{"id":905,"date":"2020-08-21T20:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T20:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/?p=905"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:37:22","slug":"our-favorite-rimfire-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/our-favorite-rimfire-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\"><div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p><span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/our-favorite-rimfire-rifles\/#Our_Favorite_Rimfire_Rifles\" >Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/our-favorite-rimfire-rifles\/#Our_Favorite_Rimfire_Rifles_Rimfire_rifles_have_a_special_place_in_the_hearts_of_many_hunters_and_shooters_Here_are_some_of_our_favorites\" >Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles. Rimfire rifles have a special place in the hearts of many hunters and shooters. Here are some of our favorites.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/our-favorite-rimfire-rifles\/#Ruger_1022_Our_Favorite_Rimfire_Rifles\" >Ruger 10\/22 Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/our-favorite-rimfire-rifles\/#Browning_22_Semi-Auto_SA-22\" >Browning 22 Semi-Auto (SA-22)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/our-favorite-rimfire-rifles\/#Henry_Lever_Action\" >Henry Lever Action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/our-favorite-rimfire-rifles\/#Savage_93R17_GV_Bolt-Action\" >Savage 93R17 GV Bolt-Action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Favorite_Rimfire_Rifles\"><\/span>Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><h4 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Favorite_Rimfire_Rifles_Rimfire_rifles_have_a_special_place_in_the_hearts_of_many_hunters_and_shooters_Here_are_some_of_our_favorites\"><\/span><strong>Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles. Rimfire rifles have a special place in the hearts of many hunters and shooters. Here are some of our favorites.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many of us came by our first rifles via a father, grandfather, or uncle, and most often in the form of a .22 LR. Perhaps the .17 HMR. For many, many years, the rimfire rifle has been a centerpiece in gun cabinets around the world. Young boys and girls have learned to not only shoot with one, but also the basics of gun handling and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/videosview\/how-to-properly-mount-a-rifle-scope-a-step-by-step-guide\/\">firearm safety<\/a>. For those youngsters who eventually got interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/the-legend-of-the-winchester-model-70\/\">hunting<\/a>, the same rimfire rifle was probably along for their first trip into the squirrel woods. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes it\u2019s hard to remember a better day at the range than running a few hundred rounds through a .22. With little noise and less recoil, you can shoot until your heart&#8217;s content; it\u2019s a great stress reliever too. In the woods, you can pick off squirrels in tall oaks and not ruin the grandeur of a winter morning like you might with a shotgun. Rimfire <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/5-reasons-why-you-missed-the-shot\/\">rifles<\/a> have a special place in the hearts of many hunters and shooters. Here are some of our favorites.<\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ruger_1022_Our_Favorite_Rimfire_Rifles\"><\/span><b>Ruger 10\/22 Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When it comes to the order in which we\u2019ve listed these rimfire rifles, TRACT co-founder Jon LaCorte wouldn\u2019t have it any other way than with the <a href=\"https:\/\/ruger.com\/products\/1022\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruger 10\/22<\/a> sitting atop the list. That\u2019s because when it comes to a virtually fail-safe rimfire <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/using-the-toric-15x56-in-the-field\/\">rifle<\/a>, you can\u2019t go wrong with this choice. It\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/finding-the-perfect-6-5-creedmoor-rifle-scope\/\" title=\"Finding the Perfect 6.5 Creedmoor Rifle Scope\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perfect rifle<\/a> for a youngster because it\u2019s fairly lightweight, there aren\u2019t too many moving parts, it\u2019s extremely durable and ultimately, it\u2019s not difficult to use.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><figure id=\"attachment_918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-918\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-918\" title=\"Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_0032-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles<\/figcaption><\/figure><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the thousands of rounds that JL has shot from this Deluxe Sporter model, the rifle remains a centerpiece in his gun safe. It now wears the <a href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/riflescopes\/22-fire-3-9x40-bdc-rimfire-rifle-scope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22 FIRE 3-9&#215;40 BDC rimfire rifle scope<\/a>. Oh, did we mention it was his first rifle?<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Browning_22_Semi-Auto_SA-22\"><\/span><b>Browning 22 Semi-Auto (SA-22)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another solid repeater .22 rifle that we can\u2019t overlook is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.browning.com\/products\/firearms\/rifles\/sa-22-rifles\/current-production.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Browning SA-22<\/a>. The Grade 1s with the original walnut stock and blued receiver and barrel are truly a works of art. This take-down design rifle, a brainchild of John Browning himself more than a hundred years ago, is known for its accuracy and reliability. Folks who\u2019ve had an SA-22 in their families for a couple generations report very few problems with it. Unlike many repeaters, it kicks the spent shells out of the bottom of the rifle. So watch those wrists when you <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/tips-for-off-hand-shooting\/\" title=\"Tips for Off Hand Shooting\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shoot by ensuring proper hand<\/a> placement on the forend!