Help me get my 22lr to 200 yards. ,,,,,,Success!!!

Unfortunately, top quality match rimfire is expensive. I actually gave up LR rimfire in favor of the 223. Same cost when compared to top line Eley, Lapua and I can plink to a mile.

I have had some success with Fed bulk in a Green Mountain barrel in my 10/22. Definitely capable of clays at 200yds which is still lots of fun.

Jerry
 
mysticplayer said:
Unfortunately, top quality match rimfire is expensive. I actually gave up LR rimfire in favor of the 223. Same cost when compared to top line Eley, Lapua and I can plink to a mile.

I have had some success with Fed bulk in a Green Mountain barrel in my 10/22. Definitely capable of clays at 200yds which is still lots of fun.

Jerry
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You must reload? I don't have the space or time to reload just now, so that's why I chose 22lr. I actually bought a Savage 200 in 223 and the gear to go with it, then after doing much thinking, thought I would be better served for the time being with the 22lr. I can still learn all the tenants of Long Range shooting and do it fairly inexpensively. The ranges around here only go to max 300 yards anyhow and I don't have an off-road rig to get to crown land. One day!!!!

EDIT: I've read with interest your posts on shooting the .223 to a mile. Great job and thanks for sharing with the posts.
 
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Yes, I reload. Kind of have to for the stuff I launch.

22LR is a great format for learning ALOT about the winds. Just watch the ammo you use doesn't string. I found some really great ammo didn't hold up at 200yds but shot great at 100yds. It started getting too expensive to shoot the really good stuff.

Eley Tenex is more expensive then my reloads.

Enjoy...

Jerry
 
Success!!

Well guys I had the chance to take the BRNO out to 200 yards today! I sighted it in at 25 yards and by the teeny hole in the target I knew the BRNO liked the Lapua Super Club ammo. Once sighted in, I threw caution to the wind and dialed up 79 clicks and held over 2.5 mils on the frying pan I wired to the 200 yard rail. I was a little concerned as my previous estimation of the size of the frying pan was wrong. I thought it was eight inches, and it was actually six inches in diameter:(. Anyway, I took The first shot and it was a..............miss:mad:. Undaunted, I took aim at the clubs 13 inch gong to the left of the frying pan and held on the left rim of it to compensate for the wind (it was about .75 mils). I nailed it! So trying to shoot in between the big wind gusts I took aim at the 6 inch frying pan, held off for the wind, and again and squeezed the trigger...... I nailed it! I'm not going to lie, I only hit it about 5 out of every 10 shots...but I was very happy! I could hit the 13 inch gong every time if I waited between the larger wind gusts. I have much more to learn, and the wind is the biggest issue, but I was happy that my data card was correct and that the Lapua ammo worked so good. Here are some pics....


The rig...yes that's a bubble level resting on top of the target knob:runaway:. I bought it for 99 cents at Can Tire. It sat up there nicely and jiggled off every three or four shots. I believe this helped immensely because when I was careful to get the rifle perfectly level I almost didn't miss. As you can see I need a better bi pod - but all in good time.
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This is where it gets interesting! The target was an old six inch Logostina Stainless Steel frying pan (not aluminum). I was shocked to see the damage the 40grain Round nose solid did! Remember this is standard velocity ammo at 200 yards.
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The back of the pan...
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I had a ball and I'm hooked! Now to learn the mysteries of the wind:redface:...thanks for all the help guys!
 
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Scharfschütze said:
Not bad at all.
I must ask though. Where did you get that awesome looking bi-pod any chance of snapping a couple of picks of it and share it with me?
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It's a fixed bi-pod primarily used in prone small bore competition to hold the rifle up when it's not in use...scroll down to the bottom of this web site (take the space out of the www)

http://ww w.nsra.co.uk/Shop2/Shop_html/anschutz.htm

It looks exactly like that...and slides into a rail in the forearm. It really has no practical use other than to hold up the rifle as it's very short. As you can see from the pics I had to use and old chair back to raise the rifle up. I can still snap some pics if you want but there's really not much to it.
 
Good stuff! Keep it up, and try it even in the gusts. Its the wind that gets you at the long distances. Learn to judge it and compensate for it. For people without access to a long range, this is the best long range practice you can do.
 
Thanks guys...can't wait for the next session. I actually think most of my misses came from over compensating for the wind. Most of the "hits" on the pan were concentrated to the left and I think most of my misses were on the left. Next time I'll try to get a better handle on the wind....I have some reading to do still....
 
So what your saying is that if you got a .22 with plain old tang sights you could right down your elevations or memorize them an then just dial them in at 200, 300, 400yds. with no clicks to run out of....hmmm I may be on to something, I wonder if it's been tried before???
 
ben hunchak said:
So what your saying is that if you got a .22 with plain old tang sights you could right down your elevations or memorize them an then just dial them in at 200, 300, 400yds. with no clicks to run out of....hmmm I may be on to something, I wonder if it's been tried before???
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Wouldn't you still run out of elevation with a tang sight? It's possible I suppose, the whole front blade would probably cover the frying pan I was shooting at though...peeps may be better.
 
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