Best semi-auto .22 for LR Short and Magnum

[blamecharles]

So Father in laws birthday is coming up and he needs a new .22. He has a Remington 572 already but is interested in a semi auto that will do the same thing. Any help would be great i tried a search but too many terms to weed through. Thanks in advance.

 

[bstewrat3]

If you are looking for one semi auto to handle all three it doesn't exist. If I'm correct the 572 will not handle 22 Magnum either.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Correct:

A semi auto will absolutely NOT be able to reliably chamber shorts, longs, and long rifles. The OAL of the cartridges aren't similar enough.

And the .22Mag is a substantially different cartridge - so that one's out from the very beginning, too.

Now - there are a few firearms conversion kits out there that you can convert down to .22 Short from .22LR (the Ruger 10/22) - but they're quite rare and rather pricy if you can find them. Then you have to find appropriate mags...

-J-

 

[snorko]

Correct:

A semi auto will absolutely NOT be able to reliably chamber shorts, longs, and long rifles. The OAL of the cartridges aren't similar enough. -J-

Au contraire mon frère: Rimfire Rifle - Model 552 BDL Speedmaster - Remington Rimfire Rifle

The Model 552 BDL Speedmaster is the only American-made 22 autoloader that handles 22 short, 22 long, and 22 long-rifle cartridges interchangeably. Like its pump-action counterpart, it features adjustable big-game sights, positive cross-bolt safety and grooved receiver for scope mounts.

 

[traderdan]

Correct:

A semi auto will absolutely NOT be able to reliably chamber shorts, longs, and long rifles. The OAL of the cartridges aren't similar enough.

And the .22Mag is a substantially different cartridge - so that one's out from the very beginning, too.

Now - there are a few firearms conversion kits out there that you can convert down to .22 Short from .22LR (the Ruger 10/22) - but they're quite rare and rather pricy if you can find them. Then you have to find appropriate mags...

-J-

There are a lot of old 550s, and 552 Remingtons floating around...Best semiauto 22s around IMO.

 

[top hat 45]

i've got a winchester model 290 tube fed that will handle short, long, and lr. a mag fed gun that might do that is rare. the 22 mag bullet is a little larger diam than 22 lr.

 

[kalboy]

Au contraire mon frère: Rimfire Rifle - Model 552 BDL Speedmaster - Remington Rimfire Rifle

The Model 552 BDL Speedmaster is the only American-made 22 autoloader that handles 22 short, 22 long, and 22 long-rifle cartridges interchangeably. Like its pump-action counterpart, it features adjustable big-game sights, positive cross-bolt safety and grooved receiver for scope mounts.

Indeed not only handle 22 short ,long and lr but handle them smoothly and with no feeding issues.

 

[figley]

OK, Charles. The Remington 552, if you can find it for sale, last sold for $555. That's crazy, for a Remington 22.

Secondly, if you noticed your unnecessary graphic contained profanity that is not within the COC of INGO, why did you draw attention to it, instead of just taking it down?

 

[richardraw316]

OK, Charles. The Remington 552, if you can find it for sale, last sold for $555. That's crazy, for a Remington 22.

Secondly, if you noticed your unnecessary graphic contained profanity that is not within the COC of INGO, why did you draw attention to it, instead of just taking it down?

really? I sold one a year ago for $115. a month or two before that bought it from bradis for $130. $555 dollars for one? it better shoot diamonds out of it for that price.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Thank you all for the education!!!!

 

[traderdan]

really? I sold one a year ago for $115. a month or two before that bought it from bradis for $130. $555 dollars for one? it better shoot diamonds out of it for that price.

I wish you had sold it to me!! It is getting harder to fine a nice one for under $250 or so...The 550s are usually a little cheaper than the 552s.

 

[traderdan]

Thank you all for the education!!!!

You should look around and buy one..I am only being a little bit snarky, when I say that people buy 10-22s, then buy a fancy, expensive barrel, and then have a rifle that is almost as accurate as a Remington 550 or 552.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I'd love a 552!!

My wife's ex-step dad has one. Good lookin' little plinker!!

I honestly had no idea they'd handle all three of the heeled .22 cartridges, though!

Pleased to learn that.

-J-

 

[red_zr24x4]

The Savage/Stevens in the 87 series (A,B #6 etc) also called gill guns will shoot S,L, LR . Although the Shorts shoot as a single shot they still feed from the mag tube.

 

[richardraw316]

The Savage/Stevens in the 87 series (A,B #6 etc) also called gill guns will shoot S,L, LR . Although the Shorts shoot as a single shot they still feed from the mag tube.

Ha ha ha. Last year we gave one of those away for free. Never did find out how it shoots.

 

[snorko]

really? I sold one a year ago for $115. a month or two before that bought it from bradis for $130. $555 dollars for one? it better shoot diamonds out of it for that price.

Sure that wasn't a 572?

 

[richardraw316]

pretty sure.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...243178-remington-speedmaster-model-552-a.html

 

[snorko]

pretty sure.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...243178-remington-speedmaster-model-552-a.html

1) sorry I missed it, a great deal.

2) Kudos for passing on the deal you got.

 

[richardraw316]

just in case you wanted to see the 87 series rifle as well.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/general-firearms-discussion/239510-project-generosity.html

 

[blamecharles]

Thank you all for the input. The Remington is probably the route we will go.