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Originally Posted by Brush Okie (Post 267687)

I am far from being a champion .22 shooter, however I used to shoot a 100 yard .22 match.

First try diffrent ammo. As we all know all rifles have a preferance, but the .22 is more so. Some are pickier than others. For best 100 yard accuracy use target ammo. .22 target ammo is subsonic the reason being the .22 will not maintain supersonic to 100 yards and when the bullet drops below the sound barrier it tends to destabilize.

After you get the ammo sorted out mess with the rifle. A good trigger is important. Also try diffrent set ups with the stock to barrel fit. All are diffrent. Some like to be free floated, others like a little pressure on the forend. If it is free floated you can just jam some paper under the forend of the stock to see how it does. Some people actually place a screw into the forend and mess with the torque to see what specific inch pounds it shoots best at.

As for shooting, the .22 at 100 yards is very unforgiving, remember the basics. What many people mess up is the follow through. The 22 is a slow bullet so if you do not have a good followthrough then your groups will really suffer.

A good source with lots of info is www.rimfirecentral.com Hope this helps.

EDIT: forgot to mention check the crown. also the .22 sometimes actually shoots better dirty, so don't clean it until accuracy starts to suffer.

+1 www.rimfirecentral.com is the best .22 site ive found on the net. I did an leap of faith on Whistlepig barrel company www.wpgbc.com on my 10/22 and just that custom barrel made a big diffrence in my grouping with that gun at 25-50m.

OK guys, don’t get me wrong: my first rifle was a 10-22. I have two of them, a heavy barrel, and 10,000+ rounds through them, but…I can’t take it any more… This is BLASPHEMY!
RichL025, don’t listen to the heretics! Get yourself a beautiful Anschutz, and a shooting partner to match!

I think I'm in love....

But was there a rifle in those photos?

(respectfully stepping in)

Gentlemen-
I would offer the CZ 452 Varmint in .22 LR as an entry. 5/10 round mags, 20" barrel. They can be had for around $359, and coupled with a nice scope ( I have a Weaver V16 4-16 AO that focuses at less than 15') and some Eley/Wolf ammo, you're driving tacks for under $800 total. The trigger is adjustable, and another website (www.rimfirecentral.com) has plenty of aftermarket trigger adjustment options.

My factory trigger is tuned to less than a pound, and it shoots in the .2's @ 25 yards and .3's @ 35 yards.

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Originally Posted by jmg1972 (Post 268021)

jmg:

Weren't you supposed to do something else before you "stepped in", respectfully or not?

TR

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Originally Posted by RichL025 (Post 267941)

I think I'm in love....

That was 22 year-old Frau Magdalena Neuner in the last two pics (and below). More can be seen of her here:

http://magdalena-neuner.de/25-Galerie.htm
http://www.magdalena-strickt.de/galerie1.html
http://www.fanclub-magdalena-neuner.de/

(Marginal rock music, no NFL, no NBA or MLB = shooters are celebrities in Europe.)

I picked up a CZ 452 Military a few months ago and was kind of impressed. I wanted another .22LR after not having one for a long time but didn't want another 10/22 or Marlin. It's not a Match rifle by any means but it's very accurate. Because of it's size and weight it feels like a 'real' rifle when you put it up to your shoulder and shoot it. I bought it new for $300. It has the Bavarian style stock which looks a little funny but I like it because it's different. The only reservations that I have with it are the sights which are very similiar to those found on a Mauser 98K. They just seem like a little overkill when you consider that you don't shoot at long ranges with a .22. On the waiting list are a good set of rings and a scope by either Weaver or Nikon.

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Originally Posted by The Reaper (Post 268056)

jmg:

Weren't you supposed to do something else before you "stepped in", respectfully or not?

TR

Just taken acre of, sir.

I bought a CZ 452 American a few months back and I must say it is the most accurate .22 I've ever owned (or shot for that matter, never had the privilege of toying with an Anschutz). I can knock over 12 gauge shells consistently with it at 50 meters. I'd like to shoot a smallbore match with it and feel I could do better than last with it. It seems to really like Aguila Golden Eagle and I can't wait to get out after some squirrels with it!