22lr target rifle
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Nra competitions div. may list sanctioned matches in your area @:
NRA Competitions Div.[/url]
Director of Civilian Marksmanship would be another source @:
ODCMP
Not all matches are sancioned by above organizations; 4h clubs often compete in local, non sanctioned matches and would be another contact.
Regards,
hm
NRA Competitions Div.[/url]
Director of Civilian Marksmanship would be another source @:
ODCMP
Not all matches are sancioned by above organizations; 4h clubs often compete in local, non sanctioned matches and would be another contact.
Regards,
hm
Just how serious are you? $200 serious or $3000 serious? There are some nice, accurate sporters in the $300 range (CZ, for example), more serious sporters in the $1000 range (Anschutz, Sako, and used Kimbers, for example), and a whole bunch of real target and bench guns going from maybe $1500 to 3 thousand or more.
Check out the rimfire forums on Benchrest Central http://www.benchrest.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=81c2d0bad141b455c5285ab7daf46712&f=3. You can ask questions there about even the most basic rifles, right on up to the top. You can learn alot by just going back and reading a few months of posts. They also have a classified section that often has CZ rifles right on up to the stuff you might have to sell your house to buy. You can also ask about ranges and clubs in your area. I believe there are some active bench shooters and clubs in southwest Missouri.
Check out the rimfire forums on Benchrest Central http://www.benchrest.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=81c2d0bad141b455c5285ab7daf46712&f=3. You can ask questions there about even the most basic rifles, right on up to the top. You can learn alot by just going back and reading a few months of posts. They also have a classified section that often has CZ rifles right on up to the stuff you might have to sell your house to buy. You can also ask about ranges and clubs in your area. I believe there are some active bench shooters and clubs in southwest Missouri.
TReX300
New member
My son bought a Savage heavy barrel .22lr. Not sure the model but it has the laminated stock and heavy barrel with the accu-trigger. With Federal Gold Medal ammo it will shoot one hole groups at 50yrds. His best score so far with it on a 50yrd BR target was 250/250 with 47x (he was 14 yrs old at the time). For the money I dont think you can beat it for an out of the box gun and the accuracy it has. I'd recomennd for a gun to wet your feet in bench rest shooting.
Tim
Tim
Leadlobber
New member
I would like to invite you to try a silhouette match.We have some guys that drive down from Springfield to shoot in our matches every year .Red Castle Gun Club is located just north of Tulsa OK.
+1 what bhk said .
I shoot a Sako Finnfire {skinny}w/either a Leo 6 X 20 efr or a Bushnell Trophy 6 x 18 .
Then there is the ammo chase ...for sillywett I get by with low end Eley ,Wolf, Rws .Serious paper punchers use only the high end stuff Eley 10x & Laupua.
steelchickens.com has lots of info. best o luck.
+1 what bhk said .
I shoot a Sako Finnfire {skinny}w/either a Leo 6 X 20 efr or a Bushnell Trophy 6 x 18 .
Then there is the ammo chase ...for sillywett I get by with low end Eley ,Wolf, Rws .Serious paper punchers use only the high end stuff Eley 10x & Laupua.
steelchickens.com has lots of info. best o luck.
LeviSS
New member
+1 bhk
CZ's are great for about $350. The brooks trigger kit ($14) makes the trigger really nice. Don't expect to get the trigger down really light and still be safe though, the trigger isn't designed for that. They are very accurate.
I haven't shot an Anschutz, but everyone says that they are hard to beat. Very accurate and the triggers are great.
www.rimfirecentral.com
CZ's are great for about $350. The brooks trigger kit ($14) makes the trigger really nice. Don't expect to get the trigger down really light and still be safe though, the trigger isn't designed for that. They are very accurate.
I haven't shot an Anschutz, but everyone says that they are hard to beat. Very accurate and the triggers are great.
www.rimfirecentral.com
SD Handgunner
New member
I have been shooting Indoor Rimfire Bench Rest Matches at a local Indoor Shooting Range for over 10 years. Most of these guys are shooting low end dollar guns, mostly custom 10/22's. The guy that won last year used a box stock T/C Benchmark with a 6x24x Tasco.
I came in 3rd (2 points behind the winner) shooting a Box Stock .22 LR Match Super 14 Contender Handgun.
This year I am in the process of building a Custom Ruger 77/22. It started life out as a basic Stainless-Synthetic.
I am adding a Clark Custom Guns 20" Stainless-Steel Bull Barrel (made with a Lothar-Walther Barrel Blank). I will be putting it in a Volquartsen Custom Laminated Wood Stock. The scope is a 4x16x42mm AO Weaver. I have reworked the trigger so it breaks like glass at 1 1/4 pounds.
