Originally posted by maddog2020:
HooDoo, I had a Brno Model 1 .22 bolt action for a couple of years and I tried just about every brand of rimfire ammo from $0.99 - $6.00) and I wasn't able to get really tight groups with it.
I paid $250 for my Rem 541T w/ a Leupold VX-III 3.5-10A0 about 5 yrs ago. This was my BEST buy to date.
Best shooter that I've used were some DCM style .22LR that were on loan from our government when I was in high school (a while ago....LOL). Remingtom 513T w/ Redfield peep sights was the one I chose.
Ray,
Sorry to hear about th BRNO. What I know about them is based on what I'ver read in the rec.guns usenet group. Everything I read there was positive and that's why I went looking for one. I exchanged email with several people about them, all with positive comments. But by the time I started looking, evidently the stockpile was gone. So I got a CZ instead.
One thing I did learn about 22s is that you pays your money and takes your chances. Seems like all the higher end 22s have some variability in them. But my understanding was the best of the best are the Kimber and the Anschutz. If I was going to buy another, it would be the Anschutz. But I'm glad to hear the positive comments about the Remingtons. Based on the comments I've read, the Remingtons and Rugers were a little more variable than the Kimbers and Anschutz. But the prices are a lot better.
I was also looking at Sakos. I'm not sure how consistent (rifle to rifle) they are. When I was in Finland, my Finnish friends were shooting Anschutz. But I think that was because, believe it or not, the lower-end Anschutz were fairly cheap compared to the Sakos. Anyway, I do know of one person who returned a SAKO 22 because they weren't happy with the groups but in general, they have a glow-in-the-dark reputation, especially among the bigger bores.
My CZ came with a site-in target showing the groups it can do with open sites. Did your BRNO?
Guess I'm going to have to take another look at the Remingtons. BTW, I'm with you on peep sites. I really love them. I just bought a New England Firearms single shot 22 that I'm thinking of having peeps put on. These are dandy 22s for the money. It shoots a pretty good group but I can't tell you how good because the trigger is a little stiff. I need to get it over to the gunshop for a trigger job. But even with the stiff tigger, it was shooting into a dime at 25 yards.
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Hoodoo
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