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Thread: What is your main use for a .22 RF?

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    1022 for field use and fun ,martini international for paper punching.

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    I shoot NRA Bullseye pistol, so it gets used for that

    For the last 4 years, I've been shooting groups just for fun, seeing how different brands group at 50 yards.

    Just this year I shot my first rimfire silhouette match. Very humbling!! Still, it was fun. I could see myself getting into this!

    So those are my uses for . 22 rimfire, at least so far.

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    I've use .22RF for shooting varmits, food for camp, breaking in new shooters, safety training, sub caliber training in the military, target practice, but most of all, just plain fun. I own a few, auto's, pump, repeating bolt actions, single bolt actions, and pistols. All a bunch of fun. The strangest one is the Mossberg 151M. I posted a youtube video of a fellow going over one, below. His is just like mine, except for rear sight. Mine has a peep sight, like his, but it also has a few more rear sight types. It's kind of a weird thing. Got a mold not long ago from NOE, 5 cavity 38 grain. Haven't used it, yet, too hot and humid outside. About 15-20 inches of rain in the last 3-4 weeks. Rain every day, sometimes a downburst, sometimes just steady all day. Just got through raining here a few minutes ago. Not conducive for outside activities.

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    I have a Browning V70 bottom eject. It is for squirrel, rabbit and VERMIN!!!!!! The furry kind not the suits in office

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    I have a Kidd 10/22 that i mainly use for squirrels and sich........handy little rifle when paired with a suppressor is an absolute scream to shoot!

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    Tree Rats

    11" Ruger Mk-II, Glenfield M-25
    (also use the latter for training newbies in riflery)

    I obtained a very nice supply of LR (solids, HP's & mini-mags) as wages for doing some computing for a local dealer.

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    i have an old marlin m25 in 22lr that shot "i don't know the round count" squirrels, groundhogs, foxes, grouse, pheasant, crows, targets, soda & beer cans, hug juices and i can't(or won't) mention the rest. i have old cci mini mags (36gr hp) that can do a 1/4' - 1/2", 7 shot group at 50 yards. i had a steel block(about a 1" x 1") that i drill out to accept a 22lr body but not the rim. i then did a rn to a fn bullet by bastard file. it made a smack on squirrels!!!!!! but i got away from it(archery) and now it sits in my safe.

    i bought a ruger 10/22 about 6 or 7 years ago. i then put on old 3-9x swift scope and i sighted it in to 50 yards. 10 shots are around 3/4" - 1 1/2" (remmies and federals and whatever else cheap box of 500 rounds) i'll take her out to plink now and then. its a great rifle for crows and feral cats/dogs for "git off my yard!!!!!"
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    Plinking, just plain old plinking.
    Empty shot shells, rocks , dirt clods, steel, etc.
    Casual shooting for fun.
    I haven`t hunted with my 22s for years.
    I learned a lot from hunting Gray Squirrels with a 22 in my youth.

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    These days I only hunt larger game and so use a centerfire for that. I actually do CCW my Ruger LCP .22 quite a bit with Aguila Interceptors, they clock 1000 fps out of that short tube and are very reliable and accurate. Otherwise my rimfire shooting is for practice. I am fortunate in that my .22 rifles eat cheap ammo just fine with decent accuracy. Handguns not so much, other than Federal Champion 40 grain and CCI Blazer. I do keep a beater Savage bolt action in my toolbox in the garage for random pests.
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    Coons mostly but I have a large supply of ammo and one of the light weight Rossi Auto rifles should I ever have a reason to have to hide out in the woods .
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    It used to be that I shot it because it was cheap. Now I just load light 357 mag and the 22 stays in the safe unless we have guests over, I want to shoot a handgun that doesn't recoil, or rifle without hearing protection.

    If prices come down again, my 22s will get more attention.

    In a bug out situation, I would grab a 500 round box of 22LR and a rifle and handgun that would eat them. I just can't see lugging around hundreds of rounds of anything else.
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    My Ruger Mk III Target (with some Volquartsen parts) is used for NRA bullseye competition indoors in the winter (starts next Monday). My Anschutz 64R and 10/22 LVT worked on by CPC are used for shooting small groups mostly at 50 yds. outside during summer.

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    I just use mine for pests, and to dispatch critters on the farm - either for mercy or to make them easier to skin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daekar View Post
    It used to be that I shot it because it was cheap. Now I just load light 357 mag and the 22 stays in the safe unless we have guests over, I want to shoot a handgun that doesn't recoil, or rifle without hearing protection.

    If prices come down again, my 22s will get more attention.

    In a bug out situation, I would grab a 500 round box of 22LR and a rifle and handgun that would eat them. I just can't see lugging around hundreds of rounds of anything else.
    spot on easy to carry 500+ rounds of 22rf.

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    I shoot 22 RF for steel challenge matches & informal target.

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    .22 Rimfire out of Pr. George, plinking and target shooting out to 50yards.

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    Fun, relaxation, and challenge. Some of the most fun shooting is finding an old dump somewhere and and shooting the old junk it contains. The quiet factor is simply relaxing to me. There's a whole imagination of challenges to do with them from long range shooting to seeing how precise you can place the bullets with a given gun.
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    Groundhog control, and squirrel hunting. Deadly out of a CZ bolt action with a Weaver K4 atop.

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    If I didnt live in NYS and I could own a can, I think I would like to shoot 22 rimfire more. I started to get into bullseye at my local club but it was a joke. Club president using a pocketknife to pull misfires from his and other people's guns. I had to walk away. I honestly am looking into working on a mouse fart load for 223. If anyone has a real light one that will not give my RAR an issue, please feel free to PM me you load. Thanks

    For now, all I do with 22 is sell it to local gun shops as they beg for ammo to sell. Been doing this since 2016.
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