Good Trigger on a semi-auto .22 Plinker(rifle)?

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I'm looking for a fun semi-auto .22 plinker (rifle) so my son and I can take out that row of Coke cans in the back yard. :D
In addition to bang for the buck, I'm wanting something with a decent trigger.
So... what's a modest price semi-auto plinker with a good trigger. I don't need target grade, just looking for something with a reasonably light and smooth trigger.
(For what its worth, I had a Ruger 10/22 that I regret selling a few years back. Another 10/22 is being considered, but I'm not sure about current manufacture triggers.)
Thanks!
 
10-22 triggers are heavy, no doubt but a new hammer is cheap and drops the pull well into what is acceptable for plinking/hunting.
 
Get another 10/22 and then install a good aftermarket trigger (Volquartsen would probably be the best, but it'll also cost as much as the gun ... if not more) Timney makes a new drop in replacement trigger ... if its half as nice as the Timney I have on my AR15 it would be pretty sweet.

I've heard folk say a lot of nice things about the accuracy of the Remington 597 ... I would assume if its accurate its got a good trigger.
 
Get a 10/22 and put a volquartson hammer in it. This will give you a great trigger. I also have a marlin and the stock trigger is so so. I reworked the marlin and now it is acceptable. Mark
 
The initial gun isn't cheap, but the Browning Buckmark rifle comes with an OK trigger. If you perform the Heggis spring flip (free and takes about 5 minutes, and is reversible) the trigger is actually really nice.
 
I would say that a t/c will have the best trigger, and is also a fantastic rifle all around; but it will be heavy. if you can find one used, a marlin 7000 will have the trigger of their 2000L target model. Lastly, a cz silhouette would be great, if you can find one. otherwise, for a cheapy, you gotta go either marlin mod 60, and do a trigger mod, or a remmy 597.
 
Well, yeah, if you want a really great rifle, the Speedmaster and Browning SA22 are both awfully nice.

Personally, I'd rather shoot cans in the backyard with a Marlin 39 lever gun than a semiauto.
 
I had both the Marlin 60 and the 10/22. Both were nice enough.The Marlin just has a rifle feel to it. The 10/22 not so much. The Marlin has never failed, the 10/22 not so much. I shoot the Marlin pretty well, the 10/22 not so much. I want to get the GI rear peep sight and increase my sight radius and they make them for both the Model 60 and the 10/22 so there, it is a wash.

I sold my 10/22 to a relative who really wanted it and he is happy to have my old 10/22 (3 months old). I am all that much the happier with just my Marlin 60.
 
The problem with the Ruger 10/22 is the barrel. The bore is slightly oversized which destroys accuracy. Did you ever wonder why the second thing most people replace on their 10/22's is the barrel?

The Marlin model 60 has a great barrel and as such is quite accurate right out of the box. But a good scope on one and you'll be real pleased, even though the trigger leaves a bit to be desired.

The triggers on these can be cleaned up, to some extent, but they will never be a match trigger by any means. That said, it's still a great little rifle and a far better buy that the 10/22 will ever be.

If your looking for a project gun get the 10/22 and be prepared to spend a lot on it. If you want a plinker get the Marlin 60 and couple of bricks of ammo and go shooting, heck get 2!
 
i second the vq target hammer for cheap. GREATLY reduce and smooth out trigger pull.
 
.... LET US STEER IT BACK, steer it back, to a good trigger , on a semi auto.
for out of the box, no work on it, I would go with a t/c or a cz.
for the simplest mod, to easily improve it, the marlins, all of them; simply replace the trigger return spring, with a bic pen clicky spring, or a hard drive door spring, or take their spring, and cut a coil or two off of it. Heck, the spring isn't even up inside the action, it is part of the trigger guard, trigger part.
 
Semi-auto Marlin=Model 60. or one of the box fed derivatives...

The bic pen spring thang works on the Marlin bolt guns but not on the 60, totally different hammer/sear mechanism.
 
If at all possible, go for an old Glenfield 60, the older, the better. The Glenfields have a metal trigger guard; the newer, plastic ones break at the rear screw hole. They're a bit better made/sturdier when compared with the newer ones. The wood is much denser on the older ones. The old ones also hold a few more rounds.

I have 2 Marlin 60s and two Glenfield 60s and one Western Auto Revelation 120 (early sixties rebadged Marlin.) The best of all is the oldest Glenfield. It's an ugly beater but it's the best shooter. The number two spot goes to the other Glenfield. Next, the Revelation. The worst is the newest one, a stainless deluxe model. The trigger guard broke (of course!) and the wood is a hair away from balsa.

Except for the stainless one, I've never paid more than $79 for one (2 for $59 each) and they all came from pawn shops. I saw a nice old Glenfield sell for $31 on Gunbroker. $100 and some sitz Fleisch will surely get you a nice one.

IMPORTANT: Go with a Glenfield; the older, the better.
 
I had okay luck w/ 10/22s & I wanted better. I now have a Browning SA22 & Remington 552 Speedmaster -- absolutely fantastic guns!
If you want even more fun, I also have a Marlin 39a. The lever gun really does add a degree of fun
 
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