What are /r/rimfire's favorite Products & Services?

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I have a Vortex Crossfire II 4-12 on my CZ 455 .22 and feel like it's a fantastic fit. For the price, it's unbelievably clear and crisp. The turrets are nice and solid, with good tracking and repeatable adjustments. Vortex warranty is also excellent. Somewhat heavy for a rimfire scope of that's a concern.

Girlfriends Ruger American Rimfire wears a Nikon Prostaff Rimfire that's also pretty sweet. Not quite as nice as the Vortex, but still plenty of scope for a .22. Lighter than the Vortex. Not quite as clear and turrets not quite as nice, but still excellent.

EDIT: fixed links

EDIT 2: pretty sure the Vortex is longer than what you specified (11 inches). I think the Nikon is shorter, but the Amazon link definitely shows BOX dimensions, not scope dimensions. I'll try to get some measurements when I have a chance.

If you want to try a red dot and don't mind essentially throwing away $15, you can get one for about that much on Amazon. I have one because I was also not sure if I would like a red dot. I used it on both a .22 pistol and an AR-style .22 rifle, no need for a riser on the rifle (and it'll work fine with a 10/22).

Here are a couple examples: open style, tube style.

Don't necessarily get these ones I linked here, click around and look for one with the most reviews and still a 4+ star rating. There are a bunch of them, all looking like knockoffs of one or two designs.

I've been very happy with mine for what it is. I've used it at a few steel competitions and it's worked fine, and I learned that I really like it on the rifle (although it puts me into a competition class that I'm otherwise not nearly good enough to win) but didn't like it on the pistol, because I had problems finding the dot quickly when bringing it up for quick shooting. Slower fire is just fine though. It's kept its zero as well.

And speaking of cheap, I have had a couple of UTG/Leapers brand scopes that were under $100 that have been just fine. I have those on a couple .22 rifles and they work great. I almost never use the turrets though, for what that's worth, so I don't really know if they are accurately adjustable. They hold zero just fine though.

You would need a "long eye relief" scope for your pistol and those are much less common, but still available. That should also work on your rifle though I've never tried a long eye relief scope on a rifle myself.

You may be overthinking it a tad. Unless Ruger has done something remarkable with machining tolerances (and I'll bet they haven't) there's not much I do with my suppressed MKII's than dribble some of my powder solvent of choice down the receiver and scrub/wipe with cotton 3" shotgun patches. It cleans the breech-face to new, and I then have a clean gun.

I clean via the ejection port, and the underside opening.

I use the cheapest plastic pipettes that are sold on amazon, (link for reference point only, I think I paid $4 for 100 of them) to squirt the solvent where it needs to go, let it sit, then use 3" cotton patches (12ga shotgun patches) for general cleaning, again, whatever cotton patches are on sale @ Midway, or LGS or whatever, and $0.99 bamboo skewers (your local grocery store, pack of 100) to get the patches where they need to go.

The extractor groove, well, that's a twist with a solvent soaked patch via bamboo skewer and I call it a day. I don't get much crud out of that.

Other than that, the rest of the gun gets sprayed with either:
1) Non-Chloronated Brake cleaner from Walmart or your favorite auto-parts store, its the same stuff as aerosol gun scrubber except that its regularly on-sale at the auto-store for like $2 a can. I just blast the shit out of the frame. Wear eye-pro when doing it, brake cleaner in the eyeholes isnt fun......

2) more gun solvent soaked patches/rags.

Once done, I wipe it down (everything internal and external) with the aforementioned 3" shotgun patch with your favorite gun oil (the brake cleaner strips ALL grease/oil away), and I call it a day.

There isnt much left after that, for me, at least, unless I do a white-glove test.

Get a Vortex Crossfire II 4x12 AO - $189 on Amazon.

I really don't understand why people get fixed objective scopes when you'll be shooting at inside 25 yards. I like to see my squirrel at full magnification before I put one in his ear.

Anyway, great scope for the money, it's been on my 10/22 hunting rifle since I built it. I have better scopes, but it's perfect for hunting and plinking. Low rings keep it close to the barrel so you don't have as much "holdover" with close shots.

some piece of shit off amazon that barely worked. (the 'dovetail' mount is so chunky I had to file it down to engage with the dovetail in the receiver.

