There's a video on youtube showing the inconsistency of those ebay clones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_-sYafOSXE
I would spend a bit more and get the UTG that I posted
Ruger Precision Rimfire
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There's a video on youtube showing the inconsistency of those ebay clones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_-sYafOSXE
I would spend a bit more and get the UTG that I posted
When I was at the range last time with another rifle, an older experienced shooter recommended to get a shorter bi-pod than what I was using, I had a 6-9". Not too sure what his reasoning was. So this time when I was looking for the UTG I decided to get the shorter version, we do bench shooting at the range if that matters.
You're right. The shorter version is good for bench shooting but the longer version on it's shortest setting will do for bench and at the longer settings is good for prone at longer distances I think. I like prone shooting myself. My Harris clone (6-9") was also OK for prone shooting most of the time too though.
Good , bad ?
I thought you could reverse the pic rail to zero out the slope.
My understanding is there is 15 moa on the rail and 15 on the receiver. So if you point the rail one way you get 30 moa and point it the other way and you get zero.
Personally I think if you have an RPR, you are castrating it to zero out the slope as it is intended to be a PRS rig and should be set up for 300 yards or more.
If you have a "good one" you can use it that far. We were shooting at 400 yards last weekend and making good hits on a 3 moa plate. It wasn't an RPR though... we'd need a 10 moa plate for that.
I don't think you are right, about the receiver being 15MOA and the base being 15MOA. I think the receiver is 0 and the base is 30. Please post link to source if I am wrong.
Sometime last month I was able to get to the range and test out the Ruger. From reading the reviews and as with any firearm, it could be a hit or miss. Figured worse case I would slap a new barrel on it if it didn't perform.
I did swap out the 30 MOA rail it came with to a 0 MOA rail. Had to order it from www.snapshotsguns.com, Ruger's Canadian partner. Can only shoot 100 yards or less. Swapped out the grip with a Magpul MOE +, found the stock one was "slippery" even though I will be bench shooting. Added a Magpul M-lok hand stop kit and a UTG 2 piece bipod. Running a Vortex scope. Rear rest is a sock filled with small red beans.
Testing at 50 yard, it took a few shots to see where I was aiming, zeroing in after was a breeze. First few shots I ran Stingers, guess I should have read the manual, says no Stingers. Did some Aguila's. Both performed poorly, it was wide groups. Luckily I did buy a variety of Eley ammo. Results were much better, it seems to like subsonic ammo. My groups were tightening up. I am no pro, second time behind a scope. I was really impressed with the Ruger, more practice and I know I can do better. I had 1 failure to feed which was my fault, my friend was behind me and said I cycled the bolt too slow. That day I ran 170 rounds through it, we were running a Ruger, an AR15, and VZ58 going back and forth. My friend said he hadn't have that much fun in a long time, now he is eyeing a T1X to match his T3X.
Pros:
Best bang for the buck chassis rifle out the box
Cheap to shoot
Negatives (my opinion only):
Cheap grip
30 MOA rail standard, feel like it should have came with the 0 instead
Stock - one lever bolt controls the LOP and cheek rise, feel like it should be independent of each other
This one is a winner, it did not disappoint and will be kept for a long time. Can't wait to get it out and try different styles of ammo, Lapua, SK, RWS, etc.
I did swap out the 30 MOA rail it came with to a 0 MOA rail. Had to order it from www.snapshotsguns.com, Ruger's Canadian partner. Can only shoot 100 yards or less. Swapped out the grip with a Magpul MOE +, found the stock one was "slippery" even though I will be bench shooting. Added a Magpul M-lok hand stop kit and a UTG 2 piece bipod. Running a Vortex scope. Rear rest is a sock filled with small red beans.
Testing at 50 yard, it took a few shots to see where I was aiming, zeroing in after was a breeze. First few shots I ran Stingers, guess I should have read the manual, says no Stingers. Did some Aguila's. Both performed poorly, it was wide groups. Luckily I did buy a variety of Eley ammo. Results were much better, it seems to like subsonic ammo. My groups were tightening up. I am no pro, second time behind a scope. I was really impressed with the Ruger, more practice and I know I can do better. I had 1 failure to feed which was my fault, my friend was behind me and said I cycled the bolt too slow. That day I ran 170 rounds through it, we were running a Ruger, an AR15, and VZ58 going back and forth. My friend said he hadn't have that much fun in a long time, now he is eyeing a T1X to match his T3X.
