Looking for a silhouette gun for the 100 yrd range

Bubacus · June 22, 2012, 20:38

I was just thinking of getting into some silhouette shooting at the 100 yard range with my nephew. Anyone recommend a good bolt gun for the job? I was looking at the CZ 452 Thumbhole model...but I am open to suggestions.

Artful · June 23, 2012, 08:27

Kimber made a nice one back in the day - if you can find one.

fnogger · June 23, 2012, 14:52

Savage or CZ, you'll be happy with either.

fire for effect · June 23, 2012, 16:46

I wouldn't be afraidto use an old mossberg, M-44, M-42, or even a Mossberg M-46.

catmguy445 · June 24, 2012, 12:01

I use a fairly well modified Ruger 10/22 for smallbore silhouette matches, but if I were going to use a bolt gun, it would be either the Savage Mk. II with Accutrigger, or a CZ 452. Both are very accurate and will definitely get the job done. A Marlin 925 might be another possibility.

There are a couple of guys in my gun club who use CZ 452's in our matches. There are also people who use Winchester 52's, and one guy who uses a Russian Biathalon .22 rifle. I don't remember seeing anyone use a Savage, but I think this is mainly due to either some minor brand snobbery or a desire to fit in; about half of the guys who shoot smallbore silhouette use 10/22's modified for target matches.

One other choice in a bolt gun might be a Remington 581 (or 541 if you want to be a little fancier). They're both very accurate and have the fastest lock time of any commercially produced .22 bolt action. There are also 10-round magazines available for them, which is a time saver in silhouette matches. With a little trigger work, they'll shoot as well as any other rifle you can think of that didn't start out as a pure target rifle. The only problem is that they're out of production, and you don't see that many of them show up on the used market. People who have them tend to hang on to them, but there are usually some on Gun Broker if you can't find one locally.

FUUN063 · June 24, 2012, 21:15

Yeah, I really like my Remington 541T. It shoots great. I am only recently looking for a different .22 rifle, but right now only window whopping. I was actually thinking of an Anschutz 24B or similar.

Leland

ArtBanks · July 24, 2012, 16:33

I like my set up 10/22 Volquartsen stainless with AWC supressor. Toped with Leupold 8.5 - 25 50mm with varminter reticle. Set in Bell and Carlson adjustable stock. 1/4 min gun. with Eley or Lapua. Not bad with Wolf extra match which I use most of the time.

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June 22, 2012, 20:38	#1
Bubacus Registered FALaholic #: 13971 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 591	Looking for a silhouette gun for the 100 yrd range I was just thinking of getting into some silhouette shooting at the 100 yard range with my nephew. Anyone recommend a good bolt gun for the job? I was looking at the CZ 452 Thumbhole model...but I am open to suggestions. __________________ Bubacus

June 23, 2012, 08:27	#2
Artful Registered FALaholic #: 10191 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: arizona Posts: 2,164	Kimber made a nice one back in the day - if you can find one. __________________ I'm not Fat, just Tactially Padded

June 23, 2012, 16:46	#4
fire for effect Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 14188 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sioux City Iowa Posts: 1,919	I wouldn't be afraidto use an old mossberg, M-44, M-42, or even a Mossberg M-46. __________________ You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out. W.T. Sherman, Major General Commanding Headquarters, Army of Tennessee September, 1864

June 24, 2012, 12:01	#5
catmguy445 Registered FALaholic #: 50311 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,202	I use a fairly well modified Ruger 10/22 for smallbore silhouette matches, but if I were going to use a bolt gun, it would be either the Savage Mk. II with Accutrigger, or a CZ 452. Both are very accurate and will definitely get the job done. A Marlin 925 might be another possibility. There are a couple of guys in my gun club who use CZ 452's in our matches. There are also people who use Winchester 52's, and one guy who uses a Russian Biathalon .22 rifle. I don't remember seeing anyone use a Savage, but I think this is mainly due to either some minor brand snobbery or a desire to fit in; about half of the guys who shoot smallbore silhouette use 10/22's modified for target matches. One other choice in a bolt gun might be a Remington 581 (or 541 if you want to be a little fancier). They're both very accurate and have the fastest lock time of any commercially produced .22 bolt action. There are also 10-round magazines available for them, which is a time saver in silhouette matches. With a little trigger work, they'll shoot as well as any other rifle you can think of that didn't start out as a pure target rifle. The only problem is that they're out of production, and you don't see that many of them show up on the used market. People who have them tend to hang on to them, but there are usually some on Gun Broker if you can't find one locally. __________________ Zeke the CATM guy (MSGT, USAF, ret.) "The only easy day was yesterday" - US NAVY SEALs Last edited by catmguy445; June 24, 2012 at 12:09.

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June 23, 2012, 14:52	#3
fnogger Registered FALaholic #: 51053 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: places Posts: 777	Savage or CZ, you'll be happy with either.

June 24, 2012, 21:15	#6
FUUN063 Computer Illiterate Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 35576 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Converse, Indiana Posts: 4,587	Yeah, I really like my Remington 541T. It shoots great. I am only recently looking for a different .22 rifle, but right now only window whopping. I was actually thinking of an Anschutz 24B or similar. Leland

July 24, 2012, 16:33	#7
ArtBanks Registered FALaholic #: 28761 Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Preston, CT Posts: 135	I like my set up 10/22 Volquartsen stainless with AWC supressor. Toped with Leupold 8.5 - 25 50mm with varminter reticle. Set in Bell and Carlson adjustable stock. 1/4 min gun. with Eley or Lapua. Not bad with Wolf extra match which I use most of the time. http://