Re: Best .22 to "feel" like a R700
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RemyRanger14</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok thanks for all the opinions guys, the main reason the budget is so low is i find it kinda extreme to build a trainer .22 that cost as much as the full blown long range system, just my opinion lol. </div></div>
I used to think the same thing too until a few weeks ago. When I decided that I wanted to practice a lot of shooting from off-hand, kneeling & prone. Well, when .308 TAP factory ammo cost about $30 per box of 20 which is $1.50 per round. So simply practicing 40 shots kneeling during one practice session just set me back $60.....and dry-firing ain't all that fun.
For the same $30 I can get a 500 count brick of .22lr......so that translates to about .06 cents each. Imagine how many more rounds you can fire during each training session at 6 cents each.
Now I know what your thinking....cuz it's the same thing I thought...,<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">"But if I spend $1000 on a trainer...what's the point? I could spend that $1000 on ammo..."</span></span>
Well, let's see....that $1000 will only get you about 666 rounds of practice....that's only slightly more than ONE BRICK OF 500 ROUNDS OF .22lr!! So once you fire a brick & a half through your trainer rifle....you just paid for it with respect to regular ammo....
Imagine how much practice you can do with the trainer....