I have an opportunity to shoot a USBR competition. I have a couple sporter entries but would like to add a plinker class entry. For those unfamiliar with the rules winning means any participant can buy your rifle for $200 or you are disqualified. My inclination is to use a 597 heavy barrel combo. This rifle sells for 199 every black friday with a scope. And as you can remove the scope this means you could buy a new rifle with more accessories for 200. Can anyone say I'm barking up the wrong tree and suggest a better candidate?
That's the thought. That and the 9 power scope limitation keeps it from becoming an arms race. The reason I thought the 597 is it has a heavy barrel comes with a scope and is under $200. The trigger blows but somethings got to give. I have managed a score of 220 on a usbr target with a 597 heavy but I was using a 12x scope. Also on other things that could work nobody has mentioned a 10/22 which I through out as a non-contender. Crap trigger & skinny/poorly rifled barrel.
The plinkster has a skinny barrel so the trigger has to be butter the xt22 is skinny barrel but accuracy is muh. Look at it like this. Closest rifle to a match 22lr with a $200 off the shelf budget. If someone wants to buy my rifle I want them to get robbed for it!
That was my original thought,,,
An older bolt-action single shot rifle.
I purchased a Western Field 815 (Mossberg 320) for $99.00 out the door,,,
I put a $39.95 Simmons scope on it and it's a tight grouping gun.
But the bad part would be if I were to luck into a win,,,
I would be disqualified from further matches.
No way in heck would I sell that rifle,,,
I like owning it too much.
Aarond
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