After reading through other 22 mag. posts I thought it might be better to not hijack those threads and start one of my own.
I favor the replies by 6mm06 and Marco in their choice of 22mag. bullet for Coyote and Fox. I've used the Win. Super X 40gr.hp. since the mid to late 60's with very good results. At the beginning of my Predator hunting, Fox was all that were around back then and the 22 mag. was just perfect for them. Win. was the only game in town in my area, so my introduction to the 22 mag. world was very narrow. Heck, there were very few rifles made in that caliber back then too. By accident, or you might say blind luck, my first rifle in 22mag. was a Savage Anschutz 164M which served me splendidly until about 5yrs. ago when it started having some misfires. That's when my search began for another 22mag. Boy, there are a lot of really good ones out there, but I wanted one that would shoot the Win. Super X 40gr. as well as my Anschutz did and let me tell you, finding one that would shoot Win. 40's into 1.0" to 1.25" at 100yds was hard. I went thru many rifles, from CZ's to Browning A Bolts and many in between. Let me add before I get flamed that they all shot really well with ammo they liked.......just not what me and my Anschutz liked.
About 2yrs. ago I finally found the rifle that met my specifications.
This is a Sako Quad in the synthetic stock they make. The Quad as most know is a switch barrel rifle and has one of the nicest adjustable triggers I've encountered on a rimfire. Understanding the pro's of synthetic stocks for brush beating, I still desired something in wood. Lo and behold, along comes another Sako Quad in 22mag., but this time in wood.
Both of these Quads will shoot the Win. 40's under an inch and will do consistently. Man, I couldn't be happier.......will not quite true. They are switch barrels after all, so naturely I purchased 22lr. barrels for both of them.
Last Fall I went out to my bench with a box full of different types of 22mag. ammo and spent the afternoon seeing which one the Quad might shoot as well as it does the Win. 40's. I went through a lot of targets, but kept this one to show folks. Recently I tried the new Hornady 30gr. and an inch was about as good as it would shoot them. Interesting enough, the Hornady was the only ammo it has ever given any trouble cycling.
Here's a target where I was comparing my Browning ABolt to the Sako using Win. 40's.
As Marco stated, recovered Win. 40gr.hp's look like Nosler Partitions. Another great 22mag. load I've used in the past before they got way to expensive is the RWS 22mag. hp. and it will for sure out perform any other 22mag. load in the accuracy department.
I'm done rambling now.
K22
I favor the replies by 6mm06 and Marco in their choice of 22mag. bullet for Coyote and Fox. I've used the Win. Super X 40gr.hp. since the mid to late 60's with very good results. At the beginning of my Predator hunting, Fox was all that were around back then and the 22 mag. was just perfect for them. Win. was the only game in town in my area, so my introduction to the 22 mag. world was very narrow. Heck, there were very few rifles made in that caliber back then too. By accident, or you might say blind luck, my first rifle in 22mag. was a Savage Anschutz 164M which served me splendidly until about 5yrs. ago when it started having some misfires. That's when my search began for another 22mag. Boy, there are a lot of really good ones out there, but I wanted one that would shoot the Win. Super X 40gr. as well as my Anschutz did and let me tell you, finding one that would shoot Win. 40's into 1.0" to 1.25" at 100yds was hard. I went thru many rifles, from CZ's to Browning A Bolts and many in between. Let me add before I get flamed that they all shot really well with ammo they liked.......just not what me and my Anschutz liked.
About 2yrs. ago I finally found the rifle that met my specifications.
This is a Sako Quad in the synthetic stock they make. The Quad as most know is a switch barrel rifle and has one of the nicest adjustable triggers I've encountered on a rimfire. Understanding the pro's of synthetic stocks for brush beating, I still desired something in wood. Lo and behold, along comes another Sako Quad in 22mag., but this time in wood.
Both of these Quads will shoot the Win. 40's under an inch and will do consistently. Man, I couldn't be happier.......will not quite true. They are switch barrels after all, so naturely I purchased 22lr. barrels for both of them.
Last Fall I went out to my bench with a box full of different types of 22mag. ammo and spent the afternoon seeing which one the Quad might shoot as well as it does the Win. 40's. I went through a lot of targets, but kept this one to show folks. Recently I tried the new Hornady 30gr. and an inch was about as good as it would shoot them. Interesting enough, the Hornady was the only ammo it has ever given any trouble cycling.
Here's a target where I was comparing my Browning ABolt to the Sako using Win. 40's.
As Marco stated, recovered Win. 40gr.hp's look like Nosler Partitions. Another great 22mag. load I've used in the past before they got way to expensive is the RWS 22mag. hp. and it will for sure out perform any other 22mag. load in the accuracy department.
I'm done rambling now.
K22