1" rings, took me hours to find scouring amazon and google.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WX7T540/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 is the one I got, and there's a slightly longer offset one as well which I should have gotten, but oh well... https://www.amazon.com/Hawke-9-11mm-Piece-Forward-HAW22123/dp/B00WX7TEB4/ref=pd_sbs_5/142-9436312-3100905?pd_rd_w=BWV6v&pf_rd_p=690958f6-2825-419e-9c16-73ffd4055b65&pf_rd_r=SB8FTFQ40V8MM6C408S2&pd_rd_r=2c0655de-98ec-4a1e-8fb2-9470a7323...

If you are really interested and or do any reloading then just get one of these. its worth it even if to just check consistency of factory loads.

You should also take a look at the Hawke Vantage IR 3-9X40.

I have a Hawke Frontier on my. 308 and it's been awesome.

Also, check out this video. Super helpful:

https://youtu.be/BGEYyoWsR6o

You'll have to buy the whole rear sight ass'y but Numrich sells it.

https://www.amazon.ca/Rear-Sight-Leaf-Elevator-Dovetail/dp/B06XBQHG2Z

The bolt for that gun should be "in the white" but not nickle plated. It's possible the plating was done for aesthetics but its also possible that it was done to build up material if the original bolt was corroded. In any event, if it's flaking near the breach, this is a dangerous condition because hot exhaust gasses could blow nickle particles back into the shooter's face or even eye. It can be refinished.

Around here I get one of the local custom bike shops to do small/hobby plating jobs like that. They can probably hard chrome it and brush that down to a finish that will look quite nice.

No matter what you do, it's vital to ensure that the bolt head diameter stays in spec and that you don't move the headspace either. The headspace on that bolt is set off the bolt handle, so if you build it up and have to remove material to fit the action again, make sure you don't move it too far back or forwards.

I have the same scope (BDC version) on my Mkii, and it does pretty well. So far the BDC marks have been pretty accurate with just about any ammunition I shoot through it.

I have a cheap shooters ridge brand bipod from Amazon that works really well for $30.

I just went through same drill and ended up with this Vortex. Great for 50yd target shooting at the range and probably anything else. Definitely make sure to get one with the adjustable parallax!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00794LINS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

(ooh... price went up, I got it for $189 2 months ago)

You have it backwards. Use 2x4 for the crossbar, that's going to get shot up (not an indictment of your marksmanship, people in general are lousy shots) Get 2x4 target brackets that use electrical conduit for legs. Home depot usually have pre-cut 5' sections. Drill holes in the conduit and use cotter pins to attach. Link to brackets below.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07G2DHGSY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fab_6U3EFbDHZ2DM5

I picked up this Tactical Solutions Holster from Amazon for my MK4 22/45 Lite. I am pretty happy with it as a lefty as it is ambi, will holster with a red dot mounted, and compensator. I believe it'll fit a suppressor, but I do not have one to test. Based on the reviews on amazon, there are a few folks that have stated it will fit a supressor.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074QMH5GW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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edit: Reading further on the amazon reviews, some folks state it will only fit suppressors if it is the same diameter as the 22/45 Receiver tube else it needs modification. Your Mileage my vary.

yeah, on the variable end i've looked at this crossfire and also nikon prostaff. nikon's a bit cheaper but i already have a bunch of vortex optics and like them (and their lifetime warranty) a lot.

however, i don't think variable power is all that useful in my application, so i'd rather avoid the weight/fragility penalty.

my "ideal" scope for this setup would be leupold fx-i 4x28, but it's much more than i'd like to spend here.

is there a scope on the market that'll get me 80% of that for 50% of the money?

I'm using a set of Talley dovetail rings

The other option would be to get a DIP rail and then use picatinny rings. I like the cleaner look of the dovetail rings on mine.

My son and daughter use this one. It has held zero and the kids shoot accurately with it.

Aim Optics 4X 32mm Compact Rangefinder Scope with Rings, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F108VZ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_n7EbAbKP80MVQ

We have other options for open sights, but when we go back to 50 or 100 yards from bench, they do really well with this.