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Just about decided I have no use for a semi-auto rimfire

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Can't really see the point of a semi .22 anymore. So without a use, why bother with potential unreliability?

Anyone else? Much as I love my Marlin 60, I think I'll sell it to a friend who wants to buy it.
 
Actually, I've been thinking of getting a semi-auto rimfire, but in 17 HMR, so I guess that may be a bit different. I just got back from a 2 week p-dog trip, and my new Savage 17 HMR was fantastic. But, I kept wishing for quicker follow-up shots when I missed, and a semi-auto would really be useful, in that situation.
 
A semi-auto .22 is the ultimate training rifle, plus it's useful for hunting small game should the need/desire arise. Is your marlin unreliable? I've found my marlin 795 very reliable with the right ammunition. It likes high velocity hollow points and will fire hundreds of rounds between failures.
 
I went the other way. I finally put a good scope on my 60.

I have a use for it now -- around here we have some GREAT walking around varmint hunting on public land, just made for a semiauto .22.
 
Id just keep it, how much is a used 60 gunna get you aneyway?
Years from now youll be buying another one wondering why you sold the one you had in the first place.
 
I'm already in the "no use for semi-auto 22 rifle camp". I've owned and used heavily: Winchester 74, 10-22, Marlin 60, Weatherby MKXXII(1st gen), several others long forgotten such as savage,stevens,mossberg. Only one I sometimes think I should have kept, a Belgian Brownimg 22 Auto.
Handgun is different: I like my 45 year old Ruger Standard Model.
I have 9 Bolt action 22 rifles, some old some new and one Henry lever gun and a Winchester Model 62.
 
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My savage 93/17 is my goto rifle in rimfire now. 22 is allright, the 17 is an amazing tack driver though. Thinking about leaving 22 semi-auto fix to my Browning Buckmark pistol.:)
 
Can't really see the point of a semi .22 anymore.
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Maybe you need to try a different brand. Try a Thompson Center or and an old Mossberg auto with the peeps. Either is about as good as it gets on the fun meter!
 
Semi auto .22s aren't nearly as versatile as bolt action (or revolvers in handguns) because you can't load the extremely quiet CB rounds for short range pest control with less noise than a pellet gun.
 
i've had my nylon 66 for about a hundred years and will probably be buried with it. never ever jams--never ever--and its accuracy is profound.
 
Well, reasoning is never going to need it (semi auto) hunting situation realistically. Harder to clean, too. Biggest thing probably is just not cycling with various ammo types like colibris, subsonic, etc. My turnbolts feed these all like a champ. Ditto for leverguns. I dunno, I'm just gravitating now toward turnbolts now more every year, both in rimfire and centerfire. And levers to some extent.

I'm also not a fan of long barrels on .22s - I like 16" rifles - and I know the Marlin is only 19", so it's kinda short, but still, it's not 16". I can see semi-auto for a self-defense centerfire, but not for a rimfire. Except as a fun gun, but I've got a .22 semi handgun for that. Yeah, I probably regret it, but I've got a friend who's beggin me to sell it to him, because he's scratching a broke arse.

P.S. I did just get another CZ 452 Scout, and it's gonna be my main walking-hunting varmint .22. :)

I had a Thompson Center Classic .22 and believe it or not, sold it because it wasn't that accurate. Beautifully finished however.

Yeah, I may look at a substitute in an old Mossberg or something - I like the idea of a peep sight.

There's also more to be said for a Remington 597 or 10/22 for a semi, as they have the rock n roll mags available.
 
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Semi auto .22s aren't nearly as versatile as bolt action (or revolvers in handguns) because you can't load the extremely quiet CB rounds for short range pest control with less noise than a pellet gun.
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i would differ as i do it all the time. my nylon 66 feeds .22 long mini-caps just fine. single rounds only, of course, as they won't cycle the action, but they can be fired.
 
Semi auto .22s aren't nearly as versatile as bolt action (or revolvers in handguns) because you can't load the extremely quiet CB rounds for short range pest control with less noise than a pellet gun.
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Lever guns are another good choice: they will feed anything, have a reasonably high rate of fire, and are a hell of a lot of fun.

Revolvers with CB rounds are a lot louder than I expected. Don't shoot one indoors with hard floors and no hearing protection, that's my advice from experience.:D
 
Semi auto 22lr's are great if you realize that most underpowered ammo won't cycle the basic blowback action. They are tuned for high velocity ammo. I know you already know this but it's worth bringing up for the noobs.

Also, as far as I'm concerned bolt action 22lrs are boring - Flame suit on!

Usually when I set out to shoot one of my 22lr's my goal it to get lot's of trigger time and generally 1 box of 550 fed bulk is just enough.
 
I am the opposite, i would like to get another semi auto.
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Me too, I am looking pretty strongly at a GSG-5, simply for a "fun-gun", I have just about decided to not get another .22LR pistol and the GSG-5 looks to a adequate replacement, I always enjoyed shooting rifles more anywho. :)

Come to think of it I have never owned a bolt action .22LR (shot plenty but never got around to getting one of my own), I also would like to add that I see where you are coming from, if my other two semi-auto .22LRs didn't hold sentimental value (one was my first gun and the other my grandparents only gun)I would probably sell one.
 
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I've got a bunch of 22 rifles. Semi's, bolts, levers and even a single shot. I use them all. The only one I'd call even slightly unreliable is a Marlin 39 and it jams once in a while.

If you however don't want a semi, I'm not going to try to talk you into keeping it, buying it or whatever. Do what suits you. It's not like you're asking if you should jump off a bridge.
 
If you shoot 22's plinking, there is no real substitute for a semi-auto 22 rifle. They are just plain fun and I will put up with the occasional jam or fail to fire. In my opinion, semi-autos seem to FTF more frequently than bolts or lever action 22's. I think it has to do with the force the firing pin strikes the cartridge.
 
Can't really see the point of a semi .22 anymore. Anyone else?
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Not me! Sell the 60 to your friend and solve that dilemma once and for all!

I enjoy all my 22 rifles - semi-auto , bolt and lever. I shot in my clubs indoor rifle league earlier this year and the semi was used by nearly everyone. No bolt actions were used by anyone as the rapid fire was 5 shots in 10 seconds.

why bother with potential unreliability?
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Only owned one tube fed 22 semi and it was a Weatherby Mark XXII , I considered it to be reliable. Once ran into some issues related to the magazine on one 10/22. Took the mag apart , cleaned and adjusted the spring tension and everything is fine.
 
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