Accurizing a Winchester 9422

[bill c68]

Well I just bought a Win 9422 from my father, I was the original owner and have regretted trading it to him for almost 10 years... now it is mine again and in immaculate condition.
( I just couldn't let him sell it to a stranger for his asking price of $350)

Anyway, I have it sighted in for about 20 yds for hunting and plinking, it has an inexpensive Simmons scope on it, actually not a bad scope, 3-9X32. I have yet to try it at various ranges but it should be good for 10-70 yds within an inch.

Back to the accurizing question... I noticed I can put a full magazine into a group where all the holes are touching but they are stringing in a horizontal line from left to right. So the first shot is dead center the second is about a half a .22 bullet (.11 of an inch I guess) to the right and so on. Very accurate for hunting purposes. But if I am being anal., can I tighten that group?

I have accurized a Win 94 30-30 AE. I was quite impressed with myself getting 1.5" groups at 100, wish I had never sold it. It accomplished this by sanding and grinding slightly in the fore stock, bbl bands and the mag screw (no mag screw on the 9422)

 

[Grouse Man]

You may be on to something by looking at the fore structure - bands, mag tube, forearm, etc. as the source for the bent group. Something may be not symmetrically balanced frictionally or torque-wise.

But for general friendliness, I'd say trigger work is where to spend the money.

 

[bill c68]

You may be on to something by looking at the fore structure - bands, mag tube, forearm, etc. as the source for the bent group. Something may be not symmetrically balanced frictionally or torque-wise.

But for general friendliness, I'd say trigger work is where to spend the money.

Well, the trigger is decent for a hunting gun, definitely not target quality BUT for one shot accuracy, the gun is excellent. I doubt if the trigger would do much in improving my groups.

 

[sv7772]

94 groups

well iam thinking if you can shoot out the 10/20 ring at 75 yards with a 3-9 cheap simmons scope i believe after even playing with the trigger a bit, you won't get an awful lot better than that. personally thats better than my 94 and i thought that was awesome. arent 94 the best made 22. ever. espesially for being stock. lets see a 10/22 do that. no offence. for you people with a 10/22.

 

[y2k]

well iam thinking if you can shoot out the 10/20 ring at 75 yards with a 3-9 cheap simmons scope i believe after even playing with the trigger a bit, you won't get an awful lot better than that. personally thats better than my 94 and i thought that was awesome. arent 94 the best made 22. ever. espesially for being stock. lets see a 10/22 do that. no offence. for you people with a 10/22.

X2

 

[bill c68]

well if I have any success i will let you know.

 

[Calum]

IMHO the Best way to accurize this rifle is to practice with it.
Try at least 3 range trips per week, and you should be good to go by Spring.