I was at the range yesterday shooting my 338. Got to talking with a fella that was shooting a Martini .22 at 100yd targets. Now, I've always kinda looked down my nose a the .22 as something for kids and not of much value. I was wrong. He asked me if I wanted to try it and it was a lot of fun. Had to compensate for wind and bullet drop because the scope was dialed in at 50yds. He said it dropped about 8" and the wind was pushing the bullet to the right about 5". Third shot I got in the black. Now I've spent most of the day looking at .22's. My wife is right, I'm sick. I sure like the looks of those Cooper rifles. I'll have one by this time next year. Ken
.22 target rifle
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Antelope_Sniper
Handloader
- Jan 25, 2008
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I was recently the victom of a similar experience.
It was a Weatherby Vanguard in .17HMR with a Zeiss Conquest....
5 shots touching at 100 yards...and those .17 bullets are reallllly small.
It was a nice rig. :!:
It was a Weatherby Vanguard in .17HMR with a Zeiss Conquest....
5 shots touching at 100 yards...and those .17 bullets are reallllly small.
It was a nice rig. :!:
Guy Miner
Master Loader
- Apr 6, 2006
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I'm very fond of a good rimfire. :grin:
Winchester 52B with 20x Lyman scope - it's been a dinger for about 60 years in our family!
My Marlin 39, a well-made .22 sporter that shoots nicely. Topped by a 6x Leupold.
The little CZ .17 HMR which is amazingly accurate...
I also shoot the heck out of a .22 Ruger target pistol for practice. I'd bet I shoot 5000 - 10,000 rimfire rounds every year - which would be a huge expense if they were centerfire rounds... Great practice, and a good, accurate rimfire is a wonderful shooting tool.
Regards, Guy
Winchester 52B with 20x Lyman scope - it's been a dinger for about 60 years in our family!
My Marlin 39, a well-made .22 sporter that shoots nicely. Topped by a 6x Leupold.
The little CZ .17 HMR which is amazingly accurate...
I also shoot the heck out of a .22 Ruger target pistol for practice. I'd bet I shoot 5000 - 10,000 rimfire rounds every year - which would be a huge expense if they were centerfire rounds... Great practice, and a good, accurate rimfire is a wonderful shooting tool.
Regards, Guy
I think everybody should have a good 22 rl my favorite is a 10/22T with a bull barrel and laminated stock and has a 4x 12 simmons whitetail scope But to my suprise its always on I haven't took it to the range for 3 years but everything I point it at goes down.
RogueRiver
Handloader
- Mar 13, 2005
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it is fun to play with with its 28" bull barrel, I have shot ist at 100 yrds and its neat to see the bullet hit the target in the scope.
