My son had been wanting a 22 Charger of his own for about the last year and a half, but especially so after seeing a photo online a year ago of the 4934 Talo Limited Edition “Go Wild” model - burnt bronze cerakote on the barreled action + Go Wild camo dipped polymer stock. Since Chargers are already a limited volume model, especially limited edition models, compounded by the Covid crisis, we weren’t sure he’d ever get to lay his hands on one. We had only found two available during that time, listed for over double what they should have been sold. But luckily, after having dropped the issue for a couple of months, I checked online at the end of June and found a Gunbroker auction with no bids, starting price of $250. I placed my maximum bid and was only raised once over the next 3 days, winning the pistol for $275, getting it into my hands for $330 after shipping and transfer fees. My boy was ecstatic.
He shoots Bushnell DMR II’s with G3 reticles on his primary long range firearms - including my 4919 Talo Limited Edition stainless Charger, so after swapping the factory flat rail for an extended length 20MOA rail from Evolution Gun Works, I transplanted the DMR II from my Charger to his Go Wild. I also transplanted my SilencerCo Warlock II suppressor. Left blind, I pulled a Burris XTR II I won at a PRS match last year from the shelf to mount onto my Charger, using Burris XTR Signature rings, and a Kaw Valley Precision Linear Compensator. Given the 30mils of travel in the Bushnell, his Go Wild will be able to reach out to a shade past 400 yards with the 20moa rail, whereas the 60MOA total compensation in my rings and base allow me to use all of the 26mils available in my Burris, which should let me to reach out a bit past 500 before holding over in the reticle. Since my boy will be using my SiCo 22 suppressor, I’m planning to add either a Gemtech or Thompson Machine integrally suppressed barrel to mine.
Between rain, sweltering heat, photographing a couple weddings, and other obligations, we’ve only had it out once in the month that we’ve had it, but we were able to quickly zero that day and then enjoy some plinking on an Atlas Targets prairie dog popper out at 100yrds.
Big things and big fun to come for us with these little pistols.