.22LR Precision / Long Range Trainer?

K0na_stinky said:
More info please!
What scope are you using? Still the factory 0 moa base?
Are you using a ballistic calculator and dialing for drop? Or just holding over what you figure should work?
What size groups are you getting at 50 yards? 100 yards? 300 yards?
Thanks!
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LOL, no 'tech' or expensive stuff here!
ultra cheap Leapers mil dot scope.. 18x or 24x, I can't even recall at the moment. holds zero, has parallax down to like 10 or 15yards or something, works awesome.
I don't calculate squat or dial anything.. I just shoot, its been a while but if I remember correctly @300y its like 15' of holdover, different with different ammo too.
Gun shoots better then I do, @50y I've have shot a few smaller then .5" groups, I've never even tried groups @100y only plink at pieces of clays, shotgun hulls etc, @300y only 'lobs' at 12" gongs
 
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Just a little update.

I cleaned the barrel and that turned out to be a bad idea. My groups opened up quite a bit. I've fired about 200 rounds since and it settled back down.

I bought 4 bricks of different ammo. One SK standard plus, one SK rifle match, one Eley Club and one Eley Edge. Hopefully one will work well. So far with my limited testing Eley Club seems pretty good.

I decided to try out a BKL dovetail to weaver adapter. It seems really well made and clamps down pretty tight. The only down side is the height it adds. I'll have to figure out some way to raise the comb to get a proper cheek weld. I did have to mill the bottom of the rail to open up the loading / ejection port. I think I'll have to open it up more then what I did on my first try.

I also swapped out the scope for a Vortex Viper 6.5-20x50. It has a parallax adjustment so I should be able to eliminate the tiny bit of parallax error I had with the Bushnell 10x40.

I'm still questioning the factory bedding. I torqued my action screws to 40 in/lb and I can very easily move the barrel around in the barrel channel.

It turns out that shooting rimfire well takes a good amount of work. Hopefully this project pans out.

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Margucci said:
wow 40 inch pounds is a ton. i usually go to 20-25 at most and there is no play at all. i would look into that bedding for sure.
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I torque all my plastic and wood stock center fires to 45 in/lb and if they have pillars or an aluminum bedding block I torque to 55 in/lb.

I'm leaning more and more towards bedding. Typically I wouldn't touch an older gun but in this case I don't think I will hurt the value and I want to refinish the stock to make it look like new.

Now the question is where should I bed? When I bed a center fire I bed all of the action but leave the barrel 100% free floated. I wonder If I should bed a few inches of the barrel? Its a pretty long and heavy barrel hanging off a small action.
 
Normancory said:
Savage mkII. By far the most accurate 22lr I have ever shot.
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I'm not sure if you read my first post but the MKII that I bought wasn't shooting as good as I would have liked.

They are also really rough around the edges when you compare to any older target rifle and they are about the same price.
 
K0na_stinky said:
I torque all my plastic and wood stock center fires to 45 in/lb and if they have pillars or an aluminum bedding block I torque to 55 in/lb.

I'm leaning more and more towards bedding. Typically I wouldn't touch an older gun but in this case I don't think I will hurt the value and I want to refinish the stock to make it look like new.

Now the question is where should I bed? When I bed a center fire I bed all of the action but leave the barrel 100% free floated. I wonder If I should bed a few inches of the barrel? Its a pretty long and heavy barrel hanging off a small action.
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if you are looking at precision the bedding holds it in place the screw just keeps it from falling out the top. as for how much to bed experiment. you can use small strips of paper or cloth to make a mach bedding pad to see if your barrel likes to have a bit of pressure there. once you figure it out you know where to bed. although that play you are describing will screw that up. you might want to bed the action and then mess around with pressure pads later when your action is seated properly.
 
I got out with my Remington today. It finally seems to have settled down after my barrel cleaning job. The Vortex scope is a nice improvement over the 10x bushy. I have no noticeable parallax error at 50 yards at 20 power.

I shot it with some SK standard plus ammo. The groups are showing some promise.

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I picked up some tips from other rimfire shooters at the range. Before I would shoot a few groups and switch ammo and shoot a few more groups and switch again. Now I stick to one kind of ammo and shoot a few boxes. If I want to switch ammo I will give the barrel a super light cleaning and shoot a box or so to let the barrel settle in before I worry about groups.

So far rimfire has been really fun. Its a whole new learning curve compared to centerfire.
 
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