quality single shot .22 rifle

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

Joined
Mar 22, 2006
Messages
5,944
I'm in the market for a nice single shot .22 rifle.. I saw the thread on the crickett, I think they are great..I did play with an older one a while ago and alot of it was made of plastic, which I'd like to try to avoid. ...I was looking at these. Any feedback would be great. I chose some smaller guns, and a take down as I'd like to build a bit of a kit around it.

http://www.henryrepeating.com/h005_minibolt.cfm

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/BoltAction22/915y.asp

http://www.savagearms.com/30gtd.htm
 
Hey Riley, why get a .22 single shot rifle for woodsbummig and such? I'm thinking more along the lines of the Ruger Charger. It is shorter than a rifle but much longer than a pistol, primarily for target shooting.
I do like the cricket's and the other single shot youth rifles though as well for sticking into a pack.
 
can't get a pisto; permit in nyc... (took me a year just to get a longun permit) also we are not allowed to own longuns with a magazine capacity of greater than 5 rounds.. ( as soon as I can afford to move I will be doing so)
 
The Crickett can be had with a wood or laminate stock for about the same price, which leaves the charging handle and the front sight as the only plastic parts. The main thing I like about the Crickett, as opposed to most of these youth rifles, is that it has peep sights. I despise open sights.

NEF makes a youth sized break-barrel rifle in .22. I belive both NEF and Rossi sell youth sized frames with interchangable barrels in .22/20 gauge and .22/.410.

That orange Henry looks really good.
 
That marlin is a great looking little gun, I really like marlins, and rimfires, a lot.
I have a marlin 60 tube feed semi, and my little take apart papoose is clip fed semi.
The micro-groove rifling is first rate.

If you are not set on bolt action single shot, check out the papoose if you want to build a kit around it. the stock is hollow so can be filled with lots of survival items and ammo as well. Mine is very reliable, 1 jam in about 300 rounds of the cheap federal bulk ammo. Reading all I could on them before buying I have heard little to no bad reviews.
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/SelfLoading/70PSS.asp

If that's not your ticket then I am with Kiahs, the NEF and Rossi dual barrell system would be an excellent survival rifle, I am still looking for one, actually.
 
Not sure how useful it is to you, but I own two single-shot bolt action .22 rifles; a Winchester 67 (dead accurate, I can split weeds at 25 yards with open sights—without my glasses) and my favorite woods rifle, an old J.C. Higgins that is a rebranded Marlin 100 (I believe that's right). It has a short barrel, though I'm not sure of exact length, no safety (if it's cocked, it's ready to shoot, if it's not, it's safe) and a well-put-together bolt assembly and simple trigger that nevertheless is near perfect. Open sights, of course. My uncle gave it to me years ago for replacing the front sight.

I think they might still make the Marlin model 100, but I'm not sure. However, I'm sure if you looked around at pawn shops, you could probably find one for a good price.
 
I handled a very nice CZ youth model single shot. Had a dummy magazine that could be replaced with real one. Beats those Crickets.
 
Not really on topic, but can you own black-powder guns in NYC without a permit? NAA makes a BP version of their .22 pistols. The magnum version can be loaded up to .22 mag levels. It's not gonna be much use for hunting, but would make a nice little gun to carry on a trap line.

Link
 
I have three of the Stevens single shots. I love them and shoot them more that all my other guns combined.
 
I like the Savage that Rat linked to. Great little shooter. The Henry is a compact weather resistent package and you can't go wrong with a Marlin. Personally, I would go with the Savage Mark I-FTV with peep sights. Love peep sights.
 
I have the Marlin 22LR in both the bolt and the Papoose semi auto. These are excellent firearms for the money. Mine are both the black composite stock models though and not wood.


The little Japanese made Browning is a nice rifle also but personally I prefer the Marlins. The Papoose with the floating case, and break down convenient carry option is a super nice package if you back pack or kayak any. I put inexpensive Simmons scopes on mine and and have found these to be very accurate on anything from rats to coyotes anywhere from 20 yards on out to 70 or so.

STR
 
The Marlin 915Y is an outstanding small single shot. I sometimes sneak my daughter's out to take rabbit hunting instead of my scoped 10/22. It's accurate, light, and fun to shoot.
 
RescueRiley said:
I'm in the market for a nice single shot .22 rifle.. I saw the thread on the crickett, I think they are great..I did play with an older one a while ago and alot of it was made of plastic, which I'd like to try to avoid. ...I was looking at these. Any feedback would be great. I chose some smaller guns, and a take down as I'd like to build a bit of a kit around it.

http://www.henryrepeating.com/h005_minibolt.cfm

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/BoltAction22/915y.asp

http://www.savagearms.com/30gtd.htm
Click to expand...

CZ Scout outperforms all those.
 
I own several Marlins of different calibers and such and they are some of the most durable rifles out there. I would say Marlin hands down...


PeACE
Dougo
 
collecter said:
CZ Scout outperforms all those.
Click to expand...

Yep, this is my choice too. :thumbup: Accuracy is outstanding, and you can add the 5 or 10 shot clip to boot. The scout will keep up with the whole line of CZ's while being offered at an affordable price. Shoot one and you will be sold.
 
I learned how to shoot on a Marlin 15YN, which is the old version of the 915Y. It is probably the heftiest youth rifle out there, which is a good thing. Very accurate too. With a slip-on buttpad, I was able to shoot it from about age 8 to 15. What may pique your interest even more, is the adult model that they made for 1 or 2 years. Same gun, except it had an adult length of pull. Maybe you could find the stock on the market somewhere. For the couple extra inches, you really want the adult model if possible. Henry and Savage both make propper length single shot bolt guns. For the Rossi Matched Pair and the H&R/NEF models, ATI makes a compatible telestock. It's tacticool, I know, but it will give to compactness for storage (if that's why your looking for a compact rifle) and full length for shooting (and you can adjust it short when its time to teach your kid). Dick's is running a sale on matched pairs this week for $119 (check your local listings). You can get yourself the dedicated .410 and single shot .22 in one package.

I shoot a CZ 452-2E ZKM , the Trainer model. CZ makes an excellent quality rifle for a bargain price (though exchange rates have killed the price sort-of).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top