Rimfire Soft Drink Match:

Tim, each month's thread is a sticky until Mav posts the new thread for the next month, so no worries about losing it! It's right there at the top of the page, waiting anxiously for more perforated targets to post.

woohoo!!

I can NEVER get the target to print at proper size. I'll get my tech guy (read as "oldest son") to drop by and fix this for me.

Mark

New rifle. Savage MKII FV. Yes, the stock is ... interesting, but improvable, and replaceable when funds permit.

Shooting to find something it really likes before I submit a target for it. I did shoot one target this morning, but I was mostly just messing around testing ammo, and it didn't really like what I put in the magazine when I decided to shoot at the Cheerwine. It made some nice groups after that, though, and kept the bank of swingers on the 50yd berm dancing with just some Fed Automatch, so there is hope.

I'll try again before the weekend is out.

Humbling

Glenfield Model 25. Remington LR Target Ammo. Banner 1.5 to 4.5 . Bench and sandbags. 50 yds. I will try to score the thing. I had 2 bullets that did not make the target. I have lots of excuses but mainly I think "I'm just a poor shot".

I shot a lot of 22 Short CB loads before I shot the target and I think I got the chamber crudded up. I did get those CBs to shoot MOS (Minute of sguirrel) before I quit. I was getting smoke and blow back out the bolt all day. I could barely get the bore snake through it when I got home.

Pretty day. 65 and no wind to speak of.

I guess the score is 11. Nope I think it is a 9.

I thought it was a 13 lol
Im gonna have to break out the a-bolt and 39a and get to the range

Yeah...that thing is way harder than it looks. From the looks of the leaderboard, I may have to scan my targets when I get home...

The horses were in the barn this morning so I got to use my friend's range rather than shooting indoors.

This one was a challenge and took over an hour to shoot waiting for favorable conditions on each shot!!! Had to use lots of thumbtacks to keep the target on the plywood.

Class: Unlimited Target
Rifle: Savage 93R17, .17HMR
Scope: BSA Sweet 17 4-18 side focus
Ammo: Hornady 20 grain hollow point
Range: Measured 50 yards
Position: Prone, bipod, rear sandbag
Environmental conditions
Temp 47 degrees F
Wind South, 25 gusting to 35, blowing directly toward target - measured with a Caldwell Wind Wizard.

Shot 5 targets, posting the best 2 which were the last 2 I shot.

Left hand target really heavy wind and shot all 15 fairly quickly, score 22.

Right Target is the one I'm submitting for record with a score of 25 took 20 minutes to shoot waiting for the lightest winds. That little 17 caliber pill does get blown around a bit even if it is really fast.

Jim

nicely done, sir!

sixgunner455 said:

nicely done, sir!

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Thank you sir.

Now, you get back out there and shoot a 30. That rifle looks like it could do it. Does that thing have a suppressor can on it or just a super heavy barrel? I have an older Mark II in .17Mach2 that is a real tack driver too and I have an older Sweet 17 on that one as well but it's only a 4-12.

I could have easily done a 30 if I'd gone to the 100 yard indoor range we have here in Wichita, but that 93R17 with the accu-trigger will give me 5 shot, 1 hole groups at 100 yards indoors using the 20 grain Hornady hollow points.

I was playing around the other day using a 50 foot airgun target at 100 yards and if the Sweet 17 scope had any thicker cross hairs I wouldn't have been able to see the targets. I managed to stay in the black circle on all 10 targets. Only got one center bull, but at my age (70) and eyesight I thought that was pretty fair.

I was showing off for the younger set in there shooting their AR-15's with the EOTECH holo sights at 25 yards. I was getting tighter groups at 100 yards with the .17 mag than they were at 25.

It all started when they began ragging on me for shooting what they called a "wimp" gun. Them was "fightin words" to steal a quote from some old movie.

One of these days they're gonna learn that shooting 55 grain FMJ Wolf, steel case, mil-spec ammo out of a 16" 1 in 9 twist barrel ain't gonna group worth a hoot. Now, if they were shooting some of the 62 grain FBI surplus match ammo I got from Midway when they had it on sale, I might be singing a different tune. It does 3 shot one hole groups that look like 1 single .308 hole at 100 yards out of my Savage 10FLP Tactical with Nikon glass on it. That rifle loves those 62 grain FBI rounds and also my 69 and 75 grain handloads with the 69 grainers giving the best accuracy.

Most accurate rifle I've ever owned, bar none!

Jim

Jim

It's just a heavy barrel. Had to add some weight to that hollow stock to get it to balance at all. Savage makes one with a 16" threaded barrel, but everyone was out of stock, and I'm only sort of interested in getting suppressor, so I decided to save the money and get the long barreled rifle.

We've done a couple of bragging groups so far, but we're still getting used to each other. Had to help someone move a safe today, and my parents are coming in to visit the grandkids Wed, so I've been getting the house ready, so no shooting today, and probably not until Saturday unless I sneak out of work early or go in late one morning.

Just might do that early morning thing.

Thanks Mav,
No apologies necessary. Work happens! (To paraphrase a politically incorrect cliche.) -

Havent been able to get to the range but wanted to shoot this months Match
Went to a buddies house and shot of a cardtable in the backyard.
After a few fair attempts this is the best I could come up with. I know the rifle is capable of much better so just figured it was me.
Cleaning up I noticed I grabbed the wrong ammo, meant to bring SK Match but picked up SK Standard Plus :banghead:
With the weather getting nicer everyday, am looking forward to next months match
Thanks for all your work on this Mav!
I think its a 23 ?
Unlimited/Target division
Kimber 82
Off table
50yds
Sightron 16 power scope
No wind
47 degrees

Hey Orlando, that Kimber shoots dang good even with crappy(?) ammo. No apologies needed for that target at all, especially off a table and 47 degrees out even with no wind.

The only .22 rifle I have is a plinker grade Savage Mark II and even with RWS Match ammo off a bipod it won't come close to that. The only really competitive rimfire rifle I have is my 93R17 heavy barrel .17HMR.

Love to get your Kimber up against my Savage 93R17 on the 100 yard indoor range here. I'd bet we would have to shoot a couple hundred rounds apiece before flinging one out of the bull.

Jim

Thanks for the kind words
I wouldnt call SK Standard Plus crappy ammo, just not as tight as SK Match
Its been a long winter and I have really been itching for some range time
I do enjoy shooting her at 100yds if I can get a day with no wind.
I find myself shooting her more than any of my other rifles anymore

Sorry I can`t get in on the fun with you all..I`ve been spending all my time on my little centerfire..It looks like I`m not even going to get it ready this month.Hopefully,I can tear you all up next month,,LOL,I enjoy looking at what you are shooting.

I agree..i just now ordered a box of forty gr.Sierras and a box of the vMax thirty-five grs.Tomorrow, I will try different distances off the lands.