I've been shooting a fair bit more 22 lately and am quite pleased with my first 10/22 (stainless version). It shoots better than I had expected with ammo it likes, and worse than I'd hoped with ammo it doesn't. For its intended purpose, it will be well more than adequate (trainer for peep sights). I intend to use it for a local rimfire silhouette competition, as my choice of a Henry H001 doesn't have the sight adjustability as it is to do what I want. However, that and the 10/22 are another thread.
The competition has a scoped 22 portion that is shot from 100 yards. I've shot it with a Marlin 60 and did well enough to try again. Recent shooting of the Marlin revealed it isn't accurate enough, or I'm not accurate enough with it, to hit all the targets repeatably. I don't see a lot of talk about the Ruger Precision Rimfire but thought it might be capable of hitting a 1" square silhouette from 100 yards with more reliability than my Marlin. I've hit the small target once with it, but that was out of 5 tries.
From what I've read, the RPR shares magazines with the 10/22. The ones I looked at on the shelf had the 25 round Ruger magazines. That will last me a while in a bolt action rimfire. I wouldn't go all out for this competition. I plan to shoot whatever common ammo shoots best from the 10/22 and would do the same with the RPR. Currently I use CCI Standard Velocity as my most accurate target load. The 10/22 doesn't shoot any high velocity ammo well enough to even try the competition. I'd hope for a little more versatility in ammo from the RPR. The Marlin shoots a shade over 2" groups at 100 yards but does so with pretty much anything.
The competition has a scoped 22 portion that is shot from 100 yards. I've shot it with a Marlin 60 and did well enough to try again. Recent shooting of the Marlin revealed it isn't accurate enough, or I'm not accurate enough with it, to hit all the targets repeatably. I don't see a lot of talk about the Ruger Precision Rimfire but thought it might be capable of hitting a 1" square silhouette from 100 yards with more reliability than my Marlin. I've hit the small target once with it, but that was out of 5 tries.
From what I've read, the RPR shares magazines with the 10/22. The ones I looked at on the shelf had the 25 round Ruger magazines. That will last me a while in a bolt action rimfire. I wouldn't go all out for this competition. I plan to shoot whatever common ammo shoots best from the 10/22 and would do the same with the RPR. Currently I use CCI Standard Velocity as my most accurate target load. The 10/22 doesn't shoot any high velocity ammo well enough to even try the competition. I'd hope for a little more versatility in ammo from the RPR. The Marlin shoots a shade over 2" groups at 100 yards but does so with pretty much anything.