Get me out of analysis paralysis!

[ummagawd]

[Tere_Hanges]

Some clubs will let you shoot IDPA matches with rimfire guns. I went to a friendly match where members were shooting rimfire to save on ammo. It was really fun. They were using Rugers and there were lot reliability issues.

Find a club and match on practiscore and email them to ask if they allow rimfire.

https://practiscore.com/

[ummagawd]

Fantastic! Looks like my old club is still running (Prado). Thank you for the website.

Would be sweet if I can run my ar22.

Now... what 22 pistol? What’s fun and satisfying to shoot?

[thegiff]

We run NRL-22 at WEGC on the 4th Sunday of the month.

[Mayor McRifle]

[ummagawd]

WEGC isn’t too far! Thanks for the heads up. @thegiff

I just signed up for a practicescore account, thanks @california. It looks like Prado is still running matches. That’s where I did IPSC over a decade ago.

@mayor I have a g35 (and a 9mm conversion barrel), and a cz 75 TS in 40sw. And I actually still my holster/belt/etc. I even have maybe 400 rounds of my 40 reloads. Def not a lot, but I have a couple thousand rounds of 22lr... another reason why I want to get back into this on rimfire

[Mayor McRifle]

[FNGGlock]

For steel challenge I use a Buck Mark (base model Camper) and a 10/22 take down. The 10/22 already has a red dot, and I just added one to the BM.
Most guys I see run very modified 10/22s and I have seen quite a few MP15-22s as well (interesting option to consider). On the pistol side Rugers and other pistols are a lot more common than Buck Marks . This all for rimfire.

The 10/22 is a great starting point as you can build it up as much as you like. The BM may not be the best choice if you plan to really build it out, etc. Some of the more experienced rimfire guys have moved to other platforms for pistol.

[ummagawd]

[pinger]

The Buckmark is definitely the best speed steel pistol value that is on roster. The Contour model makes it easy to mount a red dot but there are aftermarket red dot mounts for any other model. The good part about the Buckmark is the barrel and sights (including the red dot) are fixed which helps a lot with accuracy. There are three grip profiles, UDX URX and Camper. The grips are specific to each profile. Online you can buy replacement barrels, both Browning and aftermarket, which are easy to change.

The Ruger Mk guns are very good but there is a high off-roster tax and the barrels are are serialized so changing barrels means a whole new gun.

The GSG 1911s are great for what they are but will never be as accurate as a gun with a fixed barrel and sight like the Buckmark. Also mounting a red dot is not easy.

[FNGGlock]

I def plan to use my ar22. It’s a CMMG complete rifle (not a conversion kit) and actually quite reliable with the only issues being FTF ammo. I suspect it’ll be too heavy as I wanted it to look tacticool. But that’ll be easy enough to switch up later down the road.

But I do want to pickup a rimfire pistol. Something my wife can shoot to see if she’s into it and also gives me an excuse to buy another gun lol.

I like the idea of the 1911 because it’s similar to my TS and I like the way it looks. It seems that there’s a lot of aftermarket for it as well. And I also like the idea of the buckmark after seeing the buckmark porn thread in this forum (it looks like there’s plenty of aftermarket for it as well).

That's why the MP15-22 is a good idea, low weight. If I get ore serious about rimfire rifle for steel challenge, I may seriously consider a MP15-22 - light and easy to maintain - the 10/22 is a bit of a pain to disassemble for a proper cleaning and you do tend to run a lot of rounds with practice and a comp through a gun.

The cheapest Buck Mark may be the way to go, as you will probably end up swapping a lot of element on it anyway. I got the cheapest Camper model and swapped the top strap to fit an optic - the Outer Impact top strap is nice as you can mount a variety of red dots pretty low on it. You do loose the iron sights (but shouldn't matter). Red dots definitely do help, especially if you don't have great/young eyes.

[ummagawd]

I think I def want to go with a red dot. I only shot iron sights when I did IPSC way back. And after shooting my AR22 with a red dot, I find it way funner.

It sounds like I should go down the buck mark path. Thanks for the info.

With the grip profiles on the BM, is it important I find the grip I like? Of is that something that can be changed with aftermarket?

Let me throw a wrench into the mix here... what if I get the advantage arms kit for my G35? I ran one on my g19 (my very first gun) but had a lot of reliability issues. Granted this was like late 2000's, I didn't really know a whole lot about different 22 ammo. Have those conversion kits gotten considerably better?

[AR22]

too much thinking

[navydad2010]

Apple Valley GC has a 2 gun Rimfire match, 3rd Saturday, super well run and very much fun!!

Ive run 10/22 and MkIII, Buckmark and AR CMMG conversion even seen guys do lever guns and revolvers..all fun!!

I just bought a Browning 1911-22 to play in this event.

[pinger]

For Buckmark grip profiles, start with the one that fits the best then fine tune if needed. To me the UDX seems the smallest and Camper the largest with URX in the middle. Modding the Buckmark with the flat face Tandemkross trigger increases the length of pull significantly. Something to keep in mind.