Tactical Rimfire — Vudoo Gunworks V-22 Review by 6.5 Guys
In this Gear Update the 6.5 Guys take a look at the Vudoo Gun Works V-22 rimfire repeater rifle. The action has the same footprint as a Remington 700 so it is compatible with a wide variety of Rem 700 chassis, triggers, and rifle accessories. This allows you to have a rimfire trainer with near-identical ergonomics as your centerfire match rifle. Rimfire training provides valuable trigger time with dramatically lower ammo costs. Additional magazines for this rifle system are available from Vudoo Gun Works for $39.95. Vudoo also sells many other products and accessories through its website: VudooGunworks.com.
Why Train with a .22 LR Rimfire Rig?
Frequent practice, particularly live fire sessions with your match rifle, is the standard prescription for success in the PRS/NRL game. However the cost of shooting thousands of rounds of ammo and the inevitable wear on precision rifle barrels can become cost-prohibitive. Rimfire training allows needed trigger-time while conserving precious centerfire barrel life. Rimfire cost per round might be 12 cents compared to 80 cents (or more) for centerfire.
The Vudoo Gun Works V-22 rimfire repeater action, arguably one of the best tactical rimfire actions available, owes its lineage to the respected Remington 40X action. Many rimfire matches have been won with 40X actions, so we understand why Vudoo chose that design for a starting point. Vudoo then added some important enhancements.
Seen at the WSC: Vudoo Gunworks Tactical .22 LR Rimfire Rifles
The 2017 NRA World Shooting Championship (WSC) included a side-match featuring Vudoo Gunworks .22 LR rimfire tactical rigs. Shooters were impressed with the V-22 rifle, which looks and feels like a centerfire rig, but with a rimfire repeater action running full-size mags.Vudoo states: “Our V-22 also runs a full-size short action bottom metal (DBM) and our V-2210 magazine has a [full-size] AICS form factor. The V-22 is the only controlled-round-feed .22 LR receiver out there. The bolt has full capture control of the cartridge from the time it leaves the magazine until it ejects the spent round out the ejection port.” That means the round never touches anything during feed travel so the bullets won’t be nicked/dented during rapid cycling.
This very thorough video explains how to clean a .22 LR Vudoo Rifle:
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As a machinist I get triggered every time I see “aerospace grade” or “military grade” in ads referring to the material type. “Aerospace grade 416 stainless” is no different than “416 stainless”. Horribly played out marketing gimmick that makes me think the company is run by nerd cad operators who fancy themselves as engineers but aren’t.
I really don’t get putting a 30 MOA rail on a .22. The rimfire really isn’t a very accurate cartridge and it only gets worse as the range is extended.
@Fred, you would be surprised… I routinely engage reactive targets up to 400 meters or 440 yds without a problem and if you limit yourself to 200 meters or 220 yds, the .22 is mighty impressive accuracy wise. The 30 MoA rail is more than welcome and you should select à scope with plenty of adjustment range.
Love it!
Nice toy but I cringe when I see guys repeated dry-firing a rimfire. BAAAD for the chamber face.
As a .22lr enthusiast, I use a 40moa rail for my bolt action and it allows me to engage targets at 300+ yards. Unfortunately, at a total cost with the Savage Mk.II base being under 1200 on a monolithic aluminum chassis and sub-moa performance, I fail to see the benefit of this particular action.
Can anybody name a centerfire rifle cartridge that shoots worse than a .22 at 300 + yards?
Very nice. The first video shows a left handed action (left bolt). Is there in fact a LH option?
Guess I should have checked the web site first,,,answer is right there….
Left or Right-Handed action MSRP $1320
Why train with a rimfire gun when the centerfire gun is likely more accurate at distance?
A major point behind training with a rimfire gun at distance is that the bullet is much slower and thus much more affected by wind. You have to get the wind calls right. A mistake in technique or position gets amplified with the rimfire gun.
My rule of thumb is that it’s about as difficult to make a good shot at 100 yards with a rimfire gun as it is to make that same good shot at 300 yards with my Palma gun. A 200 yard rimfire session has about the same training value as a 600+ yard session with the Palma gun. That’s an estimate but it seems to work pretty consistently.
It’s a lot easier to get that rimfire training done at my house. I run a suppressor on my .22 gun so it doesn’t bother my neighbors near as much as the Palma gun. Cheaper too.
A good shooting .22 with good ammo will hold the X ring on the A-21 200 yard target The wind is near identical as the wind correction for a palma rifle at 1000Y. So they make a great trainer.
This has taken off so I might throw in.
This rifle is not a trainer. This is a separate shooting system for a separate shooting discipline. It is false and conflated reasoning to suggest a 22lr is a substitute for a centrefire – especially in a 14 to 20lb rig.
The PRS rifles at the moment are tending to 25lb muzzle braked 6BRs. The only way to learn to shoot better with that type of is to shoot that type of rifle.
If you want to build muscle memory then dry firing exercises every few days is a good substitute for range time.
But we have to stop pretending these things are a training assister – if we want an excuse to buy another rifle we need to be more honest with ourselves.
EDITOR: I beg to differ. My experience is NOT PRS specific — but I think it’s relevant. I shoot a game with small steel targets shot from bipod at multiple distances from 400-600. Because the drive to the 600-yard range was 80 minutes each way, I started shooting rimfire every week. Mainly to work on hold, breathing, trigger control, and follow through. Guess what? After a half-dozen rimfire sessions, mostly at 50 yards, my centerfire “targets hit” scores went up dramatically — with no other change to my centerfire rifle or load. I was hitting about 7-8 out of 12 small silhouettes at 600. After the rimfire training, that average score went to 10-11 with the occasional “clean”. My confidence with the centerfire rig increased significantly. Again, this was NOT a move-and-shoot game like PRS. But for varmint matches on steel, the rimfire training paid off. No question about it. I encourage everyone to shoot at least once a week if you can. For most of us, that’s much easier to do close to home with a .22 LR rifle.