Gopher plunker?

Farmb0y said:
But I'm looking to get a .22lr that looks and feels like a AR-15

There is supose to be a new .22lr coming out called the Sig522 but you all think it's going to be a restricted gun? I don't have a restricted license so no ball for that one.

Edit: I'd like the gun to be a semi automatic because when there's gophers, there is tonnes, i mean like 10 in a group, and if i had a semi auto i could spray, and hopefully hit more then one.
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Even if you had your RPAL, you wouldn't be able to take a restricted rifle out into the field and blast gophers anyway... ;)

Grizzlypeg said:
I kinda like the sound it makes when you hear a 22 smack the gopher and you see him fall over or start doing backflips.
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I like that sound as well, so last summer I took my non-restricted CZ-858 Tactical 2 and a couple of crates of cheap Czech surplus ammo back to Saskatchewan to shoot gophers, and rats (at the nuisance-grounds) which was a blast, literally... :D You may want to consider one of these as a more lethal assault rifle alternative to a .22; however, I did bring my tacticool 10/22 and a couple of bricks of Quick-shok as well, and I was very impressed with the way that gophers would "explode" when hit with the Quick-shok, but not quite as satisfying as the CZ... YMMV :)
 
Buy a 10/22

Bling it out.

Have fun.

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Word.
 
I got a question. What's with the super long scope attachment on the end of the scope? Is it like a blind of some sort?
 
So, i've come down to the conclusion of what I'm going to get.

Ruger 10/22
Thumbhole Stock
Bi-pod
High Capacity Mag
Magazine loader

Any estimates of the price?
 
I'm not sure if they offer the standard weight barrel with a thumbhole stock or not. The target model with a heavy stock and possibly some other enhancements is around $579. You can buy the basic model with a wood stock and standard barrel for around $280.00 So maybe it is worth it to buy the stock separately if you can get it for the right price and don't want the heavy barrel.
 
Grizzlypeg said:
I'm not sure if they offer the standard weight barrel with a thumbhole stock or not. The target model with a heavy stock and possibly some other enhancements is around $579. You can buy the basic model with a wood stock and standard barrel for around $280.00 So maybe it is worth it to buy the stock separately if you can get it for the right price and don't want the heavy barrel.
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What benifit does the heavy barrel add to the gun? Except weight? Does it increase the accuracy, and help balance out the gun? Increasing the weight in the front to decrease the amount of movement since it's heavier? Sorry, I'm just use to guns that are all older then me, and are simpler then dirt.

Thanks
 
What is wrong with these old girls??? Lakefield Mark II and Mossberg 151M. Over 1000 varmints in a 4 day stint and they certainly are not new. Absolutely faultless thru the whole deal..
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You'd better ask the 10/22 experts what sort of accuracy to expect and where the improvements lie, barrel or other work. In a decent bolt action rifle you should be able to get all the accuracy you'll need for gophers with a sporter weight barrel. I took my standard weight CZ452 out with me, and it will shoot 3/8" 5 shot groups at 50 yards and I took my Lakefield Heavy Barrel rifle that I've shot 5 shot groups as tight as 1/8" spread centre to centre. I shot a couple of gophers with it then put it back in the case. I was shooting with it resting in my hands, not on a bipod. Not worth the added weight in my opinion, but I had to try it just to say I'd killed some gophers with it.
 
I definitely agree on the weight issue. If you intend on setting up a shooting bench or the like, ...be prepared to move it a few times if you shoot the heavy barreled guns. A lighter tapered barrel and light stock are what is needed to traverse the fields in search of varmints. I walked miles and laid on hill tops with the trusty bipod . But all was fun in the end. I cannot fathom carrying a heavy barrel for any length of time. Some guns are built to shoot the paper at under inch patterns but others prove suitable for regular sport hunting.Mine are sighted in for 100 yards and shoot a very high percentile of varmints out to that range. The only time they see paper is when it is season again and need to be checked for scope accuracy.
 
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