I have a Ruger American in 22 long rifle, and I honestly think it's becoming my go to general purpose rifle. It uses 10/22 mags, but since it a bolt action, it's far easier to clear stuck magazines, and it seems to be even more useful. I took it with me to the range today to burn some rounds and it was a lot of fun, but I had the opportunity of a wide open tactical bay to shoot in, and I realized something: that bolt action 22 is quite possibly the perfect general purpose rifle. With the stock iron sites, I was getting easy hits, very accurate hits, and the bolt honestly didn't slow me at all. If anything, it was a little bit refreshing having to work the boat and have surety that casing was ejected, and that the next one was feeding perfectly. Even left-handed, felt like the rifle was perfectly capable of keeping up with everything that I was asking for.
I'm not competing in 3 gun, but to be completely honest, I feel like that rifle can do 100% of what I need. I also think that the ability to single load rounds easily should not be dismissed- it was really convenient being able to thumb in a few loose rounds without having to go through a magazine first.
I'm not competing in 3 gun, but to be completely honest, I feel like that rifle can do 100% of what I need. I also think that the ability to single load rounds easily should not be dismissed- it was really convenient being able to thumb in a few loose rounds without having to go through a magazine first.
