Ouch, was looking for something affordable...
I love that stock! What is it?
You're quite welcome doddg. I have been kicking around the idea of having a second rifle, which lead me to this thread as I'm woefully out of the know on rifles. Now I'm torn, because I really love the look of that Ruger American Rimfire Target that Ggreen posted a pic of, but I'm also attracted to a Savage B17, which is not as attractive, but inexpensive and is supposed to be very accurate. I don't like the idea of how expensive 17hmr is, but would love to try one out. As I said before, decisions, decisions...
You're quite welcome doddg. I have been kicking around the idea of having a second rifle, which lead me to this thread as I'm woefully out of the know on rifles. Now I'm torn, because I really love the look of that Ruger American Rimfire Target that Ggreen posted a pic of, but I'm also attracted to a Savage B17, which is not as attractive, but inexpensive and is supposed to be very accurate. I don't like the idea of how expensive 17hmr is, but would love to try one out. As I said before, decisions, decisions...
You're quite welcome doddg. I have been kicking around the idea of having a second rifle, which lead me to this thread as I'm woefully out of the know on rifles. Now I'm torn, because I really love the look of that Ruger American Rimfire Target that Ggreen posted a pic of, but I'm also attracted to a Savage B17, which is not as attractive, but inexpensive and is supposed to be very accurate. I don't like the idea of how expensive 17hmr is, but would love to try one out. As I said before, decisions, decisions...
If you're going with the HMR, hold out for the new Tikka. I'm with H45 though. I wanna try one of those Steyr Zephyrs.
We had an American Target 17HMR with us that you could have played with last Saturday. Lol
I can't wait to see which way you go.
B/C of advice I've gotten, I'm going to go Ruger or Savage, and probably won't spend the money this round on a CZ unless the kind of deal I usually fall into presents itself.
I have couple of rifles that are available to me right now, but it's always price and value, and since I'm out of my depth with rifles, I don't have an instinct of what price is so-so and what to pass on.
There was a couple of rifles I would have bought days ago, but others warned me off, and I am grateful.
I see some good rifles going for $200ish all the time, but have fought the urge to chase after since I didn't want to get into having to buy a scope, but here I am.
I can't wait to see which way you go.
B/C of advice I've gotten, I'm going to go Ruger or Savage, and probably won't spend the money this round on a CZ unless the kind of deal I usually fall into presents itself.
I have couple of rifles that are available to me right now, but it's always price and value, and since I'm out of my depth with rifles, I don't have an instinct of what price is so-so and what to pass on.
There was a couple of rifles I would have bought days ago, but others warned me off, and I am grateful.
I see some good rifles going for $200ish all the time, but have fought the urge to chase after since I didn't want to get into having to buy a scope, but here I am.
I'm not so sure I can hold out for a deal. I'm looking at the Ruger American Rimfire Target very seriously ATM.
You are spot on about tho olds Rems. I have more 22's than I can count on both hands and the Remington takes back seat to none of them. It's a real tack driver with just about any ammo I run thru it. That being said, I have savage 17hmr that is very accurate also and fun to shoot. I bought the savage on impulse not expecting it to be good for much but turns out I like the extra range and the little 17gr bullet doesn't ricochet.Thinking a little more vintage, I'm a fan of the Remington 580 series (580, 581, 582). They are a an underappreciated gem that perform.
. You will start with a budget rifle and end up with a shadow 2 level rimfire rifle after wedding through 15 or so. Just bite the bullet and get yourself a Tacsol xring. Lol you know it's inevitable lol.
I love my Ruger American in 17! Biggest seller for me was I love shooting .22 but I wanted something that was had a little more to it but was still fun to shoot lollipops with. It’s incredibly accurate even if you do have to watch the wind while you shoot outside, but I was able to get 3 lollipop at 100 yds on Saturday which is more than either of us could do with our .22s! Mine has a gorgeous stock on it which is a big selling point for me! The higher cost of ammo is off set by the fact that I don’t take it all the time which if it’s a second rifle that shouldn’t be a problem and I like to single feed when I shoot it so I don’t go through it as fast. Only complaint is if you’re used to .22s the 17 makes a pretty good crack when you shoot which is why I had the can on it all day Saturday
Take a look at the Tikka T1x. I just picked mine up first of last week so haven't shot it much but I'm getting sub .5" groups at 50 yds with CCI standard velocity. Excellent trigger out of the box, better than any CZ or Ruger American I've handled. Smooottthhhh action, almost ball bearing like. Lots of the accessories for the T3 fit, T3 stocks also work but have a gap at the front of the action. Only downside I've found is the mag sticks out of the stock and spares are kinda hard to find and a little on the pricey side. Mine in 22 lr was a little over $400.
Any Ruger that uses the rotary 10/22 mags can accept BX25 magazines. The Ruger American or Precision Rimfire can accept BX25 magsThe American uses the Ruger rotary mags.