Snow day today so I did a little shooting; OK a lot of shooting. Savage Mark II FV-SR.

GSG .22

Cool? Looks downright chilly in your pictures

Think it'll snow?

I need to dig some guns out of mothballs and snap some pics. (But I'm not going out in the snow to do it!)

Snow in NC ... HOLY Moses

Stir crazy! Had to get out. Ignored it was 25 degrees.

Kimber 22 lr Unit on my Springfield Black SS Target

Winchester 1873 in 22 long...

I put this together last week. Savage Mark II BTVSS, FXII 6x36 with the LR reticle, with Talley lows

Colt Ace...

Kodiak 260 22 magnum auto.

Classy

They are all fun to shoot unless it is cold and snowing.

Cold and snowing is fine for shooting, it's when it drops below zero that it's not so fun.

My favorite rimfire was my dad's boys rifle, a Remington #4 rolling block. I'll have to take a picture of it someday.

Closer runner up is a 39a Sitka Deer practically gave me.



One of the best summer trips I've taken with the boys included visiting an old gold mine and lots of plinking along the way.

I have never shot a lever action .22. Have held a Marlin 39/Winchester 94/22. On my list to own, just haven't pulled the trigger.

Had both a Browning BL-22 and Winchester 9422...wish I had them both back.

You find yourself in the St. Louis area sometime just give me a call and I can solve that "never shot a lever action 22" issue. Hate to see a guy deprived of one of life's greatest memories.

Custom Sporter Benchrest; Turbo Action, Pippen Stock, Broughton Barrel, Sightron 6X scope. Fun!!

Looks fun. Comfortable weather.

You can't possibly be able to compete with a Sightron on top. ..............
Just kidding, I had a S2 6x HBR on top of my M77/22 for years. Great scope for the money but i replaced it with something smaller when my son started walking the woods with the rifle. There was a thread in the optics department just a couple weeks ago asking about Sightron and I couldn't get over how many folks didn't rate them well but probably never ever used one. Your picture just confirms to me that a guy with a first class set up like your rifle and uses a Sightron, well they can't be too bad now can they.

That photo was taken at the 2011 World Rimfire Benchrest Championship in Summerville SC in August and it was HOT!. Usually I can't use a Sightron on my sporter cause in the US our sporter weight limit is 7.5 lbs, which my rifle won't make with that Sightron. At the World Championship the weight limit was 8.5 lbs and so I was able to put it on. Normally I have to use the lighter Burris 6X HBR scorpe (discontinued). On both my heavy (10.5 lb) rifles I use the Sightron 36X scopes. They are clear enough and the accuracy of their scope adjustments are among the best - IMO. I've had lots of success with them.

Here's one of my heavy guns with a Sightron on top. This is a Stiller 2500X, with a Meredith Stock and Rock Creek barrel.

i sold that Sightron back when i changed my rifle to a squirrel whacker for my son and now i wished i had kept it because i picked up a heavy barreled 10/22 set up just a couple weeks ago and it would be perfect for it. i knew better back then but money was tight at the time so i pay the price now.

coop, what is the top on your Hart rest? Make, source?

I have a similar rig, but not a top like yours. A local group has recently started shooting smallbore benchrest. I also got a Sinclair speed screw like yours, and wish I had done so sooner.

Paul

Paul, that's a Fudd top that was made by Mountain Specialties. As far as I know, the guy stopped making them. It has skinny sand bag tubes on the bottom and sides (to make it legal) and is width adjustable so I can go from my sporter (2 1/2" wide) to my heavy guns (3" wide) and not change the top. I like them but not too many rimfire BR shooters use the Hart base or the Fudd top anymore. The Randolph rest designed by Ken Fulghum is probably the most popular base now. I've never seen the need to change tho. This has been my set-up for over 10 years.

You can get a good look at the Fudd top here: http://www.accurateshooter.com/gear-reviews/randolph-machine-belt-drive-front-rest/

Sorry for the thread drift.

Cooper 17 HMR...

Wow, that is nice!

Good lookin rifle.

marlin 1894M


marlin mountie


bl-22


94-22M





and ya have to have matching six-shooters

colt peacemaker


and New Frontier

A couple oddballs from my stash

Snowing too hard to post pics now.

That peacemaker is right.

not as right as shraps '73.....

Ha ha ha! Too funny!

Bob

Shrapnel,

Anyone ever confuse you for Hank Williams Jr?

Yes, but he can't sing...

and he falls off mountains that Shrap laughs at.....

and the most accurate 22 I've ever shot

it now wears a 10x super chicken scope

Custom 581 on top and a Sako Quad on bottom.

Sako Quad Hunter.


Remington 504



Mauser 201

Here's one vintage blued steel and walnut example--Remington 33 NRA model



And here's my mostest favoritest-Remington 513Sporter with Kohlmorgen scope in Stith mounts.

dustoffer, I am LOVIN' those pics! Thanks for sharing!
dave

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K22, nice lumber on that Quad, wish my Finnfires looked like that! How does that Mauser shoot?

