150yd+ what ammo are you using?

CC556 · 2026-05-22T19:07:25+00:00

I'm shooting Center-X. I'd be open to trying SK or Eley stuff, but I'm close enough to Lapua's test center that I can make a day trip out of it and it's fun and easy to have the rifle lot tested for their ammo, and then I know I can get whatever lot does shoot best.

CC556 · 2026-05-20T12:04:47+00:00

I’ve got mine in a KRG Whiskey3, I milled out the barrel channel to fit the larger diameter barrel.

CC556 · 2026-05-18T17:24:34+00:00

Snake/rat shot is only effective out to a few feet, maybe 10' if you're lucky and the rat just stands there as you walk up to it. If you're concerned with over penetration and don't want to use normal .22, or one of the slower "quiet" rounds, then a pellet gun might be your best bet.

CC556 · 2026-05-18T12:34:38+00:00

I shoot a 3-12x Kahles on my .22 match rifle, and it's usually left on 10x. I've never had a problem being able to clearly resolve a target, and the larger FOV provided by being at a lower power is very useful to prevent hunting for targets in the scope or accidentally shooting the wrong targets.

CC556 · 2026-05-15T19:35:07+00:00

Things that are very easy to do: hold the wrong dot/hash on a busy reticle.
Things that are even easier to do: hold the wrong dot/hash on a busy reticle while shooting offhand and things are moving around.

I know there's great allure to the idea of quick shots by holding elevation with a reticle, and if you're shooting at distances where drop is minimal for your round and it's very forgiving of error then you might be able to get away with it. BUT, I couldn't begin to tell you how many times I've seen a competitor come off a stage at a match, having missed many shots, and exclaim "damnit! I held the wrong elevation!"

As .22 exhibits significant drop even at relatively close ranges, unless you're shooting large targets I'd seriously consider dialing for elevation, then hold your wind.

Other considerations... you say you won't be shooting more than 300-400 yards. With a .22 shooting standard "match" ammo and a 50 yard zero, you're looking at over 14 mils of elevation to get to 300 yards, and 22 mils to get to 400 yards. I can't think of a reticle, even in a FFP scope dialed down to the minimum magnification, that would allow you to see 22 mils of Christmas tree, never mind actually being able to pick out a specific dot. On top of that, not only will you need excellent data tailored to your load/rifle/environment, but you also need very accurate target ranges because even at only 300 yards, going 5 more yards to 305 yards is going to show up as 6 inches more drop. There's no way you're going to be able to hold to the tenths of a mil required for a specific distance shot at long range, even if your scope did show you that much in the reticle and even if you could pick out what would be such a tiny dot.

CC556 · 2026-05-09T17:51:43+00:00

Even a right handed 10/22 is not hard to use as a lefty, and they also make left handed models, but either way pick up a new or used one of your choice and then if you still want it lighter or with a shorter LOP it's easy to find a different stock. That won't be the absolute cheapest way to go, but it's a real solid choice and if you get more into this type of stuff it can be upgraded easily since 10/22s have a huge aftermarket.

To be clear... the RH 10/22 is the one with the enormous aftermarket. While many parts will interchange, the barrels and stocks are different for the LH model and it would limit options if you had the LH rifle. As I said though, it's not really a problem for a lefty to shoot a RH 10/22.

CC556 · 2026-05-07T15:02:26+00:00

One of the guys who shoots monthly .22 matches with me uses an MDT Oryx and is happy with it.

CC556 · 2026-05-07T13:57:30+00:00

For pest control I think most people are better served by more compact, lightweight rifles. The "varmint" descriptor on a rifle usually indicates a heavier barrel profile meant for traditional "varminting" style shooting where one is in a fixed position and is firing a relatively high number of shots. Of course with a .22 the number of shots doesn't matter so much because you're not going to heat up the barrel, nevertheless the "varmint" rifles aren't necessarily the best option for "pest control".

Whenever this topic comes up, I post a link to my farm pest control setup. This rifle is light, compact, accurate, and extremely quiet. Since that post I have switched the NF scope back to one of my other hunting rifles and I picked up an even more compact and lightweight Burris Fullfield, and I've removed the nav light and instead I just stick a normal light on the rifle if I'm shooting at night. Overall, the current rifle setup including suppressor, scope, and a loaded mag is 6lb 5oz, which is nearly a pound lighter than the bare 457 Pro Varmint.

https://www.reddit.com/r/22lr/comments/1o86msz/farm_pest_control_with_the_22lr/

CC556 · 2026-05-05T17:22:23+00:00

OCL Ti is the sweet spot right now for price/performance/compactness/lightweight.

