Thread: accurate rifles

Originally Posted by timattalon

I used to have a Ruger 10/22 that would struggle to hit a 3 foot square from 50 yards, but my cheap norinco would hit a 1/2 inch circle on the same day. Still have the norinco / scrapped the Ruger.

That's weird. I watched my missus shoot a myna bird at 30 mtrs in the head 2 mornings ago.. With sub sonic of course... 10/22 Ruger that's not been sighted in or cleaned for yonks ..
Must have got a good one ??

Originally Posted by Happy

That's weird. I watched my missus shoot a myna bird at 30 mtrs in the head 2 mornings ago.. With sub sonic of course... 10/22 Ruger that's not been sighted in or cleaned for yonks ..
Must have got a good one ??

My mate must have a good one too, I got a tidy 2 inch group at 100m. I thought that was ok considering it was a ruger

I've got a pretty accurate 1022, though mine cost me $700 used. Target barrel, target trigger, laminated stock etc. It was shocking at ejecting spent cases, so I fitted a hardened ejector claw that I got from Brownells. It is an absolute shitter with most ammo, and a darling with the right ammo. For instance it hates Winchester ammo (stove pipes, misfires every second round, spill shells everywhere when trying to clear misfired rounds, etc), but loves Winchester lasers. It works a treat with Remington Subs.

I use it with a night scope for rabbit killin', though I still have to dry fire it into the ground when I've finished shooting, (removed mag etc), and occasionally it goes-off, which really gets my goat. Probably need to clean the chamber more often for try different ammo.

I have never properly tested it's accuracy, but I've been folding rabbits at 80m in the dark, so it can't be that bad.

Originally Posted by timattalon

I used to have a Ruger 10/22 that would struggle to hit a 3 foot square from 50 yards, but my cheap norinco would hit a 1/2 inch circle on the same day. Still have the norinco / scrapped the Ruger.

Apart from a small number of 10/22's that came through with chatter marks in the bore near the muzzle about 6-7 years ago, most normal standard 10/22's can be made to shoot 1/2" groups at 50 metres without much hassle. I used to do a 10/22 tune-up package for $70 ( thread the muzzle, crisp 2.5lb trigger job, tune for subs, buffer pin, and barrel refit) and that produced the 1/2" groups every time. As they come out of the box they are hampered by a lousy trigger pull and poor barrel fitting (although the fit has improved a bit in the last 3 years). Once the barrel fit problem is cured then the receiver and the barrel become one solid unit. With a poor barrel fit and the scope mounted on the receiver, good accuracy is impossible to obtain.

Originally Posted by gundoc

Apart from a small number of 10/22's that came through with chatter marks in the bore near the muzzle about 6-7 years ago, most normal standard 10/22's can be made to shoot 1/2" groups at 50 metres without much hassle. I used to do a 10/22 tune-up package for $70 ( thread the muzzle, crisp 2.5lb trigger job, tune for subs, buffer pin, and barrel refit) and that produced the 1/2" groups every time. As they come out of the box they are hampered by a lousy trigger pull and poor barrel fitting (although the fit has improved a bit in the last 3 years). Once the barrel fit problem is cured then the receiver and the barrel become one solid unit. With a poor barrel fit and the scope mounted on the receiver, good accuracy is impossible to obtain.

That sounds semi easy and awesome


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[QUOTE=mudgripz;321236]"accuracy - the funniest one was a guy with a 1022 that shot a 2 inch group at 40 yards and thought it was really good"

That's pretty normal for a ruger ......[/QUOTE

My ruger when standard did 1" at 50m. I bought a 16" kidd barrel for it and it now does 1/2" at 50m all day long using cci. Fancy bolts, springs, firing pins, general wankery dont really add much value to a ruger. Rip off that shitty barrel and you're good

I was refreshed when shooting beside Jas in Dannevirke. Pulls out the pack at 300 and nails the gong each shot. Nothing wrong with a bi pod but real hunting situations where they are usefull are few.

Originally Posted by Gibo

I was refreshed when shooting beside Jas in Dannevirke. Pulls out the pack at 300 and nails the gong each shot. Nothing wrong with a bi pod but real hunting situations where they are usefull are few.

Yes it was good shooting, it's always easy on your own gongs........you no the winds, range, where to aim in what conditions it gets to easy.....
Different gongs on a different range and you realise how average you are


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Originally Posted by BRADS

Yes it was good shooting, it's always easy on your own gongs........you no the winds, range, where to aim in what conditions it gets to easy.....
Different gongs on a different range and you realise how average you are


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Excuses!

Originally Posted by Toby

Excuses!

Your just pissy cause first shot with your rocket launcher I smashed the gong you kept missing


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hey im not throwing stones im just stating an observation that ive made and put it in a thread and that's how I take the replys they are that persons observation if anyone gets a bit funny on the subject best move on to the next thread

The average American is pretty much like the average Kiwi.

Anyway, I've seen some pretty poor shooting lately and some of it has been mine.

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

The average American is pretty much like the average Kiwi.

Anyway, I've seen some pretty poor shooting lately and some of it has been mine.

I started shooting small bore prone at 18, this year I started shooting non-prone in service rifle, Im ***** awful with a capital F and A, LOL.

The only way I'd kill a deer at more than 50m is if it laughed itself to death....

I hear that!
I used to shoot .22 prone indoor, from 12, and was ok. Fast forward a few years of not shooting ( including a bit of not so good for body or mind persuites) then back into shooting, and i couldn't hit a barn door at 19m... Getting better, but getting older certainly slows the learning rate
Or maybe i just over think things these days.....


Oh and i think i got got a good one, my 10/22, all standard apart from buffer by me (got some nylon rod that fitted), polishing most things roughly by me and a dremal, seems to shoot under a inch at 98m with cci subs and win power point. About 4 in with win subs and cci stingers - go figure, role reversal.

Now just need to find more cci subs........ ( and time to shoot )

Originally Posted by steven

I started shooting small bore prone at 18, this year I started shooting non-prone in service rifle, Im ***** awful with a capital F and A, LOL.

The only way I'd kill a deer at more than 50m is if it laughed itself to death....

i got a shit one cant even bring myself to sell it to some poor bastard my conscience would bug me