Yeah I know, for what I am going to have invested I could have bought a used Anschutz or something similar BUT I have always liked the Ruger 77/22's. I used a box stock Ruger K77/22VBZ a few different years and even won our local competitions with one of them.
There are lots of options out there. The advise about going to benchrestcentral.com is good and you can also do a lot of reading on rimfirecentral.com.
Good luck with your project.
Larry
I came in 3rd (2 points behind the winner) shooting a Box Stock .22 LR Match Super 14 Contender Handgun.
This year I am in the process of building a Custom Ruger 77/22. It started life out as a basic Stainless-Synthetic.
I am adding a Clark Custom Guns 20" Stainless-Steel Bull Barrel (made with a Lothar-Walther Barrel Blank). I will be putting it in a Volquartsen Custom Laminated Wood Stock. The scope is a 4x16x42mm AO Weaver. I have reworked the trigger so it breaks like glass at 1 1/4 pounds.
Yeah I know, for what I am going to have invested I could have bought a used Anschutz or something similar BUT I have always liked the Ruger 77/22's. I used a box stock Ruger K77/22VBZ a few different years and even won our local competitions with one of them.
There are lots of options out there. The advise about going to benchrestcentral.com is good and you can also do a lot of reading on rimfirecentral.com.
Good luck with your project.
Larry
The rimfire game can really get crazy accessory wise - just as bad as ARs.
One rifle I have began as a stock Sako Finnfire. I added a heavy stainless Lilja barrel and then a 2 ounce (yes, two once) Jewell trigger. Shoots great, but the dollars put into it raised its performance only a moderate degree over the stock gun. It was worth it to me, but might not to everyone.
I have a New York Kimber Classic that is stock and shoots very small groups. It is not really a 'target' rifle, but sure pleases me when I shoot it off the bench. Kills squirrels pretty well too! The trigger is superb for a factory sporter (set a 1 3/4 pounds right now).
One rifle I have began as a stock Sako Finnfire. I added a heavy stainless Lilja barrel and then a 2 ounce (yes, two once) Jewell trigger. Shoots great, but the dollars put into it raised its performance only a moderate degree over the stock gun. It was worth it to me, but might not to everyone.
I have a New York Kimber Classic that is stock and shoots very small groups. It is not really a 'target' rifle, but sure pleases me when I shoot it off the bench. Kills squirrels pretty well too! The trigger is superb for a factory sporter (set a 1 3/4 pounds right now).
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OldTurtle
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yow25,
I'm looking to get into some benchrest .22lr competitions this summer and still acquiring the rules, good ammo, etc...
A friend of mine that owns a pawn shop took in an old Walther (probably as old as I am) single shot sporter that has a single set trigger, (that is really, really touchy when set) and I've been buying and trying various brands/types of ammo to see which one it likes the best for groups....
The best I've found so far is printing under .25" at 50yds and I still have seven more brands/types to go...
This rifle had a 8-32x scope with a really small target dot reticle and I have it in the gunsmith's shop right now getting better scope ring bases installed and some better rings on the way...
If you ever get up around the St Louis area, let me know ahead of time, as I've joined the St Louis Benchrest Club and I'm allowed to take up to two guests...We'll do some serious "plinking"
I don't think you will need an honest bull barrel to start with in a .22 as it's really hard to heat one of them up and most of the classifications have weight limits in the rifles unless you want to go super or open and then you'd better be willing to spend a lot of money, just to be a competitor in that class...
A good scope and benchrest style, really stable, stock will be one of your first concerns...other than the actual barrel/action...
I'm looking to get into some benchrest .22lr competitions this summer and still acquiring the rules, good ammo, etc...
A friend of mine that owns a pawn shop took in an old Walther (probably as old as I am) single shot sporter that has a single set trigger, (that is really, really touchy when set) and I've been buying and trying various brands/types of ammo to see which one it likes the best for groups....
The best I've found so far is printing under .25" at 50yds and I still have seven more brands/types to go...
This rifle had a 8-32x scope with a really small target dot reticle and I have it in the gunsmith's shop right now getting better scope ring bases installed and some better rings on the way...
If you ever get up around the St Louis area, let me know ahead of time, as I've joined the St Louis Benchrest Club and I'm allowed to take up to two guests...We'll do some serious "plinking"
I don't think you will need an honest bull barrel to start with in a .22 as it's really hard to heat one of them up and most of the classifications have weight limits in the rifles unless you want to go super or open and then you'd better be willing to spend a lot of money, just to be a competitor in that class...
