.22 Long Rifle

Guns & Ammo is one of the most famous US firearms magazines and every year its editors award what they think is the most interesting handgun of the year. The 2019 winner is the Taurus TX22, a small – but not too much – .22 Long Rifle semi-automatic pistol. Let's see its features together.

The .22 Long Rifle version of the revolutionary Kriss Vector featuring its innovative recoil mitigation system will debut at the SHOT Show 2020 in Las Vegas. There are two barrel lengths available at the time: 16” / 400 mm and 6.5” / 165 mm.

Chambered in .22 LR, the newcomer in the Varmint rifle family features an aluminum chassis, a 6-position stock with adjustable cheekpiece and a M-LOK slotted forend. It's available in a 16.5-inch and a 24-inch version, both with  1/2×28 factory threaded barrel. The .22 LR CZ 457 Varmint Precision Chassis is well suited to competition, hunting, practice, and fun shooting. Price is interesting too.

Chambered in  in .22 LR, .22 WMR and .17 HMR, the Minimalist bolt-action rifles all feature an eye-catching laminate stock and  a 18” / 147 mm button rifled barrel with ½-28 threaded muzzle. Lightweight and ergonomic, they are designed to make the most of cost-effective rimfire rounds. 

Contrary to the tradition that sees the Austrian company as being very self-restrained when offering new products, this time GLOCK went big introducing an absolute novelty, that we at all4shooters present live: the GLOCK 44 in .22 Long Rifle caliber,  featuring a brand new hybrid steel-polymer slide. They present it as the ultimate rimfire training …

Intended as an accurate full-size .22 LR precision trainer, the new rimfire bolt-action rifle adds to the B-14 centerfire rifle series manufactured by the Spanish company. It features a fully free-floated 18” / 457 mm barrel and a HMR molded type stock with mini-chassis. Cheek piece and length-of-pull are adjustable.

Introduced some fifty years ago, the 10/22 is one of Ruger's – and America's – most popular .22 rifles, and over the years countless versions have been produced, both for hunting and shooting. Now, from Ruger Custom Shop line comes a new iteration in the form of a Competition Rifle with a skeletonized green mountain laminate stock and a stainless steel bull barrel.

“The most bang for your buck": KelTec introduces a very affordable and compact handgun chambered in 22LR. It features a 16-round magazine capacity, Picatinny-style accessory rail, fiber optic front sight, adjustable rear sight, ambidextrous safety and ambidextrous magazine release. 

SHOT Show 2019 / New from Winchester: Wildcat rimfire autoloader rifle. Winchester is one of the most iconic US brands with one of the most powerful names in the firearms world. Yet, despite all the tradition, it still surprises with a state-of-the-art, modular small-caliber semi-automatic rimfire rifle named "Wildcat", which was one of the technical highlights for us at the show.

SHOT Show 2019 / New from Thompson/Center: T/CR 22 rifle. As is well known, the US company Thompson/Center belongs to Smith & Wesson, so it is no wonder that the S&W Performance Center is launching two sleek Thompson/Center small bore semi-automatic rifles in .22 LR, one with Hogue synthetic stock and the other with Altamont laminated wood stock.  They feature a fully-machined lightweight aluminum …

SHOT Show 2019 / New products from Savage Arms. Founded in 1984 in Utica, New York, the long-gun manufacturer Savage Arms is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, and boasts 40 new models or improved versions at the Las Vegas show. Here are some of the most important models earmarked for the European market.

The LA322 is a lever-action rimfire carbine ideal for inexpensive target shooting or small game hunting. This time we just wanted to have some fun with it: enjoy our video!

An inexpensive rimfire rifle with custom-shop features: the 10/22 Target Lite is the new version of the popular 10/22 rifle series. It features a red and black laminate thumbhole stock, a BX-Trigger and a cold hammer-forged barrel tensioned in an aluminum alloy barrel sleeve.

With the 557 model series, CZ has taken a big leap into the 21st century. These mid-market repeating rifles have an unmatched quality/price ratio and embody the Czech company's great attention to those with more traditional tastes.

Derived from the PAK-9 pistol, which is in turn derived from the AK47, this semi-auto carbine chambered in 9mm uses the Beretta 92/98 and GLOCK pistols magazines.

From Smith & Wesson, a new “Target Model” version of its SW22 Victory lineup. Chambered in .22 LR, the new pistol features target sights and grips that turn an appreciated “plinker” into an affordable target gun.