Interest in action shooting with .22 rifles?

[dHb]

About 10 years ago we ran mini-rifle competitions for a couple of seasons at the Eastern Ontario Handgun Club just east of Ottawa. This game got started by British IPSC shooters in 1997 after the government there confiscated all pistols. The action shooters wanted to keep shooting IPSC and rimfire semi-auto rifles were the best available firearms to keep the sport going.

The target fits on a letter size sheet of paper, so it is cheap to produce. The targets are typically shot at ranges from 50m down to 10m depending on the course of fire. Normally, the highest two shots in each target count. The score on the paper targets is divided by the time taken to fire all of your shots. If you miss, there is a penalty of minus 10 points. As in pistol practical shooting you are also shooting against the clock.

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.

Click here for a detailed description of how mini-rifle's competition works

So, is anyone in the Ottawa area interested in giving this a try?

 

[sly mantis]

Ive been thinking this for quite awhile now. 22 "tactical" rifle competitions. I think with current ammo costs this would be a great way to do it. Would be fun with 2 gun two (22 pistols and rifles). Id like something like this to start in the GTA area.

 

[Quigley]

I think it would get some interest Dave. I know I'd try (of course that means I have to buy another rifle)

 

[Madness]

England's been doing it for years, its called mini rifle or something like that

 

[Ishodu]

Sounds fun!

 

[dHb]

I think it would get some interest Dave. I know I'd try (of course that means I have to buy another rifle)

Actually, it's like IPSC, you'd end up buying multiple rifles coming up with just the right setup!

 

[IMagius]

I'd love to try this ... north end GTA would be nice.

 

[simar]

IPSC mini rifle matches would rock

26rd bdm mags are ready to rock, hell even some two gun pistol and mini rifle matches would rock, (and they can be done indoors at most ranges too!)

 

[Chizzy]

So, is anyone in the Ottawa area interested in giving this a try?

Count me in! I think this would be fun!

Regards,

Chizzy

 

[7.62mm]

I have been doing this at EESA for the last 2 years at our rimfire shoot......last event we had, 3 people came out........

 

[Garand]

The club in Lethbridge Alberta puts on 2x 3 gun matches a year and has a category for rimfire shooters and has at least 8-10 competitors show up for it each match. It is a hoot!

 

[small gamer]

I have been doing this at EESA for the last 2 years at our rimfire shoot......last event we had, 3 people came out........

actually...I think it was six...woo hoo. This thread is also running over in "rimfire" where I posted the "Rimfire Challenge" thread and poster from back in October. This one....

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63442

 

[3strokes]

Count me in! I think this would be fun!

Regards,

Chizzy

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.

 

[BCRider]

Any sort of action shooting is fun. .22 just means that it's CHEAP fun.

It would be that much nicer if there's enough classes that semis can shoot with semis and non semis can shoot with non semis. That way the fun is more accesable to everyone.

 

[dHb]

The way the Brits divided up the classes was semi vs. manual repeater and optics versus iron sights.

 

[ianst]

I would shoot such a match! Sounds like fun.
Smiths falls, Ont

 

[colt45gunner]

Sounds like it would be lots of fun and a blast. Have at it & yahoo...oh, and great for current .22 shooters who want to mix it up a bit. And new shooters as well who want to try some action shooting.

Personally, I probably would not play with this. I have a M4 in .223 and would prefer to stick with 3 gun'n with that rifle or even an ipsc style all centre fire rifle match would be great.. instead of multi-gun.. Feeling some recoil and hearing a big bang is most of the fun for me...

 

[chevy_boy]

I would love to try this, .22 two gun match would be awesome. I might try to get something started in Victoria

 

[Sititunga]

Ive been thinking this for quite awhile now. 22 "tactical" rifle competitions. I think with current ammo costs this would be a great way to do it. Would be fun with 2 gun two (22 pistols and rifles). Id like something like this to start in the GTA area.

These are popular at US clubs.

 

[dHb]

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.