{"id":10334,"date":"2022-04-15T15:29:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T19:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=10334"},"modified":"2022-04-29T12:47:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:47:12","slug":"the-backyard-sniper-a-true-practical-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/the-backyard-sniper-a-true-practical-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Backyard Sniper &#8211; A True Practical Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By popular demand, we are finally revisiting the idea of the &#8220;Practical Rifle&#8221;. But this time around, our take is a little different than the concept we presented five years ago. What if the most pressing need you have for a rifle is so you can defend your chickens and squash from small woodland creatures? If that&#8217;s the case, then a suppressed .22 bolt action might be the most practical rifle you can own.<\/p> <p>Details are in the video below, or scroll down to read the full transcript.<\/p> <div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p> <noscript class=\"idle-load\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 28px 0;position:relative;\"> <div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"> <div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_0ijsy6tbsc dnt=1 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"> <div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/0ijsy6tbsc\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/noscript> <\/div> <hr \/> <p>Hey everybody, I am Chris Baker from LuckyGunner.com. A few years ago, I made a pair of videos (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/rethinking-scout-rifle\/\">part one<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/becoming-practical-rifleman\/\">part two<\/a>) inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/guntactics.com\/\">Randy Cain\u2019s<\/a> concept of the practical rifle. These are loosely defined as traditional bolt action hunting rifles that are lightweight and quick handling with low power optics. It\u2019s essentially a spinoff of Jeff Cooper\u2019s scout rifle concept. But instead of being defined by a strict list of specifications, the practical rifle hardware is more flexible based on the user\u2019s context.<\/p> <p>I have received a ton of requests over the years to revisit this topic. That\u2019s something I would love to do because it\u2019s a lot of fun to shoot bolt guns fast. But I really just don\u2019t have anything else to say about it. The practical rifle concept is interesting because it forces us to look at bolt actions from the perspective of self-defense or long-term survival. It\u2019s a thought-provoking idea, but it\u2019s really not all that practical for most of us on a day to day basis.<\/p> <h3><strong>A Different Kind of Practical<\/strong><\/h3> <p>If I were to take that term \u201cpractical rifle\u201d at face value, I would end up with something a lot more like this \u2013 which is the rifle I want to talk about today. This is what I\u2019m gonna call the Backyard Sniper rifle. It\u2019s really just a suppressed bolt action .22 that I use for pest control. We have a vegetable garden and we raise chickens. Both of those things tend to attract small mammals that want to eat our veggies and eggs. And sometimes the best way to prevent that from happening is to shoot them in the face.<\/p> <p>Over the years, my trusty backyard sniper rifle has helped me dispatch rats, rabbits, chipmunks, and raccoons. We live in a neighborhood in the county where there\u2019s a good amount of space between houses. Enough that it\u2019s both safe and legal to do this. But our neighbors are close enough that I try to do it as quietly as possible. Very few firearms make as little noise as a suppressed bolt action .22.<\/p> <p>I own carry guns and home defense guns that, fortunately, I have never had to actually use for their intended purpose. I do hunt very occasionally \u2013 not often enough to actually call myself a hunter by any stretch. This .22 is the only gun I own that actually gets used on a semi-regular basis for shooting anything other than paper and steel. In my world, that makes it a true practical rifle.<\/p> <h3><strong>The Hardware<\/strong><\/h3> <p>Let\u2019s take a look at the hardware and then I\u2019ll talk about why I set up the gun the way I did. The rifle itself is a Savage Mark II FV-SR chambered in .22 LR. I replaced the factory stock with a Boyd\u2019s wood stock paired with a trigger guard and magazine plate from DIProducts.<\/p> <p>For the optic, I\u2019ve got a Vortex Diamondback 2-7&#215;35 rimfire scope. The suppressor is a Silencerco Sparrow. On the forend, is a Blackhawk swivel stud to picatinny adapter to accommodate the Streamlight TLR-1 HL. And finally, the sling is from Tab Gear.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-cardboard-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-cardboard-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-cardboard-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-cardboard-1-600x310.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-cardboard-1-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-cardboard-1-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-cardboard-1-350x181.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>Now, if I had to guess, a bunch of you are shaking your head at this and wondering why I needed to hang all this junk on my rifle just to shoot rabbits in the backyard. I could have used my granddaddy\u2019s 80 year old tube-fed .22 from Sears and it would kill them just as dead. And there are probably just as many of you from the precision rimfire crowd turning your nose up at this thing because it\u2019s a cheap piece of junk.<\/p> <p>You\u2019re both right. But I don\u2019t care. This is one case where I am definitely not suggesting anyone follow my example. This gun was configured for a specific practical purpose, but it\u2019s also an excuse for me to play around, so I&#8217;m doing what I want.<\/p> <h3><strong>Savage Mark II FV-SR<\/strong><\/h3> <p>The Savage Mark II series has been around for a long time with dozens of variants made. The FV-SR version has a heavy fluted 16-inch barrel, a threaded muzzle, a picatinny rail, and an extra large bolt handle. It\u2019s styled to look kind of like a tactical bolt action, I guess. Honestly, that\u2019s not really my thing. I do like the big bolt handle, but I could do without the heavy barrel. I bought this gun nine years ago this month and at the time, it was one of the only .22s that came from the factory with a threaded muzzle.