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How much fun it is to just head out to the range with a couple of 22's and spend the afternoon wasting shells:D. We got the wife a new Buckmark Camper 22 pistol and we had a new 10/22 thats a year old but had never been out of the house. Now that I am walking a little and the weather is getting nice, (even in ND);). The wife and I really enjoyed the day shooting 22's. I have not done that for years.

The new Buckmark really shoots well and the trigger is very good. I just finished cleaning them up and now they are ready for the next session.

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Yep, the 22 is awesome for just good ole fun. How old is the original cartridge now?

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definently a blast. i love to just chuck some cans on the ground and blast away with my buckmark. (where safe to do so of course...) always a good time. think i'll take mine to camp this weekend!!

dad and i used to shoot atleast a brick a week. did that for about a year straight. sometimes wed shoot a brick each. i dont know how many rounds i put through my buckmark but its ALOT.

cheap, fun way to spend a day....

pretty accurate little pistols too...atleast my standard is...one day i'll get me a reddot on it. i think that would make it the ultimate can shooter;)

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LOL, I know, I was able to shoot my dad's Marlin semi-auto, and there's nothing like going Rambo firing from the hip.

Quitea nice change from stressing out over high-powered bolt-action hunting rifles!

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I hear ya James! After I read this post the first time I figured I was going to Aberdeen to the doctor this morning, just as well stop at Sodak and buy a new scope for my 10/22 that I have all tricked out that has been sitting scopeless since I got my AR15. Threw a Swift 3-9x40 on it this afternoon an got 'er dialed in pretty good, there are a few jackrabbits an gophers that didn't like it so much. :D

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It seems that everybody goes thru full circle and rediscovers how fun the basics are with a .22. I did that very thing about 20 years ago and still have loads of fun in between "serious" shooting "mere" .22s.

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SoDak didn't wash away in the flood huh? How much rain did you get over your way?

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When I take my two sons out plinking with .22's I had better bring a brick. I also carry another 100 in my pocket for they go through the brick like a chainsaw through a loaf of fresh bread. Tons of fun!!!!

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I owe alot of my superior markmanship skills ;)to the mighty .22 LR.

It is a great round to plink away with and keep your shooting skills at the top of their game without spending an arm and a leg.

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Nope, Sodak was still intact today. Got a supply of loading materials for 44mag, 25-06 as well.

We end up with 4.9" at my place, we got lucky and didn't get totally drenched.

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As usual, I have a rifle on lay away at Sodak. Another Buffalo Classic. We just got 2 inches here.

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Ya Sodak has a tendency to make a guy spend money.............There is this damned Tikka T3 Varmint in 22-250 that is just begging me to take it home with me everytime I go in there. One of these trips I'm going to give in to it..................It just loooks sooo damned lonely in there.................:D

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When I lived in AZ my brothers and I would take the guns (mostly 22's), several cases of Wal-mart soda pop (including a few 2liter bottles) and head out to the desert. Nothing like hitting a can of pop at 30 yds when it's been agitated and then sat in the AZ sun. It gives a real dramatic effect. Ususally there is enough of the can left over to set it back up and shoot it again. Once all the exploding and blasting were don't we'd set the two liter bottles (all shook up and under pressure) far out until we could barely see them and then try to hit them with our .22'. That would take a while and help us wind down.

I haven't found a place here in CO that I can do this. I sure miss it.

Spud