What 10/22 for fast shooting?

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Hi all, I've been watching a bunch of video's on shooting steel quickly and I thought it might be fun to try.
This guy has a tone of vids
and I'm wondering what if I could find a gun under $1000 to at least get into it.
Would a Dlask Dar22 with trigger job be a good starting point?
http://dlaskarms.com/collections/dar-22/products/copy-of-basic-dar-22-22lr-with-od-green-hogue-stock-12-5
or would I need something pricier like the TI X Ring 22?
http://www.wanstallsonline.com/tactical-solutions-x-ring-ultralight-brown-tan-hogue-rifle-.22lr.html
It seems like a great trigger and light weight would be the 2 most important attributes?
Thanks
 
A dar22. Would be just fine. Any heavy barrel 10/22 would work. You can always upgrade the trigger later or just fix up the factory trigger. If you want you can spend more and get a tactical solutions or other 10/22. The sky is the limit and depends on how,much u want to spend.
 
For fast plinking, in my opinion, nothing beats a lightweight take down, topped with a 200-250$ reflex sight
Accurate enough for fast plinking fun stuff

For more accurate work, the bull barrel is essential.
I just find target 10/22s are heavy to transition around in fun gun plinking
 
Go with the 8" short barrel from Dlask Arms and a red dot sight like I did. I love this gun - very quick and easy to handle:

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Heavy barrelled 10/22 and lower-ish powered optic, the weight sucks up the "recoil" to allow for faster follow up shots :)

My 16" dar22 pretty much stays right on target. And it's HELLA accurate.


 
I had a stock 10/22 with the 25 round BC steel lips magazines, it would unload mag after mag as fast as you could shoot.

just put a screw in the back of the trigger guard for 'trigger over travel' so you don't waste more trigger pull then you need to!
I'm pretty sure a trigger job just consists of polishing and taking a tiny amount off the sear...

this guys does pretty well with a stock 1.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncqIPpgSy50
 
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gopher73 said:
Agreed. Best value I have found is sending your trigger to Brimstone Gunsmiths. Some people are satisfied with the new Ruger BX TRIGGER, but I've read lots of mixed reviews. Of course if your wallet is fat, go for a Kidd or Timney.
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I just installed a Power custom comp hammer. Lightened the trigger to under 3#.
 
i watched that video of the guy speed shooting and i said to myself i need to go do that..... right now.
and i did.
i now feel better and more in touch with this thread.
 
took out my DAR22 and i must admit i never speed shoot it.
so i let loose and was trying to see how fast i could go and stay on the steel plates.
i need to get some bigger plates that dont move!
the first 3 shots would hit and the plate would swing back so id have to wait for it to come back down and then id hit it with another 3, rinse and repeat.
my 3 shot burst's where all on the little plate.
was pretty damn neat actually.
pop pop pop
ting ting ting
*giggle*
pop pop pop
ting ting ting
*giggle*

i took a stock plain 10/22 out to see if there was much of a difference and i was surprised that i did notice the stock 10/22 was slower to cycle.
we are talking 100's of a second difference but when you are trying to hammer out speed shots you can definitely notice the difference.
on my DAR im running a Timney trigger group so comparing that to the stock 10/22 trigger group there was a vast difference.

the DAR (the Blue one is the one i had out today)
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here is the stock one i had out, 50th anv edition one.
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Stock trigger. You notice when you do more then double taps how slow it sounds.


Need to upload a new one with the PC hammer kit that 1/2 the weight pull trigger.
 
Having a dead stock 10/22 and a TS X-Ring I can say for sure that a trigger kit or trigger job is the one essential bit of work needed to get shots off cleanly as the guy does in the opening video. It CAN be done with the stock trigger but it's more work to get it right.

For simply dumping rounds on a single target as he did we really don't need much other than a good trigger. Where the rest of the modifications come in is when transitioning between targets such as in Steel Challenge events. Then we want a lower swing weight, compact moments of inertia and, if allowed, a good fitting sling correctly worn to lock the gun in place with the upper torso.
 
Dar-22 with the in-house trigger work drops the trigger weight to 2.5# approx. Picked a 16.5 incher last month and have put about 500 rounds through it. Moa to sub-moa at 50 depending on the ammo you shoot and skills. Fast follow-ups are easy to do due to the mass of the setup. A shorter barrel will help with if the follow-ups require transitions from target to target. Off the bench, very easy to transition. Offhand requires practice to get the mass moving and stopping accurately/quickly. I highly recommend the DAR-22 with a red dot.
 
I have a 16" factory model with bird cage and a trigger job with a set of williams firesights.
Have found i prefer them over a red dot. Cheek stays low on the stock and all you do is line up the three dots under your target and fire away. I find it feels much more natural than looking through opics. I have shot it a lot on indoor 3 gun scenarios. Just wondering how far you plan to shoot? I find the firesights to be easy to shoot to 50 yrds. I used to have a custom short heavy barrel but sold it as i prefer the factory in the end.
 
Mines getting a overhaul. I got a lighter fake suppressor coming ( my barrel is recessed 4" under my forearm ) so its needed to keep from black fingers. I just put a larger charging handle, new trigger and HK 416 sights.

Awe 10/22 dont like something just change it.
 
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