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I've got well over $1k into my Bergara in 6.5CM. You are welcome to try it out anytime brother.
Out of curiosity, do you use your Bergara to hunt or target shoot?
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I've got well over $1k into my Bergara in 6.5CM. You are welcome to try it out anytime brother.
If I had something to compare it to that would be a worthy trip to the range. I'd like to see something like that up against say an budget 6.5 Ruger American.
That's a completely different thing though.
I guess I'm struggling to understand the market for a refined 22lr bolt gun when the good Ammo will shoot good in any 22lr bolt action. Unless it's simply a finer rifle overall type thing. As not much is superior in accuracy.
Thanks for all the replies everyone.
It sort of makes sense why these exist more after reading your replies.
I will certainly NOT hesitate to shoot one if I ever get the chance to. Would love to see what a $1000+ rimfire bolt action feels like and if I could shoot it better than my $300 rimfire bolt action.
I had a Remington 513T that I won several matches with. I think the most expensive rifle in our club was a Winchester 52-D. You had to be in the 390's out of 400.Well, my first was a 1953 Winchester M-52 Olympic Match, I sort of got spoiled and now I demand such performance for any rim fire that would follow! That requirement has seen a Remington 541-T-HB, and an Anschutz M-64 Running Game Match!
Sure, a Savage MK-II shoots lights out all day long, BUT it will never be an Anchutz, it will never look or feel like one, and will never hold the value of one, let alone increase in value like one!
My M-52 was an expensive purchase in 1978, a whopping $120 with all three barrels, a Redfield scope, iron sights and all accessories! Today, that same rife ( Because of it's U.S Olympic shooting team connections) is worth over 5K.
In 1998, the Anchutz M-64 cost me an astonishing $600, a price that seemed to be at the very top end of what most would spend on a .22, and the 541-T-HB was easily over $600 brand spanking new, before the mods! Value today, well over 4 times that!
YUP, quality does cost money, but if you can recognize that as a value and performance, then cost ultimately only counts when you make the decision to buy it or not!
Smallbore rifle indoor targets have a 10 ring that is the same size as a .22LR bullet hole. You need to score 90+ with 10 shots from each position in a 4 position match in order to be competitive. That kind of precision gets to be expensive.
Thanks for all the replies everyone.
It sort of makes sense why these exist more after reading your replies.
I will certainly NOT hesitate to shoot one if I ever get the chance to. Would love to see what a $1000+ rimfire bolt action feels like and if I could shoot it better than my $300 rimfire bolt action.
I hear you. I just bought a bolt action armscor .22 with threaded barrel for $118 out the door (via Lucky sports in banks). It's nearly all metal and wood and well built for what it is.What's up with 22 rifles going into the $1000 plus market these days?
Is it a club restriction on ammo or distances?
Are we so restricted in states that 22 is now the only option?
I freaking love 22lr, but I simply do not understand how there are 22lr rifles that cost more than their high end center fire counterparts!
Do these high end guns make bulk ammo shoot sub minute?
Is it just gun guys with too much money wanting a Rimfire version of their centerfire gun?
I know some here own a Vuduu or similar, so I'm hoping one of them might chime in.
For reference, this has an msrp of $1100.
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This action alone with no stock is $1700
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Meanwhile, this newly released Ruger is only $600 msrp.
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What am I missing?
That's just mechanical however?Operating the bolt just once will do it for you. Or else all the world would be competing with $300 rifles instead of $3000 plus sights, of course.
Unrelated question.I've never been in a .22 competition where the rifles didn't cost near as much as my car.
Well, almost.
I just called the guy who runs our club 'squint and squeeze whilst trussed-up' team and found that seven of them have Bleiker rifles, mostly new - so that's at least $42K - others have Anschutz and one guy is still shooting his four-year-old Walther. So let's just say that the 12 man team has around $60k worth of guns. add the special clothing and ....................................
.22 cal bench rest is VERY popular here in yUK because it's mostly affordable on account of the divisions into which it is, uh, divided. You can compete with a very basic rifle and scope, or go totally bat-s**T crazy and hit the mega-spend button. He**, a few of the really keen shooters in our club have spent around $1500 or more on the REST, let alone the rifle.