Best Buget 22LR Bolt Action Rifle
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:37 pm
Here are some rifles that I'm considering. Feel free to make suggestions but please tell me why you suggest what you suggest so that your suggestion can help me and others reading this forum (thanks). If you are quoting accuracy figures, please tell me at what distance you attained that nice tight grouping.
I would like to put a scope on it sometimes and use the iron sights at other times. I want a gun that can easily accept a scope, preferably with no expensive gunsmithing. This gun will be used for small game hunting. Gun should be accurate and safe out of the box, no gunsmithing.
Which one should I get? Here are my considerations;
CZ 452 Ultra Lux
Pros; internet chatter seem to suggest that this is the most accurate new rifle you can buy, regardless of price. Some claim 1 inch groups at 100 yards with iron sights due to ultra long barrel and ultra long sight radius. 28.5 inch barrel. A 0.5 MOA gun.
Cons; new price is a bit steep at $400, but I may find a used bargain....
Mossberg 46b or 46m
Pros; internet chatter seem to suggest that this is the most accurate used rilfe that you can buy, regardless of price. The price is $100-200. A sub-1 MOA gun.
Cons; they were last produced half a century ago, so finding one that is in good condition may be tough. It shoots just about any ammo accurately.
Marlin 981T, price $300.
Pros; tube fed so there is no magazine so you could locate your support hand closer to your body for easier accurate shooting from a standing position (support elbow on body to allow skeleton to support gun instead of arm muscles). A 1 MOA gun.
Cons; internet chatter seems to suggest that this is less accurate than Mossberg and CZ, but is a close second. It only shoots high dollar ammo accurately.
Thanks again,

I would like to put a scope on it sometimes and use the iron sights at other times. I want a gun that can easily accept a scope, preferably with no expensive gunsmithing. This gun will be used for small game hunting. Gun should be accurate and safe out of the box, no gunsmithing.
Which one should I get? Here are my considerations;
CZ 452 Ultra Lux
Pros; internet chatter seem to suggest that this is the most accurate new rifle you can buy, regardless of price. Some claim 1 inch groups at 100 yards with iron sights due to ultra long barrel and ultra long sight radius. 28.5 inch barrel. A 0.5 MOA gun.
Cons; new price is a bit steep at $400, but I may find a used bargain....
Mossberg 46b or 46m
Pros; internet chatter seem to suggest that this is the most accurate used rilfe that you can buy, regardless of price. The price is $100-200. A sub-1 MOA gun.
Cons; they were last produced half a century ago, so finding one that is in good condition may be tough. It shoots just about any ammo accurately.
Marlin 981T, price $300.
Pros; tube fed so there is no magazine so you could locate your support hand closer to your body for easier accurate shooting from a standing position (support elbow on body to allow skeleton to support gun instead of arm muscles). A 1 MOA gun.
Cons; internet chatter seems to suggest that this is less accurate than Mossberg and CZ, but is a close second. It only shoots high dollar ammo accurately.
Thanks again,


