Paintball Sized targets at 100 yards?

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I want to shoot Paintball Sized targets at 100 yards, with a budget of $1000 or less preferably $800.......

What are my options?

I had a CZ 452 Varmint that I never should have sold, and it was Golf balls at 100 yards, but that was probably more a scope and shooter issue than a gun issue.

Would like a Semi that would do this, is that possible?

Thoughts, suggestions!

Thanks
 
7.62mm said:
I want to shoot Paintball Sized targets at 100 yards, with a budget of $1000 or less preferably $800.......

What are my options?

I had a CZ 452 Varmint that I never should have sold, and it was Golf balls at 100 yards, but that was probably more a scope and shooter issue than a gun issue.

Would like a Semi that would do this, is that possible?

Thoughts, suggestions!

Thanks
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Custom bbl on a savage, I've done lots that would hit paintballs all day for under 1000$.

Stevens action 300$
Shilen Match BBL 340$

Still leaves you 360$ toward scope etc.

Be hard to do it consistently with a semi

EDIT>>>Ooops...just noticed this is the rimfire forum....:redface:
 
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You would likely only get this result with a premium ammunition in a very well set up semi auto. I've never gotten anything like that with my 10/22 and heavy barrel. I assume you mean being able to hit a paintball size target each and every time. I doubt I could do 10/10 on a tennis ball at 100 yards. You would be better off going back to a bolt action rifle. If you can hit a golf ball every single time at 100 yards you are doing something right.
 
I can't remmber the name of the CGNer....but I remember him shooting ragged holes at 100 yards.

I believe it was with his 1964 winchester 52D, not a semi though
 
I'm 'guesstimating' that a paintball is about a 3/4 minute target at 100m. The limiting factors with rimfire ammunition is the consistency with a given rifle and the atmospheric effects on the bullets flight. Short of some very fine match quality rifles , consistent 3/4 moa performance is highly optimistic with that $ range as the constraint. There are enough threads in this RF forum that bear this out. If anyone has a production rifle or action/custom barrel combination under $800 that prints that consistently, you may want to take it to the next RF benchrest match.
 
I've hit empty shotgun shells and spent 7.62x39 rounds at 100 yards with my Mossberg 46b(b) with a 6-24 scope. Again, not a semi but price wise, the rifle is about $150-250 depending on its condition and a $100 Tasco scope.
 
With a $1000 budget, my vote would probably be a CZ re-barreled with a Shilen. CZs shoot pretty darn good with the stock barrel, I'd bet they'd be very impressive with custom barrel. That new savage with the McMillan A5 style stock might not be a bad option either. Then you get a nice stock too... Just add a canted rail and you're set.

A semi might be able to do it for a bit, but not as consistently as a bolt gun. And even with a bolt gun, that is a challenge and as the others point out, requires high end ammo to do it consistently. The problem with a semi at long distance is that velocity deviation starts to increase as the action gets full of junk. That action needs to be kept squeaky clean for optimum performance.
 
ping pong balls, golf balls and shot shells at 100 with my Mossberg 144lsb and not quite as consistent with my Marlin 81...both had 6-24 scopes.

Next spring I will definitely try the paint ball route. Sounds like fun.
 
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kombayotch said:
With a $1000 budget, my vote would probably be a CZ re-barreled with a Shilen. CZs shoot pretty darn good with the stock barrel, I'd bet they'd be very impressive with custom barrel. That new savage with the McMillan A5 style stock might not be a bad option either. Then you get a nice stock too... Just add a canted rail and you're set.
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do you mean the mark 2 TR?
 
Winnipeg Toymaker said:
ping pong balls, golf balls and shot shells at 100 with my Mossberg 144lsb and not quite as consistent with my Marlin 81...both had 6-24 scopes.

Next spring I will definitely try the paint ball route. Sounds like fun.
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How did you mount your scope on your Marlin 81? I have a Marlin 81DL with the receiver sight but it is not drilled for a scope.
 
I have 3 Marlin 81s and had the two nicer ones drilled and tapped for scope bases. As they were well under $100 each and shot like "hotd**n. I liked the under barrel mags also as they could never get lost or misplaced. The third one is original and will stay so as the scoped ones suit me fine. They both shoot out to over 150 yards very accurately, and mechanically have never let me down. Thousands of shells thru them ,each for the last 3 summers ( gopher shooting), and many can attest to their accuracy at the range also. No special ammo, Winchester 333s do the job fine.Not looking for paper marks, but for field hits.
 
Winnipeg Toymaker said:
I have 3 Marlin 81s and had the two nicer ones drilled and tapped for scope bases. As they were well under $100 each and shot like "hotd**n. I liked the under barrel mags also as they could never get lost or misplaced. The third one is original and will stay so as the scoped ones suit me fine. They both shoot out to over 150 yards very accurately, and mechanically have never let me down. Thousands of shells thru them ,each for the last 3 summers ( gopher shooting), and many can attest to their accuracy at the range also. No special ammo, Winchester 333s do the job fine.Not looking for paper marks, but for field hits.
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Thanks. Mine belonged to my dad and I am not willing to drill it. I was hoping that you had found a mount that screwed into the existing receiver sight mounting holes.
 
7.62mm said:
So I guess this is to much to ask for a semi .22

The Savage TR sounds interesting. It has to be a .22 though!

Thanks for the input!
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I have the Savage TR in .22lr and off the bench with a front rest/rear bag and cci sv it'll shoot .750'' @ 100 yards no problems. Step up to sk standard plus or eley etc... and it'll shoot even tighter. But if you use cheap bulk ammo then its defiantly not golf ball accurate @ 100 yards.
 
Like most others are saying, a CONSISTENT 3/4 inch at 100yards is a nice shot for any 22lr and I seriously doubt there are many out there that can actually shoot that (aside from the higher end rifles). Sure some will shoot it once in a while but to do it all the time is something else.

I would suggest you look at a bolt 22lr such as any of the Savage 22lr's or the CZ's. Both seem to be good bang for the buck so to speak.

The accuracy for a 22lr has just as much to do with the bullet as it does with the particular gun. You usually need high quality ammo if you want to punch tiny groups all day long. Then you have to look at wind, etc. Try shooting a 22lr at 100yards with wind and you'll see just how much that little bullet can drift!
 
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