First tip: use a quality trigger in an integrated package such as Velocity, Timney, Elftmann or one of the other quality sources on the market. There are many pull weight and configurations choices available. Using a trigger in an integrated housing removes the trauma of dealing with the...
The Colorado Rifle Club has a 20 position 1K range with a concrete pit operation. At the 1K benchrest matches, you get assigned to a shooting relay, and pull pit duty when not shooting.
Another vote for the Colorado Rifle Club ranged near Byers. 1000 yard benchrest and F-Class matches held frequently. You can really test your wind call skills there.
You are able to combine, in one place, all the maintenance issues of owning a house, and maintaining a depreciating and deteriorating motor vehicle. Plus plumbing parts for RVs are not standard hardware that the local hardware store sells.
If the search for a 24” barrel doesn’t work, I have a 20” factory Ruger barrel, blued with spiral finish, not threaded for sale. Shows minor surface rust spots in a few areas.
Just took off a factory Ruger .920 blued barrel with the spiral finish. Barrel is 20” long and hammer forged. Looks like a few minor surface rust spots. Turned out it was cheaper to rebarrel than to have the Ruger barrel’s muzzle threaded. $95 plus shipping CONUS if interested.