What 22LR Rifle is the most fun?

[Bamajoey]

It may not keep up with a 54 Annie but it will stay up with a 64 any day. CZ 455 Varmint.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

15-22 are fun AND good training.

 

[Papa]

Another vote for the Nylon 66, still have mine from 1969, still shoots great. also like the Model 552. Really I just like to shoot .22's from single shot model 514 Remington to the old savage single shot.

 

[G82]

I enjoy my Henry Lever 22

 

[M118LR]

Anyone ever spent some time behind the butt of a Remington Model 597?

Model 597 | Remington

Wish it had irons.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Now if we are talking classics, my 1937 pump action winchester is awesome.

 

[M118LR]

50 foot targets at 100 yards with a 22 centerfire DPMS. The Precision centerfire Remington isn't quite :

But it ain't to far off.

So tiny groups are more the norm, but they don't make the Grandchildren smile.

So what's the most fun .22LR for a preteenager?

 

[Welldoya]

For just plain fun, I would go with the S&W M&P 15-22.
If you want one that can double as a hunting gun, get a Ruger 10/22 and a couple of 25 round mags.

 

[Artemus]

Another fun plinker you don't see very often, from Armi Jager back in the late 70's: AK-22.

 

[RidgeRunner]

You Know it really just comes down to which one I have in my hands.

If you are looking to buy a gun ... sometimes it is best to go with the idea that the best guns find you ... you don't find them. Which ever one you find a decent deal on , try it. I have never felt sad buying a .22 . or one I couldn't re sell if I didn't like it.

 

[Plinker]

Sure been enjoying that old Remington Matchmaster up until the range closed.
Sniff-sniff.....

25ish yards,,,,,,,,,,BUT! Its a 66 year old gun with 66 year old eyes!!
WIN!!

 

[Snake-Eyes]

... So tiny groups are more the norm, but they don't make the Grandchildren smile.

So what's the most fun .22LR for a preteenager?

I can't speak for a preteenager in 2020, but if 10-year-old me had access to 2020 me's firearms/resources, I think a suppressed bolt-action would be top of the list, followed by a lever-action, then a pump action, then semi-auto, and finally single-shot. For rifles.

Regardless of model chosen, adding a suppressor makes it more fun; definitely.

So, Savage FVSR, Marlin 39A, Winchester Model-06, 10/22 takedown, etc etc... All have graced my hands at a range. Suppressed 22LR is soooo much fun. If unable suppressed, then manual action (bolt, lever, pump) is more fun to me than semi-auto.

Regardless of what model you choose, I'd like to think the grandkids will have fun and retain the memories of spending some shooting time with grandpa, simply because you cared enough to make it happen.

 

[.270 Win]

For fun, you can't beat a semi-auto. My Nylon 66 and 10-22 are my favorites because they're mine. If you want methodical tack driving accuracy, get a bolt gun but for keeping targets spinning, balls bouncing or blowing up water bottles, a semi-auto is the only way to plink.

 

[RidgeRunner]

Sure been enjoying that old Remington Matchmaster up until the range closed.
Sniff-sniff..... View attachment 83086 View attachment 83086 View attachment 83087 View attachment 83088 View attachment 83089 View attachment 83090
25ish yards,,,,,,,,,,BUT! Its a 66 year old gun with 66 year old eyes!!
WIN!!

I think the Magic will happen at 66 feet/yards

 

[Fathertime]

All jokes aside this is my favorite, it was given to me when I was 8 years old by my uncle. A friend of my family took me dove hunting with it ( I didn't know any better at that age) my dad gave me a box of rat shot to shoot, boy was I hooked. Its a Springfield model 86c. There is no telling how many rat shot rounds have been fired through it but if you put long rifle's in it you can shoot a squirrels eye out at 100 yards. Just a great old gun that brings back many many memories.

 

[M118LR]

Y'all hit me hard with "It was Grandpa's" Folk's that know me understand that I have a very special relationship with the M14. Now a 22LR M14?

Well, I've got a 7.62 x 39mm Mini-30 that runs the same manual of arms (minus the clip strips) as an M14. A family favorite is the M2 Carbine, but it's doubtful that full-auto 22LR's are available. So perhaps a 22LR M1 Carbine will scratch the fun loving 22LR Rifle/Carbine itch?

Or should I just get a 5.56 Ruger Mini?

 

[Artemus]

Ya'll know by now my love for military trainers and such in .22! Here is another Armi Jager, AP-74 (like an early AR-15) in the capable hands of my son!

 

[LowRiderRed]

When we were kids I would have said a lever action. Now days I'd guess kids would like a 10/22 better.

 

[Welldoya]

I took my nephews (ages 13 and 16) up to the hunting camp a couple of days ago to target shoot.
I took a Rossi 357, a S&W Victory .22, a Ruger MK ll bull barrel .22, a S&W 629 .44,
A S&W Sport ll 5.56 and a S&W M&P 15-22.
Now, they thought it was really cool to shoot the 5.56 and the .44 but they really went nuts over the M&P 15-22.
They went thru 800 rounds and the smiles never left their faces. Best $300 you can spend.

 

[Bthomp83]

I've used 22LR pistols for training over the last 50+ years, but the only .22 caliber rifles I've ever owned where centerfires. So after all these years I'm debating purchasing a 22LR Rifle. This will just be for recreation, so what 22LR Rifle have you had the most fun with and why?

Thanks in advance for inputs,comments, & opinions.

I like my 10/22. But, I also have a Rossi R22. Which is fairly priced and lightweight. Very accurate as well. Makes a great plunked and squirrel gun