have you or would you build a 22lr?

[fish_e_o]

another thread got me thinkin. would you build a 22lr?

i wouldn't because of a lack of quality ammo but on the other hand cheap quiet ammo for gopher shooting. if a person does a lot of gopher shooting it might be really worth it.

[buckbrushoutdoors]

Que the 10/22 crowd lol

[catnthehat]

Fif s gopher gun a factory 310 C.I.L. Is hard to best , same got a hunter class silhouette .
For a match rifle I might Re- barrel but likely not.
Cat

[hopper146]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

Fif s gopher gun a factory 310 C.I.L. Is hard to best , same got a hunter class silhouette .
For a match rifle I might Re- barrel but likely not.
Cat

Thats what I use. Same as an anshutz 525 sporter isn't it?

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by hopper146

Thats what I use. Same as an anshutz 525 sporter isn't it?

No, the 525 is a semi, the 310 is a 64 actioned sporter.
3rd pic down
Cat

[hopper146]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

No, the 525 is a semi, the 310 is a 64 actioned sporter.
3rd pic down
Cat

Oh right. Mines a cil 300

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by buckbrushoutdoors

Que the 10/22 crowd lol

well... ok... i'll allow it but there better be pictures

[Altaboy]

I had a a Browning A Bolt rebarreled with a Ron Smith Gain Twist barrel. Absalute tack driver

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by Altaboy

I had a a Browning A Bolt rebarreled with a Ron Smith Gain Twist barrel. Absalute tack driver

tease... dig out that photobucket or what have you

[bobtodrick]

http://s931.photobucket.com/user/bob...l.jpg.html?o=0
Well, here is one of our Marlin XT-22's (both my sons have one).
Stock XT-22.
Epoxy bedded.
Apache trigger kit.
Leapers 4-16x56 scope in B-Square mount.
Caldwell XLA pivoting bipod.
Paint and cerakoting by a good friend.
With CCI SV or RWS Club my boys (12 & 15) can both shoot sub moa on a windless day. They'd like to try better ammo but their allowances don't allow it
I have a Savage 93FVSS .22WMR that is nutted out to the tune of about $1800

[Slash8]

Originally Posted by buckbrushoutdoors

Que the 10/22 crowd lol

X2

There are some wicked 10/22 rigs out there.

[ForwardBias]

Originally Posted by buckbrushoutdoors

Que the 10/22 crowd lol

X3

[Scottmisfits]

I have a 10/22 that I changed the stock on. Went from the wood stock to the Hogue, for feel mostly, and partly for look. That thing shoots pretty good. I have shot a few gophers at 75 yards. For my skills I would say that the stars aligned on those shots. They aren't lucky shots as that's what I was going for but I'd be hard pressed to do it again.

I picked up a Remington 597 HB. I think I'd rather put money in to that rifle than the 10/22. There is less available for it but the stuff is out there.

The only downside to any of this is the cost of doing it is HIGHLY unrecoverable. But that's part of the fun of the hobby.

[sns2]

With many beautiful Anschutz 22s a click away in Lloydminster, why you would one "build" a 22? Will it realistically be more accurate? Not likely.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by sns2

With many beautiful Anschutz 22s a click away in Lloydminster, why you would one "build" a 22? Will it realistically be more accurate? Not likely.

my thoughts exactly, if you can't change the ammo then why bother?

but building rifles is fun, why wouldn't you!

[bobtodrick]

Originally Posted by sns2

With many beautiful Anschutz 22s a click away in Lloydminster, why you would one "build" a 22? Will it realistically be more accurate? Not likely.

For the same reason some people would rather take an old MG and make it go as fast a Ferrari they buy off the showroom floor...the adage that for some it's not the destination that's important, but the getting there.
I personally think my boys feel a greater sense of accomplishment when the get a 3/4" group at 100m (because they were involved in the building of their rifles) than they would if I'd just forked over $2K at some gunshop for an Anschutz.

[sns2]

I wouldn't own that.if given to me, it would go up in the buy and sell as fast as I could type. Some love that stuff though.

[tikka250]

I went the 10/22 route and it is a pile of fun and is deadly in a gopher patch if i had the funds i would love to build a custom heavy barrel cz with exibition grade wood because.....i can but in the reality of things cz and anchutz rifles are more than accurate enough to be amazing gopher rifles.

[fordtruckin]

Nope, I don't really see the purpose as most .22's are just plinking or gopher guns. I guess the exception to that would be if you were a competitor but I'd probably buy a higher quality rifle for that use. However since I'll never do anything like that my answer still ends up in nope.

[catnthehat]

I will never get tired of shooting accurate smallore rifles, in a gopher patch or on the range!
The Martini Cadet is a true custom build however, the barrel being chambered and turned from a bank, wood cut from a blank, trigger done and scope mounts , etc.
It was done in a single weekend BTW!
Cat

[saskbooknut]

I recently had a custom sporting rifle built around a Winchester Model 52B - it will be about the prettiest .22 at the range. I still do not have a scope mounted, but Spring is coming and it will be time to get out and shoot.

[purgatory.sv]

Your rifle becomes custom once you change it.

That is all.

[Robmcleod82]

I've been pondering a build on one of the stiller rimfire actions for a while but man it's a lot of money to shoot gophers I really love my martini though.

[sns2]

Originally Posted by purgatory.sv

Your rifle becomes custom once you change it.

That is all.

New scope covers?

That is all.

[hoytcanon]

I think it is funny how "practical" opinions are when questions like this are asked online.


Builds are not driven by practicality... they are driven by interest and "I want." Why do rimfire builds??? Because they are fun, interesting, inexpensive to shoot and attract you and/or new shooter's. I have done dozens of builds... and they can rival top Sporting rimfire rifles for accuracy... and a very select few can do much better at the bench than many would believe.

When my kids were you, we built a bunch of "cool" rigs, and I was most pleased that those rifles inspired my kids to come shooting with their old man.

[purgatory.sv]

Originally Posted by sns2

New scope covers?

That is all.

Only if you added a scope?

[sns2]

Elk11 has shown why if a person wants an accurate 22, for gophers, as Fish e o originally posed the question, it is near impossible to beat the accuracy that can be obtained with a quality factory 22.

If you want to build for the fun of it, give er, but don't think you are going to save money or gain accuracy. When you go to sell it you are going to take a bath too. But if the journey is where you derive your enjoyment, go for it.

[Pathfinder76]

Why not build something that gets shot the most? A custom 22LR makes a ton of sense.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by chuck

Why not build something that gets shot the most? A custom 22LR makes a ton of sense.

lots of guys build "trainers" to practice so they aren't shooting the big boys all the time.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

Your first post was about shooting gophers with cheaper ,quieter. ammunition. At 100 yards or less, I would gain nothing for shooting ground squirrels, and I certainly can't load for $5 per 50 loads.

no you certainly can not.

but if you had all the machinery and you could tune your loads wouldn't that be swell?

Originally Posted by sns2

Elk11 has shown why if a person wants an accurate 22, for gophers, as Fish e o originally posed the question, it is near impossible to beat the accuracy that can be obtained with a quality factory 22.

If you want to build for the fun of it, give er, but don't think you are going to save money or gain accuracy. When you go to sell it you are going to take a bath too. But if the journey is where you derive your enjoyment, go for it.

i like to think of it as extremely diminishing returns.

that being said i've always thought that there is more than just accuracy as a benefit to a custom barrel