Questions for .22 Bench rest shooters

nikon said:
... I have found that ammo is the deciding factor in rimfire
shooting . You must find the ammo your individual gun likes , then it is practise time .
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Agree here, and the more practise the more you learn what you want to maintain and repeat for next practise. Your practise then gets closer to perfect practise - kinda like what Lanny says.
 
nikon said:
You have to register your guns and ammo with the US Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco ,
Firearms , and Explosives . The form is on line , and has to be repeated yearly . You also need an invite
letter to a club in the US .The turn around time is about a month to get the form to get stamped . You
have to present this form going into the US .
In Canada you can either get your guns listed on a green card , like used for cameras and other valuables
or , last year the Canadian border guard just stamped my US form with Canadian approval .
It seems like a lot of hassle , but once on your computer you can reprint it and send it off each new year .
The Canadian green cards don't have to be repeated every year .
Travel through the border with my guns and ammo has been very easy with all the right paperwork .
Good luck with your benchrest shooting . I have found that ammo is the deciding factor in rimfire
shooting . You must find the ammo your individual gun likes , then it is practise time .
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very good info "Factory Sporter" class would be what I'm more interested in to start. you say USBR class rules?
 
The ammo part of the equation is important, but can drive you nutty. Finding the brand, velocity and then securing a quantity of the lot number of the ammo your rifle likes can make you crazy...or broke.
 
Some of the rules are different to make it easier to get started in rimfire benchrest without investing
large amounts of cash . The ammo $ limit is important in keeping the Sporter class competitive and
the cost of shooting low .
We use USBR targets to shoot at 25 and 50 yards , they are targets with 25 bulls . One shot per bull .

This should have included a quote from 1 above . Sorry , it is late .
 
I shoot 22 RF Benchrest as well, and most of the comments here are bang on.

My best two shooters are a SUHL 150 Standard, and a 40X Remington [700 platform]
The SUHL has a 1 oz trigger, the 40X a Jewell, set at 2 oz.

My optics of choice is the very fine 36X Leupold, but I also own a T36 Weaver, and it is not bad.
Adjustable objectives are mandatory IMHO.

Ammo choices are critical to doing well in rimfire, with ELEY, LAPUA and RWS always in top contention.
As stated, you need to find the ammo AND lot number your rifle likes, and then lay a stock in.

Practice, Practice, Practice.....oh, and did I mention Practice??
It takes bricks, not boxes of ammo to become proficient and competitive in rimfire BR.

Good Luck and enjoy!!

Regards, Dave.
 
needed to bring this up.. I have located a CZ 452 varmint new but with a few safe kisses on the stock. Should I go this route or a CZ453 with a set trigger for .22 benchrest
 
nikon said:
Some of the rules are different to make it easier to get started in rimfire benchrest without investing
large amounts of cash . The ammo $ limit is important in keeping the Sporter class competitive and
the cost of shooting low .
We use USBR targets to shoot at 25 and 50 yards , they are targets with 25 bulls . One shot per bull .

This should have included a quote from 1 above . Sorry , it is late .
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nikon when you are talking USBR sporter class, would this be more a sporter weight barrel class. when looking at USBR rules the weight limit: 8.5 lbs. including sights.
looking at a CZ 452 varmint the weight is around 6.8 lbs not a lot of room for scope & rings. so I'm thinking this means sporter class rifles.

Eagleye do you know of a Canadian source for Eley, LAPUA & RWS ammo in Manitoba or close to it.
I haven't seen anyone around Winnipeg selling these brands? other then CCI target, CCI Green Tag or Remington Target.

metalbender said:
Don't rush your search
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metalbender I understand the right deal & more info will always come down the road sooner or later. I still need to find somewhere to shoot rimfire BR, I don't know of any around Winnipeg or in North Dakota.
 
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Brocolt said:
do you know of a Canadian source for Eley, LAPUA & RWS ammo in Manitoba or close to it.
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Hirsch Precision is the Canadian importer for Lapua & Target Shooting Products (north sylva)are the importer for Eley & RWS. Both of them will put together an order of mixed batches and grades to do testing. Once you have found the exact batch that your gun likes they will send up to however much they have of that exact batch.

An alternative, lapua and eley have test ranges in the US and Europe where you can test batches at their test range and get the best batch sent to you. RWS also has a the same arrangement but only in Europe.
 
Both CZ's make the 8 1/2 lb limit with light rings and Weaver T24 . I find the 453 set trigger not as
comfortable to shoot as my 452 V with YoDave trigger kit .The 453 is supposed to shoot better because
of the action screw setup , but I haven't noticed a great difference in accuracy .I own both .
Savage Mark2 's have to weigh less than 7 1/2 lbs to be under 8 1/2 lbs with scope .
I shoot Lapua Standard Plus that I get from Target shooter Supply .
 
BKL aluminum rings .There are others that are better but aluminum ones are light . My 452 is so close to 8 1/2 lbs I
have to use a plastic magazine , the metal ones put me over .
 
So what is the importance of the rest itself? They cost half as much as the rifle and look very complicated. They look like they do more than just elevate the front of the rifle. Why would I want one of those over a pile of bean bags?

Great thread!
 
To me a rest is as stable as you are going to get and allows minor and repeatable elevation and right to left ( windage adjustments). A good rest should be have very smooth adjustments. The front bag in the rest is also very important as it has to fit the stock well enough to be stable and not easily canted. Also dont forget a good rear bag.
 
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