RimX: Making the Switch Pt 4 - Final Thoughts

[@CyclopsJoeVideos]

Great Video Man , first time seeing your channel. Awesome editing

[@Shoot_More]

One of the rimfire greats himself. Thanks for the watch and compliment Joe. Love your channel.

[@FieroGTXX]

12:20 So true. RPR guy here. I love my RPR I recommend that gun for the reason you mentioned. You don't get ANYTHING for free. When you tame an RPR those gamer guns or even a Bergara show case exponentially the work you put in. I got my Vudoo and 24 hours later I was one shot shy of a clean match. Not because of the Vudoo, but because of the work put in with the RPR. I Go back to it to sharpen my skills regularly. This is so true. Revisiting your starter rig keeps a razor's edge on your fundamentals. That's worth WAY more than the resale value. PS waiting for pt5. Lols

[@Shoot_More]

Making me regret sending the Bergara down the road 🥲Glad I'm not alone in the camp of thinking you gain more as a shooter starting out with something other than a purpose built PRS rig.

[@briansupermag3918]

Well you went to the best 22lr. Smart choice for sure. I love my RimX built by Kenny at DPG. Its consistency and repeatability that gets you to the top. Nice rifle

[@Shoot_More]

I’m super happy with it so far. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@Pepe46873]

Looks awesome. Can’t wait for this years events to start up in my area

[@Shoot_More]

I'm pumped too. Our matches start in a couple weeks. Thanks for watching!

[@johnm4699]

Thanks for making the content - editing is spot on and well thought out. Footage is great, too. I am going to offer one point you didn’t mention. I will qualify that comment with the fact that I own two Rimx rifles. One has 10,000 plus rounds on it, and the other has 1,000. You will at some point have ejection issues. The extractor claw is a wear component that Zermatt sells and identifies as needing replacement. If you are like me, those issues will happen half way through a match. These matches are separated by 3-5 shots between first and fifth place. That is what happened to me. Twice. I also happen to own 2 bergara B14Rs. I spend a lot of time and money to lot test ammo. No rifle is magic with all ammo. Even the Lapua test center results show extreme differences from lot to lot of center x or Midas plus. My bergaras can hang with my Rimx rifles, with maybe a slight edge to the rimx, once they are shooting their favorite lot. And the argument about shipping an action to rebarrel is weak. It’s easy to ship a rifle via usps to a gunsmith, and it can come direct back to you. You had to fill out the background check, pay a transfer fee to get the rimx.

[@Shoot_More]

Thanks for the feedback and thoughts. I touched on the extractor issue in the other videos of the series but it probably deserved more in-depth conversation here too. After talking with other folks who shoot a RimX, it seems like rebuilding the bolt yearly is good preventative practice. I have a complete spare parts kit in my pack just in case something happens at a match. I definitely should have done a better job explaining my thought about not wanting to send my Bergara off to be rebarreled. I only have one rifle, so sending the action off would've meant being down for a couple weeks and that was something I was really trying to avoid. Building the rimx while still shooting the Bergara allowed me to skip that gap. You're right though, shipping the action isn't hard. It just was something I was hoping to avoid having to do. I spent the better part of 2024 lot testing the Bergara off-camera between matches with everything from Eley to Sk to Lapua. When talking about the groups it would print, the gun was being fed the best performing ammo I could find for it at the time. That being said, I think I've become a better shooter since then. How would it do now if I tested it again? Maybe better? Possibly, possibly not. I may have come off a little hard on the B14R. I really did enjoy the platform at the end of the day, and will likely own another one in the future. All that being said, I want to really express my gratitude for you taking the time to watch the video and give me feedback. This is all still "new" to me, so I'm trying to post these videos as coming from a place of what I've learned and not that of an "expert". I hope they comes across as intended. Happy shooting!

[@johnm4699]

Brother - just to be sure j was not coming from a place of bashing you. Guys like you helped guys like me 10,000 rounds ago gain the confidence to keep shooting, learning, and now - helping others. I debated sharing my observations because I didn’t want to over shadow the work you have put in to improving the community. And we all benefit by the community getting better. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@Shoot_More]

@@johnm4699 I promise I didn't take it as bashing. You put a lot of thought and effort into your comment so I wanted to match in my reply. Please don't ever stop sharing your observations, no matter positive or negative. Good conversation and dialog allows us all to learn from each other and become better.

[@Precisionriflesireland]

Enjoying following your progress. Keep up the good work 😊

[@Shoot_More]

Thank you sir 🫡

[@Dayattherange]

John very nice rig. I hope to see it in the dayattherange 2025 New Years Eve Challenge 😂

[@HSmith-uk9hl]

That is a well thought out evaluation. I don't shoot long range rimfire. All of my shooting is benchrest but I completely understand the concept of using the appropriate tool for the discipline. I wish you well at the Nationals.

[@Shoot_More]

I watched a couple benchrest videos to see if I could learn something that might be applicable to what we shoot and I was amazed at some of the differences. I think that’s what’s so great about rimfire. There truly is something for everyone.

[@tlrsmedia7820]

Great video mate. Keep it up.

[@Shoot_More]

Thank you sir 👊

[@thegriff9425]

Would definitely love to see a set up video

[@Shoot_More]

Missed opportunity not recording the actual build for sure. I might be able to work something out though 🤔

[@russellwalker3301]

Where did u get that case extractor tool looks sweet

[@Shoot_More]

A&J Sporting sells them. aandjsporting.com/the-extractor/

[@ogPolen]

Dang they still want 900 on gb for a used b14r. 500 was giving it away im jelly!

[@Shoot_More]

To be fair, I sold mine as just the barreled action. Those HMR stocks with the bottom metal go for like $330 on ebay.

[@RickyTan55]

What dealer did you use to get your RIM X?

[@Shoot_More]

I picked my action up from Bullet Central but I'm not sure they carry them anymore.