train my kids.

It took a long time, but I finally found a falling block Stevens. What a great gun. Now I have a practical way for them to learn about the old Buffalo guns.

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eveled said:
Did you ever get yours going again?

I mentioned earlier in this thread I was on a quest to have a .22 in every operation system. To train my kids.

It took a long time, but I finally found a falling block Stevens. What a great gun. Now I have a practical way for them to learn about the old Buffalo guns.

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Nice. I haven’t got around to it yet. I’ve “stabilized” it, but the bore and wood are in pretty sad shape. I don’t know if it will ever be fired again. With deer season in full swing I probably won’t get back to it until mid-January.
 
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Tikka T1x. Can’t beat it for the money. I have a suppressor on mine and use subsonic ammo. In no wind at 50 yards it’s nearly one hole.
 
My three current favorites in the lightweight .22 category...
1: Ruger 10/22 Carbon Fiber (homebuilt version)
2: Bud's exclusive Savage Mark II...Phenomenally accurate, and whisper quiet!
3: Winchester Wildcat. Lightest of the three...By a whopping 4 ounces. 😉
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