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Photos of a "my-built " .22 Cheetah - and how I form the cases #2925079 03/30/09
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,101 Vernon BC Canada B BCBrian OP Campfire Outfitter
OP BCBrian Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,101 Vernon BC Canada	This grew out of a thread on the Elk Hunting forum about how effective ultra-velocity rifles can be when they shoot all-copper bullets. Here are my pics. It shoots moly-coated 53 grain Barnes X's at 4285 fps out of a 30 inch, (now 27) 1 in 16 twist barrel. Five shots into about a quarter of an inch at 100 yards. It's killed more than two dozen deer - half of them Mulies in clear-cuts and half White-Tails out in alfalfa fields. Many of them were very big-bodied deer. It has a higher percentage of "bang-flops" than any other cartridge I've ever used a lot - including decades of shooting such fast-steppers as 25-06's, 7mmSTW's and .300 Magnums. The farthest deer, so far, was a big fat 5X5 Whitetail at the far end of an alfalfa field at a measured 385 yards. The shortest was a Whitetail at about 15 yards. Half of the deer were dead before the rifle settled down. Not a single deer made it even close to 50 yards after being hit. Coyotes and ground hogs almost blow-up. There's "fast" - then there's "FAST!!!" Brian Vernon BC Canada "Nothing in life - can compare to seeing smiles on your children's faces."

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Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets BCBrian #2925093 03/30/09
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	Tanks Brian! Dober "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets Mark R Dobrenski #2925120 03/30/09
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,371 West Slope, CO S Steven_CO Campfire Tracker
Steven_CO Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,371 West Slope, CO	Very nice. I have a 12 twist barrel sitting around that I was trying to decide what chamber to build. Right now it's a 22-250 that shoots good, but I sort of got bored with it. This one might be a fun one to build. Steve

Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets Mark R Dobrenski #2925136 03/30/09
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by Mark R Dobrenski Tanks Brian! Dober Dober, does this mean I'm going to see you traipse in with an action in one hand and a "tube" in the other?? Again... Ingwe "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets ingwe #2925152 03/30/09
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	No tube, but I may have our friend down the hall order me a tube for the old M77/Tang. I spoke with him about the idea last Friday. What tubes are you liking these days? Thx Dober "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

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Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets ingwe #2925156 03/30/09
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 48,411 New Orleans Steve_NO Campfire 'Bwana
Steve_NO Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 48,411 New Orleans	Dayum, Brian. That be's one smokin' .22. Proudly representing oil companies, defense contractors, and firearms manufacturers since 1980. Because merchants of death need lawyers, too.

Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets Steve_NO #2925166 03/30/09
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	Really a bit much for a Canuck don't ya think eh? Dober "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets Mark R Dobrenski #2925203 03/30/09
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by Mark R Dobrenski What tubes are you liking these days? Thx Dober The big "A" talked me into a Hart...easily the nicest Bbl.Ive ever worked with... He also likes Lilje, and Kreiger as of late...especially Kreiger. I tend to listen to him... Ingwe "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets Mark R Dobrenski #2925208 03/30/09
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,101 Vernon BC Canada B BCBrian OP Campfire Outfitter
OP BCBrian Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,101 Vernon BC Canada	Ya - but I need it - our deer up here aren't exactly German-Shepherd sized ya know! Even the small antlered ones have BIG bodies! And the ones with bigger antlers - can take a man all his strength to get in the back of a truck! Brian Vernon BC Canada "Nothing in life - can compare to seeing smiles on your children's faces."

Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets BCBrian #2925227 03/30/09
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	Great pics Brian! Dober "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

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Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets Mark R Dobrenski #2925243 03/30/09
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 10,915 Lubbock, Texas H Huntr Campfire Outfitter
Huntr Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 10,915 Lubbock, Texas	Super pic's! Thanks for sharing.

Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets Huntr #2925245 03/30/09
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 10,915 Lubbock, Texas H Huntr Campfire Outfitter
Huntr Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 10,915 Lubbock, Texas	Oh, and that is a SMOKING little round!

Re: Photos of my-built .22 Cheetah - and how I form the bullets Huntr #2925688 03/31/09
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5,105 Dallas,TX C crittergetter Campfire Tracker
crittergetter Campfire Tracker C Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5,105 Dallas,TX	FINE looking rifle and young man,SOUNDS LIKE A VERY CAPABLE ROUND ALSO.I'm in the process of finding out if my 22-250 likes the 53gr TSX'S also. Last edited by crittergetter; 03/31/09.

Re: Photos of a "my-built " .22 Cheetah - and how I form the cases BCBrian #2925811 03/31/09
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 8,743 pa dave7mm Campfire Outfitter
dave7mm Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 8,743 pa	BCBrian Very nice.I've been a CHeetah fan for many years.But always in vermin mode.Often thought a winterized version with a copper bullet would make a sweet addition.Ackley said that a Swift with a copper bullet killed deer size game much quicker than normal rounds.Some very old targets for ya. What are you making cases out of. dave Only accurate rifles are interesting.

Re: Photos of a "my-built " .22 Cheetah - and how I form the cases dave7mm #2925929 03/31/09
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year... safariman Campfire Ranger
safariman Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year...	BC, Great post and pics. I have played witht the 22 Cheetah mk 1 and Mkll versions and really enjoyed them. If 22cal was legal here would not hesitate to use a fast 22 on them with the Barnes bullets. I have some TSX 22's that I will load into my 22-250AI soon. I might have to buy a Oregon Deer tag just so I can try it out. Told the wifey last week that I really need to move somewhere where I can shoot more than one or two big game animals per year. A rifle looney cannot survive on one deer and maybe one elk per year! LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports. About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500

Re: Photos of a "my-built " .22 Cheetah - and how I form the cases safariman #2926029 03/31/09
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,612 B.C. gerry35 Campfire Tracker
gerry35 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,612 B.C.	Cool rifle and cartridge Brian, you ever nail a blackie with that combo? I'm sure of what the results would be if you do. Last edited by gerrygoat; 03/31/09. Gerry.

Re: Photos of a "my-built " .22 Cheetah - and how I form the cases gerry35 #2926067 03/31/09
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA T Tom264 Campfire Ranger
Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA	Nice rifle Brian, I hafta say even though I have zero experience with that cartridge I say I have always been impressed with how it looks and what the mags say about it. .

Re: Photos of a "my-built " .22 Cheetah - and how I form the cases Tom264 #2926340 03/31/09
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,443 grants pass, oregon ironeagle_84 Campfire Outfitter
ironeagle_84 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,443 grants pass, oregon	you should talk to Ringman Brian, he has just finished a rifle he calls the .224 MBOC. that thing is smokin fast as well, and shoots light out from what i understand. i have never shot it, but i have seen it in person. it needs a new stock to be anywhere near as nice as yours though. 30-06 till i die, the greatest round ever! I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy! CEO of a Turdlike People: Turds & Tats Division... (per Ingwe )

Re: Photos of a "my-built " .22 Cheetah - and how I form the cases ironeagle_84 #2926444 03/31/09
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 818 Harrisburg, IL minengr Campfire Regular
minengr Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 818 Harrisburg, IL	Must be nice. I couldn't get the 53gr tsx's to stabilize in my CHeetah.

Re: Photos of a "my-built " .22 Cheetah - and how I form the cases minengr #2926589 03/31/09
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,413 New Iberia and Port Allen Loui... S Simoneaud Campfire Regular
Simoneaud Campfire Regular S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,413 New Iberia and Port Allen Loui...	Beautiful rifle dude.... J Simoneaud Supper's ready!! you have 2 choices, Eat or Don't eat.

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