This is the best review for the Springfield I have seen by far.

Holy cow! That is amazingly quiet with the suppressor!

I remember when these things came out. Everyone was laughing at the "1 inch at 50 yards guarantee". I promise they lost at least 30% of potential sales off of that little tag rather than saying nothing.

@iFknLoveSwat

11 ай бұрын

Exactly, in todays world, 1” at 50 yards is worthless. It literally gets beat out by every other bolt action .22 in its class

@John.VanSwearingen

11 ай бұрын

Spend a little less to get a Savage that’s equal in performance, or spend a little more to get a Tikka/Bergara/CZ that will outperform it. The only “plus” is Rem700 pattern trigger compatibility, but that comes with the “minus” of using mags that aren’t optimal for keeping bullet noses and driving bands pristine during feeding.

@syitiger9072

11 ай бұрын

@@iFknLoveSwateven probably a marlin xt 22 witch is kinda cheap

@brandonwhite6171

9 ай бұрын

PSA running the springfield 2020 with a 3-9x40 Viridian scope and rings for $399.99@@John.VanSwearingen

@jjsemperfi

4 ай бұрын

@@brandonwhite6171 Exactly. The community is so picky. Why can’t this just be a good “cheap” alternative to the others. Not everyone wants to spend $5-700 on a .22 LR. My distributor is running a really good sale on this right now. I may just pick it up to try.

Nice rifle. In Italy the .22 Long Rifle caliber is used a lot, it's a pity that this rifle is not yet in armories, Springfield exports all over the world, as soon as it arrives in Italy I buy it, I'm passionate about the .22 Long Rifle. Thanks for the video and the review.

@alessandromatteo8365

11 ай бұрын

You should look into ruger 10 22 semi automatic or precision rifle it's a bolt action ..

Thanks for taking the time to put together this review - it's a great resource for fellow gun enthusiasts like me!

You are simply an amazing Marksman. Years of fun Watching!

Looks like a fun rifle. Thanks for the review!

👍 interesting video about an interesting rifle. Thank you for sharing and your description of acclimating a rifle to new ammunition.

I have the one in sage and absolutely love it. Fired many different weights and brands with the exception of match. Augilla super extra and CCI mini mag 40gr rn gave me consistent 5/8 groups at 50. In my experience 40gr high velocity work best with 16:1 twist like this rifle and the Henry’s. Just my experience but nothing wrong with this rifle in terms of function and accuracy. Even tried the Ruger 10 round mags with no issue.

@carltaylor5604

10 ай бұрын

5/8 at 50 consistently is unacceptable

@czguy3045

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, those are the two best cheap loads in mine as well. Mini Mag HPs not so much and I wish Federal Automatch was a bit better in the Springfield but the Aguila is cheap enough. I've seen quite a few 3/8" groups @ 50 yards but .5 to 5/8s is closer to my average. I've not shot any match ammo through mine at all.

Trying different ammo is so interesting to me. Lots of variables.

I have a Springfield .22lr ( Mosin style ) with a 15 rnd tube mag. and a 4x pistol scope on a 1913 rail. Took out a wood chuck at 120 yards cold bore head shot. Used CCI Mini Mags for the shot. This was 20 years ago. The gun holds a 1/2 at 50 yards.

@billhatcher2984

7 ай бұрын

Nice rifle

That was a good even handed review . Great set up .

Gone are the days of the true, USA, hand made, tack driving 22. I'm thinking of the Winchester model 52B. Literally, one hole groups at 50 yards. Several guys at my range have them. Sold for less than 100.00 in the 1940's. Now, a good sample is in the thousands. This Springfield is a complete turkey. Reminds me of the Remington 504 of about 20 years ago. A beautiful classical American 22 sporter that shot 2 inch groups at 50 yards.

@jimjustice2557

Ай бұрын

The younger face comes to take our place.

Good job! You answered all my questions. Thanks

Good vid. Most of the videos I have watched reviewing this rifle seem to have feeding and extraction problems. I didn't see that with the one you are shooting.

