Bushie wrote:Ruger American
Lithgow La 102
Keystone 722
Just a couple I and some mates shoot and habe 0 issues with
FYI the la102 is the center fire big brother of the la101 - I presume that’s what you’re referring to.
Bushie wrote:Ruger American
Lithgow La 102
Keystone 722
Just a couple I and some mates shoot and habe 0 issues with
Gamerancher wrote:Where is your "local" club? What matches do they shoot? Are you prepared to travel to compete?
Your answers to these questions will influence the advice that you receive.
No1Mk3 wrote:G'day Hoot,
There is a Lithgow Model 12 on usedguns at the moment for $300. It will fulfill all your requirements, a mag fed repeater for hunting, and a heavy barrel for target work. The Model 12 is renowned for it's accuracy, and is drilled and tapped for side mounted diopter such as Lithgow Model 57 or 58 sights, or Parker Hale 17. They can be fitted with a scope quite easily also. A good, low cost entry level rifle, Cheers.
PS: My Model 12 is just as good as my Enfield No8, for 25 to 50 yard target work.
Supaduke wrote:Expensive optics can be wasteful if you are not utilising their advantages. Most comps are held during the day. And being rimfire you won't be going past 200m, probably less. Much more than x12 optics on a .22 is not necessary. A good Nikon prostaff or Vortex Crossfire is plenty for a .22.
Hoot wrote:Supaduke wrote:Expensive optics can be wasteful if you are not utilising their advantages. Most comps are held during the day. And being rimfire you won't be going past 200m, probably less. Much more than x12 optics on a .22 is not necessary. A good Nikon prostaff or Vortex Crossfire is plenty for a .22.
I wouldn't even attempt to shoot past 200m with a .22, as far as I'm aware most of the comps happen at 25 or 50 meters!
in2anity wrote:Bushie wrote:Ruger American
Lithgow La 102
Keystone 722
Just a couple I and some mates shoot and habe 0 issues with
FYI the la102 is the center fire big brother of the la101 - I presume that’s what you’re referring to.
Gamerancher wrote:We shoot .22rf @ 200m with iron sights. .
22BPCR silhouette.
bigfellascott wrote:The Savage HB Mk2 are great little shooters that cost little, both mine run rings around my Brno Mod 2 in the groups stakes.
in2anity wrote:And x12 optics is definitely not necessarily too much for the 22; it all depends on the intended application. Rimfire silhouette demands AT LEAST x12, preferably more. You basically start at x12 and work your way up the magnification as your skills improve. Plenty of the guys I shoot with use x20 and one even has his set on x30! You gotta remember the chickens are less than 3” across the widest part; bloody small for standing offhand.
Also there is a 200m rimfire event routinely held at Silverdale called “fly on the wall”; you aim for a blowfly target at that distance! Do you think a x12 would be “overkill” for that? Hells no. That event is all about reading the mirage and flags to dope accordingly and lob em in there. Record is something crazy like 5 rounds in a 2” group.
Point is it’s dumb to generalize and say “a 22 should have scope X” horses for courses.
So basically I 100% agree with gamerancher - you should be buying according to the discliplenss your local club has to offer.
Apollo wrote:bigfellascott wrote:The Savage HB Mk2 are great little shooters that cost little, both mine run rings around my Brno Mod 2 in the groups stakes.
There must be something wrong with your Brno Model 2 or you aren't using the right ammo.
bigfellascott wrote:Yeah it's never been tuned or had any work done to it other than the trigger spring. I've tried quite a few brands of ammo in it and it used to love the orange box winnies but sadly they are no more and the newer version isn't quite as good in it but I really don't care as it and the Savage are only used for hunting not poking paper and they both get the job done just fine
Gamerancher wrote:BrNo Mod 2. Earlier built the better. In a custom stock with a bit of trigger work and the right ammo those things are tack drivers.