Why rimfire?
- Thread starter cjd966
- Start date
Rimfire shooting is less formal in comparison to centerfire shooting. You go to the range, set up your sandbags and rests. Put on your hearing protection, settle in and try to make your 3 or 5 shot group count. Wait for the barrel to cool, repeat. Take your rifle out in the fall, shoot a deer and start over again next year.
Or
take your .22 rifle, a few boxes of cartridges and wander around reaking havoc on gophers, pine cones or whatever else you choose. In a nutshell, their just plain fun.
Or
take your .22 rifle, a few boxes of cartridges and wander around reaking havoc on gophers, pine cones or whatever else you choose. In a nutshell, their just plain fun.
aftermidnight
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- West Kelowna BC
IMO rimfire has its own shooting appeal.. such a wide selection of ammo choices, can be found everywhere and no reloading concerns or expenses... experimenting wont break the bank... mostly crossover friendly in handgun and rifle...you can shoot targets or hunt smaller game ..whats not to like?
Every time I shoot commercial centrefire rifle ammo, I can't help thinking "there goes $1.25" every shot... which explains why I look for surplus wherever possible. But I never even think about the expense with .22, plus I can use it in either my rifle or my pistol.
Seriously, buy it by the case, it's worth it, you get an even better deal, and it just feels good to know you've got that much ammo on hand. Besides, it's not like ammo ever goes down in price...
Seriously, buy it by the case, it's worth it, you get an even better deal, and it just feels good to know you've got that much ammo on hand. Besides, it's not like ammo ever goes down in price...
cz452shooter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Sparwood, BC
Welcome to CGN cjd966 and the world of rimfires
Take a look at this thread - it should answer your question.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204572
Take a look at this thread - it should answer your question.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204572
or even more up to 10 bucks a shot!
22. is cheaper not as loud and really has no recoil so you can shoot more for less. its kinda like shooting a bb gun but you dont have to pump it.
for me its a mixture of cheap to shoot and there being more to shoot at on the farm with a 22. Small varmits like gophers can be shot by the dozens in one hour with very little expense. We have used 308's for gopher shooting but that was just to see if there would be anything left and it was an expensive day.
heavenIsAlie
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Abbotsford
cheap and fun to shoot, means you get alot of practice. its also newbie friendly and doesnt scare them away
only thing about it is the holes are very small so if you want a reactive target you are more limited
only thing about it is the holes are very small so if you want a reactive target you are more limited
Virtually FREE to shoot, relatively speaking...AND there is no restriction on how many rounds you can have in your magazine.
Some of my best times were had at a sand pit with a bunch of well placed pop cans, some 25 round mags and a Ruger 10/22.
Never cared about cost - real good outing would eat up 250 rounds - that's half a brick - that's about 8 to 10 dollars!
Some of my best times were had at a sand pit with a bunch of well placed pop cans, some 25 round mags and a Ruger 10/22.
Never cared about cost - real good outing would eat up 250 rounds - that's half a brick - that's about 8 to 10 dollars!
Only 100???
We go out to the farm with my kids and if we only go through one brick (500), it is a slow day.....
We have lots to shoot at, targets, cans, steel swinging targets, (even a frying pan a long ways off...)
Last edited:
You must have missed the +
But in all honesty, I don't shoot as much as most.
100+ can be a lot if you only use a single shot bolt action.
We generally use bolt actions, levers, and occasionally a semi auto, but there are lots of us and we spend the better part of a day plinking away.
As to the original question, as I have gotten a bit older, I once again have found the joys of just plinking away with a bolt action rimfire, just like when I first started shooting. I don't always need to shoot the latest and greatest, biggest, fastest, loudest centerfire. (but at the same time I am not saying I don't have or don't shoot the big guns at times
)
Last edited:
Well, you can usually also use a rimfire rifle in more places, e.g. handgun-only ranges....
Rimfire is also kid and girl friendly. Easier to learn the important things like not shooting buddies or toes without having to concentrate on recoil etc. Also real handy to shoot while waiting for centrefire barrels to cool down. I usually take 4 rifles to the range and always have a pile of 22 ammo. Rimfires are cheap rifles to buy as well so if you want to have rifles with different actions you can buy several for what a decent centrefire will cost. Also pretty hard to burn out a 22 barrel. Aside from that they are fun and cheap. That should be enough right there not to mention the abundance of used 22s
It is cheap and fun, teh new .17HMR makes it shoot more like a centerfire and takes it a step further. The other big thing is it is safer to shoot, relatively speaking compared to larger centerfires. You dont need near the backdrop or safe distance when shooting, your rounds arent going to travel for miles and miles.
