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Post by playsinthedirt on Sept 27, 2022 20:05:06 GMT -5
If you could only have one, which rim fire ca!uber would you choose? Pretty much the standard is .22lr. But would you pick another? One of the .17's, .22 magnum?
Which one do you believe to be the most versatile? Looking to do a single shot 'truck gun' project and just wondering where to start?
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Post by woody on Sept 27, 2022 20:11:22 GMT -5
.22 magnum. You can shoot anything from 30 grains up to 50 grains
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Post by potatojudge on Sept 27, 2022 20:31:16 GMT -5
Yeah the 22 magnum is probably the most versatile of those options, but if you're thinking any kind of volume shooting the LR still wins the day.
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Post by Encore64 on Sept 27, 2022 20:31:58 GMT -5
22 Magnum...
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Post by magnumwheelman on Sept 27, 2022 20:48:27 GMT -5
Got 22 magnums, but my most shot rimfire is a custom built 17 Mach 2 rifle ( 22 lr brass, necked down to 17 caliber ) no recoil, not loud, will knock a large raccoon out of a tall tree, with a single shot… that said, if you are talking a single shot rifle, I would probably do a 22 mag, as said by the other guys…22 mag ammo is for sure much easier to find than 17 Mach 2
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Post by contender on Sept 27, 2022 21:15:24 GMT -5
The .22 mag is a better choice for serious work,, but a .22 LR is a bit easier to get ammo for. Properly used & bullet placement,, a .22 LR can do a LOT. SInce you just mentioned it as a "truck gun" then the uses are vague & varied.
So,, ammo availability trumps most others.
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Post by junebug on Sept 27, 2022 21:29:28 GMT -5
My definition of a truck gun is carried a lot[probably lives in the truck so not a best gun] used for dispatching varmints, coyotes, groundhogs, armadillo's and assorted smaller critters. Deer hit by car, cow with broken bones or down and can't rise so put out of its misery so a 22 mag gives a little more oomp than the .22 lr. and a little more range. But with that said my old Stevens .22 has a LOT of behind the seat miles on it. It is painted green for a reason, it covers the pits, all earned before I got it, and receives a shot of lube once in a while.
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Post by rangersedge on Sept 28, 2022 8:06:42 GMT -5
Rifle caliber availability might limit your choices. When I think single shot truck gun, I think something compact with a plastic stock that I don't care if gets dinged up and not a family heirloom if gets stolen. etc... something like a savage rascal. Don't know if available in anything except .22 lr. One of selling points for lr over mag is ammo cost; but that is not as big an issue with gun not shot much.
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Post by playsinthedirt on Sept 28, 2022 9:33:18 GMT -5
The vagueness was just a little intentional...more just wanting to know what one rimfire caliber you would choose if you had that limitation in a knock-a-bout rifle.
I have my Single Sixes, my first bolt action Glenfied 25, a 10/22 and a Henry Evil Roy
This would be for tin can plinking, occasional small game and informal, longer range target shooting against friends out to 100yds or so. That's why I was thinking about the .17's. Hopefully, headshots would leave some meat and they both would be more accurate than I am!
Thinking a Rossi or NEF/H&R set up, though not sure of the availability of the .17 calibers in any of those.
Thanks for the input so far...still new here and much appreciate the acceptance.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Sept 28, 2022 9:39:24 GMT -5
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Post by magnumwheelman on Sept 28, 2022 13:13:53 GMT -5
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Post by aciera on Sept 28, 2022 15:17:26 GMT -5
I’d say 25 Stevens…….wonderful round.
But my time shooting those in the desert are done. $$$$$. $4.51 each.
But I have much the same question as the OP
If the strength is there I’d like to reline a Maynard Jr made by Stevens.
Don’t know which.
Would like a lil more poop than 22LR
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Post by playsinthedirt on Sept 28, 2022 17:48:58 GMT -5
MWM...thank you for the listings!
I had found a few of those myself and I will keep an eye on a couple.
I wonder if the .17hmr Rossi would also accept the barrels from a youth matched pair setup?
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Post by maxcactus on Sept 28, 2022 19:39:41 GMT -5
I would choose the .22 LR simply for it's variety, availability and affordability. That said, when I worked in a large gunshop 20+ years ago, I passed on an HK-300 that was used but in like-new condition. The test target showed 5 rds into a pinky-fingernail sized group at 50 meters! I have a couple CZ 452s that are extremely accurate for light, small rimfire rifles, but they don't have the power that HK .22 WMR had. Hurts me to this day that I didn't snag that H&K when I had the opportunity.
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Post by theoldredneck on Sept 29, 2022 21:38:07 GMT -5
One of the best truck guns I have owned was a Savage 22mag over 20 gauge. Under butt plate you could store extra ammo. Gun looked rough but was accurate and shotgun had great modified pattern. Slugs and mag ammo shot to same point of aim. It is no longer with me. I found a 22 over 20 like it for a truck gun but the 22 mag was better.
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