Hobbsy,
You say you are “new to this”. Does that mean new to the internet or new to IR 50/50 shooting? If you are new to IR 50/50, I would suggest you ask on the rimfire page as those guys will give you a more intelligent answer from experience in that discipline. I say this because you may be better off attending a match or practice session with an experienced shooter (IR 50/50), a mentor of sorts, and get some inside dope on what you need and like. Everyone is different. I would hesitate to plunk down $Big Bucks and find it isn’t what’s needed or desired. And this is coming from a guy with years of experience in center fire but near no experience in rimfire. I’m your friend and I don’t even have anything to sell except rimfire thickness gauge.