Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires Is anyone getting out and doing some shooting, or is it too cold??

You guys just staying inside, or are you getting out and doing some shooting. Even though we are still getting snow here in northern Nevada, the furry little critters are wanting to get out and sun themselves.

While doing some testing with a new rifle the other day, this one came out to say hi.

Just put an aluminum trigger housing in my newer to me 10/22 clone (TI Elite 22S), and put the Volquartsen upgrades in that trigger, so now I need to go and test it. Seems like a nice day, after we got a little snow yesterday. Hopefully there aren't guys getting their 4x4's stuck at the range again!!!!


Get out there and shoot, if you can!!!!! Steer those bullets into the x-ring if you can..

Cool pictures BSA. (pun intended)
I'm still shooting off and on when time permits.
Trying several different scopes on the CZ seeing what I like best.
Right now its a Tract 4-12X40 AO and I'm liking it. Tract has some
fantastic glass.

Nice. Those Tract scopes have some amazing glass. I'll bet you are liking that 4-12x40. I thought you liked using something like a 6x Burris on some of your 22's though? The higher power scopes suit my needs better, most of the time. However, if hunting jackrabbits I'll usually use a good 3-9x40. A 6x would probably work great as well. Paper targets or golf balls, and I like 14x or higher magnification. Even at 50 yards. Fun stuff though. Keep us posted on how you are liking that CZ.

Hopefully it doesn't start raining over here!! I'll be hitting the range here in a bit. Even though I question why I am replacing the trigger housing on this 10/22 clone. The plastic one is excellent. I just don't like plastic trigger housings.

This one may go up for sale, but I'm still hesitant about it because it's like a matchgrade trigger. No creep, breaks clean at 2.5 pounds. I may just keep it around for a spare?

Planning on shooting Saturday . Loaded 357 magnum and 44 mag stuff today

Been futzing around with this ‘n that, an optics Chinese Fire Drill. This morning I replaced the Elite 4500 1-4 on my .22 Mag AR with the Credo HX 1-6 I liberated when I swapped my Howa Mini SS 6.5 into the aftermarket stock and floorplate I had on a blued one. Plan on dialing it in tomorrow and burning up some of the ammo I acquired for it, plus use the Garmin to check speeds. The 1-4 will probably end up on my inline where the long ER may help save my lovely complexion from a beating…..

The new Mini worked out very well, dropped about 11.5oz with a lighter scope, shorter barrel, and different mounts. I think both these rigs are complete, except possibly I may skim bed the chamber swell on the Mini after more testing.

Your memory is very good. Yes, I do use the Burris 6X mini AO scopes on several of my rifles, especially those I used for Squirrel hunting. It's obvious I never bought enough of them. I did recently acquire another one which will go on the CZ while it's still a 22lr. I wish I could find more of them at a decent price. Another one that I do like for Squirrel hunting is the Leupold 6X36 with factory set parallax at 40yds. and a fine duplex crosshair.
When sorting out 22lr. rounds each rifle likes I will use more magnified power. Once I find the rounds a rifle likes, back on goes the 6X.
Yes, the glass in the Tract is quite amazing and so are their binoculars.
Ya, my 10/22's still have the aluminum trigger housing, I didn't even know they went to plastic.

There are local .22 shoots every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays. A few months this time of year there are also shoots on Thursday, Saturday and Sundays. I don’t do all of these and they vary course of fire from 50 feet to 100 feet (the woods walks have targets from 50 feet to 100 yards). Some allow any scopes, some aperture sights and some just open barrel sights. They are all off-hand. Lots of fun and allows me to get a chance to shoot rifles I normally wouldn’t get to shoot much. Most if the shoots are for meat prizes some and some for cash - one is for NRA sporter class rifles.

Do as many as I can but have been slowing down some the last few years. Wish you guys were closer I think you’d really enjoy the guys and the events!

PennDog

Now that sounds like fun PennDog. I wish I was too.
What's your favorite combination for the woods walks?

sounds fun Penn Dog. Used to spend a lot of time in central Pa.

Not shooting much here, too much mud. When I go home to Wyoming I plan to do a lot more. A bit of pistol shooting maybe once a week is about it here.

Had a local match last week and took 3rd on the USBR with a 234 with my T1x.


Top 4 were

236 - Bergara
235 - CZ Varmint
234 - T1x
232 - CZ mtr


I duffed one shot and it cost me. Everyone else has aftermarket chassis, aftermarket triggers, etc. My T1x has a bag rider, the beavertail forearm and everything else stock.

