Input please....Under $500 rifle choices - Page 5

pbrktrt · February 10th, 2007, 07:21 PM

i'm with you, Bones. except mine is a mini-30. ss, 3x9 40 mm scope, 450.00 barely shot. it is suprisingly accurate with the right ammo.

PAPACHUCK · February 12th, 2007, 11:43 AM

In response to those who have suggested a Ruger 10/22, I bought a 10/22 in hopes of making it a real tackdriver. I purchased a Hogue overmolded rubber stock, a Butler Creek bull barrel, a target hammer/sear upgrade package and a 3x9 scope. After countless hundreds of rounds downrange of varing brands ammo, I think I've gotten close to what this rifle is capable of. Average groups @ 50yds come in at 1 1/2"-2" on a good day. Not too bad. But, consider this;

The day after my eighteenth b-day, (1979), I went to the local department store and bought my first .22 rifle. A $78 Marlin model 60. To this day it shoots as good as when it was new and better than that Ruger I've invested over $350 in. On average, the Marlin will produce 1" groups @ 50yds with CCI Stingers all day long.

Guess which one I take out more often?

I own three Marlin rifles, the model 60, a model 25MN bolt action in .22 WMR, and a Camp Carbine in .45ACP. They all are excellent firearms.

briansmech · February 12th, 2007, 12:03 PM

where in SC are you?

there are public rifle ranges, check the national forestry service, or drop me a message with what part of the state you're in...

February 10th, 2007, 07:21 PM	#41
pbrktrt Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: muskegon,mi Posts: 21	first rifle i'm with you, Bones. except mine is a mini-30. ss, 3x9 40 mm scope, 450.00 barely shot. it is suprisingly accurate with the right ammo.

February 12th, 2007, 11:43 AM	#42
PAPACHUCK Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sportsmans Paradise Posts: 284	In response to those who have suggested a Ruger 10/22, I bought a 10/22 in hopes of making it a real tackdriver. I purchased a Hogue overmolded rubber stock, a Butler Creek bull barrel, a target hammer/sear upgrade package and a 3x9 scope. After countless hundreds of rounds downrange of varing brands ammo, I think I've gotten close to what this rifle is capable of. Average groups @ 50yds come in at 1 1/2"-2" on a good day. Not too bad. But, consider this; The day after my eighteenth b-day, (1979), I went to the local department store and bought my first .22 rifle. A $78 Marlin model 60. To this day it shoots as good as when it was new and better than that Ruger I've invested over $350 in. On average, the Marlin will produce 1" groups @ 50yds with CCI Stingers all day long. Guess which one I take out more often? I own three Marlin rifles, the model 60, a model 25MN bolt action in .22 WMR, and a Camp Carbine in .45ACP. They all are excellent firearms. __________________ FREEDOM MATTERS!

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February 12th, 2007, 12:03 PM	#43
briansmech Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 678	where in SC are you? there are public rifle ranges, check the national forestry service, or drop me a message with what part of the state you're in...