About to buy my first real firearm

Put deposit in last night to hold the Ruger (they sell out fast as many of you know), until the proving rounds, but more importantly the lockable case arrive. Since I'm waiting on those, I inquired about the 1400 round bucket, and they do carry it, but are out of stock, so hopefully that comes in before the case does. If not 500 round blocks will get me by until I pickup a bucket or two the next time they come in (they are expecting a bunch of buckets of the .22 apparently).
 
Ya I'm kinda busy with a very demanding academic program right now, but I'll have a bunch of time in a few months. May decide to get a handgun or shotgun over the summer to complement the 10/22.
 
The rifle is going to serve you well.

On the ammo if you don't have it yet I'd pass on the Stinger. It costs more because it's a premium ammo intended more for hunting. For casual plinking you really don't need that sort of stuff. Better to just look around for one of the regular HV options that you can get for cheaper.

The only thing you're missing from the list is one of the Caldwell flip up rimfire targets. Nothing makes you grin like the DING you get when you hit that little steel paddle and see it flip up and away.

For your next gun? I find that just standing and shooting is OK for a while but pretty soon I want to find something worth shooting AT instead of just a piece of paper. If you opt for a shotgun be sure to try out trap shooting. If you opt for a handgun be sure to check out the various competitions in your area and see which seems like the most fun. You may not feel like you want to jump right into these things but it's sure nice that they are there when you ARE ready.

Cases of 5000 .22 seems to be currently running up around $230 to $270. I prefer such packaging over the buckets because the rounds on the bottom are better supported and not being crushed out of shape by the others above them. Rimfire ammo is surprisingly delicate to side load forces and it's not hard to find bullets that are loose and wobbly in their crimp when packaged in bulk methods. You pay a few dollars more to get the ammo in the proper 50 round boxes packed in 500 round bricks that fit into the cases of 10 bricks. But if your looking for a little added accuracy, consistency and fewer jams it's the way to go.
 
BCRider said:
The rifle is going to serve you well.

On the ammo if you don't have it yet I'd pass on the Stinger. It costs more because it's a premium ammo intended more for hunting. For casual plinking you really don't need that sort of stuff. Better to just look around for one of the regular HV options that you can get for cheaper.

The only thing you're missing from the list is one of the Caldwell flip up rimfire targets. Nothing makes you grin like the DING you get when you hit that little steel paddle and see it flip up and away.

For your next gun? I find that just standing and shooting is OK for a while but pretty soon I want to find something worth shooting AT instead of just a piece of paper. If you opt for a shotgun be sure to try out trap shooting. If you opt for a handgun be sure to check out the various competitions in your area and see which seems like the most fun. You may not feel like you want to jump right into these things but it's sure nice that they are there when you ARE ready.

Cases of 5000 .22 seems to be currently running up around $230 to $270. I prefer such packaging over the buckets because the rounds on the bottom are better supported and not being crushed out of shape by the others above them. Rimfire ammo is surprisingly delicate to side load forces and it's not hard to find bullets that are loose and wobbly in their crimp when packaged in bulk methods. You pay a few dollars more to get the ammo in the proper 50 round boxes packed in 500 round bricks that fit into the cases of 10 bricks. But if your looking for a little added accuracy, consistency and fewer jams it's the way to go.
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Thanks for the insight on the bulk format packaging. To be honest, to a certain extent, I don't mind slightly higher failure rate right now. I figure it'll be good practice to deal with jams and misfires. And as for now I will either be shooting at a local range or on crown land. So lightweight paper targets are ideal as I expect to have to hike a while from parking to shooting location. But I will definitely look into hard targets in the future for shooting on my own property.

And actually, I'm interested in getting into some IPSC style competition. I figure it'll be good training and practice, and the main reason I got my RPAL instead of just the PAL.
 
Just pointing out -

Default Product recall for Winchester 22LR rimfire ammunition (possible double charges)
Olin Corporation, through its Winchester Division, is recalling two (2) lots of M*22™ 22 Long Rifle 40 Grain Black Copper Plated Round Nose rimfire ammunition.Symbol Number: S22LRT
Lot Numbers: GD42L and GD52L

Winchester has determined the above lots of 22 Long Rifle rimfire ammunition may contain double powder charges. Ammunition with double powder charges may subject the shooter or bystanders to a risk of serious personal injury and/or death, or cause firearm damage, rendering the firearm inoperable.

