Hey Snipershide,
So I bought a Savage MKII FV-SR .22lr as a precision trainer because I am currently limited to 100 yards (closest 300 yard+ is 8 hours round trip).
After feeling the plastic stock, I sought out a Boyd's wood one and found an amazing deal on a new Tacticool stock ($70 shipped) that I jumped on. I have ordered the DIP thicker bottom metal for it. I have a bipod on its way.
But here is where I am stuck, optics. I am getting competing information from various sources I know to be knowledgeable shooters. Some say don't go higher than 14x on the top end of magnification, some say shoot for 20x on the top end. So that would be my first problem.
The second is that I am focused on getting a mil/mil scope because that is what I want to learn on and I want to start with it. I also dont want to pay 4x the gun setup on an optic, for a .22lr. If this were .308, or something that I knew 2 years from now I would still be shooting, 700-900 on an optic wouldnt bother me. But with a .22lr it seems like overboard. I am hoping for around 200 but could bump it to 300 or 350 if there is something really worthwhile.
Scopes I have looked at are the Mueller APT (rimfirecentral.com seems to love these), and the various fixed power SuperSnipers (12x, 16x, 20x).
If you were in my situation which way would you lean? Do you have any of the aforementioned scopes and what are your thoughts on them being limited to .22lr and 100 yards? Is there something else you would recommend in the sub 350 range?
Lastly, bedding the FV-SR in the boyds... Should I bother? What would you recommend using? This is my first dip into bolt action rifles so I am unsure on how to proceed, especially since most guides are for .308s and I am not sure if they apply to .22lrs...
And I am not a novice when it comes to firearms, I have built a few AKs from parts kits and done conversions, and assembled a few AR15s. I know the semi auto game, just not the precision game.
So I bought a Savage MKII FV-SR .22lr as a precision trainer because I am currently limited to 100 yards (closest 300 yard+ is 8 hours round trip).
After feeling the plastic stock, I sought out a Boyd's wood one and found an amazing deal on a new Tacticool stock ($70 shipped) that I jumped on. I have ordered the DIP thicker bottom metal for it. I have a bipod on its way.
But here is where I am stuck, optics. I am getting competing information from various sources I know to be knowledgeable shooters. Some say don't go higher than 14x on the top end of magnification, some say shoot for 20x on the top end. So that would be my first problem.
The second is that I am focused on getting a mil/mil scope because that is what I want to learn on and I want to start with it. I also dont want to pay 4x the gun setup on an optic, for a .22lr. If this were .308, or something that I knew 2 years from now I would still be shooting, 700-900 on an optic wouldnt bother me. But with a .22lr it seems like overboard. I am hoping for around 200 but could bump it to 300 or 350 if there is something really worthwhile.
Scopes I have looked at are the Mueller APT (rimfirecentral.com seems to love these), and the various fixed power SuperSnipers (12x, 16x, 20x).
If you were in my situation which way would you lean? Do you have any of the aforementioned scopes and what are your thoughts on them being limited to .22lr and 100 yards? Is there something else you would recommend in the sub 350 range?
Lastly, bedding the FV-SR in the boyds... Should I bother? What would you recommend using? This is my first dip into bolt action rifles so I am unsure on how to proceed, especially since most guides are for .308s and I am not sure if they apply to .22lrs...
And I am not a novice when it comes to firearms, I have built a few AKs from parts kits and done conversions, and assembled a few AR15s. I know the semi auto game, just not the precision game.