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I am a big fan of marlins as well. my 60 is a tack driver. My Marlin 880sq will shot sub 1.5 moa 5 shot groups at 200 yards and I know it can do better.
I shot a friends Ruger American Rimfire that really shot good groups, one ragged 5 shot hole at 25 yards...plenty accurate and the price is good. Uses the same mags as your 10-22.
But most .22s today will kill small game to 50 yards...trick will be to find what ammo best shoots from your particular rifle.
Another great option IMO would be a Henry lever gun. They shoot very respectable groups with quality ammo, and their fun factor is hard to beat.
I ran a Marlin 880SQ for rodent work and it did well for me. It could be threaded if needed.
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The CZ 452/ 455 series of rifles are absolute tack drivers. I own both and would recommend the 452, but either works.
The scoped 455 American I own shoots dime sized groups at 60 yards with CCI mini-mag hps.
However, I agree that the Savage and Marlin rifles are good value, but the CZs are just made with old fashioned craftsmanship rarely seen anymore.
A quality 3X9 scope should be fine for hunting, both Leupold and Nikon make rimfire models. I use a Leupold VII 3X9 Centerfire on my 455 and works well from 10 yards to 100.
P.S. Mine have taken 6 tree squirrels so far.
Thanks for all of the info guys. I should have mentioned this in the OP but its going to come down to price as well. While I'd love the "best", I don't want to drop $1,000 into a gun I'll use twice a year.
I'll start looking at the CZs. I have felt the Savage FSVR and it is a little heavy for what I want. I never considered Anschutz, so I'll look at those too.
Some time ago I found a .22 bolt action Charles Daley on the used rifle rack. very accurate gun I believe made by Zastava.
Come with very nice easily adjustable irons, nice stock and a decent trigger. I paid $175 for it and put a Burris Timberline scope on it and I'm very happy with it.
Another thought would be to get a beater 10-22 from a pawn shop and build it up from there. Nice potential, fun gun and lots of aftermarket stuff to get all of the potential accuracy out of it.
I have one that's become a bit of an obsession, Houge Stock, Brownells Bull Barrel with a Nikon 3-9 variable scope with a BDC and a Burris fast fire mounted at an 8 O'Clock position.
Heavy for a squirrel gun but having both scopes you can shoot from 10 to 100 yds pretty fast with hold over/under and no sope adjustment.
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Go scour the pawn shops for an early Remington bolt action 22 rifle. The Models, 510, 511, 512 and 514.
Some have 6 shot mags, some are tube fed, some are single shots. All have thick and long barrels, wood stocks and great triggers. Most have grooved receivers ready for rings and a scope. All are also VERY accurate.
I have a 1950s Remington 511 with a 3x9x32 Simmons on Millet steel rings. The rifle ran me maybe 100 bucks at a pawn shop and give me dime sized groups at 50yds.
Skip the 10-22 and other semis with their terrible triggers. Skip the 300-400 dollar newer 22 bolt guns...grab one of these Remingtons and put a scope on it and go drop squirrels like mad.
-brickboy240
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