Rimfire Madness: The Infection Begins

[Doug B]

Lollipops sound fun. I bought a bag of wooden golf tees. They're fun also.

 

[wtburnette]

 

[Hookeye]

Struck out last week, zero chucks seen. No active dens (thanks coyotes).
Heading back out in a bit, diff spot.

 

[Bigtanker]

I was finally able to get to the range to sight in our new American Rimfire. Almost zeroed on the first shot @ 25 yards. Moved out to 50 to set it. 6 shots total and it's dead on @50.

 

[Ggreen]

The 17hmr critter getter

 

[gmcttr]

The 17hmr critter getter...

OK...tell me what rifle/action I'm looking at.

 

[Ggreen]

OK...tell me what rifle/action I'm looking at.

Steyr scout in 17hmr (licensed built by someone else). Straight pull bolt action, Vortex red dot offset, Vortex crossfire scout scope, tb 22td suppressor. One of the most funique guns I have.

 

[gmcttr]

Thanks . I didn't have a clue what it was other than a straight pull bolt.

 

[patience0830]

The 17hmr critter getter

Looked at those right b4 I bought my T1x. How do it shoot?

 

[Ggreen]

Looked at those right b4 I bought my T1x. How do it shoot?

It's interesting. It feeds a bit rough, but it shoots true. It's a great conversation piece

 

[Colt556]

I love rimfires. My favorite is my 10" MKII. I bought it new about 1998. It has thousands of rounds through it. It's way more accurate than me.

I have one of those. I’ve never shot it. I’ve shot my MKII competition and MKII Government and both are quite accurate. If I shoot 22 pistol though it’s usually one of my Smith 41s. For rifles it’s most likely a CZ.

 

[doddg]

Were you ever sorry you sold a .22LR that was just for temporary fun?
I have gone through dozens in the past 3 yrs. & there is a few I should have held onto.

I have always regretted selling this one: GSG 1911-22 with $550 of upgrades done at ZR Tactical.
I bought it 1.5-2 yrs. ago from ZRT after having a most of the other clones.
I sold it to a member 13 months ago & I bought it back from him today.

I went straight to the range with it and put 250 rounds through it testing out 5 brands of ammo.
I didn’t even clean it, just oiled it a bit at the range without taking it apart.
I tested:
1. CCI Mini mags,
2. CCI SV
3. Armscor,
4. Aguila Super-Extra Eley Prime,
5. Blazer
I was going to use Remington Golden Bullets which were problematic the 1st time I owned it, but when I opened up the Bucket it was filled with misc. 9mm ammo I was storing.

Failures (or lack thereof):
0/50 CCI Mini mags
0/50 CCI SV
1/50 Blazer
1/50 Armscor: FTF (feed=bullet stuck on top of chamber-I pushed it down and in)
2/50 Aquila Super Extra Eley Prime: FTE = both rounds went sideways & next round not load (most accurate)
4/250 Total failures.

It is shooting low & left so I need to learn how to adjust the rear sights, since I see 2 holes on top of the rear sights (updated sights).
I want to get another magazine for it as well.

 

[doddg]

Picked up a Uberti .22LR: gorgeous!
It is the most accurate .22LR with fixed sights that I've shot, and I can't hardly see the front sight.
I'll be painting it with my flourescent gun sight paints like I do on all my fixed sights, starting with white, and then red if needed.
I've had many .22LR revolvers, and a few SA including a Ruger Single Six & a Ruger Bearcat.
I like this one better.
The Uberti Cattleman is a larger frame and that's the one I want to get eventually, especially if I can get it in a 10 round with target sights.

Here is a range pic with 5 different brands of ammo.
I'll do better when I get the front sight painted so I can see it.

 

[wtburnette]

Nice looking revolver...

 

[doddg]

I drove down to Aurora, IN today (1:30 away) to buy a Uberti Cattleman.
I thought it was a 10 round cylinder, but alas, it was only a 6 rounder.
The Cattleman does have a heavier frame which you can easily feel the weight and my hand likes that.

The main reason reason I was going though was that I thought the grip was larger like the frame: wrong.
It was the same size or maybe 1/8" longer grip, but not discernable from the Stallion grip.

I now remember seeing a video comparing the Uberti Cattleman's grip not with the Stallion, but with the Ruger Single-Six, which does have a smaller grip.
And, the guy in the vid was able to get his pinky on the Cattleman, but my pinky was not staying on the grip.
I tried pinky on & pinky under the grip on the Stallion when I ran rounds through yesterday at the range: went with pinky under the grip.

If I was going to buy another Uberti .22LR, it won't be for the grip, but I would like to have the 10 or 12 round cylinder, and they do have one with a target sights also.
I'll probably just keep the Stallion since it was sooo accurate.

I've got 3 coats of white flourescent gun sight paint on the front sight so I'll see it now: might put red over it, we'll see.

 

[Hop]

Oh, I'm glad you bought that Uberti because I've been drooling over it since it was 1st posted.

I have a beat to hell 1970 era Uberti Cattleman in 22 WMR that is a mess, shoots like crap but it's soo damn cool! And those hammer cock clicks, love 'em! Someday I'll fix it up.

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[doddg]

Oh, I'm glad you bought that Uberti because I've been drooling over it since it was 1st posted.
I have a beat to hell 1970 era Uberti Cattleman in 22 WMR that is a mess, shoots like crap but it's soo damn cool! And those hammer cock clicks, love 'em! Someday I'll fix it up.
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It has made me a fan of Uberti, and is the first single-action gun I have enjoyed, having had 3 others, 2 that were Rugers.
I didn't care for the slow process of ejecting shells 1 at a time & the grips were too small for me, and none shot to POA.
I took a chance on the Uberti with fixed sights, since they NEVER work for me, but they do on this Stallion.

I wish it was the larger-framed heavier Cattleman & not the smaller-framed Stallion since heavier is better to me.
But due to its accuracy, I can live with it.
I can't wait to go back to the range and see if I'm more accurate after painting the front sight white.
If not, I'll try red.
I just couldn't see the front sight between the rear fixed "posts."

 

[doddg]

I read reviews today doing some research on the Uberti .22LR line.

"Drop dead gorgeous firearm."
"Great fit & finish- flawless."
"Straight shooter & super smooth action."
"I have 5 other single action 22's from Heritage, Ruger wranglers & single action 6's and this one is the cream of the crop."
"Authentic single-action function & feel."
"The Stallion is accurate and the trigger is light and crisp."
"The wooden grips, brass backstrap and trigger guard, color case hardening and blued barrel give this gun a lot of character."
"My FFL, a gunsmith, listened as I rotated the cylinder, and without looking at it, said, 'that's a high quality gun'."
"The fit and finish is excellent and it shoots as good as it looks."
"Mine shoots point of aim."

 

[dbg326]

I bit the bullet the other day and placed the final order for everything to complete my 10/22 "backpack/.22 PDW" build. Pics to follow.

-Brownells BRN-22 receiver
-Whistlepig 6" barrel
-Enoch Odin chassis
-Gearhead Works Tailhook Mod1C
-A3 Tactical 9" brace arm
-Ruger BX trigger
-Ruger factory bolt
-VQ extractor
-VQ bolt release
-Pike Arms charging handle
-Pike Arms magazine release
-Pike Arms receiver hardware
-Strike Industries handstop
-Ergo Swift grip
-A2 flash hider (undecided if I'll run it)

Have a Romeo5 that will serve on this for now. Am intrigued by the High Tower Armory pic adaptors for Glock sights.

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[rkwhyte2]

Looked at a Colt Huntsman today. Going back next week and buying it.