I’ve heard a few people say it groups like a shotgun. Personally I would spend more on a CZ 457

I’ve found that Federal Auto Match in the 325 round box shoots very well. I’ve used in a CZ457, Ruger precision and a home made ar15. Especially for $0.065 per shot.

@Brez1969

11 ай бұрын

Wrong ammo, ultra match cost like $16 a box of 50, years ago, 325 ct. Should only be $16

@johnterhark6516

11 ай бұрын

I’ve found out the same results with federal auto match. For cheap ammo it shoots good.

I do respect the 1" at 50 so many manufacturers give miss information

For the first time I have finally seen a sub $1,000 .22LR that outshoots my odd old Marlin 880SQ at 100 yards. 😄 Outstanding! Great video dude. As always. 😎🤜🤛

@losoj30

11 ай бұрын

This video was at 50

@bubbacomputer

11 ай бұрын

@@losoj30 Go to 3:39 in the video, he states all targets are at 100 yards.

@ramblingfromrandolph7334

10 ай бұрын

The original 880SQ had a target rifle barrel on it. Is your barrel threaded for sights or is it a plain barrel without threaded holes?

@coyote102076

10 ай бұрын

@@ramblingfromrandolph7334 no holes at all.

@sapago4166

10 ай бұрын

Uh, those were only decent groups only if you ignore the flyers.

Seeing a lot of squirrels on a tree. One time, I was approaching an oak tree. From a distance it looked like the trunk of the tree was moving. As I got closer, I realized it was completely covered with a swarm of gray squirrels. Never seen that many squirrels at once.

@preachers4135

11 ай бұрын

That tree was covered by a large family of squirrels, brings a new meaning to family tree.

Appreciate your honesty!

Thank you for your review!

This is in line with every review I have seen so far-you’re wringing as much as you can out of that rifle, and it can’t help itself but toss flyers with match ammo. Hovers close to the MOA mark but just can’t do it consistently for 5-rd groups.

I've shot one at the local range. It shoots high-end ammo well. Not so much w/Mini-Mags & Standard Velocity. I'll keep my Bergara BMR.

3 rounds in a 1" at 50yd. Lithgow 101 (brand new) did 50 in an 5/8" at 55. I think Ill pay the $1000 for my Lithgow over the 800 for the 2020 here in Australia.

What I learned is acclimating the barrel to the ammunition. I began 22lr during the ammo crisis with a Ruger American Standard (with a $29 Amazon scope). I immediately began testing ammunition at 100 yds by the simple method of loading 4 mags with 10 rds of 4 different ammos. I did not know until just now that I was doing it wrong. But, my testing did give the most consistent groups with slower ammos such as CCI Standard Velocity.

@lynnkramer1211

11 ай бұрын

What even IS acclimating the rifle? Did he clean the barrel or chamber between tests? I know that the barrel needs to be acclimated to the LUBE that is on the bullets by each manufacturer. The lube has to be spread all the way down the barrel after the barrel has been cleaned. When done correctly you get the maximum accuracy for that rifle.

@donbot5000

11 ай бұрын

google fouling the barrel @@lynnkramer1211

15:27 Thank goodness I was sitting down when I heard those prices for rimfire ammo

When I bought my 22" Ruger American Rimfire 22, I called Ruger complaining that I couldn't get better than 3/4" at 25 yards. The lady told me that 3/4" at 25 is within their tolerance for accuracy. I said, well it's not within mine. I went ahead and re-crowned the barrel myself and now it is just as accurate as my Savage MKii

ive found that bolt action 22lr made in the 1930-1950s cant be beat! my mid 1930s marlin mod 80 surprised me and beat all my expectations. it shoots like a precision target rifle! the rem mod 37 is another goodie but will cost you alot more than the marlin will. with the availability of golden era guns is still pretty plentiful if you get out and look. brand new guns dont interest me a whole lot.

@pumpnethel8139

11 ай бұрын

You got that right my 457 can’t touch my win 52

@Swissk31300BO

9 ай бұрын

@@pumpnethel8139the win 52 is such a fun gun. And phenomenal accuracy

If they were to make this look like the 1903 I would look in to it more

Have you ever tested the Steyr Zephyr 2. I’m impressed with mines accuracy. Plus it’s not to finicky about ammo.

