If you are wanting to shoot targets, I would highly recommend saving up a little bit more and getting a larger, target-oriented gun, such as Varmint-style or target-style gun. For example, currently production options would include the CZ 457 MTR, and there are probably others from other manufacturers. There is also the 457 Varmint and Pro Varmint, which are similar in size to the 453 Varmint below, smaller than the MTR. I'm a fan of older guns such as the Varmint and target style shown below, and would go that direction, but some people prefer to have something brand new.
I have a bunch of 22 LR rifles from small to large, Youth-size up to 12-pound target guns. The target size guns are significantly easier to shoot good groups with, and therefore more rewarding and satisfying to shoot if you're going for best accuracy or groups. The smaller guns may be just as accurate in some cases, but the lighter and smaller they are, the more challenging to shoot their best. For example, the first three guns below (all pictured laying on the same bag for size reference) are fundamentally the same gun (same action, same trigger, same
quality barrel, etc.), but it's MUCH easier to shoot .3" groups at 50 yards with the bigger target guns, and the largest of the three, the Model 4, is easier than the mid-size Varmint.
452 Scout
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453 Varmint
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Model 4
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Here's another larger gun (but a lighter than the Model 4, that is also easy to shoot from the bags for best accuracy.
Model 52
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I have lots of .3" 50-yard groups from the above-three rifles. It's pretty easy with the Model 4 and Model 52 because these large guns ride the bags very nicely. It's a little harder with the 453 Varmint. The 452 Scout is capable of very good accuracy, but it's much more difficult to achieve the tightest possible groups because the rifle is small and relatively light.
If you shoot at your own private range (nobody beside you blasting away with some loud cannon), the long-barreled guns like the Model 4 and Model 52 are great because you don't need hearing protection with Standard Velocity ammo. These guns with their 28" barrels literally sound like they are suppressed. For example, when shooting a KYL target such as the one shown below, the clang of the bullet on the steel at 25 yards is louder than the muzzle blast. This is a huge appeal to me because it just makes the outing about 2x as much fun, being able to enjoy the outdoors without wearing muffs or plugs.
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