scoobs wrote:gday all
i think its time to look at buying a 22LR. whats everyones thoughts on the tikka t1x vs the ruger precision rimfire?
from what little ive seen, and of experience with tikka, i dare say the t1x will be nicer. but more $$$.
the value for money with the ruger seems pretty good and i do like the chassis style rifles for target/benchrest shooting.
i want the tikka, but thinking i will order the ruger.
discuss
cheers
scobs
in2anity wrote:Yeah it's a pretty cool little concept; a heavy-barrelled 22lr well under 3kg (scoped). It's going to be super interesting to see how it groups; if it can rival the crossover rifles such as the la101 or the Brno Mod 2 (or rugers i guess), it could be a strong contender for silly-wet shooting. And it's cheaper. I hazard to guess it'll point well (from standing) due to the light, poly stock.
What do the rugers weigh Blade?
Rikta wrote:ruger cos then youre not just another tikka brand fanboi
Rikta wrote:ruger cos then youre not just another tikka brand fanboi
sungazer wrote:They are very short barrels as far as target rifles go. From the guys I know that shoot small bore they have barrels about 27 inch. I sort of wonder at what level of rifle construction do you start to be able to put the precision tag on it ?
Supaduke wrote:
Accuracy wise, both remain untested in the public domain, so that remains to be seen.
Ben78 wrote:22plinkster on Youtube has a RPR supplied to him by Ruger, it did not shoot a ragged one hole group with match ammo at 50 yards. His Lithgow LA101 supplied to him by Legacy Sports did shoot a ragged one hole group at 50y with match ammo. Kinda disappointing really, I had put a deposit on the Ruger given that I'd have a few months before they landed here to see some reviews. Been a few posted round the net so far and non have been $700+ gun groups. Seems to me its just a production RAR heavy barrel in a chassis.
I'll probably divert my deposit into something more interesting now.
bladeracer wrote:
Did he spend any time at all testing to find the ammo they shot best with?
As far as I can tell the RPR is just a Predator model in a polymer chassis.
Are there any owners on RimfireCentral yet?
rsj223 wrote:I have the Ruger Target and not very impressed with it, when I seen the Ruger precision I drooled and just wanted one because how it looked but cant go past the Tikka's quality so jumped on the list for that today.
bladeracer wrote:rsj223 wrote:I have the Ruger Target and not very impressed with it, when I seen the Ruger precision I drooled and just wanted one because how it looked but cant go past the Tikka's quality so jumped on the list for that today.
Why aren't you impressed with the Target?
Once you find the ammo it likes you should be able to consistently shoot 1.5MoA 5rd groups at 100m off the bench. A better shooter than me can probably get even better groups than that. The other day after my daily silhouette practice I put 60rds of CCI SV through the Compact off the bench from 100m in 5rd groups and all were under 1.5MoA, with three groups right around 1MoA. I was only trying to foul the bore after giving it a good scrub out so I just fired at patches on the silhouette targets. Does yours not shoot that well or do you expect better accuracy than that? I put 170rds through the Target just now. But as my stocks of CCI SV are getting low I burned up some Federal 714 instead. The best 10rd group I've shot at 50m with this stuff was 34.5mm so I was pretty happy with today's effort of 5rd groups around 50-75mm at 100m with some horrendous mirage. Yesterday I shot a 30rd group at 100m off the bench with the Norinco JW21 and CCI SV to see if the peep sights are working for me. All 30 dropped inside 200mm, but eighteen of them dropped into a rectangle 40mm high and 180mm wide. Not sure how I'm going to address that now as my vertical hold seems pretty good, maybe I need a rectangular aperture
I will probably get the RPR anyway, but I won't expect it to shoot significantly better than my Target or Compact models. I certainly wouldn't consider it to be a true target competition rifle.
I hope the new Tikka can shoot better, but at that price it doesn't seem likely.
Are you looking to sell your Ruger Target?
rsj223 wrote:Well I have tried many types of ammo but only had it out twice to shoot targets and decided it may need to shoot a few hundred to settle in, look its ok and I dont have as much bench time as I need because I have my kids every weekend so time sucks ATM,
Think I still will get the RPR as it looks great but I think the Tikka is better as a all rounder, Yeah prob sell the target but only after I take it out again LOL
bladeracer wrote:rsj223 wrote:Well I have tried many types of ammo but only had it out twice to shoot targets and decided it may need to shoot a few hundred to settle in, look its ok and I dont have as much bench time as I need because I have my kids every weekend so time sucks ATM,
Think I still will get the RPR as it looks great but I think the Tikka is better as a all rounder, Yeah prob sell the target but only after I take it out again LOL
I've got 3000rds through the Compact (and my Norinco I got in October) but only 2000rds through the Target so far.
I'll probably grab the RPR just because it's a Ruger and I can compare it to the two I have already. Its appearance doesn't particularly appeal to me, but I'm hoping it can still use the standard 10rd box mags rather than the banana sticking out the bottom - for bench or prone shooting that looks at least as annoying as the lever-action on the Norinco JW21. It also looks like the forend is not level with the top of the receiver so I don't think it'll be able to run a full-length pic rail, which seems an odd design choice.
Tikka doesn't do anything for me, but I am impressed with their pricing on this model.
Let me know if you decide to pass it on as my brother may be interested.
Cooper wrote:I’m not a Ruger fan. But I have ordered a 22lr Ruger precision. I having been thinking about putting one of my CZ 22s in a chassis system. Before I’d even start it would be more than $500. So the Ruger at $689 seems like a bargain.
The Tikka will probably out shoot it and I like the Tikka trigger and the fact they it takes the full size T3 centrefire stock is a bonus. If I already had a chassis system for Tikka I probably would have went that way. I probably would have like one stainless. Who knows maybe one day!