I think the best thing about this rimfire is the action.. I don’t own one but from what I have researched it seems to have fantastic reliability and very good smooth operations. I would sling the barrel in the trash if I couldn’t get it to group half decent

Cool to see the 10/22 mag is kinda becoming like the “Glock mag” for a lot of newer rimfire bolt guns

Cool, and if i dont get a CZ457 i may snag this, but i still think id prefer a CZ due to aftermarket support.

Thanks for the review.

I have a cheap Walmart Savage bolt action .22 with a plastic stock which shoots under 1" at 50 yards with bulk ammo. It does not have a heavy barrel or an acc-trigger. I have not tried high dollar target ammo yet to see what it can do.

Drop in a TriggerTech 700 trigger and wait until a match barrel is available for it, and this will be an absolute home run for $900ish

Great video . I like.the fact it accepts ruger magazines . Your opinion though comparing this rifles action to the cz and ruger Target.do.you recommend this over them.? Not sure which one to pick.

You talked about acclimation a bunch, but you didn't say why, so for anyone curious: Lead bullets have to be lubricated, this is why all 22 bullets are lubricated and most centerfire bullets, being copper jacketed, are not. Every company uses a different lube, some use wax, some use oil, etc, and every lube boils off/burns differently, so until the lube from the previous ammo is displaced by the new lube, you're going to get inconsistency, until the new lube reaches equilibrium.

@preachers4135

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining that.

@wilfdarr

11 ай бұрын

@@preachers4135 No worries. It's one of those things that sounds like a wives tale until you understand what's going on internally. I know I'd be rolling my eyes if I didn't understand what was going on.

@leesmith8646

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. I didn’t know this was why.

I haven't had any issues with mine. Stacking rounds at 100 yards pretty consistently. Using fiocchi field dynamics subs and a banish 22.

10/22 with an 18in middle weight kidd barrel and cci standard velocity….da best

outstanding review

Big Fan Here. Get yourself a Neil Jones headspace gauge… sort ammo by size then test, You are going to find that rifle likes a particular headspace group. That’s why you are having flyers.

Great video! I love me some bolt action content

While watching you got me thinking about another 22 rifle. Did you ever review the Winchester Wildcat?

✌ thanks for the video man

Ive seen others trying to make a tuterial on this 22lr rifle ,your makine sence on different ammo.your covering a better sales pitch. Ill still watch more but im still not going out to get this gun and bring it home

I’m going to add this in the wooden stock version to my collection of rimfire rifles

The comment after those first few rounds was a riot

Is the receiver aluminum or steel? How is the barrel attached to the receiver? THANKS Great vid.

Can explain the acclimation thing you're talking about. I've never heard of that and so I went looking online and the only thing I can find is some people (rimfire and center-fire) using that term but in their explanations they are using "acclimate" in lieu of "fouling". In other words, they said that some shooters acclimate their barrels after cleaning aka fire fouling shots. It didn't appear you were cleaning the barrel between ammo types so I'm confused. Can you go into more depth on this please and show us complete strings to see it?

An inch @ 50 yards is trerrible considering i got a Cooey 39 single with 22'' barrel from the 60ies that will stack them on top of each other at 100 yards but that is with a 6x24x50 hawke scope.with mini mags and calm day no wind

Out of the many videos/reviews I’ve seen on this rifle your the only one that said it’s any good , everyone else says avoid this one, 🤔🤔

Curious if the barrel can be removed by me ? Thinking a chamber setback and match reaming might be helpful ?

A lot of hate on this rife. I do believe the ruger mags ain't the best for accuracy. Cant wait to see these guns upgrade. Think the action is a great foundation.

I call it seasoning the barrel when changing ammo.

@22plinkster, since you get such good accuracy and you are the master of 22lr, how often do you clean your barrels?

@22plinkster

10 ай бұрын

Video coming up soon about that 👍

I got one for Christmas 2023!

Looks like you got a good one. None of the FTE's & FTF's others are reporting.

@Juliang61

11 ай бұрын

I have seen those reviews too, maybe Plinkster was just lucky with his????????

