Advice/Pointers on .22LR Rifle Marksmanship

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Nico.22LR

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Hello!

First off I'm very new to rifles, I fired my first .22LR rifle only last April 2011. I was instantly addicted to it! :D I bought my first ever rifle last June a Norinco JW25A (it was the only decent shooting rifle I could afford). I have joined rifle shooting competitions but am not doing so well. I am trying to get as much information as I can, so I would like to ask you learned and experienced shooters for pointers on .22LR Rifle Marksmamship.

There are 2 types of rifle competitions being held in the country:

1. BR50 - 50rds at 50 meters. The targets are approx 1/2" inside (100 pts), 3/4" (50pts) and the outside target is 1" (25pts) anything outside is minus (-) points.

2. LRRP (Long Range Rimfire Philippines) - Tactical Shooting .22LR only, 4 positions (standing, sitting, prone, kneeling), smallest target is 3" 50M, 6" 100M and the target sizes go up in size from there to 300 meters.
This is their website http://lrrp.weebly.com/


Any and all advice and pointers would be most welcome.

Thank you in advance!

God Bless!

Nico
 
Practice. Breathing control and trigger finger control. I mean no offense but if you want to seriously compete you will need to upgrade your rifle. If you are competing just for fun and don't care about winning then take some time get used to the rifle modify it to fit you perfect and prActice. Learning to fire at a certain point in your breathing cycle will help. Trigger control is even more important. You must have the same hold and grip and smooth trigger pull each time. I'm terrible at describing things and I'm sure someone else will chime in soon with a very detailed explanation to help
 
Look and read here: http://www.targettalk.org/index.php

It is about Olympic shooting disciplines (smallbore 50 meters target - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:50_meter_rifle_target.svg), but general principles should apply to you as well.

As for the rifle - I'd say if you are not getting 90+ percent of the maximum score - then you do not need to upgrade.
Anyway, there is a simple way to test how it can perform - ask experienced shooter to shot few rounds from it, or shoot using benchrest/etc
 
lots of practice when your not competing against others will help. Run the same scenarios at the range by yourself. after a few 1000rds you'll find what works for you. i actually like using a single shot bolt, it slows everything down and i get into "zen" shooting mode a little "deeper" this way.:D
 
brybenn said:
Practice. Breathing control and trigger finger control. I mean no offense but if you want to seriously compete you will need to upgrade your rifle. If you are competing just for fun and don't care about winning then take some time get used to the rifle modify it to fit you perfect and prActice. Learning to fire at a certain point in your breathing cycle will help. Trigger control is even more important. You must have the same hold and grip and smooth trigger pull each time. I'm terrible at describing things and I'm sure someone else will chime in soon with a very detailed explanation to help
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Thank you for the advice Sir. I am already putting your advice to use. Unfortunately thats all the rifle I can afford for now. Anyway I figured id have to really master marksmanship skills with this rifle, that way when i can afford an Anschutz or CZ 452/453 Ill already have mastered good basic skills. :)

God Bless!

Nico
 
nesterk said:
Look and read here: http://www.targettalk.org/index.php

It is about Olympic shooting disciplines (smallbore 50 meters target - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:50_meter_rifle_target.svg), but general principles should apply to you as well.

As for the rifle - I'd say if you are not getting 90+ percent of the maximum score - then you do not need to upgrade.
Anyway, there is a simple way to test how it can perform - ask experienced shooter to shot few rounds from it, or shoot using benchrest/etc
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Thank you for the lead Sir. I checked them out, very helpful! I have asked the more experienced shooters to test my rifle and they shoot much much better than i do! I guess at this point its still the indian and not yet the arrow! :D

God Bless!

Nico
 
plinker 777 said:
lots of practice when your not competing against others will help. Run the same scenarios at the range by yourself. after a few 1000rds you'll find what works for you. i actually like using a single shot bolt, it slows everything down and i get into "zen" shooting mode a little "deeper" this way.:D
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Your right Sir, Ive been able to practice another 500rds, and Ive found that if I can tune out the "noise" around me I tend to shoot a lot better!

Thank you. God Bless!

Nico
 
Kumusta na, Nico. Good to see you here on CGN.

While I enjoy .22 rifles, I am not as experienced as the others above.

For informal range bench shooting, I just sandbag both the front forestock and the butt, wiggle the rifle until the sights are on target. Without placing any force or weight on any part of the stock, I squeeze off the shot.

4 Position tactical - well that separates the men from the boys...:)

We trained that way back in the day, I never got good in that discipline:(

BTW, maraming Pinoy na pumuputok dito.

Good luck!
 
Hi Guys!

I wanted to thank you for all the advice you have given me and to let you know your efforts were not in vain.

I started this thread because the first time I competed with my rifle, last 3 July 2011, in a BR50 match I came in dead last -151pts!

I put all your teachings to practice and I competed again this month. The results were spectacular!

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PNSA Sporter Rifle Division Class B 1,262pts. 1st Place! :)

Thank You! Thank you! Thank you!

For all your help!

God Bless!

Nico
 
probably doesn' hurt thatt you were shooting some RWS instead of the CCI stuff as well. Makes a big difference in my savage. I find that the SK Standard Plus is better yet. Shrunk my 5 shot groups to fit under a penny at 50 yards from groups over an inch at the same distance with cheaper ammo. BTW....great job on winning the competition.
 
cbh560 said:
probably doesn' hurt thatt you were shooting some RWS instead of the CCI stuff as well. Makes a big difference in my savage. I find that the SK Standard Plus is better yet. Shrunk my 5 shot groups to fit under a penny at 50 yards from groups over an inch at the same distance with cheaper ammo. BTW....great job on winning the competition.
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Yes Sir! :agree:

I have not tried the SK yet but I will, I may have too. I went to the gun store yesterday and now people are buying RWS ammo by the thousands of rounds! They are running out of it! :mad:

Ill try other shops tom.

God Bless!

Nico
 
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