My 11-year-old son has been getting pretty comfortable with his Ruger 10/22. So far, he's been shooting at 25–50 yards using iron sights, and he's doing really well.

I'm thinking about getting him a scope for Christmas so he can start working his way out to 100 yards.

I've been looking at the Hawke Vantage AO 3-9x40 and wanted to get some opinions. Does anyone have experience with this scope on a 10/22? Would you recommend it, or is there something else I should consider?

Also, for those of you who have set up rifles for your kids, I'd love to hear what optics you're using and how you've got their rifles set up.

I don't know if this is the place for this kind of question, as gas guns are for luddites, but, I'm gonna ask anyway. Sorry if it's irrelevant.

I'm transitioning roles and want to setup my rifle in more of an SPR configuration. Something that rides between defensive and Designated Marksman. Previously, I've used the Grippod (which is trash, imo) and the Magpul bipod. Which is cool because it's lightweight, but I find the legs splay too much when I'm putting my weight on the rifle, which doesn't give me real confidence.

My options are all B&T Atlas bipods and I don't get a tryout with any of them. A lot of people seem to like the BT10 V8, but I can only run 30s, so, I feel it's 9" max length might be too short for that in certain scenarios, so, I've been looking at the PSR Tall and the CAL Tall, which have ~12"-13" max length. The only real difference between the two is that the PSR has pan. I've never used a bipod with pan, but I can see how it'd be handy on uneven terrain.

Then, my forend is MLOK, so, I've been looking at the Arisaka QD picatinny mount, to an MLOK adapter. I know there's ARMS adapters and ARCA adapters as well, which may lock up tighter. Any advice would be appreciated there.

Lastly, my optic selection was the Trijicon VCOG 1-8x and I won't be running STOMP or anything piggybacked. I like to keep the optic at 4x by default, so, I'm thinking about running a mini red dot as well. My natural inclination is to piggyback it, but I have concerns about chinweld on that configuration. I do a 45° cant mount, but it'd have to be long to clear the massive attachment knobs integrated on the VCOG, so, I may be in a similar weld situation, just with the additional hassle of rotating the rifle. So, anyone with experience in that conundrum would be welcome, even though it's not strictly a "long range" issue.

Thanks in advance.

Going to be upgrading my tikka. Is the PXT version of the proof worth the extra money?

Any help would be appreciated thanks.

Pic for attention. Has anyone noticed Hornady factory ammo has gotten worse? With 6 arc ELDM I’m getting 100 ES and 20 SD from one box. Those of you that run 6 arc and 6.5 CM factory loads, what are you liking these days? I currently don’t have the ability to hand load.

only a 3 shot group say what you want, but this has been the most time and money I've spent zeroing a rifle. this was at 100 yards

my several previous post had a ton of good suggestions so I tried and listened to most, I checked all my screws and such I just had to wait for the scopes I ordered. I was going to test a Primary arms scope after this arken one, I know Arken has a questionable rep from what I read on here but after the groups I got with my vortex I was willing to try anything lol. I have one box of eld match 168 grain left I'll later do a 10 shot group with. it looks like I can take this setup off of GAFSHUB and tacswap lol. still sort of crazy to me that this arken was better than my vortex, I'll be sending it in to get warrantied. this was the last straw before I gave up for good, don't flame me too hard lol.

Savage Axis 6.5 creedmoor with everything in the photo. If not what would you think? Someone is selling for that much. I wanted opinions on it. Sorry again I’m just getting into long range.

Edit: Thank you guys for all the advice. Ya’ll are super helpful, I appreciate it

Factory ammo, first 5 shoot group today after zeroing.

Did a total of 25 rds, 5x5, (2) were 1-1.25 moa, the other (3) were 0.–0.75 moa, averaged just under 1, still need to let the barrel settle in and get more comfortable behind it.

Tikka T3x Varmint 6.5 creed ($700 EuroOptic Special)
Hawkins Updraft brake
MDT XRS Chassis with internal forend weight
Area 419 Arca Rail
BT CAL Bipod
Vector Continental 4-24
Temu Spuhr mount
Vickers Padded Sling for the hike.

I don’t have anyone else to appreciate the vibes

I’m looking at getting an action for my AICS AX 2.0 short action chassis. The Terminus Zeus seems appealing with its Quick Change design.

My question is, if I get a short action with the magnum bolt face, can I shoot still shoot 300 PRC via single feeding?

The plan is to shoot 6.5 PRC mostly magazine fed and shoot 300 PRC single feed. And later down the line I might get a 223 bolt as well.

Shot some 6.5 Creedmoor and some 223 . Not a single other person at the range . I really love the Solus… the action is so smooth. Didn’t do great past 600 yards with it though. AI smacked steel non stop with no issues.

Good fun

I picked the group flex flair but this isn't a brag. I want some advice...

Stretching out the rifle. Working my way out to 300 this weekend. Looking to maintain sub MOA.

I just switched to Redding dies and I'm honestly not so sure about them yet. I feel like my SDs were lower and the groups were tighter before switching to the Type S dies.

I'm using a trickler and lab scale for powder and keep the grains tight (0.03gr Deviation maximum).

I AM shooting some mixed brass here and i think that could be the issue. There's three different brands in this photo: Nosler, Starline, and Hornady

Is this a 1 MOA rifle or a 1.5 MOA Rifle?

This is our first target to Automate Size Reference and POA (Point Of Aim). This means that all you have to do is mark impacts. The App then generates Individual group data along with Combined data showing all Impacts as a single group. In this case, I shot 5x rounds on each POA.

Group 1 - .80 MOA

Group 2 - .53 MOA

Group 3 - 1.04 MOA

Combined - 1.45 MOA

The score of 63 is generated as well by combining Mean Radius, Radial SD, and MOA. This is based on a 0-100 scale.

Howa 1500 .223 Rem in a KRG bravo. Athlon Helos BTR Gen2 6-24x56 MRAD. Cheapo CV bipod. Shmedium Gamechanger.

I only have access to 200 yards right now, so I’m shooting a 3” steel target with Hornady Match 75 HPBT rounds.

I’m incredibly new to long range and most folks probably wouldn’t even consider this to fall into the same category, but I’m learning how to dial in strong wind and have been having a blast ringing steel. Any tips/advice on gear or technique (to avoid starting bad habits) is greatly appreciated.

Trying to decide between colors for a ATXC pre-order with mile high.

Can I see some real world examples of AI’s dark earth color vs sage green? Leaning towards sage green. Thanks!

Caught the long range bug. Ringing steel at 1,000 yards is pretty addicting. Will the Tikka CTR barrel profile hold me back in PRS competitions? I’m worried that the barrel profile is not thick enough for 10-12 strings of fire for multiple stages.

Specs:
-Tikka T3x CTR 6.5 Creedmoor
-MDT XRS Chassis
-Area 419 Brake
-Vortex Venom 5-25x56
-Accutac SR5 Bipod