Since this in the "Other Rimfire" section, I'll stick to rimfires. It would have to be my dad's Remington 550I. Remington made very accurate rimfires in their heyday, a time long since passed.
Best "sleeper" you ever bought?
Guns that "shoot better than they should".
You know, the kind of stuff that you didn't expect much from before you shot it, but proved to be real gems.
I'm lucky enough to have a few, which I stumbled across here and there over the years.
For handguns, I'd say it's my Taurus 96. Much better than expected (or paid).
For rifles, either a FrankenRuger 10-22 or an old Marlin-made Sears bolt .22.
And to sneak in a .22 air rifle, I have an RWS springer that turned out to be much more than I bargained for.
What's yours?
You know, the kind of stuff that you didn't expect much from before you shot it, but proved to be real gems.
I'm lucky enough to have a few, which I stumbled across here and there over the years.
For handguns, I'd say it's my Taurus 96. Much better than expected (or paid).
For rifles, either a FrankenRuger 10-22 or an old Marlin-made Sears bolt .22.
And to sneak in a .22 air rifle, I have an RWS springer that turned out to be much more than I bargained for.
What's yours?
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I understand. I had a Marlin XLR in .30-30, which are notoriously droopy. Three shots all touching inside a quarter at 100 yds. on more than one occasion. No one would believe that except the guy who witnessed it.You all can call me crazy. I shoot 3 shot groups and if I do my part with the right ammo I can hit 1/4 moa at 100 yards (not every time). I mostly average around 1/2 or so moa at 100 yards with it. Naysayers will say it's not possible all day, and honestly I'm still amazed every time. Argue it all you want, doesn't change the fact! There are so many factors that go into it. This is also at an indoor 100 yard range with zero wind factors. At my outdoor range, I tend to get closer to 3/4 to 1 moa at 100 yards.
Though not vintage, I have to say my sleeper was the 452 2E ZKM Training rifle I bought for $239. I don't recall the year but CZ was a relatively unknown in the US. Thought it looked cool but didn't appreciate the true build quality for quite a few years later. And, it's a laser.
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