Pros:
Best bang for the buck chassis rifle out the box
Cheap to shoot
Negatives (my opinion only):
Cheap grip
30 MOA rail standard, feel like it should have came with the 0 instead
Stock - one lever bolt controls the LOP and cheek rise, feel like it should be independent of each other
This one is a winner, it did not disappoint and will be kept for a long time. Can't wait to get it out and try different styles of ammo, Lapua, SK, RWS, etc.
So what sort of distance is this rifle built for? What's min/max with the 30 MOA rail? Near as I can figure looking at bullet-drop charts that gets you out past 200 yards. Is this more rifle than those of us at 100-yard and shorter ranges need; is it caged up shy of what it wants to do too close in?
Some videos on youtube show them being pushed out to 500 yards, at those distances your just looking for the hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqqoZB8pEgU
100 yards or less I am looking at precision.
30 MOA rail, you have to look at your scope, every scope is different. I just went 0 MOA just to be "safe"
I am into this rifle roughly under 1K without including the scope and rings:
Rifle
UTG bipod
10/22 uplula loader
7 ruger mags (gun came with one, 8 total)
0 MOA rail
Magpul pistol grip and foregrip
This rifle runs under $600 taxes in when on sale.
Hard to beat for the money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqqoZB8pEgU
100 yards or less I am looking at precision.
30 MOA rail, you have to look at your scope, every scope is different. I just went 0 MOA just to be "safe"
I am into this rifle roughly under 1K without including the scope and rings:
Rifle
UTG bipod
10/22 uplula loader
7 ruger mags (gun came with one, 8 total)
0 MOA rail
Magpul pistol grip and foregrip
This rifle runs under $600 taxes in when on sale.
Hard to beat for the money.
My RPR22 shooting CCI SV ammo, with 30 MOA rail, Athlon Cronus BTR, zeroed at 25m, then has about 21.5 mils of up in the turret, plus I could use the turret at high magnification for about another 6 mils. The ballistic calculator, which I corrected for 300m paper, suggests the 27.5 mils would hit at about 470m. Furthest I've shot it is 300m though.
I bought the Butler Creek 10 rd clear mag that's designed for the 10-22, works like a charm.
I was actually happy shooting this rife today. Other than fouling and needing a cleaning
for some FTEs. It cycled beautifully for the first freakin' time
I was actually happy shooting this rife today. Other than fouling and needing a cleaning
for some FTEs. It cycled beautifully for the first freakin' time
I’d read good and bad reviews on it, but saw enough good to get one a couple of weeks ago. I’ve thought about doing some precision range work for a couple of years since I stopped hunting, but being retired and a fixed income is not conducive to dropping thousands of dollars on something I wasn’t sure would be for me. I figured that, worst case, I’d have a pretty accurate shooting .22 for shooting gophers from the porch in spring; above that was gravy.
I wasn’t really prepared to be as impressed as I am with it, though. Bear in mind, this is my first foray into precision shooting in about 55 years of shooting, so I was setting things up primarily by what made sense to me. I mounted a Nikon Prostaff 3X9 BDC I had sitting in a box. That will need to be upgraded, but for now it’s alright. A UTG bipod, and a monopod that I had from something I can’t even remember. I zero’ed at 50 yds, got everything locked down, proned out and was immediately impressed.
I was trying to concentrate on what I was doing, proper form, breathing, etc. And shot a group with CCI sub sonics; a touch under 3/4in. At 50 freaking yards! I was “blowed the hell away! I know those who actually know what they’re doing are shooting groups less than half that, but for a guy who shoots handguns almost exclusively these days, that kind of group....I don’t know how many DECADES it’s been since I’ve shot a group like that! Of course, that was the best one I shot for the day, but I didn’t get all silly and blow things out of the water...it went through 200 rds of various CCI, Eley & Federal. It has a distinct preference for Eley Sport, and of the lesser quality ammo, CCI quiet .22.
