10/22 for marksmanship

[Izzy43]

Don't overlook a Remington 597, accurate out of the box, drop in a VQ Target Hammer ($45) and you will have a good shooter for Appleseed and casual target shooting. Mine puts 10 rounds in an inch @ 50yds using a Bushnell TRS-25, 3MOA red dot.

The 597 is a much overlooked rifle, lots of love for it on Rimfirecentral.com. Good luck on your choice.

[Tacit Blue]

Hahaha... Yep, that's one of the first things you learn, and learning is what Appleseed's are all about.

You'll get used to the sling and everything else eventually. Once you find you're sweet spots in all the shooting positions you're shooting will improve tremendously.

Good luck on you're journey in pursuing a Riflemans patch. Persist, apply the techniques, and practice. You'll earn you're patches, and when you do you'll be glad you spent the time doing it.

Yeah that sling felt like a tourniquet on my arm lol. I was like " Okay, this is close to cutting off circulation, just ignore it. Be a man" Haha.

Last night I took a muscle realxer, I'm only 26 but felt like a old man. This morning my body feels like jello. I also have brass burns on my arms

[maylebox]

I'm looking for a .22 setup for target shooting. Question is do I buy a plane jane 10/22 modify it myself or go with a factory made target version?

I would set a budget and then see what you can get with it. As others have mentioned you can spend a lot of money on a "target" 22. If you are shooting 25 yard scaled Appleseeds then many inexpensive 22's are accurate enough to shoot score at that distance. Marlin 60, Ruger 10/22, Savage 64 etc. Guns that can be bought for $200-300. Tech sights are's a nice upgrade for about $70. I like the CZ 452's/455's for .22 target shooting but they are a bit more expensive and shooting Rifleman with a bolt action is tougher than a semi-auto. You cant really go wrong with a basic 10/22. Upgrade the sights and add sling and you've got a fun plinker that is plenty good for Appleseed. If you want to trick it out later there are endless ways for you to spend your money on upgrades, mods, accurizing, etc.

[ocabj]

I never bought one, but I've always wanted to get a Compass Lake .22LR "Dedicated Service Rifle Upper" since it's a great way to practice Service Rifle when I can't get on a 200 yard line.

http://www.compasslake.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22&products_id=85

It's pretty much an exact A2 National Match upper but in a .22LR chamber and barrel, so you can weight down the handguards like a competition gun and it also uses a National Match free float tube.