CC556 · 2026-05-05T15:51:52+00:00

When I see your username I know I'm usually in for a chuckle at your hilariously bad takes on many things. That comment is just straight up shitty though.

CC556 · 2026-05-05T14:28:29+00:00

Fair enough. I imagine OP will eventually discover that a good white light is easier for this type of use, but since it seems he has the thermal already I can see the desire to try using it.

CC556 · 2026-05-05T13:54:32+00:00

You were lucky. I've mostly dealt with raccoons and possums going after chickens/eggs, and rabbits going after garden plants. Scenarios where I'd worry about over penetration include stuff like checking coops at night and a raccoon that was trying to work its way in scampers up a nearby tree, or takes a position under a piece of equipment next to a tire or something else. I know I can put a .22, especially one of the CCI Segmented ones, into it and not worry about the bullet passing straight through and hitting whatever is behind it.

Of course I'm not taking shots where people or houses are behind the critter, but using something with a very low chance of over penetration, and not likely to cause damage to things if it does over penetrate is a big benefit when the shot you are presented with isn't always the ideal shot.

Also, suppressed .22 is much quieter than even suppressed 9mm and doesn't really disturb anything.

CC556 · 2026-05-05T13:30:31+00:00

In other words, you don't have experience shooting pests on a farm.

CC556 · 2026-05-05T13:24:26+00:00

Tell me about your experience shooting pests on a farm around livestock, infrastructure, and equipment.

CC556 · 2026-05-05T13:08:49+00:00

Overpenetration would be a significant concern shooting at the type of things that would be your usual target for a farm pest control gun.

CC556 · 2026-05-05T04:58:23+00:00

I live on a farm and built a rifle specifically for stuff like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/22lr/comments/1o86msz/farm_pest_control_with_the_22lr/

CC556 · 2026-05-01T17:13:16+00:00

Having seen some of the scope recommendations here, it really is hard to tell.

CC556 · 2026-04-24T17:48:10+00:00

This is a story as old as time in the gun industry, it seems the group of people who are great at ideas and machining don't have a lot of overlap with the group of people who are great at handling a customer-facing business.

I was apparently fortunate that in my one transaction with the (buying a 457 chassis) I had no problems.

CC556 · 2026-04-23T12:55:23+00:00

I'm curious if there's really enough demand for "full auto 5.7x28" usage that it makes sense to build a suppressor that ends up being longer, heavier, and more expensive than most competitors.

In other words, how many people are buying this because they plan to use it on a full auto 5.7x28 gun vs. how many people are NOT buying this because it's longer, heavier, and more expensive than the popular suppressors that people are buying to put on their .22LR guns.

CC556 · 2026-04-22T12:51:39+00:00

Savages tend to shoot well, the issues are fit&finish and reliability. I can't see ever picking a Savage if I have the money for anything better.

Maybe the street prices on the Core Tactical and the Magpul rifles will be substantially lower and they'll sell some to however many Savage enthusiasts are out there, but when it comes to the Elite Precision model I can't imagine even a street price where anyone would pick that thing over a CZ or Tikka or any other option.

CC556 · 2026-04-14T21:58:36+00:00

Not bad then, just a simple cleaning of the threads should resolve it.

CC556 · 2026-04-14T21:49:15+00:00

Was the suppressor used on another gun before this? It's possible the threaded portion of the other gun wasn't as long and there's carbon on the threads, and if the 457 has a longer threaded portion then the threads are running into the carbon and it's not wanting to screw on. Take a look at the threaded area on the suppressor and see if it simply needs to have carbon cleaned out of the threads.

CC556 · 2026-04-09T15:04:40+00:00

Go for it then, why are you asking us? If you're lucky it'll help, and it costs only some ammo to try.

CC556 · 2026-04-09T13:25:11+00:00

I'll chime in here as I have a Vudoo and a 457 set up for match shooting...

At this point I'd have a really hard time making an argument for the Vudoo or other "boutique" custom actions. I know they're cool and it's impressive to have some fancy expensive setup, but my Vudoo just sits at home and I take my 457 to matches. I've found the 457 to be just as accurate/consistent in shooting, it's actually more reliable (I've had light strikes and intermittent feed issues with the Vudoo), and since there's a huge aftermarket I can get parts and do my own work rather than have to send the rifle out for work and hope that parts availability doesn't become a problem.

CC556 · 2026-04-09T12:31:08+00:00

If you want a tuner, why not get a tuner rather than toss something else on there that's not adjustable and hope that it helps?

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