shooting the 22lr
 

anyone else just have a ball shooting a 22lr??? dont see many people other than kids shooting 22lrs...

yesterday i got my new scope for the groundhog rig and mounted it...then i had a cheapo 4-12 scope laying around...hmmm

i had a tasco 4x on my marlin 22 bolt action...figured why not?? mounted that and took it with me...and a 50rd box of CCI stingers...

id shot a round from the 22-250 then the next bench i had the 22 setup to shoot while the 250 cooled. man was i having a ball. that gun shoots some impressive groups, always has...and i has having a blast shooting the swinging plate targets at 150yds. no loud boom...no recoil...cheap...i was just having a blast...

and i also love to shoot my buckmark pistol...just a fun little gun to plink and target shoot with...

but i rarely ever see anyone shooting a rimfire at the range...just wondering if any of you guys were like me...and cant get enough of it...

RE: shooting the 22lr
 

Right here.


I shoot a Marlin auto-loading .22, it's with a tubular magazine, 18 rounds, and boy is that thing a ball! Get to play "Rambo" for awhileshooting the empty ammo brick, lol.

And lots of fun shooting empty shotgun shells.

Just be sure to check the screws on the rimfires, after lots of firing, they do come loose, once, a screw fell out, and almost every darn screw in the rifle was about to pop off.

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I rediscovered the joy of shooting .22rimfire while teaching classes and preparing for matches and now have went full circle back to shooting .22s as much as anything else.

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I've been known to shoot a few, I'm no kid at 47

Marlin Model 99 M1
Marlin 39A Golden
Remington 552 Speedmaster
Smith and Wesson 422
and although it's not a 22 but still a rimfire, a Remington 597 17HMR

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I bought a bolt action Romanian training rifle in 22lr 4 years ago. The thing has the worst trigger you can imagine, but it will shoot a really tight group if you treat it right. Whenever I go to the range, I shoot 20 - 30 rounds out of it before I touch my other guns. It makes me concentrate on the shot more than my other guns. Best 40 bucks I ever spent on a gun.

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i just bought a walther p22, and it is so much fun. in three months, i have put more rounds through that gun than i think i have shot out of any gun i own, maybe with the exception of my 10-22. I love shooting it, and it is great practice for the bigger handguns, i helps get me used to the shot going off, and has improved my ability to keep from flinching before the shot, which helps accuracy a lot. I love it, .22's def are the best.

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I love shooting my .22 over any other of my guns, unless its trap or skeet shooting. I have a 10/22 and the semi automatic does make me shoot a little to fast and not focus, but boy is it fun. Im getting the savage mark II-GL (being a southpaw) and cant wait. I go to the range mainly to shoot my .22 and the shoot the bigger guns after that. Then i go back to my .22. haha

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We go through a couple bricks a weekend with our Ruger Mark II pistols. We also play around alot with our .22 rifles.

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Got a bunch of 10/22's a few Marlins and a couple other .22's not including the handguns. Each gets used. .22lr is just a really fun and low cost round to shoot.
I also don't see alot of ppl shooting it. Maybe it's not a big tough-guy round?

RE: shooting the 22lr
 

Funny you would say that, i was at the range a while back shooting my P22, and after i was there a while, the guys in the lane next to me said "Hey you can shoot some of our guns if you want." Almost like they felt sorry for me cause i was just shooting a 22. I thought it was kind of funny. I told them i had a .40 in the truck, but the .22 was what i was shooting that day. I still shot there guns though since they offered. First time shooting a .40 Carbine and a .357 Magnum, both of which i now want. LOL.

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Yup... I still love shooting my old Marlin Model 60 .22lr (now owned by my daughter). It's such a blast to shoot and have fun with. Zero recoil... Ultra lightweight... Quick 'n snappy action...

Isn't it a requirement to own a .22 rifle - I mean, everybody's got to have one somewhere in a closet or safe! :D

Butch A.

RE: shooting the 22lr
 

Enjoy shooting S&W K-22 and 622. Most fun at sand pit and not formal
range. Had to order new spring for 622 last time I cleaned it. It just got
away from me while re-assembling. That's ok, I know I have a spare somewhere under the dryer.

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I love shooting .22LR. It's a great plinking round and is the best choice IMO for introducing people to shooting. My .22 rifles see more use than any of my other guns. They're just a blast to shoot!:D

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I injoy hunting with it.I have taken many coyote with it,rabbit,squirril,ground hog,crow ect.... I now have a .22wmr and it is even more fun,it is amazing how far it will shoot.I got my son a marlin.22 papose for his 12th birthday.He became very good with it and he just thinks it is cool to take it apart and store it.

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We have a 1/2mile walking trail through the woods on the back of the farm. I cut a bunch of 3" X 5" steel plate targets and welded chain links on them then nailed them to the side of dead stumps with landscape spikes. Talk about fun! 3-4 guys walkin the trail plinking at those swingers. 3-400 rounds apiece in an afternoon and no bruised shoulders. and everybodys a better shooter because of it.

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Typically everytime I go to the range I shoot my Buckmarkuntil my arms feel like they'll fall off. .22s are great form practice.

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Any one who doesn't enjoy shooting a .22 is probably severely depressed, and takes little joy out of anything in life.

I still have and use a Red Rider BB gun as well. And moths on the wing under the lights on the back of the house at night are quite a challenge with it.

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My nephew uses his on lightning bugs.

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My marlin is zeroed for40yrds, but what I am amazed about is it only drops about 5 inches at 135 yrds.. Here I assumed from talk that they drop a foot at 100 yrds.

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i have a remington 552 that shoots .22lr. put tracers rounds in it and go auto. its fun:)

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What do they charge for tracer rounds??

RE: shooting the 22lr
 

well the only place that i know to get tracer rounds from is cabelas. it says here in their shooting magazine that .22lr tracer rounds are priced as:
250 rounds - $99.99
500 rounds - $189.99
Very expensive for .22 rounds, but amazingly since the last timei boughtthem the price has dropped.

RE: shooting the 22lr
 

You can get tracers from Cheaper Than Dirt.