Which 22 cal?

[Split toe]

There are numerous but considering you said factory ammo is a must it would largely depend on what bullets you want to shoot.

I'm a 22-250 fan but I don't know that you will find much if any ammo for it that isn't loaded with lighter varmint bullets which would be fine for everything you mentioned except deer.

The factory 22 Creedmoor ammo is geared more around using the heavier 22cal bullets so you're on the right track with wanting to add one of those.

Even though I'm a fan of the 22-250 for the purposes you've described and the need for factory ammo Hornady's new 22 ARC would either be my first choice or a coin flip between it and the 22 Creed.

There's always the 223 which probably has the widest range of factory ammo available for it and if you don't already have one everyone needs at least one if not three or four 223's.

Absolutely no reason to consider a 22 ARC bolt gun now that factory ammo exists for 22 creed IMO, maybe I am missing something.

 

[Stubborn_bowhunter]

Absolutely no reason to consider a 22 ARC bolt gun now that factory ammo exists for 22 creed IMO, maybe I am missing something.

I was under the impression that it's worth it for the AR platform?

 

[Split toe]

I was under the impression that it's worth it for the AR platform?

That would be the only reason to consider it because it is on the AR-15 platform and lighter. With that said, I took the extra 1-2lbs weight penalty for my thermal gun and shoot a 22 creed in the AR-10 platform.

 

[huntsman22]

And ruger don't do the ranch in 22 creed.......

 

[mtbraun]

That would be the only reason to consider it because it is on the AR-15 platform and lighter. With that said, I took the extra 1-2lbs weight penalty for my thermal gun and shoot a 22 creed in the AR-10 platform.

Interested in the same (22 Creed in AR platform). Can you share your build?

 

[Split toe]

Interested in the same (22 Creed in AR platform). Can you share your build?

I got it for thermal hunting. It is a DNA Firearms Systems build. I have had it since 2021. It is a side charge upper as you can see, makes it good for night hunting.

 

[Tbone26]

I got it for thermal hunting. It is a DNA Firearms Systems build. I have had it since 2021. It is a side charge upper as you can see, makes it good for night hunting.
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Awesome looking rig!

 

[mtbraun]

I got it for thermal hunting. It is a DNA Firearms Systems build. I have had it since 2021. It is a side charge upper as you can see, makes it good for night hunting.
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Very nice, thanks for sharing. We share the same affinity for great tripods also!

 

[Split toe]

Very nice, thanks for sharing. We share the same affinity for great tripods also!

There is only one brand of tripod as far as I'm concerned, RRS.