Hope nobody here is affected.

tac
 
tacfoley said:
Just pointing out -

Default Product recall for Winchester 22LR rimfire ammunition (possible double charges)
Olin Corporation, through its Winchester Division, is recalling two (2) lots of M*22™ 22 Long Rifle 40 Grain Black Copper Plated Round Nose rimfire ammunition.Symbol Number: S22LRT
Lot Numbers: GD42L and GD52L

Winchester has determined the above lots of 22 Long Rifle rimfire ammunition may contain double powder charges. Ammunition with double powder charges may subject the shooter or bystanders to a risk of serious personal injury and/or death, or cause firearm damage, rendering the firearm inoperable.

Hope nobody here is affected.

tac
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Thanks for the info!
 
For ammo, the cheaper the better. Maybe I'm not too worried about hitting stuff. I just like it to go bang.
 
Plinky said:
The store I'm getting the Ruger from sells both Winchester M22 high velocoty, and the CCI stinger hyper velocity. I figured I might try 1 500 round box of each to start with. The CCI is more than double the price of the Winchester.

I figure I'll start with 1000 rounds, and I can always pick up more from a few stores closer to me than the store I'm making the rifle purchase from.

Any suggestions on where to pick up a boatload of .22LR?
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There is a recall on some Winchester M22 ammunition. Please check before you buy. this is a link to it.:
http://www.winchester.com/library/news/Pages/s22lrt-recall.aspx

Sorry, did not check the last page before posting.
 
Thanks, as mentioned earlier already, glasses is already accounted for, and tacfoley already mentioned this and also helpfully provided lot numbers.
 
And apparently the place I'm getting the Ruger from sold out of what they had (in stainless/synthetic) in less than 24 hours. I don't know if they only got 1 and I was it, but found it somewhat funny.
 
Picked her up today. Got some free time next week so might take the wife shooting with me at the local indoor range.

Definitely can't wait to tear her open, polish some things up and smooth it up. And replace a few parts (auto hold open bolt for sure, can't stand that). Went to the local Walmart and CanTire for ammo, both had only small quantities and high prices. Bought 2 boxes of 333 for now. Gonna try to get something like this when it's in stock:

http://www.cabelas.ca/product/38647/federal-champion-22-lr-ammunition-w-ammo-can#productGrid

Everything in large bulk format is out of stock right now. :( Any leads?
 
Find out what it likes before you go buying too much bulk ammo. Nothing like having a few bricks of stuff your gun shoots all over the place.

.22 ammo is really that fussy. Never know what your gun will like.
 
Plinky said:
Picked her up today. Got some free time next week so might take the wife shooting with me at the local indoor range.

Definitely can't wait to tear her open, polish some things up and smooth it up. And replace a few parts (auto hold open bolt for sure, can't stand that). Went to the local Walmart and CanTire for ammo, both had only small quantities and high prices. Bought 2 boxes of 333 for now. Gonna try to get something like this when it's in stock:

http://www.cabelas.ca/product/38647/federal-champion-22-lr-ammunition-w-ammo-can#productGrid

Everything in large bulk format is out of stock right now. :( Any leads?
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Federal AM22 at AMMOSUPPLY site sponsor was available recently and is decent to shoot.
 
mikeystew said:
Find out what it likes before you go buying too much bulk ammo. Nothing like having a few bricks of stuff your gun shoots all over the place.

.22 ammo is really that fussy. Never know what your gun will like.
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Exactly what I was going to say.

Buy a small box of every type of ammo you can find, put up some targets and start recording your results. .22's are very picky and my stainless/synthetic probably likes different ammo than yours will.

You'll learn a lot by this experiment; you'll find the most accurate round for your rifle, and you'll find which type will make for a good mix of accuracy/cost effectiveness for plinking.


Some of the premium ammo out there like Eley and Lapua can be expensive, compared to bulk .22; but they just might end up being your go-to choice should you ever wish to really show off what your rifle can do. My 10/22 really likes Eley and hates the Lapua; yours might be the opposite. There's no way to know until you try.

Oh, and most importantly; have a whole lot of fun!
 
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