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Whirlibird 1 year, 2 months ago.
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Wow! I have a Brno 455 LUX. Flip up leaf sights. Shoots one ragged hole at 50 yds. from the bench. Never knew Howa was making a counterfeit!
I currently have two of the 10/22s. One is their take-down model. Great little rifles, as are a number on that list.
As a side note, I recently read where the .22 was the most sought after rifle during the last depression. Easy to understand why. Cheap ammo and a great way to put some meat in the pot.
If I could only have one rifle, and survival was the goal, it likely would be a .22.
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I have two of the .22’s that kept both sides of the family fed during the Great Depression.
One, an old Savage bolt gun will still stack the bullets.
The Winchester pump in .22 short, was literally used so much that the bolt set back from wear. One of these days I will finish the rebuild.
For “survival” I want a decent centerfire rifle, but in long guns, the .22 rifle comes next. For many years, I substituted either a .32-20 or .25-20 for the .22. Just enough extra oomph to make it worth the effort of reloading.
Even in those years I will admit to leaving a CZ .22 Magnum in the truck for emergencies, regardless of what else was around.
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This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Whirlibird.
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When I was just a kid (been a while!) my Dad brought home a second-hand Marlin lever-action .22 that is clip-fed. I think it was a Model 56 likely made sometime in the fifties or early sixties. Its a full-size .22, not scaled down like so many. It, too, shoots one ragged hole at 50 yds. Its something of an oddity being lever-action and not a Win. 94 clone.
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I’ve never seen a detachable mag Marlin .22 LA, just the tube fed ones and I’ve shot and sold more than a few of those — always reliable and accurate in my experience.
In fact, and this will probably start a fight, I like solid top Marlins more than Winchesters in any calibre
Strength isn’t a real issue at the rim fire end of the scale but when you get into heavier calibres, action strength plus sight mounting options gets way more critical.
At the end of the day, you use what you have and have hopefully had the time and ammo to get proficient with it; putting food in the pot could depend on it.
Griz
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This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by
AB ROAD. Reason: spelling
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For our north of the border friends, the hi cap Remington 597 mags can now be used in your 10/22.
An adapter is being made just for this.
Why would you need the adapter? Because in Canadastan the Ruger mags with a capacity over 10 rounds are verboten. As soon as the Ruger Charger made its debut the problem arose.
Just something to think about.
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Actually it took the libs & horseman a few years but yes, licensing in the mode used in Canada (licensing businesses & individual, authorising any trade, sale or loan between individuals) is a Direct Path to Confiscation
Its called a PAL – Possession and Acquisition License. You need one to:
a: Possess any firearms, even ones owned before the license came into effect or ammunition (limits on possession and only for firearms you possess; not an issue unless there are investigations — basically, if you don’t own a 7.62×39, you don’t need ammo for one)
b: purchase, borrow or lend a firearm (deemed anything driving a projectile over 500fps)
b: buy ammo — no tracking on volume or quantity limits — YET! but yes, you need one to buy or possess one round of anything, calibre irrespective.
Yes, this is experience talking, not some rumour off the web or heard in a duck blind — I have a PAL
Remember this; to my knowledge, there is no equivalent to 2A ANYWHERE on the planet with the possible exception off countries like Switzerland so very few and VERY far between.
Griz
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For the curious, the rifle in question is a Marlin model 56 Levermatic
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