Interest in action shooting with .22 rifles?

dHb said:
I was talking with the EOHC executive on the weekend and they're game to have a mini-rifle event at the club (near Ottawa). I'll set something up in the springtime and post a notice here.
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I am looking forward to this event! It should be a fun time.

Regards,

Chizzy
 
Ok I know I will flamed about this but ,the moment we will go to 22lr shooting IPSC why not do air soft and then the 'AUTORITIES" will argue why not ban real guns just a thought;););):cheers:
 
Yes, I'm in Ottawa and would be interested in trying something like that.

I'm also interested in checking out the EOHC at some point this spring. Who would you recommend I contact for a club orientation?
 
Capt.Canuck said:
Yes, I'm in Ottawa and would be interested in trying something like that.

I'm also interested in checking out the EOHC at some point this spring. Who would you recommend I contact for a club orientation?
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eohc.ca has a few relevant email addresses...............
 
As a stand alone sport I think it would be a great way to get new shooters involved, but I don't believe it should be attached to IPSC. Rob Leatham made a great statement regarding this, it is written about rimfire being used in Practical Pistol/IPSC matches but I think it is just as applicable to 3gun or rifle events:
While I'm sure this is going to anger some, I see no reason to introduce a rimfire division. One of the things that makes our sport relevant is that we MANDATE full power (or sorta, full power) large caliber handguns. It is the driving force, our foundation. Take that away and you have lost the whole point. For our sport, 22's are really training tools. The whole point is we utilizing large caliber handguns for practical purposes that a rimfire is simply not suitable for due to it's fundamental lack of power.

Now, having said that, is there a place for a segment of our sport to use the advantages of the rimfire, (low cost both ammo and guns, light recoil and noise) ? You bet. I use them constantly in my training now, both for myself and others. In pistol and rifle. But I can't imagine why we would want to incorporate them into the matches we now run? The problems they would cause would require events to be designed so differently that what you now call Practical Pistol would be unrecognizable. It is supposed to be the development, training and testing of techniques and equipment that are suitable for PRACTICAL USE. Now I'm sure that others will have a different view, but I feel we have already reduced the VIS part of the equation enough. Factory rounds are now too hot to use in a match because they kick too much. Now we add .22? I feel it would really hurt the sport!

Our club in Mesa Az. The Rio Salado Sportsman's Club, is mecca for practical shooting and we have an excellent .22 match run every month that caters to the new and inexperienced shooters. It is fantastic. It is run to get the newbie some experience with match pressure and the process of competing. This is the natural place for the rimfire and I recommend it to everyone who wants to get into this sport. But due to more than just the physical reasons of running a match like steel targets and scoring, it is the complete lack of respect for the need to learn to shoot powerful guns that has me interested in this issue.

I'm not mad at anyone, but at some point we need to recognize that we have a division for everyone who wants to shoot this sport. I do not need or even want to have yet another just to make a home for a unsuitable category of guns. I don't want to watch snails race, or ostrich flying contests or who can hold their breath the longest either. I want to shoot large caliber service type pistols in courses of fire that reflect the practical use of such guns.

BTW, I love .22's! Have lots of them and use them all the time, just do not want to shoot practical pistol with them.. Maybe what would be needed is an organized type of training in our sport. I would use the rimfire for that!!

Sorry about the long winded speech, I'll shut up now. Probably Chuck A's fault, somehow.....

Rob
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dHb said:
*snip* Given the current popularity of 'tacticool' .22 rimfire rifles, the time may be right for reviving this fun (and cheap) shooting event. The IPSC world body is currently developing standardized international rules for minirifle competition.
So, is anyone in the Ottawa area interested in giving this a try?
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There was a quick blurb in the EOHC forums re; this. I agree completely. The tacticool 22's are probably the most popular rifle these days. Stands to reason there should be a competition.

I personally would prefer an IDPA style course I think. And possibly a side match for bullseye, choice of .22

3strokes said:
I would be interested in .22 handgun events.
At present I only have handguns: 2 single actions and 2 semis

I might -just might because I live in an apartment-house building- be tempted to get a lever action 22 rifle.
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I'll share mine with you :) You don't even have to aim it. Just like a polaroid. point and shoot.


gambit said:
Ok I know I will flamed about this but ,the moment we will go to 22lr shooting IPSC why not do air soft and then the 'AUTORITIES" will argue why not ban real guns just a thought;););):cheers:
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What?? ! ?? A range competition using .22 rimfire rifles based on IPSC format will result in a firearms ban??

Capt.Canuck said:
Yes, I'm in Ottawa and would be interested in trying something like that.

I'm also interested in checking out the EOHC at some point this spring. Who would you recommend I contact for a club orientation?
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Easy. New website, contact button on left side menu...choose category so your mail goes the right way (or follow the link provided)
https://www.eohc.ca/?q=contact
 
Yeah, I'd be up for this. Since a lot of the ranges around (Stittsville, SFF&GC) don't allow centrefire rifles on their combat ranges, this might be a way to get some more practice in for the few (one ??) multigun match we have locally (Frontenac). Besides, I just picked up a CMMG .22LR upper for my AR and an STI .22LR upper for my Trojan so I need excuses to shoot them !!
 
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