Anyone else like shooting .22LR?

[afret]

Recently put together a 10/22 with no Ruger parts at all.  Darn thing is as accurate as my Annies and V-22 Vudoo.



10 shot groups at 50 yards.  Had a few fliers since I got in a rush but not too bad for a 10/22.

[Joe-JDC]

Yes, I have a 10-22LR, and 22Mag., .22 Hornet, among other calibers.  Started hunting at age of 10 for squirrels, rabbits, plinking varmints.  Joe-JDC.

[427Fastback]

I have a 100+ year old Cooey Canuck (made in Toronto) .22LR.I just target shoot with it but its a cool old pc..I have been known to chase squirrels around the yard with it tho..

[plovett]

I like shooting handguns.  You are WAY more accurate. 

[Heo]

I have an Anschutz... 1416 i think it is, 22LR with a weaver scope, its real accurate
probably group like that. Haven't shot it in a long time, my youngest son shot it
last winter. I was going through some drawers and found a box of old winchester 22s .
So i said to him try this gun, He  grouped about 1 1/2-2 inch standing at approximately
25 meters
I have a 1890 Winchester pump in 22WRF that was shot five times when i bought it from
a Museum along with a box of blackpowder ammo i shot the 6th shot with it. It hit about
a feet to the right at 50 meters. Dont want to start shooting that gun for groups when its
in that mint condition,especialy not with blackpowder

[rockhouse66]

I have a Winchester Model 52 w/bull barrel that I shot in the NRA 50 ft. target program as a kid.  Owned it 60 years now and it was used when I bought it!  Very accurate piece and good as any back in the day.

[cjshaker]

Very nice shooting, Earl! What scope do you have on there?
I have a Ruger 10-22, a Marlin model 39A with an older Weaver scope, a 22 conversion for my AR with an EOTech holographic sight and a Ruger MK II Target with a cheap red dot, but the most accurate 22 I own is a Winchester model 69A made sometime in the '30s, can't remember offhand. That Winchester will shoot groups like you show. The Marlin is pretty darned accurate also.
Those are just the .22 calibers I have.

[turbohunter]

Nice groups Earl.
I’m kinda partial to the older stuff like 1890 style pumps.
Don’t ask me why a big dude likes such small rifles but they’re pretty cool.
I love the accuracy.
Nothing like yours though.

[afret]

Looks like you guys have some very cool and rare 22s.  I figured guys that like FEs would like guns too.  LOL

The scope on the 10/22 is a Vortex Golden Eagle which is a decent target scope.  I like 22s because you don't really need much hearing protection especially with subsonic match ammo and doesn't bother the next door neighbors.  If you use CCI Quiets, they make less noise than a pellet gun. They won't cycle in a 10/22 though.

[turbohunter]

Love the barrel size on your rifle. Obviously makes a stable system.

[turbohunter]

Envious of your range Earl.
Is that next to your house?
If so, great reason to live “out there”.

[FElony]

The Ruger I received on my 16th birthday now has an Intrafuse stock and a couple other things installed (grenade launcher, flamethrower). Here in the desert, the primary yard pest is the gopher. One day I popped some Aguila subs into it, and sighted in on a particularly annoying, grinning varmint about 40 feet off the front porch. Every time I squeezed, he ducked by the time the round got to him. I swear he was zoned in on my finger. Not only that, he ascertained that I was using a short mag, and when the 10th round went for naught, he jumped out of the burrow, picked up two bullets out of the dirt, sighted on me, checked the air for cross currents, and flung them back.

You can imagine I was not prepared for a firefight with a damn prairie dog. I could not defend. I spent two weeks in the hospital with life-threatening injuries to my neck and chest. While I did pull through, I had to endure the embarrassment from the hospital staff snickering every time they came into my room.

True story, I swear. Lots safer shooting at paper targets. Lesson learned.

[afret]

One thing most people don't notice is the whitetail near the target in the first photo.  This happened quite a few times where I have to stop shooting and chase the deer away.  Same thing with all the turkeys around here. 

Blew up the photo a bit so the deer can be seen easier:

[shady]

The Ruger I received on my 16th birthday now has an Intrafuse stock and a couple other things installed (grenade launcher, flamethrower). Here in the desert, the primary yard pest is the gopher. One day I popped some Aguila subs into it, and sighted in on a particularly annoying, grinning varmint about 40 feet off the front porch. Every time I squeezed, he ducked by the time the round got to him. I swear he was zoned in on my finger. Not only that, he ascertained that I was using a short mag, and when the 10th round went for naught, he jumped out of the burrow, picked up two bullets out of the dirt, sighted on me, checked the air for cross currents, and flung them back.

You can imagine I was not prepared for a firefight with a damn prairie dog. I could not defend. I spent two weeks in the hospital with life-threatening injuries to my neck and chest. While I did pull through, I had to endure the embarrassment from the hospital staff snickering every time they came into my room.

Oh, they weren't snickering at your wounds.

True story, I swear. Lots safer shooting at paper targets. Lesson learned.

[turbohunter]

One thing most people don't notice is the whitetail near the target in the first photo.

That’s funny.
Nope didn’t see it.
Looking at the rifle.
We have a range here in LA that is 600 yds. Quite often deer will wonder across. Range shuts down till they’re clear.