I ordered several different types of ammo that should be here tomorrow; I’m going to see what I can find that it likes the best. I’ve been researching scopes to see what fits my budget; I don’t think it’s big enough that I’ll have to worry about “over-scoping” it, but I’d like to get something that will do the gun justice if I can. I stripped it down and checked the torque on everything, gave it a really thorough cleaning and a careful reassembly. I shot it afterward, and everything was dead-on, so I guess I did it correctly. I also dropped the trigger pull as low as it’d go, expecting I’d need to take it up some to eliminate induced FTF, but I’ve run another hundred rounds of various ammo types through it without a single light strike, so Imma leave it right where it is. My pull guage averages out at 2.2 pounds, and it actually feels really decent, something else I didn’t expect.
I’m a bit fussy about triggers, being primarily a pistol shooter. Removing some weight eliminated most of the take-up, and it’s actually nice and crisp now. I’d rather have a bit tighter reset, but it’s better than it was. What sort of weight is everyone running on their trigger? I like it pretty light, but that’s not always the best thing to have. What is the general consensus for precision shooting? Very light, or a bit heavier?
I’m planning on staying in the rimfire realm; I already have a bigger ammo budget than I’d like, and I reload. I would like to pick up one of these in .17HMR; I’m fond of the round, and I think it’d be awesome to reach out a bit further with it.
I wasn’t really prepared to be as impressed as I am with it, though. Bear in mind, this is my first foray into precision shooting in about 55 years of shooting, so I was setting things up primarily by what made sense to me. I mounted a Nikon Prostaff 3X9 BDC I had sitting in a box. That will need to be upgraded, but for now it’s alright. A UTG bipod, and a monopod that I had from something I can’t even remember. I zero’ed at 50 yds, got everything locked down, proned out and was immediately impressed.
I was trying to concentrate on what I was doing, proper form, breathing, etc. And shot a group with CCI sub sonics; a touch under 3/4in. At 50 freaking yards! I was “blowed the hell away! I know those who actually know what they’re doing are shooting groups less than half that, but for a guy who shoots handguns almost exclusively these days, that kind of group....I don’t know how many DECADES it’s been since I’ve shot a group like that! Of course, that was the best one I shot for the day, but I didn’t get all silly and blow things out of the water...it went through 200 rds of various CCI, Eley & Federal. It has a distinct preference for Eley Sport, and of the lesser quality ammo, CCI quiet .22.
I ordered several different types of ammo that should be here tomorrow; I’m going to see what I can find that it likes the best. I’ve been researching scopes to see what fits my budget; I don’t think it’s big enough that I’ll have to worry about “over-scoping” it, but I’d like to get something that will do the gun justice if I can. I stripped it down and checked the torque on everything, gave it a really thorough cleaning and a careful reassembly. I shot it afterward, and everything was dead-on, so I guess I did it correctly. I also dropped the trigger pull as low as it’d go, expecting I’d need to take it up some to eliminate induced FTF, but I’ve run another hundred rounds of various ammo types through it without a single light strike, so Imma leave it right where it is. My pull guage averages out at 2.2 pounds, and it actually feels really decent, something else I didn’t expect.
I’m a bit fussy about triggers, being primarily a pistol shooter. Removing some weight eliminated most of the take-up, and it’s actually nice and crisp now. I’d rather have a bit tighter reset, but it’s better than it was. What sort of weight is everyone running on their trigger? I like it pretty light, but that’s not always the best thing to have. What is the general consensus for precision shooting? Very light, or a bit heavier?
I’m planning on staying in the rimfire realm; I already have a bigger ammo budget than I’d like, and I reload. I would like to pick up one of these in .17HMR; I’m fond of the round, and I think it’d be awesome to reach out a bit further with it.
I have the Vortex Diamondback Tactical 4-16x44 on mine. I like the reticle on it, a little opening at the centre of the crosshairs. I can also see the round dropping into the target at 100m.
I'm hoping it will go 300m, I'll find out when the range finishes construction on it.
