mcb
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I would love to get a Bergara 22LR action. I have an extra top rail and handguard for my chassis and I could set it up to drop into my 6mm Creedmoor chassis. One chassis to shoot NRL22 and the occasion PRS match.
The next gun fad. Precision 22lr rifles.
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browningguy
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If you don't like them you don't have to shoot them you know. Why are some people denigrating what other people shoot?
Exactly my thought. Some of these commenters gotta be a blast at parties.....
R.W.Dale
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see above. I’m at a complete loss as to how you construe this as whining. To the contrary I plan on buying in fairy big. We have 22LR benchrest matches locally that are a ton of fun.
I have enough lead primers and power to shoot centerfires for the rest of my life and I’m only 42
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There were custom 10/22s, and there were custom dedicated .22 on AR platform. Dunno about later on, but I was present at, photographed professionally the first STC in Ft. Lauderdale and first place went to the AR platform rifles, although my local team did very well (2nd Place Amateur) with 10/22s.
A well cut chamber, such as the Clark match chamber, in a decent barrel will do wonders for a 10/22. A Kidd trigger doesn't hurt either.
R.W.Dale
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I’ve seriously looked into building a dedicated AR for 22 benchrest but there’s surprisingly little available for an accuracy build.
Imagine, in the future, the price of having to shoot copper not just when hunting, but even when simply plinking. However, on the same note, imagine if you could suddenly only buy tin .22...
Did you look very hard. Took me 2 minutes to find JP makes a match grade upper and Model 1 sales uses E R Shaw barrels in their 22 uppers.
My PSA upper is pretty good but I only have a 2-7x and really haven't tried to see what groups it'll do at 50 as I have others to do that.
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It just made sense for me. No 1000 yard ranges around here. Even 600 is a long haul, but 300s are close. Also shooting ammo that can be bought for 4.5 cents a round is a lot easier to stomach than 2 bucks a round when just out shooting to have a good time.
I'm in to fads as well, I have modified 10/22's, love the precision 513T Remington Matchmaster, and the Winchester 52C, and shoot all of them at 200, just because. About the only fad I have not really been able to jump on the train is for the 6.5 Gaymore.
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I've got a dedicated upper with CMMG bolt and barrel. Its about as accurate as a stock 10/22. I am sure the potential is there on the AR platform, but 10/22 stuff is so plentiful, why bother...
JJFitch
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Kind of like the 1911, seems to be catching on in my neighborhood!
(Check out a .22 NRA Silhouette Match!)
Smiles,
(Check out a .22 NRA Silhouette Match!)
Smiles,
BCR#1
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I'll stick to the cheaper .22 LR target rifles like the one below. A CZ 455 FS with an Athlon Talos 6-24x50 SFP I can consistently shoot sub 1/2" groups @ 50 yards using SK Standard + ammo. My only competition is the RFC online CZ forum USBR "green monster" targets we shoot @ 25 yards.
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Could you please explain?
The top rifle is a Remington 513T with original Redfield sights, and the 10/22 Ruger is really a Frankenstein. It has the Boyd's AT-one stock, Tony Kidd Barrel and a BMX trigger I bought cheap for 25 bucks, while I finish polishing and stoning the factory trigger. The Scope is a Bushnell Forge 3-18X50 I bought at 50% off. It will shoot 10 shots quarter size at a 100 yards with Wolf Match ammo and about 2" group with winchester M22. Don't know how it shoots the other stuff like cci, aguila, and the eley, and sk brands as it will be a while until I shoot the several thousands rounds of the M22 ammo.
I have this in a 22 magnum.
And it was Kimber that got that FAD rolling. If you didn't have a Kimber (or a Colt) then you were just NOT cool!.
But Yes, these days a Tacticool 22 lr is they thing. As I mention got to RFC and how about Voquarsten and Tandomkross. So much Tinker Toys to mod up a gun!
