(Cross posted in the mkiv section also)
Gentlemen I'm at a bit of a crossroad. Im an avid .22 pistol shooter, and pretty good at it (wish I was better but who doesn't?). I dont currently compete, but I plan on changing that in the near future. I practice with a few gents that shoot bullseye, even running practice matches with them. It's an agreement among them, that I should absolutely shoot competitively, but they're "sure as rain, glad I dont." I currently own a 3 screw single 6, that I run probably close to 20k rounds a year through. I used to shoot that puppy from close range out to 250 or so yards. I recently got a contender pistol with an mgm 22lr match barrel that I'm shooting long ranges with, so the trusty 6 has been relegated to sub 50 yard shooting. More often than not, I shoot at 25 paces at spent cases, running from shotgun shells on down to handgun brass and even sometimes managing to hit spent 22 cases at that distance.%
So my question is, in your opinions do you think I would reap the benefits of stepping straight to a volquartsen or should I build a mkiv? Its not a strict match gun, even if I dont enjoy matches, I still want an incredible target gun. I have considered a European target pistol but they're just a bit out of reach financially, and I honestly dont know enough about them.%
Help please.
Gentlemen I'm at a bit of a crossroad. Im an avid .22 pistol shooter, and pretty good at it (wish I was better but who doesn't?). I dont currently compete, but I plan on changing that in the near future. I practice with a few gents that shoot bullseye, even running practice matches with them. It's an agreement among them, that I should absolutely shoot competitively, but they're "sure as rain, glad I dont." I currently own a 3 screw single 6, that I run probably close to 20k rounds a year through. I used to shoot that puppy from close range out to 250 or so yards. I recently got a contender pistol with an mgm 22lr match barrel that I'm shooting long ranges with, so the trusty 6 has been relegated to sub 50 yard shooting. More often than not, I shoot at 25 paces at spent cases, running from shotgun shells on down to handgun brass and even sometimes managing to hit spent 22 cases at that distance.%
So my question is, in your opinions do you think I would reap the benefits of stepping straight to a volquartsen or should I build a mkiv? Its not a strict match gun, even if I dont enjoy matches, I still want an incredible target gun. I have considered a European target pistol but they're just a bit out of reach financially, and I honestly dont know enough about them.%
Help please.