High-end .22LR rifles
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Beautiful wood for sure. I have the same affliction--I can't pass up a pretty stock.
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Nice 52! The star on the cheek piece is quite interesting.
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That is pretty, nice!
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Yes it is, I much prefer it to the butt ugly shocks that came on the 541-s rifles...
I have several of the 500 series Rem. 22's...
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Nice gun
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I don't know if this rifle really qualifies to be here so if it is not appropriate for this thread let me know and I will remove it.
It is a Kimber 82G that I refinished. I don't have the scope on it anymore; I went back to the aperture sights and use it for small bore prone matches.
It is a Kimber 82G that I refinished. I don't have the scope on it anymore; I went back to the aperture sights and use it for small bore prone matches.
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Nice Remington 540XR! Sounds like it shoots pretty good. Speaking of one hole groups at 50 yards:
Anschutz 54.18 with 25X Leupold scope.
Anschutz 54.18 with 25X Leupold scope.
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DavidABQ, nothing at all wrong with an 82G. It looks like a fine rifle, and here it belongs. Thanks for posting it!
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These 5 shot groups were shot with my custom 40x while I was adjusting the tuner to a different ammo. One is a little loose, but the other one is what the rifle will do if everything is in place.
Our 82G on the range. Trigger job by Nemo on RFC, about 6oz break. Harrell tuner. New striker spring, lots of work on finding the right action torque (Kimber 82's are very sensitive to action torque I have found). Problem was, my wife was outshooting the rifle, so we got her the Myers action.
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tuj, my better half has yet to out-shoot me, but only because I'm careful about which rifles I'll let her shoot!
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Here's something I thought some of you might like to see. There are any number of single-shot Anschutz match rifles floating around, but if you want to use one in something like PRS rimfire or small-bore silhouette competition, you might be at a disadvantage with a single shot. Gunsmith Mark Chesebro, of Chesebro Rifles, has developed a process for converting single-shot Anschutz rifles to magazine-fed repeaters, using a mildly modified CZ-452/455 magazine. Chesebro modifies the receiver as necessary, then installs his shop-made aluminum mag well, ready for the slightly altered CZ mag. This is the barreled action of my 54 match rifle (pictured in the first post of this thread) converted to a magazine-fed repeater. You can see the notch cut in the back of the CZ mag for Chesebro's mag release lever in the second pic.
I was always told that the single-shot actions were the best for accuracy because they are stronger/stiffer than a repeater with its magazine well. Is this modification for the 54 or 64 series rifles? Very interesting.. I suppose if one really wanted an Anschutz repeater, they do have a Fortner bolt model made for biathlon. I personally can't afford an Anschutz biathlon rifle, but I could afford the Russian gun; the Izhmash 7-2.
When I got into position shooting, I also went with the Russian counterpart, the CM-2. It's very accurate (not as much as the bench guns, but still very good at 50 yards), but where it really shines is the trigger. It's a nice two-stage with a clean and fairly light break, but still stiff enough that you aren't going to accidentally bump it and fire like the Jewell triggers.
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I've heard the same about single shot actions being more accurate, but the goal here--as I understand it--is to take a single shot rifle and make it competitive in shooting disciplines that favor magazine-fed repeaters. (BTW, I didn't have this one built--I bought it this way.) The Chesebro conversion is for the match 54 action only.
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Thinking this over, you make a great point here. Anschutz does not make a match grade repeater, except for the Fortner-actioned Biathlon series. Their target guns are all single shot. Some of their sporters are quite accurate, but they don't come with Anschutz's best match triggers. The vaunted 54 MSR mated a repeating action with the wonderful 5018 trigger, but these are hard to find and expensive when you do find them. Now, take the 14xx series single shot target rifles. They come with a heavy match barrel, and many come with the superb U9 trigger, adjustable from 5.5 ounces down to 2 ounces. Take one of these, have Chesebro do the conversion to it, and you have a repeating rifle with a great barrel and a splendid target trigger (this is just what the previous owner of my rifle had done). It is not a cheap solution by any stretch, but it is still cheaper than the Anschutz Fortner-actioned guns.
Anyway, post up some pics of those Russian guns. This thread needs a little more life!
I've only got one photo of the 7-2, although it's a ton of fun to shoot. You can cycle almost as fast as a 10/22 once you get the hang of the bolt. It's pretty slick. To scope it, I got an cantilevered AR scope mount and put it on backwards to get the right eye relief.
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Yes, the 7-2 (there is also a 7-3 and 7-4) is nice. The 7-4 is an actual biathlon rifle with biathlon stock that holds your magazines, adjustable cheek riser, etc. There was a group in Canada that was importing them for their athletes. All of the 7-X rifles have a deeply recessed target crown and use a toggle-bolt action. For the 7-2 I have 5 and 10-shot magazines. The 7-3 and 7-4 of course have the diopter-style open sights while the 7-2 just has a small rail on the receiver. Which is perfectly fine by me, because my eyes struggle to shoot diopter-style irons.
The 7-2 trigger is very nice for casual shooting. It is not particularly heavy, but it is a two-stage design and feels very natural to shoot. The 7-2 rifle is the one I'll pick up if I'm bringing someone new to the range and I want them to have fun shooting steel. The trigger on the CM-2 is more refined, lighter and more crisp. As far as accuracy, I have never really tested the 7-2 on paper, but from shooting steel at 50-100 yards, if you miss it's your fault, not the gun's. I did some paper target-work with the CM-2 and it shot very well. Not as good as some of the amazing groups in this thread, but very consistent 5-shot groups from the bench.
The 7-2 trigger is very nice for casual shooting. It is not particularly heavy, but it is a two-stage design and feels very natural to shoot. The 7-2 rifle is the one I'll pick up if I'm bringing someone new to the range and I want them to have fun shooting steel. The trigger on the CM-2 is more refined, lighter and more crisp. As far as accuracy, I have never really tested the 7-2 on paper, but from shooting steel at 50-100 yards, if you miss it's your fault, not the gun's. I did some paper target-work with the CM-2 and it shot very well. Not as good as some of the amazing groups in this thread, but very consistent 5-shot groups from the bench.
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Thank you. The 82G was not an expensive rifle but it shoots well and after refinishing the stock is looks much nicer than the OEM finish they put on it at the factory. Almost as much fun to shoot as my Anschutz 1712.
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A truly high-end .22 rifle--not mine, of course, for I can't afford a $25,000 rifle--for your enjoyment. Metal work by Jack Belk, stocked by Maurice Ottmar, engraved by Eric Gold, this incredible custom Springfield .22 was built in 1993 for the American Custom Gunmakers Guild's rifle raffle No.9.
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