A couple rimfire setup questions

KRider

KRider

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Looking at trying my hand at target shooting at my local 500 yard range and was thinking a .22 lr would be the ticket to get started.

Am looking at the CZ 457 AT One but saw that the barrel is pre threaded for a suppressor. Anyone know what a guy can put on that since we aren't allowed fun stuff like that? In Canada? Mostly interested in protecting the threads in case as my younger son will be shooting it as well here

Secondly, any scope recommendations? I have a couple ffp in mind but have never used them and was wondering if focused out the reticle would be too small for closer rimfire distances. Eventually I'd like to reaching out as far as I can with it

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You can buy and use a number of accessories on a cut rimfire barrel.

A flash hider or muzzle brake are the commonest. You can also buy a harmonic dampener which many swear by. Muzzle thread protectors are useful too.

Scopes are a very personal choice, and what you use them for, your preferences and budget are but a few of the factors that assist with a such a decision. My personal recommendation is spend what you are comfortable with and what you find is the best at that price point.

Candocad.
 
The thread protector on the barrel is fine for me.

I would look at an AO scope for a rimfire so you can focus close up and out to whatever. Turrets are nice for target shooting and after that it depends your use. Rimfire PRS is popular at our club so lots of FFP and mil reticals.
 
Hi Krider - If you're looking at FFP already you must be looking at $300+ for a scope. I just bought a Cabelas Covenant-4 6-24x50 FFP-SF with MOA Christmas tree reticle. I chose it because - 1) only $450 with Cableas' warranty 2) the reticle has Numbers on the MOA hash marks - I have a 6-18x50 Bushnell Engage MOA SFP ($350) that doesn't have numbers and when trying to 'measure' misses' it's difficult to count the hash bars 3) I wanted FFP for longer shots along with the higher mag. The reticle is small close in if you have low mag, but higher mag gives you better accuracy so I don't find it an issue. And the center is a dot,not a cross-hair, so doesn't block the target much. I just got this recently and my range is under 2 ft of snow so I can't say how I like it on targets, but my neighborhood looks great out my window :rolleyes:
One other thing to consider is getting a spotting scope. This should cost at least $2-300 for an OK one, and you can spend $1K or more if you have it. Lots of good ones around. Mine is a Celestron 25-75x65 and it's OK since my range only goes to 200 yds. It only cost about $150 like 10 years ago. There's a thread about spotting scopes with lots of ideas.
 
Hey Thanks alot guys for the great info. Its given alot to work with Looks like the threads are an easy fix.
And thanks Buck1950 for the detailed scope advice. Appreciate your time for that
I've been out of the shooting world for many many years so this is me starting from scratch all over, so pretty excited to say the least to get back into it.
 
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