CRPS Options- upgrade my 10/22, upgrade my CZ452, buy a Ruger Precision Rimfire ?????

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I'm trying to decide what direction to go in to play with CRPS?

I have several 10/22s in the safe. One is in a Magpul Hunter X-22 stock that I could practically upgrade the barrel and possibly the trigger group.

I also have an older CZ452 that could use a better scope but the barrel would be very difficult to upgrade and the single stack magazines are tricky to insert.

I could buy a new Ruger Precision Bolt Action Rimfire, perhaps if they ever go on sale again at the local Bass Pro store. Wouldn't be hard to add a good scope, perhaps upgrade the barrel, and of course it uses the same magazines I already for my harem of 10/22s.

I'm also at that point in my life where I'm thinking of thinning out the safe queens a little so if I was to buy a new bolt .22 I'd want to sell the CZ452.

Any thoughts or suggestions how to progress?

Thanks.
 
I mounted an optic and rung out my BIL’s RPR. It works, but I wouldn’t buy one. Feels cheap and wiggly. I would sell your safe queens and extras and do a full build 10/22 in a chassis, a 457, or a Tikka 1X, also in a chassis. I’ve got a Tikka, barrel changed are easier with the CZ. My 10/22 needs a trigger and a chassis to step up, but I’m using the 22 as a bolt trainer so the 10/22 isn’t really for me right now.
 
If you are comfy behing the magpul hunter, I would start there. Rebarrel, properly bed, ARCA rail and some weights. Canted rail and Burris XTR sig rings to set up your scope.

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Put this together for a team mate and it is running very well.

If rules change and we need to run bolts, then the easiest entry point is the CZ457.

In this game, barrels and scopes matter and happy to help you get set up.

Good luck...

Jerry
 

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For me and my other teammate, we prefer the Promag Dlx target stock.

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All very inexpensive but has what I want in ergonomics and has worked very very well for us

Jerry
 

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If you are staying in production the CZ 457 synthetic or tikka t1x would be a better buy than the Ruger precision rifle. If you don't care which division you are in you can rebarrel the 10/22. I am looking at a tandemcross trigger kit for my 10/22.
 
beaverbank said:
Any consideration for the Bergara B14r. ..lots of options because of the Rem700 footprint.
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I’ve heard very good things from those who use them. A bit of a step up in price though. Aftermarket barrels and lot testing of good quality ammo are the secret weapons of successful accuracy I think.
 
Upgrade the 10/22!

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beaverbank said:
Any consideration for the Bergara B14r. ..lots of options because of the Rem700 footprint.
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Ya, I have a BR14 and it shoots extremely well. I tested it against 2 voodoos and Anschutz 54 and a few other rifles and it out shot them all. Maybe I just got a good one for accuracy.

But... It's not all roses and sunshine... I do have trouble feeding from a mag. I have gone to some effort to resolve it and I sometimes feel like I have it fixed, and next time out it lets me down again.

Never had feed issues with my CZ though, and it was quite accurate as well, but not as good as the BR14.

I haven't given up un the BR14, still have a few tricks up my sleeve that I plan to try before I walk away from it.
 
Another option is the Ruger American Rimfire Long Range Target which has a heavy 22" barrel, 20 MOA scope rail, laminate stock, QDs, M-LOK bottom rail, etc. The stock is more stable than on the Ruger Precision Rimfire Rifle (RPRR) and it kinda has that "big gun" feel to it. It's not in Production division but I'm of the philosophy that you should shoot what you like and forget about what division in which it fits.
 
Maple57 said:
Ya, I have a BR14 and it shoots extremely well. I tested it against 2 voodoos and Anschutz 54 and a few other rifles and it out shot them all. Maybe I just got a good one for accuracy.

But... It's not all roses and sunshine... I do have trouble feeding from a mag. I have gone to some effort to resolve it and I sometimes feel like I have it fixed, and next time out it lets me down again.

Never had feed issues with my CZ though, and it was quite accurate as well, but not as good as the BR14.

I haven't given up un the BR14, still have a few tricks up my sleeve that I plan to try before I walk away from it.
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Heh... there is no way a BR14 is going to outshoot a vudoo

Not if you're shooting the best ammo out of each rifle
 
chanrobi said:
Heh... there is no way a BR14 is going to outshoot a vudoo

Not if you're shooting the best ammo out of each rifle
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That's a good point. Generally, broad assertions like this ("my less expensive rifle outshoots all those expensive ones"), would carry more weight with target results to support the claims. Readers won't mind seeing how good the rifle in question can shoot.

As an observation, too often people will casually claim their .22LR shoots MOA or better at 100 even if it's been done only once or a few times. For example, if I shot a ten-shot group at 100 that was .5 MOA, that doesn't make my rifle a .5 MOA shooter.
 
Sorry to burst your little fan boy club bubble guys, but the testing was thorough.

We tested it against two different voodoos, an Anshutz 54 and a RimX

Shots were fired at 100 yards side by side at the exact same time. (Ontario CRPS shooters will know both shooters)

It was basically an elimination contest, best rifle went ahead against the next contender.

Is the voodoo a "better" gun all around, sure, but for the extra price difference, you are not getting a dime better accuracy... Not a dime! You are getting more reliable feeding and a smoother action with voodoo, and a longer barrel for better balance, but not by much.

We even reversed the shooters from time to time with the same result.

You want to argue about the best possible bullets?

Well I wasn't running anything specially selected for the BR14 either and we did change ammo a couple times. If I recall we were using RWS Pistol Match and SK Long Range Match.

If you have to work that hard to convince yourself that one rifle is more accurate than another then you are bias and not objectively assessing the difference.

We were not trying to shoot smallest groups by compensating for wind... We just held center, counted 1...2...3.. bang. Wherever the wind took it was the same for both rifles.

BR14 won it, not by much mind you, but it won. Not once... it won over and over and over.

Oh ya, the whole thing is on video, maybe one day I'll find the time to post it on YouTube. Since YouTube has a shadow banning policy to make sure gun videos don't make much money, I'm not very motivated from a financial perspective. But, hey, winter is on the way and maybe on a cold snowy day I'll dig it up. As long as YouTube hasn't found an excuse to ban my account by then.
 
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