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which rimfire action for a custom project

http://www.rimfireaccuracy.com/Forums/
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Killoughs shooting sports
If you want an unlimited or sporter that'll shoot dots.
Deorio, xiii, 2500 ... Are the ones I know about.
I have an xiii, not sure how to get one other than buying a used one then rebarrel.

These aren't plinkers. They are match rifles.
 
Vudoo V-22 is the nicest rimfire action made. I am not sure if you can just buy an action, but it is worth asking. Even if you cant and have to buy a barreled action it is very much worth it, better than anything else out there right now.
 
Vudoo V-22 is the nicest rimfire action made. I am not sure if you can just buy an action, but it is worth asking. Even if you cant and have to buy a barreled action it is very much worth it, better than anything else out there right now.

I did not need to go look at that on their website again! I feel like a kid in the candy shop.
Turbo, no stiller, no anschutz, oooh oooh voodoo! What to do what to do?

Anybody wanna trade a Voodoo for melonited BAT vrpic?:D
 
Jbell, not that it matters for what I'd use it for but, does the vudoo single feed?

Edit; can the vudoo single feed?
 
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Screenshot_2019-01-24-11-05-11.png equipment list from A PSL match this year.
If competition is your game you need the right equipment our you'll buy twice.
 
I went the 2500X route, though I have a Cooper BR Rim Fire that shoots really well and have friends with H&R model 12s that also do very well.
 
The Vudoo Gun Works V-22 hadn't reached the market when the OP put this question up, but it's pretty much the king of the hill now among 22RF repeaters. It has the same footprint as a SA M700, so fits in any stock or chassis that will accept a SA 700, accepts any of the triggers that will work with a 700, as well as any detachable mag bottom metal designed to accept AICS mags.

I built myself a 22RF trainer/precision rifle on a Stiller 2500XR with a Krieger bbl a couple of years before the V-22 hit the market, and found it to be a good shooter, ran slick, and had reliable feeding, extraction, & ejection. But - and this is a big BUT if you're shooting precision rifle matches under time constraints - it was awkward to perform mag changes. After I became aware of Mike Bush's cnc program for the cut in the bottom of a 40X single shot action to accept his 10rd mags that mimic the size & shape of AICS 10rd 308 mags, I sent a beat-up CMP 40X action off to Jonathan Elrod in Denver, N.C., to have the repeater conversion done, then fitted & chambered a Benchmark 3-groove bbl, added a Jewell HVR trigger & 20 MOA scope rail, mounted an Athlon Cronus 4.5-29x56 ffp mil scope, and began to really enjoy shooting 22RF matches. Liked the 40X so much that I sent another action - this one a CMP 40XB - off to Jonathon and had him do the conversion on it. Then sold the Stiller to a friend & customer. when the V-22 arrived on the scene, I just had to have an action to build another rifle on. This rifle is a little slicker than the Stiller or either one of my 40Xs, though accuracy's about the same on all three.

Another friend & customer saw my 22RF repeaters at our club's gun show last Feb, and started saving for one not long after. He called this past September to ask me to build one like mine, only in a McMillan A5 stock instead of the Manners T4A on mine. He wanted a rifle that looked & felt like the M700 in 6x47 Lapua I'd sold him a few years previously, so the V-22 was the obvious route to get him where he wanted to be. However, VGW didn't have any actions to sell at that time, but could get me a bbl'd action out in 8 weeks, so that's the way we went. Paul & Jay hit their 8 week estimate to the day, and though we're still waiting on the McMillan stock to arrive, my friend had an H-S Precision OEM stock from a M700 Varmint Synthetic, and the V-22 fit perfectly with its 22" Kukri bbl. So he drove out, we put it together, and took it out to do some shooting & to get his new Athlon Cronus scope zero'd early that afternoon. I think he was pretty happy - drive out, hand me his old stock, watch me put a TT Diamond trigger in his new action, then torque the action screws down in the H-S stock, mount the scope, and go shoot. He's been very pleased with his V-22 - he's an old CF point-blank BR shooter, so accuracy is not just important to him - it's an absolute necessity. The Bartlein VGW used on his action is a very good shooter, and his action runs as slick & trouble-free as could be.
 
There is all kinds of ways to go. But a lot depends on what you want to do with it.
What have you got in mind? Have you got a budget?


The OP mentions that he would like a repeater. The 10X, Turbo, Win 52 C&D are most all single shot actions. I'm not sure Stiller (Holeshot Arms) does a repeater action. The most likely use you determine will guide you in the selection of action. All of those mentioned actions can be made into reliable and accurate shooters.
 
Jbell, not that it matters for what I'd use it for but, does the vudoo single feed?

Edit; can the vudoo single feed?

Vudoo Gun Works is currently working with shooters at the Olympic Training Center in CO to develop a single shot adapter. It is either almost ready for production or is ready for production, this info has just been released in the last week or two. So to answer your question, soon...
 
I bought just the action from Vudoo and had my smith do his barrel and work over the extraction issue.
I really like it a lot. Had it about a year now and would do it again. A buddy of mine has a Jelrod conversion for sale if your interested.
 
Hi, Here is a pic. of my Sporter Class .22 Rim Fire Bench Rest Rifle, It is a Hall Action.( Magazine Fed)
 

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Haven't had the opportunity to shoot my Vudoo much yet. I will say that being a gun tinkerer mostly on 700's for almost 40yrs and a half azzed hobby machinist I find Mike's Vudoo 22 action and mag design to be a fascinating piece of art!!!!! Not to mention Mike being one of the kindest and most generous individuals I have ever dealt with. That fella has a creative and innovative melon I must say!!! :)
 
Hi, Here is a pic. of my Sporter Class .22 Rim Fire Bench Rest Rifle, It is a Hall Action.( Magazine Fed)

Great looking rifle! Curious as to how it feeds out of the magazine, I have almost built off that action before but have been told if I wanted a repeater to be used as a repeater then this may not be the best option. Do you shoot this out of the magazine or as a single shot?
 

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