Smith and Wesson TCR22

[Little Dutch]

I?m thinking about pickup if up a performance center TCR22. Anyone have any experience with this rifle?

https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearm...wrapped-barrel

[Little Dutch]

eh…forget it. For the price I can buy a Kidd barrel and single stage trigger for an existing 10/22. I got excited by the look.

[Wolfshoon]

Yea kidd components or complete rifle package rule (about as well as a 10/22 can run, I would still grab a bolt action for reliability). Also, didnt t/c just get dumped or put up for sale by the parent company last week? That would make me nervous for future part support.

10/22s are easy to build and modify and they are a never ending rabbit hole of $$$

[Tim K]

I'd opt for a bolt gun, too, but I'm assuming this is for precision .22 shooting. That's an assumption and is probably wrong!

Out of curiosity, what is the intended purpose?

[Little Dutch]

I just like to poke tiny holes in paper and bounce around cans and steel plates when given the opportunity. I'd like to say something more interesting like competition shooting, but I don't have the time for that currently.

[Tim K]

Gotcha. I'm not trying to talk you into or out of anything, but there are quite a few good options out there in bolt rifles from dirt cheap to holy cow in price. I have a couple on each end of the spectrum, and they are a ton of fun to shoot. If you're wanting the ability to pull the trigger real fast, that obviously disqualifies a bolt gun.

One thing that might play in your decision is this. I have several semi-autos, and with the subsonic target ammo I regularly shoot they don't always cycle reliably. Just not enough energy to run the bolt. I've worked around it by changing recoil springs, etc, but it wan't my favorite task.

[Little Dutch]

I'm certainly open to suggestions on a solid bolt action .22LR.

I have a few bolt action .22's, but it's all old stuff I thought was neat. Nothing modern at all.

[Tim K]

I have 2 Savage 93 series. Both have been re-stocked because I bought them with the cheap tupperware stocks. I know Savage has a spotty reputation, but in my experience it's undeserved. Both guns are astoundingly accurate for what turned out to be a $225 barreled action. I shot one of them at the Olympic Training Center for a couple of years. My best score with it was a 598 (perfect is 600) which basically equates to 60 consecutive shots into 3/8" at 50m. I had 50 in the 10 ring and 2 in the 9 ring. That was shooting Eley Yellow. The other has proved similarly accurate, though I never shot it down there. Interestingly, one or the other shoots CCI Standard into 1/2" at 50 yards. It shoots that ammo better than my expensive stuff.

The CZ 455 is very popular in the mid range, and I've heard good things about the Tikka T1X.

If you have a giant wad of cash in your pocket, my new Vudoo 360 is pretty amazing. The RimX is another fine choice.

[Wolfshoon]

Problem with most decent bolt 22s right now is magazine availability. Finding 10 round mags for either tikka tx1 or cz 45x series (even vudoo mags) is a frustrating experience. The exception to this is ruger does have plenty of mags available, both factory and aftermarket.

After having gone down the 10/22 route multiple times (ruger and Kidds) with a ton of cash I’d still recommend a modern bolt action of some sort. Cheaper and more reliable in the long run.

[Great-Kazoo]

Bergara, for one. The ruger precision, or these choices.

https://ruger.com/products/americanR.../overview.html