The 22 mag is not a target cartridge and you will drive yourself to madness trying to make it one.

I have a 77/22 that is a great rifle, but it took forever to find a round that would consistently do 2 inches at 100 yards. And the next box wouldn't do it again.

But I suppose I could have tried harder, research here on RFC seemed to point me in the direction of 17 HMR for longer range stuff.

If you are determined, I would think a custom rig would be the way to start, to limit the variables to the ammo as much as possible.

 

The 22 mag is not a target cartridge and you will drive yourself to madness trying to make it one.

I have a 77/22 that is a great rifle, but it took forever to find a round that would consistently do 2 inches at 100 yards. And the next box wouldn't do it again.

But I suppose I could have tried harder, research here on RFC seemed to point me in the direction of 17 HMR for longer range stuff.

If you are determined, I would think a custom rig would be the way to start, to limit the variables to the ammo as much as possible.

Striving for perfection will drive you crazy ...but on the other hand it keeps us sane .

 

I'm not really sure how to go about answering that question. I'm afraid luck of the draw. Anschutz would be a good bet but expensive. I had a marlin xt-22 mag(I think that's the model) bolt rifle with Boyd's laminate and tube feed. I think I had a vortex crossfire 2 4-16 a.o. or something like that. It was very accurate at 50Y and not too shabby at 100y. I gave it to a man who helped my mother in my absence as a thank you. He always lusted after it. Was stainless also. Never seen another actually. I would think gunbroker but unfortunately marlins have gone crazy as marlin is no more. Maybe used ruger American might be cost effective. I got out of .22 mag and into 17hmr. I don't have but one youth Anschutz wood chucker in .22mag. Figured I couldn't afford keeping both calibers in stock. They are out there though...
Good luck.

 

I have a Bergara BMR carbon in 22 mag with a Leupold freedom rimfire scope that will do that. I have 4- 22 mags, Kimber, Anschutz ,and marlin. All but the Marlin are capable of 1” groups at 100 if I do my Part. But for the money I would definitely go with the Bergara BMR carbon,

 

I had a CZ512 that would shoot that well with CCI MaxiMags at least.

 

Best chance period...Anschutz 1720... Now there are other rifle that you may find an example that will, several of my CZ .22wmr's will usually, but my Anschutz will everytime so far with 30gr Vmax bulleted loads.

 

I’ve owned a dozen different .22mag guns over the last 40-45 years. None of them would do 1moa consistently simply due to the ammo. They just don’t make. .22mag target ammo. No matter how good the gun is, you can’t count on getting repeatable good groups. It’s a great hunting round for small to medium varmints though…it shoots “good enough” most of the time. After owning all these .22mag guns I found out a little secret a few years back: the 17hmr shoots lights out better and performs better on game as well.

 

I could never shoot 100 yd.tight groups with my .17 supermag either.

 

First you're going to need to gather a live chicken, newt eyes, and wolfbane. Then...

Good luck.

 

Bergara BMR 22 WMR w/Carbon barrel. Love it and the grouping.. Probly about as close as you can get w/a 22 Mag. I have a CZ in 455 that doesn't shoot that good.

 

72 Puma, have you considered 17HMR? I know it’s not 22 WMR, but many of them shoot pretty well.

 

i have a savage 93 17 hmr that shoots about that but want a little more power for coyotes at 75- 100 yards and staying with a rimfire at my location.

 

NoSecondBest said it all. Get a 17 HMR. The 22 mag ammo is not consistent enough, the 17 is just barely. In 17HMR, I've got a Savage and a CZ. Both shoot great.

I have long loved 22 mag. But I realize that 1.5 to 2 Mao is the norm. You may get the occasional lucky smaller group. I have many 22 mag's and love them all. (Annies, Rugers, Keltec and more) But you have to look at the rifle and ammo combination realistically. I think my collapsible Keltec is my fave.

 

NoSecondBest said it all. Get a 17 HMR. The 22 mag ammo is not consistent enough, the 17 is just barely. In 17HMR, I've got a Savage and a CZ. Both shoot great.

I have long loved 22 mag. But I realize that 1.5 to 2 Mao is the norm. You may get the occasional lucky smaller group. I have many 22 mag's and love them all. (Annies, Rugers, Keltec and more) But you have to look at the rifle and ammo combination realistically. I think my collapsible Keltec is my fave.

Because of the inconsistencies in ammo, and to be honest I guess, and my less than excellent shooting, I`ve found it difficult to maintain consistency when it comes to MOA shooting with my 17HMR. And then there`s the wind.

