Finally got in my stainless Custom Shop rifle.
Mounted a Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-24.
Grabbed a selection of ammo and tried them out at the 50yd line.
By a far margin, this rifle LOVES the Federal Premium HV Match, turning in 5 shot groups of .402 to .434. There was one .735 stringing vertically when my target was rocking in the wind. I was not happy with getting 5 failures to extract from this ammo, when it wasn't a problem with others.
Next favored was Eley Target (in the yellow box). CCI Green Tag was very disappointing, delivering groups comparable to CCI SV. Half a dozen other brands turned in mediocre results.
Dialed up 1.6 mil and gave it a try at 100yds with the Federal HV Match. I'm happy!
By that time, the wind was getting worse, so packed it up.
As a side note, while initially everything looked great, I noticed the muzzle brake wasn't tight. While hand tightening, I noticed a grinding sound. Took it off and found a spiral of metal caught between the brake and barrel face. How could QC have missed this?
I have had mine since August and like it better each time I shoot it.
At first, it only shot average groups but it shoots great now.
In the beginning, mine would not extract rounds to save my life but I ordered a Volquartsen extractor/firing pin combo and the issue never came up again.
Here’s a pic of mine with its Vortex Viper 6-24x50 HS-T scope in Viper rings.
Nice looking rig and anymore I change extractors in every gun I get saves doing it later I bought a little tool from Tandemkross makes changing them very easy.
From a hunting aspect it is unique to me if you look at all of the advertised features. Weight, barrel length, threaded, bolt release, some type of worked over bolt, a better chamber, cleaning hole in receiver, built in rail, some type of a dual bedding system and it sounds like maybe something is changed in the magazine and the price seems decent. And we are talking about half inch groups. Ruger has made a lot of different 10-22's over the years and maybe a lot of these features exist in one rifle or another but do they all exist in the same rifle. I am not as naive as I sound, I am fully aware of marketing hype, and I am not going to sell my rifles and go out and buy a couple of these. I am just discussing the fact that maybe someone woke up and decided to get a little part of this market that we all seem to be involved in. I don't hover over Ruger's website and maybe this is old news, I don't know. Maybe all of these features are old hat and not worth a darned and just called something different. But it sure sounds good to me. (It still needs a trigger)
I have another target lite also and it has b x trigger in it also when I ordered the custom shop 10/22 I was planning on changing the trigger but when I got it the trigger in this is excellent maybe I got lucky with this one but it is a consistent 2 1/4 l b crisp pull and the bolt is a lot nicer in this one anyway I’m happy with it
Nothing wrong with the BX trigger. I have one, but I use KIDD single stage in my dedicated squirrel rifles. They don't have any take up and they are adjustable. There are a lot of good triggers, it is just what you want or need.
This thread is from Sept. I know that there are opinions on this rifle by now. I have no idea how long it has been in production. I am really interested. What say you?
I like mine and it’s cheaper than building one to get all bells and whistles when I took it apart to clean it before I shot it I noticed a lot of upgrades starting with extra rear stock bolt and a upgraded bolt and firing pin is staked in front with another pin ! Guide rod looks like a kid style very smooth and receiver is a new style very well made screws on top off barrel along with v block on bottom.b x trigger fluted barrel is free floated an adjustable cheek piece in stock and mine is very accurate and barrel is treaded I gave $530.0 and it comes with hard case so total package I think is a good deal
Bucko, I ordered a 6oz KIDD 2 stage trigger for mine (like the one in my Chacon build) and plan on shooting them against one another in a few days.
Will post some pics of the groups when I do.
If my Ruger Competition doesn't shoot to my satisfaction, I will transfer the KIDD trigger to another rifle down the road.
mine wouldnt cycle in 3 degree weather. one drop of oil on the entire bolt, i was deliberately trying not to over lube it and have this happen. quit halfway through second stage of the nrl22 match last month.
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