22LR S/A vs B/A

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Just to be complete, pump .22s have a high fun factor. I've got an old Remington 572 topped with an equally old cheap Tasco scope. Accuracy is about that of a semiauto. Bitch to clean.

 

If I were to buy a .22 today, it would be a bolt action Marlin 981T.

An advantage, in my eyes, is the tubular magazine. In contrast to detachable box mags, it has a larger capacity and cannot be misplaced.

If they made it in stainless, it would be the perfect .22.

 

Cheers,

Mark

 

Mark -

Can you fit a mod with a tubular magazine? Just out of interest?

Ta,

Ric

depends on the gun - in theory yes. I've seen them on Marlin 39As and there's an Ithica 79 (basically a Henry) on guntrader now with one. But a mod wouldn't fit on my Winchester 9422M because the end of the barrel is too close to the end of the magazine, and they're spaced so tightly you'd have to remove the mod to refill the mag on this design.