Keystone Sporting Arms 722 Carbon Precision Trainer 22 LR 16.5" Rifle

Keystone's 722 Carbon Precision Trainer is a rimfire bolt gun set up to mirror the manual of arms of a centerfire precision rifle. The 16.5" barrel keeps it short and stiff, the synthetic stock holds its point of impact when humidity swings, and 22 LR lets a shooter run drills at a fraction of the barrel wear and blast that the same practice costs on a centerfire.

Trainers like this exist because trigger control, position building, and follow through do not care what cartridge is in the chamber. Working them at 50 yards with rimfire builds the same habits that show up at 500 with a centerfire, and the feedback is immediate, since wind and a light bullet punish sloppy fundamentals in a hurry. Keystone spent years building rimfire rifles for shooters who wanted small guns that worked properly, and the 722 applies that experience to the precision crowd. It also doubles as a straightforward small game rifle and a good afternoon on steel, which is more than most understudy rifles can claim.