@typesredline

11 ай бұрын

One guy got FTE’s with one type of ammo only. All other types on his were fine. That isn’t a wide spread issue.

@ExF1Guy

11 ай бұрын

7:40

Great review! I'm wondering though... if each brand of .22 ammunition has a different velocity? I know Eley match is extremely consistent at (1085ft/s) which is slow compared to others? I'm thinking that helps the rifles accuracy depending on the lands ( twist rate) ??? Your thoughts?

@losoj30

11 ай бұрын

My thoughts are he don't give a shit! He's a dick IRL..

@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz

11 ай бұрын

Subsonic .22lr is better for precision shooting since it doesn't cross the transsonic barrier when in flight like subsonic ammo will. As far as consistency, yes the more consistant the velocity the better the groups will be. 22LR also has to contend with rim thickness (where as centerfires normally contend with COAL and seat depth) and high quality brass is usually the best for rim thickness consistency.

Thanks

I’ve been told 1rd per inch of barrel when switching ammo or after cleaning

I passed on the Springfield 2020 n favor of the Ruger American Rimfire for one simple reason: lack of iron sight.

Do you have to get the barrel re acclimated for just using standard hunting ammo like in a 17 HMR or 22 WRM that don’t shoot match ammo ?

@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649

6 ай бұрын

Anytime you change ammo brand/type it's generally understood that iy takes a minimum of 10 rounds to acclimate barrel to the ammo.

Was the supresor an advantage for this rifle evaluation? Not everyone use supresor.

Have you thought about doing the fly swatter challenge from day at the range?

@losoj30

11 ай бұрын

It won't hit one fly😂😂

how does this gun compare to the bergara 22lrs? quality and accuracy

You mention it's free floating: is this a benefit for .22, when you don't have any control over the harmonics being as nobody in their right mind reloads .22? I mean maybe one of the factory loads just happens to be a perfect match with your particular rifle, but what are the odds? Wouldn't it be better to have a dampened barrel, or is it just assumed this rifle will be used with a tuner?

There have been a ton of negative reviews on this lately. Springfield is literally giving them away whenever you buy any 2020 Waypoint right now. However, the mag test was impressive. I can't even get my Ruger to cycle the Ruger 25-rd mags.

With groups like those, I couldn't use it in the squirrel woods.

Its a rem700 platform but can you use any rem700 stocks because of the square ruger mags?

How’s it compare to the old browning Tbolt?

Mine was picky about the torque pounds that was used on the action to the stock. SK yellow box does it the best in mine so far.

I'm definitely picking up the Walnut stock version

For all you saying "try Lapua/SK ammo". Well after 500 rounds of Eley, SK and Lapua I came up with the best of the three lots of CenterX I had and it only averaged .8 inch 5 shot groups at 50 yards. Of 10 groups three managed .5/.6 inches, three went 1/1.2 and the rest .75/.85 inches. Very mediocre in my estimation.

Others have had issues with anything but 10 rounders. You sure it was seated properly and not just resting on the rest enough to cycle?

I’ll stick with my savage 22lr bolt action.

Should try some lapua ammo the rim fire guys in Aus seem to rave about it

That's s pretty nice rifle. Very accurate for the money. 2 bad it's from anti 2A Springfield 😢.

Do you shoot SK or Laua ammo in rimfires?

Wow think I want one of them

They make great firearms in Croatia

What tuner do you have installed on the barrel?

4th round fliers are often a sign of bedding problems.

Mate love the mag and its like the mk22 give it a crack at 1000 yards lol. Optics optics lol.

I believe I have watched every KZread video on the 2020 rimfire and this is the first one with any sort of accuracy. Are all the others that bad, did 22plinkster just get a good one or are all the other folks just bad shots? I was all hyped up on this rifle until I got to KZread.

@dphil2703

11 ай бұрын

Paid advertising

@JimE6243

11 ай бұрын

I would like to think not but,........ Can all of the lesser known KZreadrs be wrong. And, I failed to mention they were all shooting at 50yds.@@dphil2703

@losoj30

11 ай бұрын

It sucks

@tonyvanbavel2654

11 ай бұрын

@@dphil2703not paid advertising, that is my daughters Rifle. We let him borrow it for a review..