<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Henry_Lever_Action\"><\/span><strong>Henry Lever Action<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This classic Western-style lever action in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.henryusa.com\/rifles\/lever-action-22-rifle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.22 caliber<\/a> is one of the most popular rimfire rifles on the market today &#8211; Henry has sold more than a million. Mostly used with iron sights, it\u2019s a great rifle for <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/binoculars-for-kids\/\">kids<\/a> to learn with and adults to stay sharp. The latter also typically finds a bit of nostalgia in the lever-action rifle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><figure id=\"attachment_920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-920\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-920\" title=\"Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HENRY-Lever-Action-hero-1-2-1024x212.png\" alt=\"MOA vs MRAD Rifle Scopes\" width=\"720\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/HENRY-Lever-Action-hero-1-2-1024x212.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/HENRY-Lever-Action-hero-1-2-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/HENRY-Lever-Action-hero-1-2-768x159.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/HENRY-Lever-Action-hero-1-2-1536x318.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/HENRY-Lever-Action-hero-1-2-2048x424.png 2048w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/HENRY-Lever-Action-hero-1-2-600x124.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/HENRY-Lever-Action-hero-1-2-150x31.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles<\/figcaption><\/figure><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henry still builds this rifle with an American walnut stock. And the action is so smooth it requires very little maintenance other than a bit of oil and bore cleaner here and there. So for a classic rifle that\u2019s easy to handle, it\u2019s hard to beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.henryusa.com\/rifles\/lever-action-22-rifle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Lever Action .22.<\/a><\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Savage_93R17_GV_Bolt-Action\"><\/span><b>Savage 93R17 GV Bolt-Action<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019d be remiss to not add a bolt-action rimfire rifle to the list. Not to mention a .17 HMR. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savagearms.com\/content?p=firearms&#038;a=product_summary&#038;s=96701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">93R17 GV<\/a>, despite it\u2019s boring name, is a very lively rifle. Savage\u2019s proprietary AccuTrigger\u00ae helps shooters achieve a high level of accuracy. Other features include a walnut stock and five-round magazine that make for a speedy reload when you have two clips. And as for the price, you likely won\u2019t find better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-919\" title=\"Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SAVAGE17HMR_Quartered.png\" alt=\"Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles\" width=\"720\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/SAVAGE17HMR_Quartered.png 800w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/SAVAGE17HMR_Quartered-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/SAVAGE17HMR_Quartered-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/SAVAGE17HMR_Quartered-600x268.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/SAVAGE17HMR_Quartered-150x67.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savagearms.com\/content?p=firearms&#038;a=product_summary&#038;s=96701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">93R17 GV<\/a> is incredibly accurate up to 100-150 yards. So for either target <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/rifle-marksmanship-trigger-control-success\/\" title=\"Rifle Marksmanship : Trigger Control Equals Success\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting or hunting<\/a> varmints that require a longer shot, this is an excellent option in the rimfire rifle category.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is your favorite rimfire rifle? How did it help mold you as a shooter or hunter? Let us know if we missed any that you\u2019d like to see on the list. You never know, we may just add it along with your rimfire rifle memory when we update this article!<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>Email<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:support@tractoptics.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">support@tractoptics.com<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>Phone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: 631-662-7354<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>LIVE Chat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tractoptics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tractoptics.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Favorite Rimfire Rifles | TRACT design and engineer performance-grade optics without the added retail costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2265,1],"tags":[2812,2813,2844,2845,2846,2847,2848,2849,2852,2854,2958,2969,3032,3058,3079,3082,3090,3189,3278],"class_list":["post-905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rifle-scope","category-uncategorized","tag-hunting-calibers","tag-hunting-calibers-for-deer","tag-hunting-rifle-caliber","tag-hunting-rifle-caliber-chart","tag-hunting-rifle-caliber-for-deer","tag-hunting-rifle-calibers","tag-hunting-rifle-calibers-by-size","tag-hunting-rifle-rounds","tag-hunting-rifle-sizes","tag-hunting-rifles","tag-optics","tag-plinking","tag-rifle-scope","tag-rifle-scopes","tag-riflescope","tag-riflescopes","tag-rimfire-rifles","tag-shooting","tag-target-shooting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11459,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905\/revisions\/11459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}