I picked this up a few days ago from a local rimfire nut. New Magnum Research MLR in 22WMR with graphite barrel. It’s a slick little rifle and will serve the youngers well. I put a Harris S-BRM bipod on it, along with the new Crimson Trace Hardline PRO 4-16 and some Vortex rings. It came with 10 new nine round mags and I ordered a similar amount of BX-15’s for it. I’m hoping to put it to use in a couple weeks during our cabin trip. Thankfully 22WMR isn’t hard to find and we picked up a couple thousand rounds for it. I’m actively searching for a CMR-30 for myself to play along.
Originally posted by leonidas211: Holy moly. The prices on those are interesting.
Other than rarity for a collector, there's little reason to want one. As a shooter, they were prone to extraction problems and many came back to Newport for cracked bolts. Ruger cut their losses and stopped making them.
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The Volquartsen's are top notch. I picked up one quite a few years ago with a McMillan thumbhole stock and fluted stainless steel barrel. Great shooter and quite accurate given the limits of .22 WMR ammo. They are, of course, quite a bit more expensive now.