 

Of the 22WMR rifles I have, the lowly, inexpensive, plain-looking Charles Daly Zastava is the only one I've been able to shoot 1" or less at 100 yards on multiple targets.

Charles Daly Zastava 22WMR Range Trip

I took the rifle to the club range today and shot some at 50 and 100 yards. Ammo used was Hornady 30gr V-Max. I was pretty pleased with the results. The shooter was the limiting factor today. I was kind of thinking I might cull this one from the hoard, but I guess I better hang on to it a...

www.rimfirecentral.com

 

Thanks 72 Puma. Both 22WMR and 17HMR have their uses

 

its the ammo. The 30 grain v max is the most accurate, consistent, ive seen.
CZ 512, cuts the mustard.

 

Short answer, get a Volquartsen. Mine has been capable of <1MOA with the aforementioned 30 grain VMAX and some others (including RWS 40 grain).

I've seen good consistency with the new CCI/Hornady loads, Remington Premier 33 VMAX and RWS 40 grain.

Lower end semi-auto loaders (Kel-Tec, etc) are good for 2-3MOA. Near 0% chance of reaching your goal. Higher end can get you to your goal with the right ammo.

Lower end bolt action rifles (Marlin, Ruger) might get you <1.5MOA if you work to find ammo they like. 50/50 chance of sometimes achieving your goal.

 

I have a CZ 457 that is capable of that if I do my part.

 

.

FWIW, I've been hunting with various .22mag rifles since 1965, and found that "minute of squirrel" accuracy is plenty good enough for me.

 

I had a Henry frontier in 22wmr that shot very well, but I can't say that it shot into 1moa at 100yds, I only shot it with peep sights and generally had groupings around 2-3 moa. Hard to say what it would've done if it were scoped. However, I have an old Voere BF in 22wmr with an old leupold 12x and it will shoot into 1min at 100, 99% of the time, with select ammo. While my other mags shot well with the 30gr hornady ammo, the Voere doesn't like it, prefers the hornady 45gr critical defense, but also shoots close to 1min with fiocchi/cci 40gr as well. Good luck in your search.

 

To Turkeytider... Try to get various brands and bullet weights to try in your 17 HMR. That may find one that gets you better accuracy.

I hope you have a good stable front rest & rear rest and a scope that goes up to rather high magnification. If you can not put the cross-hair or dot within a precise repeatable location on the target, you are introducing an element of error.

On my Savage 17 HMR, it has a rather low quality 3-9 power scope. Aiming at a 1/2" dot at 100 yards at 9 power with my old eyes, it is not likely that I hold it the same each time. So for me shooting this rifle to its fullest potential, I probably need about 18x or more. Your results may be different!

 

May I submit that a 1moa requirement is 'overkill' for mid to large varminting at 75-100yds.

 

This is not cherry picked and not quite 1 MOA. I was sighting in at 100 with the first group (at 100) in the middle, adjusted then shot the outer dots left then final group right. Ruger American is nothing special. You are hunting? Right? There is nothing magic about 1 moa vs 1.1 or 1.2. I was at the club one day with his gun and never went back. (ok yes, back one day to show a buddy) I just carry it around and kill stuff with it.

 

Hi Fourbore... Perfectly good enough. Some missions for improved accuracy are pointless when we look at the purpose or use of the weapon.

 

Slow afternoon at the office.

MOA capable 22 wmr rifle?

I'm going to say most of them.

Bear with me for a moment...moa capable, not consistent moa results.

Why not consistent? The limitations caused by cartridge manufacture and assembly.
It's intended to be used as a hunting/varminting round, not for benchrest use.

It is quite capable of punching a few tight 5 shot groups.
But use it to shoot for score...those velocity and cartridge variations will bite ya', hard.

Use it for center of critter out to 75/100 yards, most 22 wmr rifles will do the job, easily.

 

After my final scope adjustment (prior to 3rd group, the one on the right) I was more/less inch low at 100 which put me flat out, on the 25,50,75 and 100 yards stands. No MOA bases or missing with a 10 or 20 yard range error.

 

My Savage Mk II BTV in 22wmr shot MOA at 100 yards with CCI MaxiMags both FMJ and JHPs. Had serious issues even firing Winchester stuff.

 

My Savage 93 Minimalist does fine. It is more about me then the rifle. SIG had a program that would give you free Ballistic dials. I took advantage of it!