What kind of bolt action 22 to buy?

footfootfoot · 05-04-2005, 07:09 PM

I need to pop a cap in a woodchuck who decimated my blueberry bushes, and then had the unmitigated temerity to eat my strawberry plants.

Also there is a bunny who has issues and needs to be released from his current round of incarnation.

My friend has dozens of chucks in his field and I thouhgt I could get enough skins to make a nice fur coat for elfin bedwe'er. He's a 2T. Probably will be 3T by the time he needs a fur coat again.

Any thoughts on a decent, accurate but inexpensive rifle. I'm thinking bolt action, peep sights, but may spring for a scope.

zippyt · 05-04-2005, 08:27 PM

Marlin makes Many different models , blued , stainless , wood stock and synthetic stock.
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/
.22( adaquite ) .22mag( OH so adaquite ) or .17( varmit WHACKER ) are all good choices . A .17 cal shoots WAY flat at 100 yards , there are MANY different bullet choices varmit wackers included ( see Horady and Speer web sites )

They also have a .410 lever action , winchester has one as well , Both of these look INTRESTING .

zippyt · 05-04-2005, 09:54 PM

better yet why not get one of these ,

http://wildwestguns.com/Bushwacker/Bushwacker2.jpg

http://wildwestguns.com/ look for the bush wacker!!!!!

.457magor .50 Alaskan , choped down lever action with a laser !!!!!

Talk about a varment whacker !!!!! Hell a bear wacker !!!!!!!

wolf · 05-05-2005, 12:32 AM

Ruger Bolt Action

I have heard many rave reviews of the ability of the .17 to take down the wiliest of varmints. I have not test fired any of these myself, but I did have the opportunity to watch a little old man shoot holes in pennies from 100 yds with one of these to give to his grandchildren.

Ruger 10/22 Autoloader

Bullitt · 05-05-2005, 01:03 AM

If you wanna make it a really fun and memorable occasion.. give one of these a whirl out in that field your buddy owns...

wolf · 05-05-2005, 01:39 AM

Oh, dammit. I want one.

Foot³ ... if you want foot/3 to start harvesting his own pelts, you might consider The Davy Crickett.

Made with pride, here in Pennsylvania.

Griff · 05-05-2005, 08:05 PM

I'm not a big fan of wounding critters so I'd think about a bigger round.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-05-2005, 08:29 PM

Agreed, but Ruger's 77/22 Hornet rotary-magazine centerfire bolt action rifles will more than do it. I've got a couple of these and the centerfire 22 puts 'em away.

BigV · 05-06-2005, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Oh, dammit. I want one.

Foot³ ... if you want foot/3 to start harvesting his own pelts, you might consider The Davy Crickett.

Made with pride, here in Pennsylvania.

Hey wolf, that Davy Crickett, the trigger pull length isn't really 11 1/2 inches is it?

wolf · 05-06-2005, 10:52 AM

All the proofreading in the world just doesn't catch stuff like that, does it?

I emailed them to ask ...

mrnoodle · 05-06-2005, 11:06 AM

marlin makes the best autoloader 22 in the business, and the bolt actions are nice too.

There's one from a Czech company called CZ that's very very sweet as well. Has a set trigger for target shooting...push the trigger forward to set it, then it's about a pound or so to set it off. Not for novices, but really nice.

the .17 is really cool. marlin also makes the best guns chambered for that round. only thing i'm concerned about is the fact that the bullet's so light -- if you live in a windy climate, you might be limited. The ppl that bought em from our shop didn't seem to have a problem, but none of them were the kind of shooters that would notice things like that.

i love small caliber shooting. i wanna go shoot cans. dang work.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-07-2005, 02:57 PM

Of course you could take care Charlie Chuck and the Wascal Wabbit from your easy chair.

footfootfoot · 05-11-2005, 06:12 AM

I think Bruce and Bullit's submission wins the prize. Sadly, my toddler won't be wearing a woodchuck fur coat to playgroup; my neighbor beat me to the punch and dropped a bomb in the chuck's hole and killed him that way.

Maybe some rabbit mittens though...

xoxoxoBruce · 05-11-2005, 04:57 PM

Damn, sorry Bullit, I didn't see your link.