Glad to share some of my joy with you--and as you can see, I love squirrel hunting too-

A Taurus


A Gamble's Pioneer Model 27A

Thanks mudstud. It shoots .5" at 50yds. or better. It seems to be as accurate as a Kleingunther K22 I have.

Probably not in the cool category but most definitely fun to shoot. Basic Ruger 10/22 carbine purchased new in 1968. I forget what it cost, the 1969 Gun Digest shows them at $54.50 so I probably paid about $12.95 for it. I refinished the stock some 40 years ago with a mixture of Tru-Oil and ground up charcoal briquet powder added for color.

Surface rust on the barrel, original nine pound trigger pull with lots of "honest handling marks" on the stock and I can name where every one of'em came from. In 47 years it has never, ever jammed, failed to feed, extract or eject. Not once. Back in the late 70's I didn't clean it for five years to try and see what it took to jam it and it just rocked on without a bobble. The only times it had a failure to fire was the ammo's fault. As of last Sunday it will still put 10 rounds into 1/2" at 25 yards which is as good as I can shoot with the peep sights and stay close to that at 50 with a scope. It has slain more ground squirrels, jackrabbits, cottontails, tweety birds, turtles, grasshoppers, snakes, soda cans, rocks, pine cones and "stuff" than I can count.

In its present condition it probably wouldn't bring $54.50 on gunbroker these days (that brick of Winchester Super-X might bring more than the rifle) but I wouldn't take a thousand bucks for it.

A Gamble's Pioneer Model 27A
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Thats got cool factor going on

TWR. Fastfires?

CZ 453..been sitting in the safe for 4 years.

Way over the top for cool. These guns are scarce and sophisticated. HK P-7 K-3 in 22 LR, a squeeze cocker that shoots with the best of handguns...

When I decided I wanted a very nice wood stocked Cooper 57-M, this is the first picture I saw via the internet.



I wasn't disappointed.





It shoots too; 70 yds.



I compete with it too at a local shoot seen here on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/223720071062697/

I'll add mine to the list.

Savage 93R17 BSEV 17HMR

If it came with a bolt it would probably see more use.



Travis

Jim,

That old 10/22 would bring more than $50.00, I can tell you that. Mine was also built in 1968 and is my favorite rimfire.



Travis

A Savage Model 1903 22 pump. Made about 1913. Chambered for Short, Long and Long Rifle. Uses a detachable box magazine patented by Mr.A.W.Savage.

The Browning wears a Fastfire II, the Ruger wears a JPoint.

I like them both but the Ruger has a fiber optic front sight and I shoot tighter groups with it. Though the red dots are faster.

Shot the crow... At the shot, mr. dove exploded out of a nearby tree, kamikazing into the window of the house. Scared the piss out of me.

In my hands it makes me feel like a kid again.

That's pretty sweet, Winchester?

My grandmother's 1906, short, long and long rifle...

A few of mine:

That "Kid Again" feeling. .22s are known for that!

Alamo 308; I want to shoot .22s with you. Nice looking battery. What is the full length stock one (9 down)? Is #2 front sight upside down?

I was wondering the same thing.
I'm assuming it is because it possibly interferes with the scope?

Nothing elaborate... Just a Marlin 795 for squirrel. It gets the job done quite efficiently.

I want to here your kerioki version of All My Rowdy Friends.

Three of my favorites.

New CZ trainer.



Bob

Not sure why this pic disappeared in my other post.

Colt Woodsman Match Target from 1938.

For just fun shooting I prefer mine and my wife's 39A Marlins There is also a D and a couple M's in there.

My better half will go out in some nasty weather if it involves riding the 4 wheeler and taking her 39A along.

When shooting paper I like the bolt rifles better than the lever guns.

I guess when you find something you like, you put a few spares in stock?!

Are we talking about guns or women?

Well, rifles I guess . . . He didn't post any picks of tables full of, racks full of, or rooms full of women. And the one woman he did post a pic of was packin' a rifle. So, yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm talking about rifles.

1922 Reising

Wow! Love full length stocked rifles.

Pretty happy how this one turned out...

Be hard NOT to like how that turned out.

My Savage MKII FV-SR

super fun just waiting on the ATF for the suppressor

This one is my favorite. It's a Savage Anschutz M-184. Shoots High Velocity Hollow Points into a dime size group at 50 yards with about any ammo I have tried.

A little different 22 LR. Anschutz mounted in a XLR aluminum chassis with a Nightforce compact NXS on top with a can. [img:center][/img]

1971 Marlin 39D.

That looks "tacticool". Should come to something like this.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/223720071062697/

Got a new scope.

Nice chunka wood.

Yes, very nice. How's it shoot?

Dave.

These are my three favorite.
Custom Anschutz in XLR chassis
Volquartzen 17HMR
Tacsol 10/22

Win 61


My brother with his $7 Rem 510, but I did the gunsmithing and brought it back from the dead.


