Thread: New Rifle Familiarisation

Three days ago i picked up a new (to me) rifle of a fellow forum member. Its a ruger 10/22. Now ive owned a marlin semi auto for 25 years until our leader wanted it back and im pretty familiar with the rossi semi autos. So i thought these Rugers will be a piece of piss. So i get home on Tuesday night and put three rounds down it. Subsonics to check the noise levels. Its very quiet , and its really beautiful rifle and in good nick.
So i take the mag out, lock the bolt back and put it away.
So tonight just before the Warriors kick off i go out on the deck and shine the spotlight about and heres my nemesis, cunty boar hog and his mate wrecking shit out of the lawn 40 feet away. I could have thrown a potato at him.
So i rush out to get the rifle, quickly load a 10 round box mag, that took ages but i knew cunty boar hog will stick around. i grab my young fella to spot for me . We go out on the deck and i give the spotlight a quick flick to show my boy where the hogs are. They are still there rooting up the place . I stick the mag in and we sneak down to the fence , my boy knows to wait until im ready before he turns the light on. So here i am trying to work this bolt release catch on this new rifle and for the life of me i couldnt do it. Im swearing in my head as its raining and we are standing out here in bare feet getting wet. After what seems like a few minutes
i had to go inside and youtube how to release the bolt catch on a 10/22!. Im yelling at the video - hurry up you bastard , get on with it... Its a bit of an asshole technique compared to marlins and rossi. Five minutes later ,warriors had let a try in as we sneak out to crack some swine.......and they have gone .......and in all the excitement the cat had pulled my chicken off my plate onto floor too .

So i guess my point is, it helps to know your rifle inside and out, be able to work and clear it in the dark and just basic familiarisation.