Birthday shoot

[wittzo]

Argh, what I meant to say was, the kids in the high school archery team can bring their bows to school (in a case) and store them in the principal's office until practice. I'm not sure how they handle bus riders, I assume they keep their bow cases behind the bus driver's seat until they get to school. If they're in a shooting team, a minor can transport a gun (normally, under 18 you have to be with adult supervision.)

In MS, college students aren't allowed to carry knives, which is complete BS because visitors to a school aren't regulated. We can carry handguns and unloaded long guns in our vehicles, unless we make a stop at any school (dropping your kids off counts as transportation, but don't go to a parent-teacher conference with a (visible) gun in your car).

The other day, I helped with a 4H shooting program. This Saturday is going to be our first CMP first shots and practice match. Soon we'll be setting up Scholastic Steel Challenge and we'll be doing CMP muzzle loading and Tactical .22's. We're trying to get enough kids together to do a Junior IDPA team.

 

[Busyhands94]

They do tactical stuff in 4H? I had no idea of that! I think more kids need to get into the shooting sports despite what the media says about firearms. I think that if a kid grows up shooting and hunting and fishing they are way less likely to fall into the brain damaged teenager crowd. It's silly that we've got so many problems in society, when they can be prevented with good discipline and responsible marksmanship training at a young age.

You are doing society tremendously good things by teaching kids how to shoot, the more kids learn marksmanship and gun safety at a young age the less gang-bangers we'll have later on! And that also means that we might just have more hunters and fishermen, more policemen and women who know of and defend the second amendment. I think I need to volunteer with the 4H shooting sports, that would be kinda fun to teach rifle, shotgun, and muzzleloading marksmanship to the younger generation!

~Levi

 

[BHP FAN]

sorry I missed your birthday, I just now noticed!The first .22 I ever owned was a JC Higgins just like yours...enjoy!

 

[Busyhands94]

Thanks buddy!

I just sighted this baby in, and at 7 yards I can put em' all in the same hole! Not really that impressive, but still it's a awesome .22 rifle that I'm holding onto for my entire life. I don't care that it's an inexpensive Sears rifle, it's my rifle and I love it!

I also bored out two holes behind the butt plate, I can stick an extra 8 rounds in there in case I am in a situation where I really need ammo. All I need to do it unscrew one of the screws in the butt plate with a coin or something and slide it to the side for some extra ammo.

I figure I could put high velocity shorts in one compartment so I can fit more rounds, and some CCI stingers in the other compartment. That way I can take a variety of game, if I come across a squirrel I can shoot him with the .22 short and if I come across a small hog I can shoot that with a stinger.

I'm going to the gun shop this week, I'll try and get some CB shorts so I can make a shooting video to show you guys. This is going to be fun!

~Levi

 

[krispytoo]

Busyhands94
Loved the photo of your JC Higgins .22! I have the same rifle. I got it in 1957 from my Dad when I was 6. Still have it and always will. Never felt undergunned in the woods with it either! Thanks for the memory trip!
crispy

 

[Busyhands94]

You are welcome!

A good .22 rifle and a good .22 revolver (or two) is something every household in America should have handy. They are too affordable not to have and the ammo is super-cheap.

I think this J.C. Higgins is be far one of the coolest .22s I have ever seen. It reminds me of the first rifle (or firearm for that matter) besides a BB gun that I shot on that morning I got hooked.

It is simple, rugged, old, and made in America. What's not to love?

~Levi

 

[Busyhands94]

I've been thinking I want to pick up some more ammo, I'm getting low on that Winchester Super X stuff that I bought 1000 rounds of in February.

One question, do you guys think I could safely shoot CCI Stingers with this? I mean the bolt action is a pretty strong design, I don't see why not. This gun is old but it's definitely safe enough to fire and has fired hundreds of high velocity Winchester Super X rounds.

 

[arcticap]

Stingers are usually not a problem as long as the bolt closes okay. Although some really dedicated Stinger shooters have special barrels with a slower twist rate.

http://www.gmriflebarrel.com/productdetail.aspx?id=323855

 

[junkman_01]

Levi,

Stingers will be just fine.

 

[Busyhands94]

Thanks for the info guys! I'm glad they'll be safe enough to shoot with my gun. Isn't the bullet about the same weight as a .22 short bullet? My gun shoots shorts accurately, not as accurately as a regular .22 LR bullet but still accurate enough for killing cans. I have also shot my .22s loaded with Triple Seven FFFG, those have a 30 grain bullet at about 1000 FPS and I have been able to put them in the same hole. I sure wish I knew the twist rate of my gun, is there a way to find out the twist that a specific gun has?

~Levi

 

[junkman_01]

Put a snug fitting cleaning patch on a jag. Insert into rifling from the muzzle. With a marker, put a line parallel to the bore on the top of the cleaning rod near the handle end and a line perpendicular to the bore at the muzzle. Slowly push the rod into the bore while watching the mark near the handle. When it makes one revolution, stop and make another mark at the muzzle. now extract the cleaning rod and patch. Measure the distance between the two muzzle marks. That is your twist. It will be something like 1 turn in 16 inches for a .22 RF. Simple, eh?

 

[Busyhands94]

Thanks buddy! I just measured my twist rate, it's 1/16" twist. That should be good enough for Stingers and shorts I'd imagine.

I am going to pick up a box of those .22 CB shorts CCI makes, I got some for Christmas and burned through them like crazy. They are so quiet I can use them as parlor loads! I wish I could buy them in bulk, they are great quiet plinking ammo! Best part is that I can get my brother shooting by telling him I've got some "silent bullets" and that perks his attention.

~Levi