Name me a situation where you'd pick bolt-action over 10/22

[Ready_fire_aim]

I find bolt guns to be more relaxing to shoot when you just want a relaxing day on the range.
As for the 10/22 specifically; I have one and it rarely gets shot. I just don't like the feel of it. I much prefer my Winchester Wildcat, a Marlin M60 or my old Savages. Even my Mossberg 702 is more comfortable to me. Just my preference, but I don't care for the stock, or the action on it. I pretty much keep it just to remind me, when I get the itch, of why I shouldn't buy anther one....

Don't get me wrong. The 10/22 is a great rifle and I've never had any issue with it. I just don't like it.
So for me the situation where I'd pick bolt-action over a 10/22 is "all of them".

I agree about the 10/22! A marlin model60 was my first “real gun” at age 13. Still have it.. always liked it. I never have been crazy about the ergonomics of the ruger 10/22 though

 

[RickN]

Anytime. I own a bolt but not a 10/22. Makes the choice easy.

 

[JEVapa]

For long range precision zombie killz when you have time and distance on your side...like 50 yds in a hayfield. Otherwise, suppressed Marlin 60 for close in work.

 

[mr ed]

I love bolt guns , they usually deliver the most accuracy and they are easy on brass . When I go to the range I usually will take a stick shift before I take a gas gun simply for that reason alone .

I came from a target shooting family and I wasn't allowed a semi auto or a scope til I turned18.
Bolts mostly Mossberg, Winchester.
After 18, it was semi-auto everything.
Later on, it was full-auto everything.
Now it's back to bolts and single shots for long range.

 

[_CY_]

hands down bolt action .22 is the best choice when taking a beginner out for the first time.

 

[HillsideDesolate]

Anytime I didn't want to dump 25 rounds into something...

That said manually cycling an unsupressed 10/22 with super colibri's works fine for clandestine racoon eradication in built up urban areas that have a population density of approximately 7500 people per square mile.

 

[Snattlerake]

I have my eye on that Ruger American 22lr but can't "honestly" say I have a good enough reason. What specific situations would you reach for the bolt over the semi (specifically 10/22) if you owned both?

If I was teaching scoped rifle fundamentals to a kid specifically for deer hunting, I could justify it. Or if I needed to fire sub-sonic 22lr for pesting. Or if I was competing in some competition and needed maximum accuracy.

However, none of those apply to me right now so I just wondered if there were other reasons for the bolt vs 10/22.

When the 10-22 jams.

 

[ssgrock3]

Price?

Marksmanship. I was a damn good shot with a .22 that required me to pop pout the round with a pocket knife, it was an old drop block .22. I did not miss

 

[sh00ter]

When the 10-22 jams.

meaning all the time or not much?

I added an aftermarket extractor to help prevent that.

 

[mr ed]

Maybe it would be better to name a situation where you would "Need" to pick a semi-auto over a bolt action?