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Originally Posted by girlwithagun
Thanks for all your input so far.
The one video posted, is about the mini 14 tactical , which is not the same gun, but that guy seemed pretty thrilled with it, and it was a great review.
I watched another with a guy dialing in the harmonic stabilizer, and he was getting easily under 1" groupings. It was a pretty awesome video. He showed the groupings of the stabilizer at ever half turn on the settings.
I am concerned with the size and weight of this gun, I'm not a very big person 
Un-fortunately, I do not live anywhere even remotely close to anyone selling this gun, so I can't go get my hands on it.
But I have seen a lot of good compelling reviews and video on this make so far.... still thinking though. |
For target shooting, especially competition, you'd do a lot better to have a tightly-made bolt-action rifle in a more accurate caliber. That means 6mmBR (or maybe possibly 243), and 308. If you're not already hand-loading, then the 243 or 308.
For a lighter person doing target shooting, you really want a heavier rifle than normal so that it will take the recoil impact instead of you. That's important if you're trying to be accurate. Only if you are definitely going to be doing a lot of spot-and-stalk hunting, especially in the mountains, will you want a lighter rifle.
Instead of that pricey gas gun, why not get 2 rifles - a target ruger 10/22, and a target savage 308 (or maybe 243)?
http://www.ruger.com/products/1022Target/index.html
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/12VLP%20DBM