Petrol & Powder
Well-Known Member
The secrets to a good .22 rimfire rifle really aren’t all that “secret”.
A good barrel, with the correct dimensions, correctly finished and reasonably straight. A properly cut chamber, preferably on the low end of the tolerances (tight and centered), a well fitted bolt with a breach face square to the chamber that closes for the correct headspace, a short lock time, and a good trigger.
The trigger doesn’t need to be ridiculously light. It needs to break clean, with zero or nearly zero over-travel, and little or no creep before breaking.
Put all that together in a package that’s fairly secure (action well fitted to the stock and sights/optics that stay put) and you’ll have a good rimfire rifle. Find the ammo your rifle likes and then stay with that ammo. Don’t go looking for that “new” scope, new trigger or new whatever and you will reach rimfire Nirvana.
A good barrel, with the correct dimensions, correctly finished and reasonably straight. A properly cut chamber, preferably on the low end of the tolerances (tight and centered), a well fitted bolt with a breach face square to the chamber that closes for the correct headspace, a short lock time, and a good trigger.
The trigger doesn’t need to be ridiculously light. It needs to break clean, with zero or nearly zero over-travel, and little or no creep before breaking.
Put all that together in a package that’s fairly secure (action well fitted to the stock and sights/optics that stay put) and you’ll have a good rimfire rifle. Find the ammo your rifle likes and then stay with that ammo. Don’t go looking for that “new” scope, new trigger or new whatever and you will reach rimfire Nirvana.