FN SPR A1 clone .22lr????

leadhead05 · Apr 20, 2010

Hello well I just a couple days ago took the leep into LR shooting and bought a SPR A1. Having this rifle beggs for a simmilar weapon in my favorite 22lr.

So I need a bolt action 22, with the same style of safety stock and trigger. If possible, tell me what to go buy.

utnapishtim · Apr 20, 2010

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I don't even know if I should be typing this, as I may not be giving you anything you may not already know . . . The SPR has the safety of a pre 1964 Winchester model 70. Not even Winchester makes a 22 with that type of action.
So, I've never seen it . . .

But, safety aside, I'd suggest a savage MKII TR. It would be a good cheap, out of the box match, but with a more Remington-like safety.

I went with a Remington LA that I'm building, and a savage MKII FV, because I couldn't afford a 40X out of the custom shop at the time.

Good luck in your search, but if you don't find one soon, I'd get the Savage, and start shooting.

skatz11 · Apr 20, 2010

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I'm in the process of trying to do the same thing. If money is no object, then the sako quad is the way to go. I know they can be put into a Manners stock, and probably a McMillan too. I'm going a different path. The Quad is getting hard to find and is a little pricey. I just bought a CZ452. I'm thinking of having it fit to a B&C Medalist A2 stock. My plan is to use the less expensive B&C and hope the custom gunsmithing will allow me to break even with the $450 or so for the McM or Manners stock.

leadhead05 · Apr 21, 2010

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I do like the Savage option, its more less the position of the safety and feel of the trigger. That could be another advantage of the Savage, the trigger is completely adjustable, it could be made to match its big brother SPR.

Aries64 · Apr 30, 2010

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Leadhead05</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hello well I just a couple days ago took the leep into LR shooting and bought a SPR A1. Having this rifle beggs for a simmilar weapon in my favorite 22lr.

So I need a bolt action 22, with the same style of safety stock and trigger. If possible, tell me what to go buy. </div></div>
The closest your're going to get in appearance and feel to an FN SPR A1 would be a "Kimber 22 Hunter Model", which was discontinued by Kimber America several years ago now. The "Kimber 22"s' were manufactured in Yonkers, New York and while some of them were tack-drivers overall they paled in comparison to the original Kimber of Oregon "Model 82" rifles manufactured in Oregon.

The Oregon guns were made during a different era and by a completely different Kimber company. FYI, all Oregon-based Kimbers are marked "Kimber of Oregon" on the barrel and "Kimber Model 82" on the receiver. The Oregon guns also had a rocker-style safety, which isn't what you want if you want to mimick your FN SPR A1.

You can find rifles by both era Kimber companies on GunsAmerica and Gunbroker, but the specific model to most-closely mimick your FN SPR A1 is the Yonkers-based and manufactured "Kimber 22 Hunter". They aren't cheap - sometimes being listed and selling for as much as the older, better quality Kimber of Oregon guns of the 80s' and 90s'.

Anyway, the Kimber 22s' all have a two-position "wing" safety, matte blued barrels and actions, and the Hunter's stock is chunky enough to work as a FN SPR A1 stand-in (like I said, its' the closest you're going to get, unless you have a stock made or make your own). Yes, most Winchester Model 70s' and the FN SPRs' with CRF (Controlled Round Feed) have Three-Position Safeties, but the two-position safety is close enough. The Yonkers-based guns are marked "Kimber MFG, Inc" on the barrel and "Kimber 22" on the receiver.

You'll have to look at the photos of the rifles and be sure that the photos displayed are of the actual rifle offered for sale, as the descriptions of the rifles are often incorrect (i.e., Kimber Model 82s' are sometimes listed as "Kimber 22"s and vice-versa).

Stay away from the HS (Hunter-Silhouette) model, as the cheekpiece is way too high for any type of prone shooting and will require stock modification to work for prone shooting. The "Classic" could work, but its's stock is more trim than the Hunter.

Before the Kimber 22s' were discontinued (several years ago) they could be found for as little as $600.00 NIB on GunsAmerica and GunBroker, but not anymore. The really cherry guns I've seen are in the $800.00+ range (if you didn't click on the "Kimber 22 Hunter Model" link in my first paragraph, that particular specimen is listed at $1,100.00). Good luck in your search.

Keith

JMC · May 1, 2010

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How about the Ruger 77/22? It uses a similar safety to the Winchester/FN SPR action. Granted that the safety it is on the receiver and not on the bolt but it does operate in a similar way.

You should have no problem finding one with a heavy barrel or changing it to a heavy barrel if need be that is similar to what your looking for.

I'm not sure on getting a similar stock to your SPR though? Maybe someone else here would know for sure if there is?

Good Luck
JMC

Whisper308 · May 10, 2010

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Ruger 77/22 all weather with target gray finish would be a +1

And If i were looking at the kimber look at the SVT there is a used one in the for sale section here great rifles little heavy. But the two I have shoot lights out. The other would be a Kimber SH Hunter. Look to gunbroker for that one.

Good luck,
Steve

keysersoze · Jul 18, 2010

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I'm just spit-balling here so feel free to correct me. If you must have the same safety, stock and trigger you may want to consider a Remington 40x. I know, I know...a Remington 700 (40x) is not the same as a Winchester pre 64 (FN SPR). But here it goes.

Start with the 40x as a platform to build off of. (expensive)

A McMillan stock should not be hard to come across. Not inexpensive, but not hard to find.

As for the safety, it may be possible. Gentry Custom has something that looks interesting. [url="http://www.gentrycustom.com/pages/product_pages/safety.html"]http://www.gentrycustom.com/pages/product_pages/safety.html [/url] I don't know that it will work with a 40x rimfire though. If it does work, I think that may be as close as you are going to get.

As for the trigger, the 40x has an amazing and adjustable trigger that you could adjust to the same weight as your SPR. It is not the same trigger but may work to replicate the pull weight.

Then if you really want to go all out, get some bottom metal for your SPR from CDI precision and ask him if he will turn your single shot 40x into a repeater with similar bottom metal.

And there you have it...a very, very expensive FN SPR trainer.

I am not a gunsmith so there may be a few inherent flaws in this. If so, please let me know.

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