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bolt action or semi auto....what do you like better on .22's?

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Old 03-21-2008, 09:37 PM
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Default bolt action or semi auto....what do you like better on .22's?

Im wondering what you guys like better with a .22..........semi auto or bolt action. im getting one and also wondered about downsides AND upsides to each.
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Old 03-22-2008, 11:59 AM
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i've never had my bolt action jam...
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Old 03-24-2008, 09:00 AM
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I prefer the semi auto. I shoot .22's mostly for fun and that means alot of shooting and rapid fire. I do hunt with squirrels with my Ruger 10/22 but the semiauto works fine for me, I can shoot 1'' at 50yards off of shooting sticks so the tree rats won't stand a chance.
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Old 03-24-2008, 09:19 AM
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What do you plan to shoot??? Hunting or targets???

I have both, a Remington 552 that I bought in 1971 when I was 16...I killed a truck load of squirrels with it...I bought a Remington 541-T about 10 years ago, topped it with a Leupold 3x9x33 compact scope, it has an adjustable trigger and will group inside a half inch at 50 yards...It extended my range on head shot squirrels...

The 552 is one of the finest .22s ever made, but it won't shoot as accurately as the 541...
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Old 03-24-2008, 12:05 PM
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bolt because that's what my deer rifle is, so I want my 22 to have the same action type, as I use it for form andflinchpractice
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Old 03-24-2008, 01:03 PM
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Give me an accurate Ruger 10-22 and a bucket of rotary clips, 1000 rds. of ammo. It will do everything I ever need done with a 22.
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Old 03-24-2008, 01:08 PM
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I like both but that Ruger 10-22 sure is a lot of fun.
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Old 03-24-2008, 01:59 PM
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I enjoy the semi .22's. They are fun to shoot, for sure. But when it comes to hunting, I'm not permitted to use them in Pennsylvania. No semi-auto rifles for hunting here. Therefore, I shoot my old trusty Rem. 511 bolt. Got an old Weaver Variable on it, and it will outshoot most of the newer .22's out there today. It's been my go-to squirrel rifle since I was 14 yrs. old. And that was more than a week or two ago...........
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Old 03-24-2008, 02:34 PM
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Semi for rimfires.. Bolts for everything else..
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Old 03-24-2008, 02:49 PM
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im planning on hunting squirrels and coons and rabbits. i might get a semi auto marlin model 60r ruger 10/22 and then later get a bolt action savage .22 magnum
how do you make the ruger 10/22's more accurate inexpensively?
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