Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Just curious, who still shoots a 22LR?

I stocked up on 22LR years ago , do shoot a little and hunt squirrels with it.

Haven't shot one in a while, but that's only because I kilt off most of the red squirrels. If I see another, I'll be shooting 22LR again. 🙂

I’d rather shoot 22LR than anything, the further the better and I haven’t gone far enough.....

Waiting until I can trade a brick of Blazers for a T1x.

i hope the easter bunny makes it to the egg hunt

You’ll love it. my T1X is slightly less accurate than my chesechutz 1407R. Ordered a Bravo for it.

Used to do that in the hills around Superior Wyoming, had a dog that would go get them and jump back in the truck then drop the bunny in a five gallon bucket for us. We wore him out some days. Been gone 15 years and I still miss Max.

That looks pretty slick...

Who doesn't ?

I love shooting 22s....I still do. At 66 I've started shooting 22 a lot more because my 4Gkids are just learning to shoot. I bought 2 of the older chipmunk rifles and have one set up for open sights and the other with a 3/4" baby redfield 4x. Kids love shooting those. My 1 grand-daughter is left handed so I just bought a left handed Savage rascal.

Other than those Ive got
3 semi auto pistols 2colt/ 1 Ruger
1 bolt action tube mag Savage (got it in 8th grade)
1 bolt action ruger 77/22
2 Win model 62a, (one was my moms that my dad bought her in 48, she just turned 90 and went out shooting with all of us a couple months ago, still a pretty good shot)
1 Win Model 94/22

In my area during this last ammo shortage 17's were still on the shelves long after the .22's were gone. Now they are all gone.

Today I shot my Cooper 57M and my Turbo/Shilen/Pippen/Jewell Custom BR sporter. Yesterday, I shot my Remington 541THB, my Ruger 10/22 with Feddersen 18" barrel and my '66 Browning T-Bolt. So - - - -yeah, I still shoot .22 LR. This winter's projects all have been about my .22 LR rifles. Getting an old Springfield 87A working, putting a correct receiver sight on my first .22 and buying the Belgian Browning T-Bolt that I've always wanted.

For 15 years I shot .22 rimfire benchrest and have about a 1 1/2 cases of Eley and Lapua match ammo. Some of it is real good stuff that I had when I stopped competing and some of it is ammo that didn't quite make the grade and got put aside for informal shooting - - which is all I'm interested in doing now. Though I will say this, the Cooper still has IT.

Our private range finally came around and added a "precision 22 range" with benches and either paper targets or steel spinners. I've been shooting my tricked out 10-22 with CCI Velocitors and finding out just what it's capable of.

Dang!

You’re welcome to borrow mine if you want to test drive one.

I first stocked up on 22 ammo probably over 20 years ago, and add to it on a regular basis.
I more recently stocked up on ammo for my 1903 Winchester semi auto, it is a fun gun to shoot, but pricey and hard ammo to find.
Grew up with a 22 and have a few now, but never enough.

jackmountain;
Good evening to you sir, I trust the day was acceptable and you and yours are well tonight.

I'll add another couple votes for the T1X - mine is the shorty 16" barrel and a buddy was so impressed with how it shoots he got a 20". He showed me a few groups and it'll dance too.

Anyways, for what it's worth there's two votes from north of the medicine line for the Tikka.

All the best to you all.

Dwayne

I have the KRG bravo on my T1x- I suspect you’ll like it as i have found it to be very comfortable to get behind..... also slightly less accurate than the 1407R

Sweet. Cant wait to get my hands on it.

Up until about 3 weeks ago, the 22 was the lowest of costs to exercise. Not sure of that now, but thankfully I stocked up about 6 months before Obama was elected.