A good scope and benchrest style, really stable, stock will be one of your first concerns...other than the actual barrel/action...
Martyn4802
New member
22 Rimfire Benchrest Shooting competetively is huge fun.
I shot that competition for a couple of years here in Michigan.
Maybe the best place to start is to spend some time over on Rimfirecentral.com A great bunch of guys hang out there, and there's a wealth of information on benchrest shooting available there.
I can't tell you what to buy as I think you have to address what level of competition you want to engage in, then buy a rifle accordingly.
I have eight Ruger 10-22's, a few of them all tricked out for competition. I have two Martini Mk II's that are competetive at the local level, but won't win in national competition. I also have a Suhl that is accurate for most matches, but again, won't win against the the big boys shooting custom 22 benchrest rifles. For a fun rifle, that is way more accurate than most others, buy a CZ 452 or 453. I have a 452 that shot a 3/16" group at 50 yards the last time I shot it, and that was a 5 shot group. The most accurate semi automatic rifle out of the box is the TC Classic. The Ruger 10-22's will equal it for accuracy, with the addition of a WHOLE lot of time and money adding aftermarket parts.
It's a fun sport, and you can have fun shooting it at any level, local club matches, which I personally like best, or state or national level.
Ron Hoehn lives in the Saint Louis area and is a big competitor in not only 22 Rimfire matches, but centerfire also. He is in the gun making business, along with selling shooting supplies. So you could find him easily to talk to.
If possible, go to a match somewhere, talk to the guys shooting, and look at what rifles they are shooting. Then decide what you want and can afford and buy a rifle.
Martyn
I shot that competition for a couple of years here in Michigan.
Maybe the best place to start is to spend some time over on Rimfirecentral.com A great bunch of guys hang out there, and there's a wealth of information on benchrest shooting available there.
I can't tell you what to buy as I think you have to address what level of competition you want to engage in, then buy a rifle accordingly.
I have eight Ruger 10-22's, a few of them all tricked out for competition. I have two Martini Mk II's that are competetive at the local level, but won't win in national competition. I also have a Suhl that is accurate for most matches, but again, won't win against the the big boys shooting custom 22 benchrest rifles. For a fun rifle, that is way more accurate than most others, buy a CZ 452 or 453. I have a 452 that shot a 3/16" group at 50 yards the last time I shot it, and that was a 5 shot group. The most accurate semi automatic rifle out of the box is the TC Classic. The Ruger 10-22's will equal it for accuracy, with the addition of a WHOLE lot of time and money adding aftermarket parts.
It's a fun sport, and you can have fun shooting it at any level, local club matches, which I personally like best, or state or national level.
Ron Hoehn lives in the Saint Louis area and is a big competitor in not only 22 Rimfire matches, but centerfire also. He is in the gun making business, along with selling shooting supplies. So you could find him easily to talk to.
If possible, go to a match somewhere, talk to the guys shooting, and look at what rifles they are shooting. Then decide what you want and can afford and buy a rifle.
Martyn
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OldTurtle,
I also belong to the St. Benchrest Club. Great place, although I don't get there as often as I should (45 minute to an hour drive). I live in the boonies and usually just shoot on my own little range, and use the club when I need to shoot further than my 50 yard range will allow. If you haven't stopped by Ron Hoehn's shop near the club's entrance, be sure you do. He usually has a selection of used bench guns and lots of ammo.
BHK
I also belong to the St. Benchrest Club. Great place, although I don't get there as often as I should (45 minute to an hour drive). I live in the boonies and usually just shoot on my own little range, and use the club when I need to shoot further than my 50 yard range will allow. If you haven't stopped by Ron Hoehn's shop near the club's entrance, be sure you do. He usually has a selection of used bench guns and lots of ammo.
BHK
mike88605
New member
Here is a Link for a Savage Mark II FVT. Our 4-H shooting club has 2 of these and they are real tack drivers. I belive we paid less then 300 for each.
http://www.savagearms.com/markiifvt.htm
Mike
http://www.savagearms.com/markiifvt.htm
Mike
My vote is for a CZ 453 Varmint. It has a bull barrel and a single set trigger. You can get one for around $500, and you won't need endless 'upgrades' and tinkering to make it shoot. The heavy barrel Savage is a really nice gun also, and a lower price, but the set trigger on the CZ453 makes up for the difference. I have 2 of them.
NativeCraft
New member
For open sights, I've been eyeing the CZ 452 Lux.