I have my 2245 for a while for target shooting, can't say anything bad about it. I recently trying to know a bit more about the action shooting competitions, and found a lots of competitors use buckmark instead. I tried couple of them that my friends own, I think the muzzle jump and control ability is better than the 2245. So I want to hear some advise from the experienced guys about this. Should I get a buckmark, if I want to go into the competition shooting?
buckmark or ruger 2245?
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before you do that look into what kind of action shooting you want to do. IDPA is a minimum of 9mm
look up what sport you want to shoot and what division you would like to shoot in, then look to see if that gun is legal in what you want to shoot
I think steel challenge you can use a 22. but I am not sure
look up what sport you want to shoot and what division you would like to shoot in, then look to see if that gun is legal in what you want to shoot
I think steel challenge you can use a 22. but I am not sure
One of my clubs has local style speed steel where there's classes for .22's. But otherwise yeah, the usual IPSC and IDPA matches require 9mm or bigger. So check into or tell us what event you're looking at.
As for buying another gun? Don't bother. Tune the shooter first before you tune the tool you're using.
I've been shooting rimfire in my club's Speed Steel matches for a few years now. I've shot a long barrel buckmark back to back with my gun. Like you I found that the heavier gun did help slightly with getting the next target sight picture a touch more quickly.
HOWEVER.... The gun I was shooting was a very lightweight S&W 422. Your much heavier steel Ruger is more than capable of matching any Buckmark. It comes back to tune the shooter first then the tool.
A far better option if you're serious about this sort of shooting would be to buy a few extra magazines, a couple of CASES of ammo, make up some steel targets similar to what your club uses and a match shot timer. Set the targets out at the proper distance and spacing and using the timer work on your own ability.
What you would gain from shooting your way through 5000 rounds in a case would be light years ahead of what you THINK you would gain from buying a different gun and not practising like this.
Case in point. I'm no slouch at these matches. I finish in the top 25% or higher quite consistently. But I know a few folks that can beat my rimfire times (generally around 3.7 to 4.5'ish seconds for 5 targets depending on the layout) with their center fire guns despite the greater kick. The secret? Literally hundreds of thousands of rounds shot during similar or related competitions from THAT ONE GUN over the years.
So get humble and sharpen the shooter first. Worry about the tool you use well down the road. Your Ruger is just fine and is very capable of beating the guys with Brownings if you get up to the same skill level.
As for buying another gun? Don't bother. Tune the shooter first before you tune the tool you're using.
I've been shooting rimfire in my club's Speed Steel matches for a few years now. I've shot a long barrel buckmark back to back with my gun. Like you I found that the heavier gun did help slightly with getting the next target sight picture a touch more quickly.
HOWEVER.... The gun I was shooting was a very lightweight S&W 422. Your much heavier steel Ruger is more than capable of matching any Buckmark. It comes back to tune the shooter first then the tool.
A far better option if you're serious about this sort of shooting would be to buy a few extra magazines, a couple of CASES of ammo, make up some steel targets similar to what your club uses and a match shot timer. Set the targets out at the proper distance and spacing and using the timer work on your own ability.
What you would gain from shooting your way through 5000 rounds in a case would be light years ahead of what you THINK you would gain from buying a different gun and not practising like this.
Case in point. I'm no slouch at these matches. I finish in the top 25% or higher quite consistently. But I know a few folks that can beat my rimfire times (generally around 3.7 to 4.5'ish seconds for 5 targets depending on the layout) with their center fire guns despite the greater kick. The secret? Literally hundreds of thousands of rounds shot during similar or related competitions from THAT ONE GUN over the years.
So get humble and sharpen the shooter first. Worry about the tool you use well down the road. Your Ruger is just fine and is very capable of beating the guys with Brownings if you get up to the same skill level.
