For the last 8 months I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of NRL22 and PRS22 with a rimfire. My rifle is a CZ455 VPT (Manners stock) that I bought used from a friend. He did the ammo testing and told me SK Long Range Match was the best of the moderately priced ammo, Center-X was best but at more $$. For whatever reason (I suspect head-space) it does not like Eley.
I’m enjoying the challenge of shooting NRL22 based on the various positions it requires you to shoot from (tank traps, barrels, rooftops, PRS barricade, ladders, saw horses, etc.) and working on fundamentals of building a solid shooting position, or even trying to master the standing unsupported, kneeling, seating, and prone unsupported challenges. In NRL22 the majority of the targets are inside of 100 yds but may be small plates which adds to the challenge. But my local NRL22 match will also do a couple bonus stages with targets out to 300 yds. I’ve noticed that PRS22 (at least at this one club I shoot at) likes to push the distances with a fair number of targets between 100 and 200 yards, and even a few out to 350.
My 455 has the 20.5” varmint barrel (non-MTR) which I like for the balance but not too long that I can’t maneuver it around in tight quarters (I’m not running a can). I had the typical 455 bolt issue of sticking or coming out, so swapped it for a Timney which has been running good at 1.5 lbs trigger pull. To get it so the rifle was balanced I added a 14” weighted Arca rail with 5 brass weights from Area 419. This added about a pound the gun which helps steady it in addition to balancing on barricades to reduce the wobble. The Arca rail also allows me to attach a slim bag to the fore-end to further aid in holding the gun steady on props or slide the bipod back and forth as the shooting position dictates.
For the scope and rails, I’m running a 30MOA rail on the receiver’s dovetails and have an additional 20MOA of cant in the scope rings. The 50MOA total of cant lets me make full use of the scope’s internal travel even at a 50 yd zero, and I have enough elevational travel to dial 24 MILS of up to get out to 400-ish yards.
Burris XTR Pro scope to top it off. I got that glass back in April and really like that scope. It checked all the boxes of what I was looking for in a scope for NRL22/PRS22. 20 yd minimum parallax, great field of view, 12 MILS per turret rotation, 26 MILS of elevational travel, and really good glass clarity that helps me see my bullet trace with the right lighting conditions.