Thread: nzhs rimfire challenge

Originally Posted by hamsav

Hi mintie , is your Beretta sport similar to my olympia but with a lighter barrel ? If so do you have a scope mounted ?
I got my scope mount from GB Verrina in Italy. Cost me 500 bucks by the time I got my hands on it Attachment 175511

Yeh more or less the same rifle as yours, but I've modified it quite a bit with a zooboy stock job, cut down to more or less minimum OAL and made up a custom suppressor for it. The scope mount I used is a BKL 454 which I found in NZ for around $120 and works well, just a pain to have to remove it to clean the action properly.

Originally Posted by akaroa1

A forum member has a rimfire 50 cal kammerladder
So that would qualify for this competition
But it's about 150 years old and not really match winning accuracy

That it fires at all is a win

mate if you have a spare 25 rounds go for it lol

And why are we not seeing any targets yet . . . . well let me tell you.

Went out yesterday with my trusty 10/22 HB. Fired a group with the ulta reliable batch of Eley Club I have - oh yeah, zero is close but thats OK. Lets start on the test - WTF, group is more like a spray than a group. Like a dumb bugger I kept trying for another 15 rounds. All sprayed. Then I noticed bit of grey shit in the action and had a look - oh there the problem. its long overdue for clean.

Took rifle to bits and cleaned thoroughly. Found that when it went away to get threaded it'd come back with the barrel screw torques up the wop - 10-22's are a bit sensitive to this. Put everything back together and clean the mags for good measure.

Went out this morning and decided to give it run with the cheap (but good) Geco Semi-Auto until it was "shooting". Bingo - first group right on the 0.5". OK - adjust zero and start test - WTF WTF WTF - group is a spray again!! Like 40mm. Being a slow learner I kept trying for another 20 rounds.

So - whats going on. Well this rifle was always shot with no suppressor, but here I can't shoot without one. I took the suppressor off to have a look at the crown, and bugger me, - whats that in the suppressor. Took a baffle off. OMG - its got a extra ring of crud right to the bore line, and is CHOCKA with shite.

So thats now soaking in CLR and thats why I have't submitted a target yet!

Originally Posted by Mintie

Yeh more or less the same rifle as yours, but I've modified it quite a bit with a zooboy stock job, cut down to more or less minimum OAL and made up a custom suppressor for it. The scope mount I used is a BKL 454 which I found in NZ for around $120 and works well, just a pain to have to remove it to clean the action properly.

Attachment 175512

that looks awesome @Mintie may have to do a bit of thinking around how much of the original rifle has to exist for classic/vintage though lol

Originally Posted by Tentman

And why are we not seeing any targets yet . . . . well let me tell you.

Went out yesterday with my trusty 10/22 HB. Fired a group with the ulta reliable batch of Eley Club I have - oh yeah, zero is close but thats OK. Lets start on the test - WTF, group is more like a spray than a group. Like a dumb bugger I kept trying for another 15 rounds. All sprayed. Then I noticed bit of grey shit in the action and had a look - oh there the problem. its long overdue for clean.

Took rifle to bits and cleaned thoroughly. Found that when it went away to get threaded it'd come back with the barrel screw torques up the wop - 10-22's are a bit sensitive to this. Put everything back together and clean the mags for good measure.

Went out this morning and decided to give it run with the cheap (but good) Geco Semi-Auto until it was "shooting". Bingo - first group right on the 0.5". OK - adjust zero and start test - WTF WTF WTF - group is a spray again!! Like 40mm. Being a slow learner I kept trying for another 20 rounds.

So - whats going on. Well this rifle was always shot with no suppressor, but here I can't shoot without one. I took the suppressor off to have a look at the crown, and bugger me, - whats that in the suppressor. Took a baffle off. OMG - its got a extra ring of crud right to the bore line, and is CHOCKA with shite.

So thats now soaking in CLR and thats why I have't submitted a target yet!

@Tentman
give that barrel a good clean mate
make sure you fire at least 2 mags to re season that bore before you shoot the target mate

Originally Posted by hamsav

Holy crap Mintie, def not the same rifle now . Im all for customising a rifle ( I have a Brno model2 with a shattered stock I plan to customise ....just a bit loath to cut up a classic ).
I got my Olympia complete with diopter sights ,bag , owners book and instructions for fitting diopter , and theres hardly a mark on it so I want to keep it as is .
Yep the scope is a pain as far as removing the breech block assy for cleaning .
Have you noticed any change in accuracy or zero between semi and single shot ?

Yeh this one was in a bit of a state when I got it so wanted to make it a bit more "me". Check out the build thread here - https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....-stubbs-41503/

Groups do open up a little on semi and poi changes slightly. Still makes for a great pest control rig.

I intend to have a go but the wind today was shocking. I had to give up re-oiling the deck late this morning as the gusts were threatening to overturn the paint tray. Managed to get back out about 2pm and got it finished just in time as a front came through. Gotta win some of 'em.

I have a "classic" "semi-auto" Browning SA-22.

Can I enter it in both classes? In not then in which class?

Originally Posted by Cyclops

I have a "classic" "semi-auto" Browning SA-22.

Can I enter it in both classes? In not then in which class?

@Cyclops I have no issues with it being entered in both

Four targets sent - laugh yer tits off at my results - but this is a pretty tough challenge!!

Now get yours in.




Ruger 10/22 Heavy barrel with Magpul stock and Kidd single stage trigger (the single best thing you'll ever buy for a 10/22). Scope is a Sightron S3 2.5-10

Originally Posted by Tentman

Four targets sent - laugh yer tits off at my results - but this is a pretty tough challenge!!

Now get yours in.


Attachment 175693

Ruger 10/22 Heavy barrel with Magpul stock and Kidd single stage trigger (the single best thing you'll ever buy for a 10/22). Scope is a Sightron S3 2.5-10

well done @Tentman your best target was 0.703" avg across the 5 groups and you are currently on the lead in semi auto

i dont want this to be about who can see the target ive been told blue is hard to see
so ive made 2 more in red and black
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Au9rAlFEGHy-iy1Pg5GfxyUFRajU RED
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Au9rAlFEGHy-iy7CBds2sbODXgNv BLACK
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Au9rAlFEGHy-iy_R1tivG91nJZ9f BLUE

happy to accept any of the 3

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

i dont want this to be about who can see the target ive been told blue is hard to see
so ive made 2 more in red and black
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Au9rAlFEGHy-iy1Pg5GfxyUFRajU RED
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Au9rAlFEGHy-iy7CBds2sbODXgNv BLACK
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Au9rAlFEGHy-iy_R1tivG91nJZ9f BLUE

happy to accept any of the 3

Thanks

Originally Posted by Cyclops

Thanks

no worries

I have also heard from a forum member that the targets are hard to see with ageing eyes

Maybe a calculation factor / handicap based on the age of the submitter
My idea not his