One of MY Rem 510 rifles


Rem 572


That same Rem 572, got to find something else


Winchester 75

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Colt Lightning

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Rem 550

You are a lucky man... and I am not talking about the gun collections!

Sheridan and Savage rimfires

Good catch, but no that's not an upside-down front sight. What you see there is the front sight mounting block for an aperture tunnel sight and with the sight dismounted. I have since removed the mounting block.

Thanks, Moses. Let's go shooting anytime.
Copied/edited from ArmsList.com:
The Cooey Model 82 was a single shot bolt-action .22 caliber target rifle used in training Canadian Army and RCAF cadets during WWII.
Large quantities later became available on the civilian market after the war as military surplus. Well regarded for its durability and reliability, particularly in the harsh environment of the Canadian winter, a Model 82 in good-to-excellent condition can fetch as high as $300-$400.

Ruger Single Nine. Lotsa fun to shoot.

Mossberg Model 25, c. 1930's, and still shooting.

Now that's what I'm talking about. Sweet!

This is my CZ 452 sporter in 17 HMR. The pic was taken a few years ago. It now has a full custom stock.

Dick Wright

Sheridan





S&W 422 with Tactical Solutions AXIOM suppressor...





Ruger MKIII w/Tactical Solutions 4" upper and AXIOM suppressor...





Charter Arms Explorer II with AXIOM





TC G2 10" .22 Magnum w/5X Burris...



Three rounds at 50 yards...

Grand Father's High Standard





Dan Wesson 4 & 6" barrels...





Walther PP





Ruger MKIII Hunter...

Freedom Arms 97 5.5"...





60s vintage Single-Six...





* marked 4 5/8" Single-Six...





USFA 5.5" Flat Top Target...





NAA Black Widow...





NAA Mini Master..

USFA SAA .22 Magnum...one of only two made...







Ruger Single-Six Hunter...

Doggone, Bob. Those are some beautiful .22 shooters.

..thanks... Before 2000 I usually just had around what I used regularly...since 2000 I have become an "accumulator"...

I still have some of the guns..others have been passed to more loving homes.

Bob

Model 48 8 3/8"...





Model 18 round butt...





Model 34 with 35 barrel...1956





Model 51 .22 Magnum...





Model 34....





Combat Masterpiece and matching Target Masterpiece...both made in 1951..

617 4"....





Model 35 with extra .22 Magnum cylinder...





60s vintage Model 18..




70s vintage Model 48 with extra LR cylinder, 1950s hammer and Combat Trigger and grips...

All stainless .22 Magnum Chipmunk...







Springfield...1st generation not M2





FIC Bronco...







Armalite AR7..

Nylon 66..Apache Black...





NEF .22 LR...




10/22 International stainless...Walmart exclusive 1997-98





Marlin Papoose...







Very early 10/22 TD...

H&R Saharah .22 auto-ejecting single shot...







Krico full stock...





One owner 1964 Marlin Mountie with Marlin scope...





CZ452 American w/can...





AR7 with heavy threaded barrel and can...

Marlin 882 stainless .22 Magnum with AXIOM...





Kimber of NY Hunters...









CZ Scout Sniper...target is 100 yards...



Round to the right is a sighter...moved the scope 1 mod left...

Browning...





CZ 452...



One of the best shooters I have ever owned...







CZ 453 Varmint...

Truck Gun...Savage Model 24 DL.. .22 Magnum/20 ga.





Earlier Springfield...

CZ 452 Ultra Lux...

Some awesome CZ's there RJM.. I would like to pick up a 452 in .17.. What do you think of the newer 455's????

Just looked back at the other pages.. What a collection of .22's..

Awesome collection, Bob. I see a few that would look just beautiful under my Christmas tree..

wood stocked 452 American
453 Varmint
Model 18
2nd Kimber of NY

Where do I apply? Do you do layaway?

Hamilton







Quackenbush

Probably one of the rarest, a H&K P-7 K-3 in 22 LR...

A couple I put together many years ago and hunt with regularly. The 52 with the maple stock is a tad front heavy, but the accuracy makes it worth carrying anytime. It was rescued from a state of neglect and brought back to shooting, sans 6 inches of the target barrel.
The top one is a Mauser trainer that I found in serious disrepair and cleaned up, sporterized, and had a Model 70 style safety built for it by a machinist buddy of mine. The little claw extractor is a work of art and it shoots almost as good as it looks.

Shot a friend's 455 Full Stock .22 LR the other day...very very impressive...all 5 rounds in one corner of one of those black 1" patches at 50 yards. Scope was a Leupold VX-I 2-7.

...as to the collection of .22s...there are more that I don't have photos of....

Bob

The 17" 452 will be the last .22 rifle to go....the others are just long term investments.

The 18 has an extra .22 Magnum cylinder...it is the best shooting 18 I have owned.

Bob

Absolutely beautiful guns, Bob. You're enabling by helping extend my Holy Grail list, you know.

Thanks!

U R welcome....

Nice stuff.