Springfield doesn’t make billions of offerings, but what it does is quality. Maybe biased because of military , but am thrilled to get a good shooting 22 from them. To each their own. If I was the Company making a guarantee to the shooting public, I would problem move that back to 25 yards, and you all know why. Now what I didn’t know is a 22 needing to adapt to a barrel while changing ammo. I will be more patient when trying several brands now. Thanks

@PoticaIsGood

7 ай бұрын

You like Troy products too huh

@stellacockrell1943

7 ай бұрын

Springfield doesn't make anything it all farmed out to different manufacturers.

Ok I have been watching this new fad going around called the fly swatter challenge and waiting for you to put your video out shooting it. Come on step up. Just kidding, but really give it your best shot. How about some long range with the 22 like you used to do too?

So does Springfield offer a 2moa guarantee at 100 on their center fire rifles. This is a good way not to sell any rifles. Count me out!

I dig it!

As soon as I heard the Remington 700 trigger that made me worried, because I have witnessed 700's firing without having the trigger pulled. Plus I own a Norico EM 332 that shoots under 1moa at 50 yards, and it only cost me $170.

@thebfsniper1869

11 ай бұрын

Most of the 700s self firing come from people screwing with the trigger adjustments not knowing what they're doing. My CZ457 in the manual says to be careful adjusting the trigger as it could start failing to fire or fire when closing the bolt.

@geordiegeorge9041

11 ай бұрын

@@thebfsniper1869 I also own a CZ 457 MTR 20" barrel. The best .22 rifle I have ever owned.

If Tennex is pretty good, what is considered excellent ?

In your opinion is a target model better than standard

My son is missing his right hand. He shoots my Rossi 22 just fine. He would prefer a bolt action rifle. We are still looking for an inexpensive bolt action. In Boy Scouts he was using a Ruger but it was not comfortable for him. Any suggestions for a right handed person that has no right hand and shoots left? Thanks.

@oliverclosoff4973

11 ай бұрын

Look into the savage models. Great pricing and great accuracy

@DaveL9170

11 ай бұрын

Buy a prosthetic and move on

@justinsgr8

11 ай бұрын

​@@oliverclosoff4973Savage is a great suggestion

@rmyrvold

11 ай бұрын

Tikka makes the T1X in a left hand model. I own a right hand model and it is a tack driver with good ammo.

@MrDoccus

11 ай бұрын

The CZ has L hand bolt actions that are very accurate. Also the weight would not preclude one handed use.

But how does it do with "Stangers"?

I think the one inch guarantee is good considering what kind of cheap, junk ammo some people will put through it.

@jarink1

11 ай бұрын

Springfield's guarantee specifies using "quality match-grade factory ammunition, in the hands of a skilled shooter"

@DinoNucci

11 ай бұрын

No

@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz

11 ай бұрын

Its good in general. A lot of people seem to over estimate their 22 rifles, and most of them cannot produce 1"/50yard. They arent centre fire rifles.

@DB-yj3qc

11 ай бұрын

I've found a few older 22LR rifles that shot very good with cheap bulk 22LR ammo. My first 22LR was a cheap bolt action that performed well with Federal Lightning, the better thing was it was reliable in my semiautomatic 22LR rifle I bought new later. Sadly, I've bought a few later that don't hold half as good groups with anything. Part is the quality of some ammo. I've got some 22LR that was manufactured in 90s that is more accurate than some "target" grade from post 2010.

@preachers4135

11 ай бұрын

@@jarink1”In the hands of a skilled shooter” oh man! Does that mean if you don’t win the trophy it’s your fault? Does this model come with a freezer? Some snowflakes are going to be melting.

Where are you from? Really enjoy your videos

@farleyjj1

11 ай бұрын

I think he's from Indiana

@WMAcadet

9 ай бұрын

Tennessee. He and Hickok45 are close to one another.@@farleyjj1

On another site the guy always had a flyer.

Thank you.

Does it have locking lugs