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Originally Posted by Brush Okie
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. |
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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.