BrianR · 05-11-2005, 08:54 PM

Bruce, I think this would be more appropriate for capping woodchucks. And anything else for that matter.

Brian

05-04-2005, 07:09 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	What kind of bolt action 22 to buy? I need to pop a cap in a woodchuck who decimated my blueberry bushes, and then had the unmitigated temerity to eat my strawberry plants. Also there is a bunny who has issues and needs to be released from his current round of incarnation. My friend has dozens of chucks in his field and I thouhgt I could get enough skins to make a nice fur coat for elfin bedwe'er. He's a 2T. Probably will be 3T by the time he needs a fur coat again. Any thoughts on a decent, accurate but inexpensive rifle. I'm thinking bolt action, peep sights, but may spring for a scope. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs Last edited by footfootfoot; 05-04-2005 at 07:12 PM.

05-04-2005, 08:27 PM	#2
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Marlin makes Many different models , blued , stainless , wood stock and synthetic stock. http://www.marlinfirearms.com/ .22( adaquite ) .22mag( OH so adaquite ) or .17( varmit WHACKER ) are all good choices . A .17 cal shoots WAY flat at 100 yards , there are MANY different bullet choices varmit wackers included ( see Horady and Speer web sites ) They also have a .410 lever action , winchester has one as well , Both of these look INTRESTING . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-04-2005, 09:54 PM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	better yet why not get one of these , http://wildwestguns.com/Bushwacker/Bushwacker2.jpg http://wildwestguns.com/ look for the bush wacker!!!!! .457magor .50 Alaskan , choped down lever action with a laser !!!!! Talk about a varment whacker !!!!! Hell a bear wacker !!!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner Last edited by zippyt; 05-04-2005 at 10:05 PM.

05-05-2005, 12:32 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Ruger Bolt Action I have heard many rave reviews of the ability of the .17 to take down the wiliest of varmints. I have not test fired any of these myself, but I did have the opportunity to watch a little old man shoot holes in pennies from 100 yds with one of these to give to his grandchildren. Ruger 10/22 Autoloader __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-05-2005, 01:03 AM	#5
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	If you wanna make it a really fun and memorable occasion.. give one of these a whirl out in that field your buddy owns... __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

05-05-2005, 01:39 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oh, dammit. I want one. Foot³ ... if you want foot/3 to start harvesting his own pelts, you might consider The Davy Crickett. Made with pride, here in Pennsylvania. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-05-2005, 08:05 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm not a big fan of wounding critters so I'd think about a bigger round. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-05-2005, 08:29 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Agreed, but Ruger's 77/22 Hornet rotary-magazine centerfire bolt action rifles will more than do it. I've got a couple of these and the centerfire 22 puts 'em away. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-06-2005, 10:52 AM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	All the proofreading in the world just doesn't catch stuff like that, does it? I emailed them to ask ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-06-2005, 11:06 AM	#11
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	marlin makes the best autoloader 22 in the business, and the bolt actions are nice too. There's one from a Czech company called CZ that's very very sweet as well. Has a set trigger for target shooting...push the trigger forward to set it, then it's about a pound or so to set it off. Not for novices, but really nice. the .17 is really cool. marlin also makes the best guns chambered for that round. only thing i'm concerned about is the fact that the bullet's so light -- if you live in a windy climate, you might be limited. The ppl that bought em from our shop didn't seem to have a problem, but none of them were the kind of shooters that would notice things like that. i love small caliber shooting. i wanna go shoot cans. dang work. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

05-07-2005, 02:57 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Of course you could take care Charlie Chuck and the Wascal Wabbit from your easy chair. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:56 PM.

05-11-2005, 06:12 AM	#13
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I think Bruce and Bullit's submission wins the prize. Sadly, my toddler won't be wearing a woodchuck fur coat to playgroup; my neighbor beat me to the punch and dropped a bomb in the chuck's hole and killed him that way. Maybe some rabbit mittens though... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs Last edited by footfootfoot; 05-11-2005 at 06:14 AM.

05-11-2005, 04:57 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Damn, sorry Bullit, I didn't see your link. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-11-2005, 08:54 PM	#15
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Bruce, I think this would be more appropriate for capping woodchucks. And anything else for that matter. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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