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I am slowly getting into precision big bore shooting but want a .22 to screw around with at my range. I was looking at a Ruger but was also looking at the Savage MKII. Any thoughts on which wold be better?
 
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Model MARK II-BTVS -- with AccuTrigger

LH
 
A Ruger 10/22 would be OK if you're looking for a blaster - if you want something that is going to give you a little more precision to emulate the centrefire shooting and give you quality trigger time , X2 what hillman and Lionhill have said. If you can find one of the older BRNO (CZ) target rifles
it would be excellent without mortgaging the farm.
Rimfire is excellent training and even with mid-grade(higher $) ammo it makes for affordable and valuable practice. As with any rimfire you will need to test various ammos to obtain consistency with the rifle. There are many threads in the rimfire section that bear this out. Good shooting!
 
There is nothing better for practice than a high quality 22 rimfire rifle and some decent ammo to match. You get to leanr proper breathing, trigger control and methodology without the muzzle blast and recoil of a centerfire. The advice so far given is sound as to rifles for this urpose that will not cost you big time. Regards, Eagleye.
 
I use an older Mossberg or Marlin to shoot 50 yard targets. They are cheap and at this range, quite accurate. main thing is your control. Newer is not necessarily better as lots of "old stuff" outshoots the modern.
 
I kinda like the feel of the Sav MKII, it fits well.

I think it was was 4 something at basspro where I first saw it.

What do you guys recommend for ammo....I got a guy at my club with a MKII claiming 400 yards with accuracy
 
400 yards with accuracy with a .22.....kinda hard to swallow. love to see his scope too. the hold-over at 200 is great ...I cannot imagine what it would be at 400 if it reached that far with accuracy..Must have been shooting indoors as any wind would negate straight shots.
 
I have the BRNO model #3,and the thing is a Friggin' lazer:evil:,can't believe i almost sold it this summer!lol I;m so glad i didn't.If you can find one of these,i'd grab it!Just sold my CZ 452 LUX,beautiful rifle,but the model #3 is way better.With that said,i still could hit 6" swingers at 200yrds with the LUX(scoped and benched of course).All in all,any of the CZ line are high quality and you'll be very happy with whatever model you buy.As for the Savage line,i've never owned one.
Walter
 
Winnipeg Toymaker said:
400 yards with accuracy with a .22.....kinda hard to swallow. love to see his scope too. the hold-over at 200 is great ...I cannot imagine what it would be at 400 if it reached that far with accuracy..Must have been shooting indoors as any wind would negate straight shots.
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i thought so.....kinda had a hard time believing that
 
100y yes, 200y maybe if weather conditions are right, 400y I can't see it happening with out some pretty serious equipment and an indoor facility.

I own both a Ruger 10/22 and a Savage MKII FV. There is no comparrison between the 2 as far as accuracy goes.

I tried to get my 10/22 to shoot as well as my Savage, after $600 in after market parts and what not...... they are comparable at 50y but at 75y + the savage wins hands down!

Cheers!
 
Fozy said:
I kinda like the feel of the Sav MKII, it fits well.

I think it was was 4 something at basspro where I first saw it.

What do you guys recommend for ammo....I got a guy at my club with a MKII claiming 400 yards with accuracy
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Consider trying a few different brands. Most of my .22s like CCI mini-mags and get respectable accuracy. I've tried the pricier brands like lapua and eley and found they are great, but at double the cost.

Do plan to put as much glass on top as you can afford. Look at the Falcon line, or the Nikon buckmaster. I have a 6 - 24 x 40 with side focus on my savage, and really like it. The only drawback is that it cannot focus closer than 50 yards.

LH
 
Winnipeg Toymaker said:
400 yards with accuracy with a .22.....kinda hard to swallow. love to see his scope too. the hold-over at 200 is great ...I cannot imagine what it would be at 400 if it reached that far with accuracy..Must have been shooting indoors as any wind would negate straight shots.
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300yds is completely reasonable. I've shot it repeatedly and with some wind.

By accurate I mean that I've been able to land hits into a 6" gong more often then not.

200yds is really just midrange for a .22lr
Cheers,
Grant
 
Lionhill said:
Consider trying a few different brands. Most of my .22s like CCI mini-mags and get respectable accuracy. I've tried the pricier brands like lapua and eley and found they are great, but at double the cost.

Do plan to put as much glass on top as you can afford. Look at the Falcon line, or the Nikon buckmaster. I have a 6 - 24 x 40 with side focus on my savage, and really like it. The only drawback is that it cannot focus closer than 50 yards.

LH
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I have an old Winchester, I think it's a 69A and it really likes the CCI shorts.
 
I have shot at 200 a fair bit with my Suhl 150 and my 40X rimfires, using top quality match ammo [Lapua Center-X, Lapua Midas, RWS R50 and Eley Match EPS] It is not too tough to stay in around an inch at 200 for 5 shots under VERY CALM conditions. Even a zephyr of a breeze drifts those slow-moving, blunt slugs a fair bit, and can completely foul up your groups. 400 would definitely be a stretch, but I'll bet you could hit an 12" square target with fair consistency once you figured out the drop and you had no wind. I would say you need at least 50 moa mount base to reach that distance though. Regards, Eagleye.
 
i looked at the ballistics charts sticky and at 300 yards, it is at least a 38" holdover and with a slight 10 MPH crosswind, it blows the bullet off over 3 feet. that is with good ammo, the regular cheap stuff requires greater offsets.

it all depends on what rifle and setup you have, perhaps a benchrest...and the best ammo possible. I have not tried it at over 200 as it is a waste of ammo and my .223 Savage or BSA .222 are for those longer shots. I have hit gophers at 200 but not as often as I would like, but they are much smaller than a 6" gong. Regular 24" barrel 1940 Marlin 81 with a 6x24 Tasco on board. Bipod and shoulder lying prone in open fields.
 
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