That sounds like fun. I used to shoot the Steel Safari Matches held near San Jon, NM
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That sounds like fun. I used to shoot the Steel Safari Matches held near San Jon, NM
Probably gonna sound kind of weird, but for about the same things I use 30-06, 7.62x54R, .38spcl/.357Mag & .45ACP these days. Practice and target shooting. And hope I never need any of them for anything else.Originally Posted by Murphy
Bill
Pop/beverage can safari, keep a few hundred live ones in a couple of big bins on the back landing. Take a few with me every time I take the dogs out for their constitution, place them about, at the base of trees,stumps,wallowed out spots. Then on wknd take swmbo with pair of 22's and do spot and stock while walking the bush. As new ones are released the corpses are retrieved for recycle,(the look on the recycle truck drivers face when he see's the condition of them is comical) We probably burn a brick a weekend between us if we go to the range on Sun for social shoot.
Vermin extrermation that gets to close to the house and just fun shootin, 22 cal, and 17 hmr, and to keep shooting practise up.
#1 Lever Action Silhouette matches
#2 Practice for Lever Action Silhouette Matches
#3 The occasional range day with the grandchildren (now 13 & 14) . Stingers and a case of shaving foam cans........I refuse to grow up!!!!
bought a 22 pistol mainly for the trap line work
but got into some serious plinking with it
and of course I had to upgrade it
Hit em'hard
hit em'often
These days I am trying to do offhand practice with a .22 rifle a couple of times a week. I am attempting to train my body to have good basic fundamentals of shooting. Stance, cheek weld, breath, trigger control, hard focus on the front sight. Its not easy as my nervous system fights me at every turn, something I inherited from Mom's side. Kind of pointless to shoot my centerfires when I really need to just practice the absolute basics.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
After Obama, during Trump 22 RF became cheep. I bought a lifetime supply.
I use the 22's for target and varmint.
You can make a good cheep fun 223 shooter with a cast boolit and a couple of grains of a fast pistol powder.
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Not at $100+/k for primers and that assumes your time is not worth anything. But if you are not shooting much or for someone old and not expecting to shoot much longer, using a .223 they have might make sense. Walmart has AutoMatch for about $22/325 and that is not too bad. I have moved all my plinking and fun shooting to PCP air guns...$7/500.
Don Verna
well said
Stop being blinded by your own ignorance.
"The my use for rimfire, well like yesterday I took out a mountie just to stay in shooting shape shot a big handful of 22's from 75 yard at 3" iron pole from standing position with no support. I do that at least once a week. my old eyes with the iron sights are not what they used to be but can still get the pole to ring at least 50% of the time.
For the longest time my own cast loads were cheaper than all but the absolute bottom of the barrel 36 grain HP bulk .22 ammo with crooked bullets and dud priming. Now, the problem is that primers and powder just don't show up around here at any price. Decent .22's are now available for about the same cost as just primers so I guess that's what I'll practice with. Fortunately I have rimfire guns that mimic to feel of my centerfires.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
I use mine for Rabbit and Ptarmigan mostly. Though plinking is always fun.
I do a lot of plinking with my lever guns. So since current events I purchased a .22 lever and well I am shooting more .22 than normal.
Stop being blinded by your own ignorance.
I read the first three pages of this thread and found that most(not all) are about like me. I shoot a S&W Model 17 and two Ruger 10/22's. I gave my other .22's to the two sons. The ones I have left will be left to Grandsons most likely.
I loaded up on everything the first time Obama go elected(actually before) and then when Trump was elected I bought .22's every time I saw them less than 5¢ per round and felt prosperous.
I imagine that most of the .22's will bel left when I leave since I live in town and usually shoot centerfire when I go to the range. It is nice to be able to shoot the rimfires after an afternoon of heavier stuff.
John
W.TN
Plinking mostly.
I shoot more 22s than any other caliber.
Thanks
HawkEye
Mostly alligator snapping turtles, if they get in a fish pond they kill everything. I have also used the 22s on small predators like skunks, possums, and coons.
I found an old Rem 510 single shot, cheap, a dirt dobber had built a nest in the muzzle . Cut the barrel to 16.5”, threaded it 1/2x28 drilled and tapped it for 541 bases and put a Centerfire scope on, then put on a suppressor, I already had. It shoots pine cones at 200 yards from a rest with Federal Target, 40g solids.
This is the 2nd barrel, the first was eaten up by Winchester Sub Sonic, “non corrosive” ammo.
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I do shoot a lot of .22 because I can do it in my yard but anything louder disturbs the neighbors. I also shoot a fair amount of air guns. I have a stack of decent pistols and rifles but all are spring piston. I just like not relying on anything but me for power.
I've killed more game and varmints with a 22 than all other calibers combined. +the untold cans, paper and other targets of opportunity. I always have 22 handy.
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Just fun and hand-eye coordination practice. Ruger Govt Target, an Old Ruger standard, and a convertible 6 for hand shooting. Still have the 39A Mountie since 1957 and an 87A (plastic stock)Stevens. Those are all .22 but am also playing with a .32 RF Remington.
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