Christensen Arms Ranger 22lr Worth it???

[thinhorn_AK]

Or nah?

I want to get another bolt action 22 to be supressed, seems like the choices are the ranger or a ruger american rimfire for roughly half the price. Main use would be to shoot suppressed, small game hunting mostly.

Thanks!

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

I don't have experience with either, but if in the market for a nice suppressor ready 22, I'd look towards CZ. I have a savage mark II FV-SR that a suppressor lives on and it is a really nice option for $225.

 

[C.Cass]

I second the CZ recommendation. I have a 457 American in 17HMR and we got my son a 457 scout last Christmas. CZ makes an outstanding rifle.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Yeah my t1x really stacks them in there.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Yeah my t1x really stacks them in there.

Do they come stainless and threaded?

 

[BRTreedogs]

Do they come stainless and threaded?

Threaded. Idk about stainless

 

[tdhanses]

I really like my CA Ranger but I think a sleeper is the Ruger Precision Rimfire, mine Is a tack driver and both have similar accuracy but I did put a new barrel on the Ruger that is match grade. I also did some bedding of the action with aluminum foil, really though neither is needed but I like shooting out to 300 yards often so did what I could to improve accuracy.

 

[mmac]

CZ for me as well. I have a 455 and believe the trigger is great, but better on the 457. I run it only suppressed

 

[WoodBow]

I'm also interested in the ranger. I said i would buy one after i got my ridgeline and liked it so much. Not a lot of info out there about them that I have found. I did see a review somewhere, could have been here, where a guy tested 5-10 different kinds of ammo through it and either only one or none of the shot sub moa. I cant remember exactly. But they do come with a sub moa guarantee. It also mentioned that some of the early ones had a feeding issue that they have resolved.

 

[HaydenLane]

Another for CZ. My .17 shoots lights out and looks great, especially for under $500.

 

[Lawnboi]

What’s your purpose for the 22? I wasn’t a fan of the ranger action but if I wanted a light, weatherproof rifle In stock form I don’t think it would be a bad option.

I really like my t1x in 17hmr for a rimfire. Shoots way better than it should. 273 yards was its longest confirmed prairie dog kill, 0-150 yards is a breeze with it

 

[thinhorn_AK]

What’s your purpose for the 22? I wasn’t a fan of the ranger action but if I wanted a light, weatherproof rifle In stock form I don’t think it would be a bad option.

I really like my t1x in 17hmr for a rimfire. Shoots way better than it should. 273 yards was its longest confirmed prairie dog kill, 0-150 yards is a breeze with it

Small game hunting, grouse, ptarmigan, rabbits.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Another for CZ. My .17 shoots lights out and looks great, especially for under $500.

Cz does have some interesting looking options.

 

[wildcat33]

Can’t say anything about the CA but I’ve been nothing but thrilled with my T1x. Reliable and accurate. Throw on a seekins srs out front and a DIP 25moa rail on top and it’s ready for some fun.

 

[JohnJohnson]

I have a Vudoo Ravage as well as a Tikka T1X. Given your apparent price range I'd say get a T1X.

 

[Lawnboi]

Small game hunting, grouse, ptarmigan, rabbits.

I’m not a Christensen arms fan, but for what you want I’d consider it.

A t1x, With the action and barrel cerakote would be good too, but I’d also put it in a krg bravo, and at that point it’s tipping the scale on price point

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’m not a Christensen arms fan, but for what you want I’d consider it.

A t1x, With the action and barrel cerakote would be good too, but I’d also put it in a krg bravo, and at that point it’s tipping the scale on price point

I'd like to keep it light and fairly simple, it will spend a lot of time over my shoulder on my snowmobile. Also not really looking for something that I need to send out or drop off for work, ideally id get the gun, screw the suppressor onto it, bolt the 4x leupold rimfire scope I have onto it and be done.

I was also looking at one of the ruger american rimfire rifles.

 

[X-file]

I just went through looking myself. I settled on the tikka t1x. Quite a bit less money but the reviews were outstanding and strong aftermarket support
I researched the heck out of the ranger and I couldn’t believe the number of people that had to send them back for warranty work. One of the forums had a specific thread where people were posting their issues and that they sent the gun back to be repaired. I found most of the information on rimfire forums and snipers hide. I found very few negative reviews about the cz or the tikka


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[thinhorn_AK]

I just went through looking myself. I settled on the tikka t1x. Quite a bit less money but the reviews were outstanding and strong aftermarket support
I researched the heck out of the ranger and I couldn’t believe the number of people that had to send them back for warranty work. One of the forums had a specific thread where people were posting their issues and that they sent the gun back to be repaired. I found most of the information on rimfire forums and snipers hide. I found very few negative reviews about the cz or the tikka


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That’s not good. Thanks for mentioning that, I’ll look into it. With that in mind I’ll probably look more seriously at CZ or the Ruger American.

 

[SomeJackassOnAForum]

I just got mine. These shots are at 25 yds with a scope that has parallax adjustment down to 50 yds, shot with the black pack 38 gr copper plated ammo from Black Friday ~2 years ago.

I'm going to go ahead and buy the 40 MOA rail for it since I needed to come up about 3 mils to be 1" low at 25 yds (~50 yd zero). That'll give me ~22 mils of elevation, or enough to get 400 yds.