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Does it really matter if for target shooting or hunting? If it's not some extreme target rifle made out of aluminum alloys and has adjustments for every conceivable configuration that weighs a ton then it doesn't really matter. A rifle accurate on the range will also be accurate in the field. There were thirty some ground hogs that found that out the hard way last summer and fall.
I am not sure if I can explain this correctly, but target 22LR ammo does not drop off in speeds at distances any more than upper mid pack BC bullets would in a centerfire rifle. At 600 yards, your remaining velocity is around 600 fps, or roughly 56-57% of starting speeds. BY comparison, a .223 75gr Hornady leaving the muzzle at 2700fps, it will have lost half it's speed at just over 700 yards.
I believe you get what you pay for I've not seen a factory that will shoot like a full custom at distance. Maybe the shorter ranges yes but they really open up or the consistency falls off the farther out you go.
It's will be for some plinking steel and some prairie dog work. So maybe a mix of both.
All I do is plink steel, I threw the coin at it and do not regret it. Want to talk about scope choices next?
snox801, Thanks; it does make a difference what kind of hunting it is for. Since you will be using it for prairie dogs, you will probably not be carrying it very much. That helps narrow down the good choices. Being a 22 LR Hunter, I have a lot of Rimfires that I carry long distances. So I have 2 Marlin 7000's, two other Marlins, 2 CZ 452's, Remington Model 12, Tikka T1X and a Bergara BMR and of course, a couple of Ruger 10/22's.
I don't think I am following your line of reasoning. It has been my experience that if a bullet leaves the barrel so as to hit a certain point then the following round fired the same way at the same target leaving the barrel at the same approximate speed will impact the target in the same spot as the previous shot. Accuracy comes from the rifle no matter if it cost $100 or $10,000 the rifle is going to send the bullet into flight the exact same way shot after shot and if it is shooting a 1/2 MOA group it will continue at 1/2 MOA until external factors cause it to wander. What external factors are we talking about? Well first of all there is the ammunition. How consistent is it? How much variation was there as it came out of the barrel? Wind has an affect on MOA accuracy, especially if it is gusting between each shot or varies from the muzzle to the target which is not uncommon especially when shooting at long range. Mirage, well that is more or less a shooters problem not a rifle issue. Constantly changing mirage will not change the bullet's accuracy, only where the illusion of a perfect shot was the second the trigger was pulled which depending on the range and intensity of the mirage can make the bullet hit several inches from where the shooter thought it was going to hit. Is that the rifle or bullets fault? No, only the shooters issue. The rifle is still sending the bullet out of the barrel and down range at 1/2 MOA it's other factors that influence the point of impact, not the tool regardless of manufacturer, model or caliber as long as we are comparing the same caliber side to side does not matter if its a Mossberg, Ruger, Tikka, Winchester, or any other out of the box rifle that shoots 1/2 MOA against any custom rifle that shoots 1/2 MOA there will be virtually no difference as far as the rifle/bullet's ability to continue to march at it's initial 1/2 MOA ride along the air currents to the target. A custom gun will not shoot any better than a equivalent out of the box gun providing they are both shooting identical groups at 100 yards.
Most likely no doubt, fine rifles.
Because they are the most accurate ones that Vudoo offers. Their words.
