A friend recently pointed me to Bear Creek's web site for some small parts, and I took a meandering path through their web site.

While there, I found a .22WMR bolt-action rifle under their brand. (Bear Creek link) It looks pretty interesting.

I'll say, this looks a lot like a 10/22 clone to me. I've looked at Ruger's site -- I don't see anything in .22WMR other than the Ruger American Rimfire or Ruger Precision Rifles.

What do you guys think?
Anyone got one of these, or some other rifle from Bear Creek?
Is this truly a clone, or am I just thinking that on account of its appearance and the rotary magazine?

Am I just being silly looking into one of these?

I’m going back 10+ years, reviews on BCA were mixed at best. I have never owned anything from them, looked at a few.

Over the years I’ve made due with lower end guns, most have turned out ok. Some of those were Taurus, Kahr, PSA offerings, maybe others.

My opinion is just from reading & talking. Most of us don’t need the very best(whatever that is) to get by.

These are semiautomatic guns not bolt guns.

It is a clone of the discontinued 10/22 Magnum. I am pretty sure the 10/22 magnum was discontinued because it was a jammomatic no matter what they did.
I would love one but looks like Bear Creek may have the same issue. There are a couple videos on the YouTube with feeding issues.
One fella thinks it’s the magazines. Someone in the reviews on the BC says they have issues feeding the last round and they too think it’s the mags not the gun.


I have a Bear Creek .350 legend upper that was stupid cheap. However I have no gotten it to work properly.
However I do think it’s a C Products magazine issue. I have since bought a Wilson Combat (Lancer modified) magazine I have just not had a chance to try it out.

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
It is a clone of the discontinued 10/22 Magnum.

Thank you for that. I was thinking there had been a 10/22 Magnum at some point. I didn't know it was unreliable.

I used to have a 77/22 in .22WMR -- I don't need a 22 Magnum, but I halfway keep an eye out for one. I'll keep looking for another 77/22, I think.

Had a Bear Creek 6.5 Grendel barrel that grouped 4-6" at 100 yards. Dropped a Faxon barrel into that same rifle, changed nothing else, and the groups dropped to 1.5-2".

Also had a 5.56 barrel from them on a ultra-budget parts-bin build that didn't group much better than that Grendel.

I won't buy another.

Not sure about the 10/22 but the side charging uppers I bought have been accurate and run flawlessly. Absolutely well worth what I paid.

There are better calibers than 22WMR.
There are better suppliers than Bear Creek Arsenal.
Pass.

Thank you, Fritz.