best 22 target rifle?
11-07-2010 | 05:59 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
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I have a pair of Anshutzs and a Remington 40-XR that would make a healthy down payment on my Harley any day with either one of these. It all depends on how much you are willing to spend as to which is te best. I have built several 10-22's that when the smoke cleared and all was said and done, they were over $1700 each. Top grade products of each venue that in the long run showed. Groups that were .250" or less at 50yds with Top Grade Match ammo and indoor shooting. And that cost was without the glass!!!!
11-07-2010 | 06:05 PM
#12
Fork Horn
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From: NW Tennessee
I have a mildly-modified ruger 10/22 target, and my fiancee' has a highly modified Ruger 10/22 that started out as a Carbine, AND she has a Savage Mark II BSEV (the "customized" factory model, top of the Mark II line).
I paid $450 for the factory rifle for my 10/22 Stainless Target. Out of the box, my 10/22 target shot CONSISTENT 3/4"-1" groups at 50yrds with a 6-24x scope. With the upgrades I've put into it, I'm now shooting 0.4-0.6" groups at 50yrds, and 1"-1 1/4" groups at 100yrds (better groups with match grade ammo). I bought a boyds thumbhole barracuda style stock for $100 on sale, did the fitting and bedding myself, I replaced the trigger with a power custom trigger kit (mild gunsmithing required), jeweled the trigger, bolt, and firing pin. Crisp 1.8lbs trigger pull. The rifle started at $450, adding the stock was another $100, the trigger kit was $70, extended mag release was $30 on sale, so not including the bedding job and the scope, I have about $650 in the rifle.
I paid $215 for my fiancee's 10/22 carbine (new). The barrel was $350, volquartsen trigger group $180 on sale, stock $200, new bolt $200, mag release $40, so all in all, we have about $1200-1400 in just the rifle. However, it shoots one ragged hole (.3-.35" usually) at 50yrds, and under 1" at 100yrds, 3/4" at 100yrds with match ammo.
My fiancee's Savage Mark II BSEV is a VERY impressive looking rifle. It comes with a spiral fluted heavy barrel with target crown, savage accutrigger, and thumbhole barracuda style stock. The only modification I have done was to jewel the bolt to make cycling easier and I bedded the stock. I paid $550 for the rifle. It shoots 3/4" at 50yrds with ease, 1/2" with match ammo.
So all in all, the Ruger is very hard to beat, but the Savage bolt guns are a price level cheaper, and shoot every bit as good. The trigger on the Savage is amazing. Getting an equally performing trigger on a 10/22 costs about $100 at a minimum.
If you're into fast action target shooting, then the semiauto has it's perks. If you prefer bench rest shooting, then the bolt action can really shine.
If you want something that LOOKS as good as it shoots, you can spend as much as you want customizing a 10/22. But to make a plain jane looking rifle that shoots 3/4" groups, you'll probably spend $100 on a stock ($75 on sale), and around $150 on a barrel. So the option is there, you probably have $200 in your carbine already, so that makes it about $450-500 total. That puts it right in line with what the 10/22 target OR the Savage Mark II's cost.
That said, if you're planning on open sight shooting, you'll have to install sights on pretty much ANY target rifle you pick. Most heavy barrel rifles will not have open sights, and if they do, then they won't be "target" sights. When I shot NRA indoor smallbore 3-position in college, I had a Win 52 with peep aperture sights that I loved, but then again, the rifle was over $2000, and weighed 21lbs and shot .25" groups at 50yrds. The peep sights are great for targets, not as much for hunting though.
I paid $450 for the factory rifle for my 10/22 Stainless Target. Out of the box, my 10/22 target shot CONSISTENT 3/4"-1" groups at 50yrds with a 6-24x scope. With the upgrades I've put into it, I'm now shooting 0.4-0.6" groups at 50yrds, and 1"-1 1/4" groups at 100yrds (better groups with match grade ammo). I bought a boyds thumbhole barracuda style stock for $100 on sale, did the fitting and bedding myself, I replaced the trigger with a power custom trigger kit (mild gunsmithing required), jeweled the trigger, bolt, and firing pin. Crisp 1.8lbs trigger pull. The rifle started at $450, adding the stock was another $100, the trigger kit was $70, extended mag release was $30 on sale, so not including the bedding job and the scope, I have about $650 in the rifle.
I paid $215 for my fiancee's 10/22 carbine (new). The barrel was $350, volquartsen trigger group $180 on sale, stock $200, new bolt $200, mag release $40, so all in all, we have about $1200-1400 in just the rifle. However, it shoots one ragged hole (.3-.35" usually) at 50yrds, and under 1" at 100yrds, 3/4" at 100yrds with match ammo.
My fiancee's Savage Mark II BSEV is a VERY impressive looking rifle. It comes with a spiral fluted heavy barrel with target crown, savage accutrigger, and thumbhole barracuda style stock. The only modification I have done was to jewel the bolt to make cycling easier and I bedded the stock. I paid $550 for the rifle. It shoots 3/4" at 50yrds with ease, 1/2" with match ammo.
So all in all, the Ruger is very hard to beat, but the Savage bolt guns are a price level cheaper, and shoot every bit as good. The trigger on the Savage is amazing. Getting an equally performing trigger on a 10/22 costs about $100 at a minimum.
If you're into fast action target shooting, then the semiauto has it's perks. If you prefer bench rest shooting, then the bolt action can really shine.
If you want something that LOOKS as good as it shoots, you can spend as much as you want customizing a 10/22. But to make a plain jane looking rifle that shoots 3/4" groups, you'll probably spend $100 on a stock ($75 on sale), and around $150 on a barrel. So the option is there, you probably have $200 in your carbine already, so that makes it about $450-500 total. That puts it right in line with what the 10/22 target OR the Savage Mark II's cost.
That said, if you're planning on open sight shooting, you'll have to install sights on pretty much ANY target rifle you pick. Most heavy barrel rifles will not have open sights, and if they do, then they won't be "target" sights. When I shot NRA indoor smallbore 3-position in college, I had a Win 52 with peep aperture sights that I loved, but then again, the rifle was over $2000, and weighed 21lbs and shot .25" groups at 50yrds. The peep sights are great for targets, not as much for hunting though.
