amoore28
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Looking to buy a new small game rifle. What are yalls opinions. Im trying to buy one for around 250-300. Trying to stick with 22lr. would the 22 mag be better for a head shot on a hog though. What yall think
Looking to buy a new small game rifle. What are yalls opinions. Im trying to buy one for around 250-300. Trying to stick with 22lr. would the 22 mag be better for a head shot on a hog though. What yall think
I took my Walmart special that I bought about 15 years ago and went over board. First I put a KIDD 2.5 pound trigger group in it then I bought a Bushnell RIMFIRE 3+12x40mm scope on it then I decided it needed a new stock so I put it into an ARCHANGEL AAP1022 Desert Tan stock. It shoots 10 shots at 25 yds. in 3/8" which should be good for head shots at tree rats.
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10/22 is hard to beat.
I am a rimfire freak and have a pile of them. I would be more than happy to let you shoot anything I have to help you decide. But, in my opinion here's what I would recommend. With your budget and probably wanting new I would go with a savage hands down. You can get a really sweet shooting one with the accutrigger under 300.
Next would be the ruger American. My boy has one and it's also a great gun fo the money. The biggest advantage to the ruger was the rotary magazine. But, greginclayton got a savage the other day and it has a new mag that's sweet so that's equal now.
If you want a really nice gun I would look online for a cz in 22lr. mine is an absolute tack driver and I love it. But the price tag is well over 300new so I would look in pawnshops and all. You may get lucky.
My go-to is a 22 mag as opposed to the lr. But they are pricey in certain models. I have a savage that's a great gun but my go to woods gon is a magnum research with the graphite barrel and boyds stock. Lightweight and a squirrel killer for sure.
Like I say. If you are close to clayton or ever this way feel free to holler and you can check out the ones I have.