Thread: Looking for a .22 bolt action setup that can be as accurate as possible for rabbits

What brands etc should I look for, and does anyone have a setup they are looking to part ways with

Whats your budget? Accurate 22s start (with a bit of risk that the first one or two wont shoot) at $300 but you can easily spend $3000 for "certainty".

Ideally $500 range for something second hand. I understand with guns the ceiling can be very high haha

Out of the Box Tikkas are hard to beat, I got a rabbit at 164 M with T1X, you got spend on a decent scope as well though.

These are nice I had one years ago but the mags were quite rare back then if you wanted extras
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....%24490-109859/

Originally Posted by No good names left

These are nice I had one years ago but the mags were quite rare back then if you wanted extras
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....%24490-109859/

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He's not in retail anymore but Richard Wilhelm was selling spare mags once, I think. A quick google found this: Voere magazine

I like Tikka and CZ but Ruger is OK too.
with $500 budget, you might get lucky with a good 2nd hand Ruger.

That’s an inch square at 75m using bulk Winchester ammo.
$299 Norinco JW15 that was bought back around 2000. Wearing a $650 3-9 40 Leupold.
Yes it was a fluke, but good glass has as much bearing on accuracy as does the rifle.

There is a scoped Voere .22 for sale in the Buy/Sell section that would be in your price range and do the job. They are accurate little rifles

Older wooden norinco is very hard to beat....fullstop.

Do you need an accurate rifle or do you need brand snobbery.

The budget for accurate is potentially modest , not so for the latter

Pickup a cheap 17hmr, like a Rossi. Less than $400 new and will be more accurate and have longer legs than you can get with the flashest of 22s.

Never thought of that. Thanks!

Originally Posted by vulcannz

Pickup a cheap 17hmr, like a Rossi. Less than $400 new and will be more accurate and have longer legs than you can get with the flashest of 22s.

True.....but 0.80c vs 0.20c a bang. Depends on use, and actual accuracy of rifle.

But also it is very satisfying to line up on a rabbit or hare at 175m with basically top of head target and watch it fall over with the 17

17HMR is way louder. You can have it suppressed so it does not hurt your ears but never quiet enough so it doesnt scare away other game.

if your hunting area is somewhat limited, you dont want to scare off everything within 200 meters when you fire a shot.