We have an imposter! Just kidding. We don't often hear "you don't need another gun" around here.Spats,
You might not need another rifle. I believe Harry Pope shot 22 LR out to 220 yards.
Kevin
I can’t fall in love with a bolt rifle and hi cap mags. I’ve got an AR that’s incredibly accurate, but the length of the mags makes bench shooting cumbersome compared to a slick bottom version IMO.
Yeah, it had occurred to me that an AR mag might get in the way. Maybe I was just trying to cheap out. Wouldn't be the first time . . . .....Depending on the set up while bench rested, a long mag could get in the way.
ETA: My vote would be the Ruger.
That looks like yet another good option. Thanks.Weatherby Vanguard small-action carbine. Available 10-round detachable mags.
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Dang. That young man did some nice shooting!200 yards with a 22LR is a great time. Better ammo shrinks the target considerably, but even cheap stuff is manageable on 2-3moa steel at 200yrds. My son (7yrs old) and I shoot 22’s, especially Ruger Chargers lately, out to 300, occasionally 400 and 500yrds when the wind is low.
This is a 300yrd target my son fired last year on a particularly windy day, illustrated by his hair blowing in the wind , using his little Savage Mark II FSS and a Bushnell Trophy 3-9x (hair under $400 total in the picture), not ideal, but he had no trouble holding on the ~4moa 66% IPSC with junk Winchester Wildcat ammo.
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Very nice group.Thank you she is a shooter when I do my part
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So it would appear that there are some things that I either didn't consider, or on which I should adjust my thinking:
1. I need to spend some more time reaching further out with my .22s. Y'all go ahead, twist my arm on that one....
2. I probably need to either get some of the shortest AR mags available, or give up on the AR mag requirement. No skin off my nose on that one. Since it's going to be mostly a bench gun, it will be OK if I only have a few mags. It's more important that the gun sit right on the rest.
3. All other things being equal (and they never are), I'd still prefer 5.56, but I need to open up the field to .223 rifles.
Thank you all for the suggestions, and I'd be happy to hear more. Y'all have given me a lot to think about, and that's a good thing.