We shooting indoors in VA and been doing pretty well! Got a new toy custom built by Tony Larsen darn thing wouldn’t go off sometimes so finally got the problem fixed and we back in business!!! Got a new Begara bmr and anxious to play with it some more see it if will consistently beat my tikka

Really don’t know that I have a favorite but I have done well with Anschutz 54 sporters, CZ 452-457s, Remington 541s and 40X sporters, Coopers 57s and a few other scoped rifles and for open sights the Mauser 350s and Winchester 52 sporters are my favorite followed by Savage 23A, Marlin 39/Winchester 9422s. For pistols/revolvers I like my Buckmark, High Standard Citation, Volquartsen Black Mamba and S&W 617. Ahh hell I guess I like them all😁 - seriously the woods walks give one great practice for squirrel hunting as most of the targets are in the smaller side - they also have a “golf” game that is very challenging - has 18 targets set from 30-50 yards that are pretty small - if you can hit all 18 with one shot (the goal) you are an excellent shot!!

If you think you might ever be up this way look me up and I’ll get you a schedule - it is a way to get some great practice.

PennDog

Been in centerfire mode of late. A couple of new ones went out on Wednesday. Likely head out tomorrow as one had a misbehaving 3-9X Burris FFII.

What is this "cold" you speak of?

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...22gtc-contender-ruger-10-22#Post19195455

Man, I'd love that kind of shooting. Sounds like a lot of fun!!

H, you are doing well my friend. That T1x sounds like a shooter!!! Thanks for listing the scores and rifles used too. That is great info!!

That does happen. I've had to send 2 FFII's back, but they always treat me right. Burris is pretty easy to deal with. I've been messing with a new rifle and using an old gloss FFII with ballistic plex reticle. That rifle is surprising me. Not so much at 100 yards, but it's laying them right in there at 400 yards. Love those scopes with that reticle.

Pretty cool thread there Dan.

I think I'll get out to the range next week.It's been a long time.

Sounds like you are keeping busy. That is good!! I like to do that kind of stuff too. Lately though, I've been going back and forth on a new rifle. Wondering if I should glass bed it. That's not like me either. Generally I'll just do it, because it's so simple and doesn't take much time. I've always been dead set on getting the best/most precision out of my rifles. Every damn one of them shoots well. I have buddies that tell me they wished they had just one rifle set up like I have all of mine set up. Well, this new to me rifle is an older Sako, and I don't know if I want to mess with it. The sad thing is, my girlfriends Winchester model 70, that I bought a few months ago, shoots better. It will downright stomp the Sako at 100 yards, but the Sako will outshoot it at 400 yards, with a cold barrel. Once the barrel starts heating up, all bets are off. It's a "hunting" rifle though, right? We always hear, that the first shot is always the most important. That is 100% right. I think I'm slipping, but I don't really want to mess with the originality of this new to me Sako. The barrel is not freefloating, but it sits in the stock very solidly. I wouldn't take it to a benchrest, or even a hunting rifle shoot my club has, but it will print sub 2" groups at 400 yards, when the barrel is cool. 10 shot groups are horrendous though!!!

Sometimes going to the range is good for the soul and mind. Enjoy your time there!!!

If it was mine I would pillar and bed it. But that's me. Lol

Thanks K22. I'll take that into consideration. I also think it would have to be freefloated, to attain its best accuracy/precision. First Sako I've owned though.

The only shooting I'm doing these days is trying to figure out why m latest build isn't ejecting. fire a few rounds and take it home and make a few modifications and go out and trying again.

Hell, I just got back from my third trip this week, although one of those involved me going a bit early on my 5-Stand day and putting some downrange before shooting the clays.

Yes, I would free float it also. I forgot you said it was touching in the forend.

I've been consistently at the range at least once every weekend since December. This last weekend was the coldest at 4 degrees. Later in the session had some failure to fires and ejects.

Shot some Midas + from my T1x yesterday as bad as I hated to. Wind was heavier than I wanted for testing at 7-15mph but I still shot a 230 on the usbr. A friend came down later and shot Midas in his T1x after the wind died down and shot a 236 on the usbr. As bad as I hate to I’m probably going to buy a brick for our local matches. Any miss I had was a piss poor wind call on my part.

Thanks.Good point.

Thanks buddy. That's exactly what I did. Got some bedding under the chamber area too.


Started out with no bedding under the chamber, and it only marginally made a difference. Freefloating the barrel made it much more consistent, as the barrel heats up too.


Damn these things are so mechanical. Just got to figure them out.



Not a rimfire of course (sorry guys), but after putting 3 shots on the steel yote at 400 yards, I then went to the head and fired 5 more.


I wouldn't take this one to a match, but it will work great for deer and yotes, and the unsuspecting jackrabbit and ground squirrel.

Gotta watch that wind buddy. Sometimes/a lot of times it boils down to you steering that bullet to where you want it to go. I know that pizzes some guys off, as they don't get it when I say I wish I could find a rifle that can outshoot me. Sometimes you have to manipulate the bastids!!! That is something the rifle can never do.