Probably $1500 plus all the free ammo!
Vern Humphrey
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In 1962 I won the Oklahoma Small Bore Championship -- so precision .22 has been around since before most of you were born.
Or maybe something like this for PRS practice with .22 LR, it will drop into your favorite PRS stock.
The sky is the limit.
The sky is the limit.
mcb
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Right, but a new generation is taking precision 22LR in a new slightly different direction and some of the old curmudgeons are grumpy about it.
Again this is not tactica-cool or even small bore target shooting or bench-rest. This is PRC with 22LR rifles. Targets tend to be steel 0.5-4 MOA size targets (depending on the difficulty of the shooting position) at ranges from 25-100 yards, sometimes out to 300+ yards (NRL22, one specific organization doing PRC with 22LR, limits ranges to 100 yards for official stages, to make it accessible to more ranges/clubs, but club are permitted and frequently do unofficial stages much further out at club level matches). Shooting positions are rarely on benches. You are usually building shooting position after the timer has started. Typical equipment includes a bipod and a variety of shooting bags. Stages usually require the shooter to build one or more shooting positions during a stage, over such objects as saw horses, 5-gallon buckets, through the rungs of a step ladder, across a rope hand-rail, over a roof top, using a tire, on a tank trap, over a large cable spools etc. There is frequently a stage that requires unsupported shooting in one or more of the tradition standing, kneeling, sitting, or prone positions. Stages are typical 10-15 rds and usually have about 120 second to complete. Seems like a lot of time until you realize most stages have you moving to multiple shooting locations and/or shooting very small targets at multiple ranges. FFP scopes and reticules with the ability to hold for range are popular as some stage do not allow you to dial your scope during the stage.
It is a lot of fun and really teaches you how to build a stable shooting platform in a variety of difficult situations while being relatively cheap to participate in if you're on a budget. Great cheap practice for hunting to.
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earplug
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Any competition that is fun and affordable will generate better tools for a specific game. Count me in.
Actually learning to read the wind and record data and dial in specific ranges on a scope is a good thing.
Actually learning to read the wind and record data and dial in specific ranges on a scope is a good thing.
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All these years I have been part of a new fad, LOL. My 540XR is back in style. Really I am glad that there are new kinds of Rimfire matches and interest from new shooters. This year the matches I usually shoot were cancelled. I have a pair of CZ's too.
MacAR
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Precision rimfires? I've seen a lot of very expensive "precision" rimfires recently, but none of them impress me much. I'm in the "old fogey" group. Here are mine:
The top rifle is a Remington 514, with a Bushnell 3-9x32 fine crosshair scope mounted. It shoots one hole groups at 50 yards. The bottom one is a Marlin 39A, with a Williams reciever sight. Its won several local matches for me, and has done well in the couple silhouette matches I've tried. Admittedly, the rifle is more accurate than the owner. Both of the rifles have successfully put meat in my freezer on several occasions.
Mind you, I'm not knocking the new kids on the block. But, they cost a lot of money to buy or build. Sure, they're keen looking, and they shoot nice little one-hole groups at whatever distance you desire. But, so do mine, if I do my part. These new ones are lacking in one department though; they have no souls, no voice. Just my opinion, of course.
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The top rifle is a Remington 514, with a Bushnell 3-9x32 fine crosshair scope mounted. It shoots one hole groups at 50 yards. The bottom one is a Marlin 39A, with a Williams reciever sight. Its won several local matches for me, and has done well in the couple silhouette matches I've tried. Admittedly, the rifle is more accurate than the owner. Both of the rifles have successfully put meat in my freezer on several occasions.
Mind you, I'm not knocking the new kids on the block. But, they cost a lot of money to buy or build. Sure, they're keen looking, and they shoot nice little one-hole groups at whatever distance you desire. But, so do mine, if I do my part. These new ones are lacking in one department though; they have no souls, no voice. Just my opinion, of course.
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