CE325 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Just got my new steel (Rimfire) pistol. I decided to get a Ruger 22/45 5.5 Target barrel. Bought it brand new today! I installed the factory scope rail and for now i had a BSA reddot that was just laying around i got from walmart im going to see if I can zero it in and maybe use it on the next steel match coming up on the 18th. If not I will just use the iron sights. Can anyone reccomend me some upgrades to the pistol. I know nothing about these and I want to be competitive in the open rimfire class. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I want to be competitive in the open rimfire class. Spend the extra money for GOOD ammo. Nothing worse than seeing a nice 22 pistol choking on crap ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvary45 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Although im no expert on the 22/45 the first thing i would change is to a volquartzen trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE325 Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Whats a good ammo to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveU Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Mini-mag seems good to me (CCI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Whats a good ammo to use? you may get lucky with a bulk pack, but you may consider getting mini mags, they seem to work good. Alot of .22lr are ammo finicky, so if you find some cheap ammo that does work for you gun then stock up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE325 Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yea i will try what i have and get some minimag ammo also see whats best. where is a good place to order some magazines? I know alot of people use this pistol thats why im asking so many questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babaganoosh Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Mine works great with federal bulk. CCI works good until it gets cold out. Remington golden bullets suck for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINMAN44 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) Parts I would pick up: Volquartsen extractor and Volquartsen extended firing pin. About 30 bucks. Will help aid extraction and better ignition. Remove loaded chamber indicator, and magazine safety Use quality ammo: either CCI or decent federal Get a better red dot. Robby Edited February 5, 2012 by PINMAN44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) I agree with Robby O. Volquartsen parts are wonderful. The Volquartsen trigger makes it 10 times better! Very very nice! And I've never had any luck with bulk-pack ammo. CCI Mini-Mags are not THAT much more expensive (nothing like Eley or some of the other premium 22's) but it makes a world of difference. Start there. Edited February 5, 2012 by Chris Keen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINMAN44 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Thank you Chris! My Volquartsen gun will typically eat everything. But remington is by far the worst garbage on the freaking planet. Avoid that like the plague. CCI and federal are the way to go. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE325 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) Would this be a good enough site to start with? I don't want to spend too much money on a optic for this gun. I'm going to build my glock for open class So I'm saving for a c-more for that. UAG TACTICAL MICRO COMPACT RED DOT OPEN REFLEX SIGHT-U3 Edited February 6, 2012 by CE325 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE325 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 I can't find magazines for this thing anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceDevil Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I can't find magazines for this thing anywhere! Have you tried Midway? They frequently have them on sale. The best upgrade I did to my 22/45 was adding the Volquartson trigger parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anachronism Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I can't find magazines for this thing anywhere! I'm having the same problem with my MKIII target model. No magazines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINMAN44 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 dude get a cmore for that thing. dont waste money on garbage that breaks just buy once cry once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photoracer Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 dude get a cmore for that thing. dont waste money on garbage that breaks just buy once cry once. Listen to my man Robby. Skip all the junk and get a C-More and an Allchin rail. He kept telling me that and I ended up trying 5 different cheaper sights, only one of which is still working today. The C-More has never failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfer Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 A lot of info can be found here: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=211 Lots of talk about upgrades and Volquartsen part ect. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynes_world_45 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) a burris fastfire is another option for your optic.... Edited February 6, 2012 by waynes_world_45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE325 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 I think I will stick with my cheapo bsa for now. See how it goes when I sight it in. I still can't find any mags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINMAN44 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 dude get a cmore for that thing. dont waste money on garbage that breaks just buy once cry once. Listen to my man Robby. Skip all the junk and get a C-More and an Allchin rail. He kept telling me that and I ended up trying 5 different cheaper sights, only one of which is still working today. The C-More has never failed. Thanks brotha. Kent (Photoracer) is right. Eventually you'll go to a match with your Airgun dot (BSA) and either it will wash out, lose zero, blink on you, etc. All those 30 dollar sights will add up on you. And the Allchin mount for the Cmore is the best available. Mr. A makes the lowest possible mount for that dot available. I would put a little blue loctite on the screws for the mount though to secure it down. Kent's right, cant beat it. Buy once cry once dude. I shoot For Volquartsen, the mods I def recommend to anyone to improve reliability quickly and inexpensively is their extractor and firing pin. A 30 dollar upgrade that will launch your brass into the next state over and much improved striking power from their ext. firing pin. If you like the trigger the way it is just shoot it. Robby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anachronism Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 There's a guy selling 22/45 MKIII mags on Gunbroker. He has a buy it now of $74.00 + $6.00 shipping for 3, or $69.00 + shipping if nobody bids against you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE325 Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Thanks for all the replies and help from everyone. I think I'm going to go with a Burris fast fire 2. I really want to get a c-more and switch from my glock to my rim fire eventually I want to shoot open with my g17, I'm slowly building it up to a open gun. Going to take a long time! I plan on shooting production until I get the magwell then moving to limited until I get to open class. I guess I could use the Burris on the glock also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE325 Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 I will search around for a used c-more sight in my price range for a couple more days. If I don't find one then I will just get the Burris. If you can't tell by now I can't make up my mind at all I'm all over the place all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINMAN44 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 CE: I'm not trying to be rude dude. When you stated in your post "I want to be competitive in the open rimfire class" I decided to speak up. You have to have reliable equipment that fits you. You also have to be prepared to be competitive and not all over the place all of the time. If you're just trying to have fun in this sport that's one thing... If you want to win or be competitive that's another. You can get a Cmore from shooters connection for $209.00 I believe they sell the Burris too. So you have a good pistol platform, put a quality optic on it, feed and lube the bitch and run it hard. Hope this helps, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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