<\/p> <p>Fortunately, suppressors are much more popular now and we have a whole lot more options for suppressor-ready 22s than we did back in 2013. If I were to do it all over again today, I don\u2019t know that I would ultimately choose this rifle. But I would consider it. It\u2019s quiet, accurate, and reasonably priced at around $260.<\/p> <p>The biggest flaw for me was the hollow plastic factory stock. It was very light, which made the rifle feel front-heavy. And the comb height wasn\u2019t tall enough for using a scope. So I replaced it with this Boyd\u2019s Pro Varmint stock. It came unfinished, so I had to stain and finish the wood. I also cut it down a bit to get a 12.5-inch length of pull which is ideal for me.<\/p> <p>In 2013, this stock was a bargain at $80. But the price has since gone up to $180. You also have to buy a separate trigger guard and magazine plate. The parts that came with the original stock don\u2019t fit. So that\u2019s another $46. When you add that to the cost of the gun, for the same price, you could start out with a slightly nicer bolt action .22 that would not need a stock upgrade.<\/p><p><\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/shooting-savage-22.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/shooting-savage-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/shooting-savage-22.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/shooting-savage-22-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/shooting-savage-22-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/shooting-savage-22-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/shooting-savage-22-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>That said, I\u2019m very happy with this rifle and stock combo. The stock really elevates this little rifle to a new level. It no longer looks or feels like a budget-level gun. It adds some weight, but the balance and the comb height are both much improved.<\/p> <p>The Savage feeds from detachable magazines that hold either 5-rounds or 10-rounds. I use the 10-round mags mostly at the range. At home, I always use a 5-round mag. The lower profile makes the gun easier to carry and doesn\u2019t get in the way when I\u2019m shooting.<\/p> <h3><strong>Optic, Light, and Suppressor<\/strong><\/h3> <p>The Vortex Diamondback 2-7x is a pretty decent rimfire scope. I just upgraded to this one last year. I had been using a very old Burris 2-7x scope that had the worst eye box of any optic I\u2019ve ever seen. You don\u2019t see many 2-7x scopes anymore, but I think it\u2019s a really useful magnification range. They tend to be smaller and lighter than a 3-9x. They are also lighter and more affordable than most of the 1-6x or 1-8x scopes.<\/p> <p>The Diamondback is definitely not the highest quality glass. Aiming at a bullseye at the range, I can tell I\u2019m looking through a sub-300 optic. Practically, it does what I need it to do, which is to help me ensure the tiny thing I\u2019m aiming at 25 to 50 yards away is a rat\u2019s head and not a rat-shaped tree stump or rock.<\/p> <p>The picatinny rail and Streamlight TLR-1 are also fairly recent additions to the rifle. I only clamp the light on there when I actually need it. Some of the critters that like to bother my chickens don\u2019t come out until after sunset. Because of the contour of the stock, the beam does not actually run quite parallel to the barrel. But the beam is wide enough that that hasn\u2019t been a problem so far.<\/p> <p>This Blackhawk picatinny adapter attaches to the extra sling stud that would usually be used for a bipod. I actually have no idea where I got this thing &#8212; I found it in a box of random accessories in my garage. I don\u2019t think Blackhawk actually makes them anymore, but it looks like GG&amp;G has a similar adapter.<\/p> <p>The Silencerco Sparrow was one of the best 22 cans on the market when I got it nine years ago, and it\u2019s still a popular option today. As far as I know, the basic design hasn\u2019t changed much in that time. It adds just 6.5 ounces to the rifle. With subsonic ammo, it\u2019s ridiculously quiet. It probably makes less noise than my staple gun.<\/p> <h3><strong>Practical Accuracy<\/strong><\/h3> <p>Bolt actions and lever actions are always going to be a little more quiet than semi-autos. But for .22s, the difference is minimal. You\u2019d have to be pretty close to the gun to notice.<\/p> <p>But bolt actions also have a slight edge in terms of accuracy to cost ratio. My Savage seems to really like the Eley 38 gr Subsonic hollow points. I shot a few groups the other day and this was my first 5-shot group with that load \u2013 a half inch at 50 yards with four of the five rounds making a single hole.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-group.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-group.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-group.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-group-433x450.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/savage-group-350x364.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>That\u2019s not bad for a budget grade rifle. You can get that kind of accuracy with a semi-auto, but probably not an entry level model unless you do some work to it. When I\u2019m shooting at backyard pests, I want them down in one shot, and I don\u2019t want them running off to die in my neighbors\u2019 yard, so I almost always go for headshots. I can do that because I know the rifle is capable of making it happen, and it hasn\u2019t let me down so far.<\/p> <p>The only real downside to this setup is the weight. Out of the box, the rifle weighed 5.5 pounds. With all this stuff on it, it\u2019s now 8.7 pounds loaded. That\u2019s pretty hefty for a rimfire. If I was walking around in the woods with it for hours at a time, I would want something a bit lighter. But for how I\u2019m using it, the weight isn\u2019t really a major concern.<\/p> <p>So there you have it. That is my idea of a practical rifle. It does exactly what I need it to do and it also happens to be a lot of fun. Throw a bipod on it and it\u2019s ideal for teaching kids or nervous first-time shooters. It\u2019s just an overall useful gun to have around. If you\u2019ve got your own version of a practical rifle that you\u2019ve set up for your needs, tell us about it in the comments. And when you need some ammo, be sure to get it from us with lightning fast shipping at LuckyGunner.com.<\/p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By popular demand, we are finally revisiting the idea of the &#8220;Practical Rifle&#8221;. 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