I took two of my most recent favorite rifles to the range recently to do some testing of different ammo and platforms. Since the outdoor range was closed for a sponsored event, I decided to shoot indoors at the 50 foot range.
Both rifles have been zeroed at 50 yards on the outdoor range and will hit nickel-size pieces of clay pigeon at 100 yards just about every shot (we call this "moment-of-groundhog", so I'm confident that both rifles are "locked in" and ready for this challenge. I wanted to see what each of them would do with two different brands/types of ammo as far as accuracy and consistency.
Ammo #1: Federal Bulk 550 Pack, 1260 FPS, Copper-jacketed HP (used to zero the 10/22)
Ammo #2: CCI Standard Velocity, 1070 FPS, Round-nose (used to zero the RPR)
Gun #1: Ruger 10/22 with Kidd 16" barrel and muzzle brake, PMACA chassis along with various components. Ruger trigger housing contains Kidd hammer/sear/trigger set at slightly over 2 lbs. Scope for this rifle is a Nikon P-Rimfire NikoPlex 2-7x32 1" tube mounted with Nikon P-Series mounts. It features a typical crosshair reticle with adjustable turrets marked for different distances. A picture of the crosshairs is below.
Gun #2: Ruger Precision Rimfire just taken out of the box last week. It is all factory thus far, and I mounted a Burris E1 30mm tube scope that is 3-9x40 and has the Ballistic Plex reticle. It is mounted with Nikon P-Series mounts. I've included a rendition of the reticle below for reference.
Both rifles have been zeroed at 50 yards on the outdoor range and will hit nickel-size pieces of clay pigeon at 100 yards just about every shot (we call this "moment-of-groundhog", so I'm confident that both rifles are "locked in" and ready for this challenge. I wanted to see what each of them would do with two different brands/types of ammo as far as accuracy and consistency.
Ammo #1: Federal Bulk 550 Pack, 1260 FPS, Copper-jacketed HP (used to zero the 10/22)
Ammo #2: CCI Standard Velocity, 1070 FPS, Round-nose (used to zero the RPR)
Gun #1: Ruger 10/22 with Kidd 16" barrel and muzzle brake, PMACA chassis along with various components. Ruger trigger housing contains Kidd hammer/sear/trigger set at slightly over 2 lbs. Scope for this rifle is a Nikon P-Rimfire NikoPlex 2-7x32 1" tube mounted with Nikon P-Series mounts. It features a typical crosshair reticle with adjustable turrets marked for different distances. A picture of the crosshairs is below.
Gun #2: Ruger Precision Rimfire just taken out of the box last week. It is all factory thus far, and I mounted a Burris E1 30mm tube scope that is 3-9x40 and has the Ballistic Plex reticle. It is mounted with Nikon P-Series mounts. I've included a rendition of the reticle below for reference.