ruger 10/22 or savage bolt action w/ accutrigger for competitive shooting?

Question

i own a ruger 10/22 but i wil need 2 put about 250 in it b4 shotting good .920 20" barrel and overmolded stock and 18x scope but the savage comes w/ a heavy barrel and free floating stock the savage is about 150 and the scope will only coast about 80$

Answer 1

Hands down Ruger 10/22. The Ruger 10/22 stock rifle is the most accurate rifle for competition shooting. I have known guys that put all kinds of money into them, but are out shot in competition by a stock rifle. Remember it’s 95% shooter and 5% rifle.

Answer 2

A bolt is typically a little more accurate than a semi-auto, but with the low pressures developed in a .22 rim fire, this shouldn't matter. They are both good firearms for competion. The Ruger 10/22 has many, many aftermarket "accurisers" fine tuning it, and while a bit more expensive, this can be worth it. A good overmolded stock that fits you, a heavy barrel (stainless and fluted are nice, but not nescessary), a good trigger, will certainly all help. The trigger job and practice, lots of quality practice, will IMHO yeild the most positive results. It's more likely that the chamber and throat of the barrel will have a positive impact as the thickness or more accurately, the stiffness of the barrel. Competition barrels have the chambers made to closer tolerances, so bullet jump, the gap from leaving the cartridge to the throat, is minimal. Standard barrels must be more tolerant of different ammunition, so they tend to be a little larger in this area. When you practice, don't just fire off alot of rounds. Set a goal and measure your results. Use each session as an opportunity to learn just a little bit more. Concentrate on tight groups and consistancy. This is what sets the top marksmen from the merely good. Most of all, have fun. What a great sport.

Answer 3

2 things, 1st, I LOVE the Ruger 10/22, 2nd I shot .22 rifle competitively years back.

The Ruger 10/22 is probably the most awesome semi auto 22 ever developed. Great plinker, better than average small game rifle. Its the rifle I taught my kids to shoot with.

Far as competition shooting, you'll want to go with the bolt for several reasons. First off they're more accurate, all of the energy from the cartridge is going to pushing that bullet out of the rifle (with the 10/22, much of the energy is used to cycle the action). Secondly, and I honestly feel more importanty (I can shoot dime sized groupings all day long with a 10/22), is the fact that you have to do something other than just squeeze the trigger after each round. Sounds crazy, but it really does help your concentration to feed a round, squeeze the trigger, wait that full breath and then cycle the bolt.

Answer 4

For the money, the Savage is the way to go. The heavy barrel and the excellent trigger put it way ahead of the Ruger. The extra $250 you'd spend on the Ruger is better spent on the Savage and you will have money left over. Besides, you will then won TWO rifles. Can't go wrong there.

Answer 5

Out of the box Savage bolt action will out perform most bolt actions premium rifles.
When my son was in to competition shooting his rifle was out being worked on and did not get back in time, when an Intermediate competition came up he contacted the officials and told them the situation about his M1 being not available.
They told him seeing it was an Intermediate competition he could substitute with any center fire with open sights, all I had that had open sights was a Savage 110 30-06 bolt action.
It was a timed competition the officials told him he could use it if he felt he could work the bolt fast enough to the time limitations.
Out of 20 + shooters my son finished in second place to every ones amazement with a weapon he only shot to zero before the match.
Not bad for the Savage 110.
I would say savage hands down.
That my opinion.

D58

Answer 6

You don't mention what type of competitive shooting you are interested in. That may make a difference as to what type of rifle you'll want to invest in. For slow fire you'd probable be best served by the Savage but if you're looking at a more "active" competition you may want to invest in the Ruger. And, if you're considering NRA or International Smallbore competition, you'll need to check out the current rules and probably plan on spending quite a bit more to become competitive.

Answer 7

10/22s are excellent guns and can be made super accurate for an output of their original price for custom bbl,/stock combo + scope.
BUT the Savage is dead on accurate right out of the box without buying any extras. Savage IS the most accurate mass produced rifles except the high priced gun, then it is still their equal. Superior designed 'iron' sights, too. Get the Savage. You will be glad you did.

Answer 8

Ruger 10/22 is more reliable, (I have one) but the savage is going to be more accurate because its a bolt and that's definitely the one to go with for competition use.

Answer 9

Savage rifles are some of the most accurate rifles out of the box. They are probably the best value also. Their heavy barreled models with accu-triggers like the Model 12s and Model 10s are the best. Both those models are used a lot by target/benchrest and varmint shooters.

10/22's need a lot of after market parts to shoot as accurately as they can.

Answer 10

Personal choice RUGER if you good with it now how much better will you be with it reworked you should be that much better and remember your competion might have &230 to buy their own savage oops back to even go with modified ruger 20 more and your buying an edge not just another gun

Answer 11

Savage