That midas plus ammo is expensive, but if your rifle loves it, it may be worth buying it for your shoots. Sounds like you are doing well buddy!!!

This is our best time of the year for shooting.

I have been shooting nutria in the LA Nutria Control Program. Sold 423 tails today, they were taken on 6 different days. I use a left hand Savage MK II in 22 Long Rifle. I skin some for the meat.

Thinking about maybe shooting some CMP Rimfire Sporter matches with the same rifle, started practicing a little offhand. Not the right target, but it would have been a 98 on the correct target which should be competitive.

Couple weeks ago in the teens

Sunday it was 22deg

How much are you getting for the tails?

$6.00 per tail.

I found out today somebody is buying fur this year at $3.00 for a large nutria, just skinned, not fleshed or dried.

Pappy after that order of business you ever get the urge to use the 22 on 5 stand ?
Mb

Well done Mike 70560. Mb

No, but I sometimes joke about using my little LCP II, to make it more challenging (as if THAT was necessary!)

So, $9.00 a rat if you are willing to go to the trouble of skinning them? Oughta pay for gas anyway…. Good eating I’m told.

No equivalent here. Used to shoot a lot of starlings long ago and far away, but it was all on our dime, and we sure as Hell didn’t eat them😱

First target on top is 35yds offhand with my Lott and reduced load and cast.
Second is 35yds offhand with some fellows 375 win.
Third is 22lr offhand at 40yds
Fourth is 308win reduced loads with cast 40yds offhand.(this rifle has many rounds through it and is not very accurate.
I shot these this afternoon.

Been staying busy, coyote hunting weekends with good success:

Great group of dogs!
Otherwise doing some shooting weather permitting. Been a very mild winter here so far.

Seems like when it isn't raining these days, the wind is howling so hard target stands wouldn't stay put. And I hate chasing my targets and stands across the forest all day...

I know. If you go up to the clubs range, it's always raining up there, this time of the year. And every other day in between!!!!!


I hear you about the wind too. It's always windy in the gorge!!! And these guys think they always need wind flags.. ha ha..

WhatVolquartsen parts are you using in that trigger?

Been denting rims with my Savage 6A with a fine old Weaver 29S on board.
1/4 to 3/8ths for 5 shots at 25 yards isn't too hard to take on a chilly day!
That old girl, she's a Utica Savage, is just a MARVEL.

The trigger shown doesn't have any Volquartsen parts in it. It's basically a BX trigger, from what I gather. A very nice one though, as I like the 2.5 pound pull. It came in the TI Elite 22S stainless Ruger 10/22 clone I recently bought. The trigger I replaced it with is an aluminum housing oldstyle that I put the Volquartsen parts in.

BSA…Got out today to get a few pistols dirty. It had been a dry spell for a while as work has been busy and it’s hard to pass up on OT.

Put about 500 rounds thru these 3

I as out today though shooting a Ruger #1 25-06 and a Kimber Montana 308 Win. Off to hog hunting next Wednesday.

Very nice. Those are sweet buddy!!

Sounds good Ed. I took my 308 out the other day. My buddy took his work rifles out to confirm the dope, after getting his scopes back from Leupold. We mounted them, and got them dialed back in. Since he was shooting 2 308 win rifles, I figured I'd bring one of mine. Hog hunting sounds like a blast. Good luck buddy!!!

Well, I did get an opportunity to clear personal data from Wifey’s old iPhone before discarding it. Does that count?

Looks like your grouping needs a little work...

I’m afraid you’ve got a point there. Kentucky elevation just didn’t quite cut it. This thing’s still shooting way high because the scrounged Novak I installed up front wasn’t tall enough:

So, the top of the rear sight needs just a bit more filing. I’m trying to avoid the need to spring for a new, taller Novak dot front sight. But, may just hafta spend the money.

Made it out to the range yesterday to practice and test some loads that I was playing around with seating depth.

Sling, prone, 4.5 power scope, 223 service rifle. Pretty happy with the result.

The weather has been beautiful the last few days.

Shot this at 60yds offhand yesterday with my CZ drop in barrel Lilja.

Nice, at least some of you guys are getting out and doing some shooting. The weather has really been hit and miss over here. This is how last Friday and Saturday looked:


That's in northern Nevada. However, a couple days ago, I went out and shot an online challenge. Used my old 1949 Winchester model 52:

I never shoot prone unsupported, so my target was crap.


Then I shot another online challenge. Posted that one here, but not too many guys wanting to shoot that one.



Threw a scope on my Savage MK1 FVT, to shoot some Easter eggs.



At least I could see the target well enough to shoot left handed that day!!! Unlike the day prior.



Sorry, I have not shot my shotgun in a while!!!

another shotgun joke

Snowed all day