I recently discovered CCI segmented HP subsonic 22LR ammo, 40gr, 1050 fps. Labeled "Varmint". I haven't had an opportunity to shoot a varmint with it yet, but it clearly splits open an aluminum can filled with water much more violently than a standard 22LR hollow point. Might be worth a try rather than finding a new rifle . . .
On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 10:46 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Heh, Dad owns something like 50. For awhile he was collecting "boys > rifles" which were the kind given away for buying a bunch of comic books or > selling "Grit" or whatnot. > > For general purpose I'll always recommend the Ruger 10/22. They've sold a > gazillion of them,t hey shoot good right out of the box and the rotary > magazine is the bees knees. Folks like the Marlin equivalent but I can't > stand a tubular magazine. Last I knew the 10/22 was still available in the > sub $200 range. > My dad built a 10/22 with a heavy competition barrel, laminated stock and > 24x scope to shoot metallic silhouettes with. The ones we were shooting at > 100 yards had to be hit within 1/2" of the top to fall, no fall, no score. > That was with Super-X high velocity ammo at 1350fps, anything less and it > probably wouldn't fall... > > If you're into bolt action the 77/22 is a great gun but I think > overpriced. There are a host of old target rifles available for small > money, everybody wants a synthetic stock and big optics these days so older > guns are cheap. > > After last week at camp I'm considering a .22mag. Had some very hard to > dispatch critters where even 40gr, 1350fps wasn't enough. .22 mag runs 40gr > to almost 2000fps, gets more range and a low more force. > > -Curt > > > On Friday, May 25, 2018, 3:05:11 PM EDT, Dan--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I know some here have .22 caliber rifles they plink with. > > I’m thinking about buying one myself, and would be interested in what > others have and are actively using, and for what. > > Thanks! > > -D > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
