Is this the best .22 option?

[u/TwoWheelsNorth]

Hey, I am again having the itch to fill the gun safe abit more. Pure investment if you ask me to be fair.

As I cry seeing all my buds in the US with their ARs, I am looking at 22s. Is the TM22 the best price/quality option out there? To be fair im only going to use it for fun because ammo is dirt cheap. Any other choices I should consider?

Feel free to tell me I'm an idiot.

Cheers

[u/Remote_Mistake6291]

The TM22's are nice rifles. What is best for you depends on what you wish to do with it. Personally I would get the all metal version instead of the plastic version. You can do a lot with them. Ruger 10/22's are also a solid choice. You can turn it into anything you want it to be. Both are solid choices.

[u/TwoWheelsNorth → u/Remote_Mistake6291]

Price is attractive, spend as much for a sight and honestly "play around" on the range. Ammo is cheap. It would purely for range fun.

[u/Remote_Mistake6291 → u/TwoWheelsNorth]

If you have no plans to modify it then go for it.

[u/Evilstib → u/Remote_Mistake6291]

Can you explain why “modifying” changes their plans?

[u/Remote_Mistake6291 → u/Evilstib]

There are many more modifications available for the 10/22 than there are for the TM22. You can not change the body or internals on a TM22 and barrels are not readily available. You can change the body, chassis, internals, barrel and anything else you wish to change on a 10/22. The 10/22 is just much more modular than the TM22 and thus much more modifiable. The 10/22 has also been around for over 75 years so there are more custom parts available.

[u/Evilstib → u/Remote_Mistake6291]

Thx ;)

[u/RiskClassic889 → u/Remote_Mistake6291]

Would you also say that the 10/22 have less feeding problems? I read a lot of Derya problem with ammo jamming ( looking to buy 22LR rifle too)

[u/Remote_Mistake6291 → u/RiskClassic889]

No. I have multiples of both and the feeding issues are about the same.

[u/RiskClassic889 → u/Remote_Mistake6291]

Thanks ! I know It’s an unrelated question but do you know if SBI ST-22 gave less feeding problems?

[u/Remote_Mistake6291 → u/RiskClassic889]

I have two SBI ST-22's, Two Dlask, and two factory Rugers. Failures all seem similar. They are minimal and dependent on ammo used among other factors. None of my 6 TM22's have had real feeding issues. The odd rifle may be worse than average, but I haven't experienced it or seen anyone at the range have major issues. What is your goal for your .22?

[u/RiskClassic889 → u/Remote_Mistake6291]

Plinking / fun/ mostly indoor range max 25 yards. For precision , looking for Cz 457..

[u/Remote_Mistake6291 → u/RiskClassic889]

The TM22 comes out of the box with the advantage of 25 round mags. To get that for the 10/22 takes some fenagling. You can get the SBI or similar adapter to use Remington 597 mags and there is an adapter that puts a 597 feed on a GSG 16 110 round drum. They work but here is where you may or may not run into feed issues. There is also the HC3R 25 mags that will fit the SBI and Dlask receivers, but they are $80 each and there may be no more coming into the country as the manufacturer may cease production on them. The TM22 comes from the factory looking tacticool but you will be spending money to get a similar look in a 10/22. So do you want tacticool with 25 round mags ready done, or do you want a classic rifle with 10 round mags, or do you want to tinker to get larger mag capacity and a tacticool 10/22?

[u/RiskClassic889 → u/Remote_Mistake6291]

Thanks for the explanation! Tacticool first , mag size not the biggest reason. Want less problem with the rifle since I’m not an expert in dissembling things so in don’t want to remove all the parts each week to fix problem……