https://www.irunguns.us/product.php?...sa-22-lr-16-12
Boxing Day to New Years sale: $399.99 US translates to about
$515 CDN. Need I say more?
Since the VLEH is coming from the
Canadian store in the Edmonton area, there is only GST and Canada Post shipping to worry about.
All up, you're looking at about $565 to $585 depending on where you live. Right now, that deal is the best in the USA and Canada for an
available VLEH. The U.S. arm of IRunGuns is sold out of the Target Tactical.
Bass Pro had the Target Tactical/VLEH on sale for $579.97 until Xmas, the lowest price recently offered by that big box establishment. Add tax alone and you were still over $600. Yes, the ruggedly-built Dar-22 may be better than the VLEH -- but is it $200 better in basic form with the stock Ruger trigger? ($700 + tax + shipping = roughly $775 + trigger upgrade = $840.) The Target Tactical comes standard with an approx 4lb-pull
target trigger.
IRunGuns rocks: Nine left in stock at the moment.
** Note: the lil' bipod could be better so the first thing you may want to do is order another bipod (UTG model TL-BP69ST is a goodie because it folds off itself and therefore no spring action levers/pries on the connection sling stud and forearm). Or, alternatively, just leave the supplied bipod off. The rail also is stock Ruger and needs to be replaced by an acceptable picatinny stand-in: UTG model MNT-22TOWL otherwise known as the UTG Tactical Low Profile Rail Mount for Ruger 10/22 Rifle is one choice. On a normal 10/22, that rail is slightly too high to see through to the sights -- but the VLEH is sight-less so no problem.