Best bolt action 22 for the money?

CZ 455

For budget, I bought this earlier in the year based on alot of recommendations from this board. It's very affordable and I like it so far.


Ruger American Rimfire 22LR Bolt Action


Edit to add- I did not pay that price earlier this year, prior to pandemic and race war. They bumped the price.

Hands down CZ455, and you can buy barrel sets to change to .17hmr, or .22mag. I don't think you will find anything more accurate.

CZ457 or 455

CZ455. If it’s like my 452 the trigger job on them takes nothing to do. Check out rim fire central forum.

I have a hard time believing there a better value than any of the Savage B series rifles. Mine was under $200 and stacks holes. It's probably not as nice as a CZ from a craftsmanship standpoint but it's not getting out shot by anything in that price range.

"Best bolt action 22 for the money?" I'd say a Savage. Much more accurate than one should expect for their price.

"best bolt action 22lr is for under $500?" IF the budget goes to $500, I'd then suggest either a Tikka T1x or CZ 457. I've always wanted a CZ and was planning on buying one last spring when they came out w/ the 457 (Americanized safety and a few other changes). Unfortunately, when it actually came to market, they'd discontinued the one I wanted (synthetic stock w/ 20" medium weight threaded barrel) so I got the Tikka. The Tikka's not disappointed me. It's very accurate. I see where CZ now has the model I originally wanted. Given the above specs, the CZ is a little less expensive and is well within your budget. The CZ also has an adjustable trigger whereas the Tikka doesn't. I don't have a CZ, but I shot a friends (17 HMR) on a prairie dog hunt last week. He killed a bunch of pd's. His 17 HMR is a little more accurate than my 22LR.

Best value the Savage MKII or B series. MKII has more value but the extra price of the B series adds some niceties I think are worth the extra money.

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budget, I bought this earlier in the year based on alot of recommendations from this board. It's very affordable and I like it so far.


Ruger American Rimfire 22LR Bolt Action

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I'm trying to decide between that and the ruger 10/22.

this one at Cabellas comes with a scope

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I'm trying to decide between that and the ruger 10/22.

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A stock 10/22 just isn't very good out of the box. Extraction issues and heavy trigger are the two biggest issues. $13 Kidd extractor and $50-60 for a Brimstone trigger or Volquartsen target hammer is a minimum. Ruger American and Savage both have much better triggers out of the box.