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  TS Customs RimX Pre-fit Barrels, Barreled Actions, & Complete rifles
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  Yup, I'm interested in whether that tuner can counter the dirty suppressor experiences that you and others have. I look forward to your report.
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  22LR Barrel Cleaning
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  @orkan Wow I did not expect to get a reply so quick. THANK YOU very much. Yes I have been following your RimX reviews. Actually I been watching your you tube channel. Some very good info in them. So if my reading comprehension is still on point, just run a box of a new load thru the rifle before testing ?..... The B14R is not in the same game as a RimX or V22 so I’m not expecting groups in the 3’s. I’ll be happy if I get in the 5 or 6 range. I have a good supply of SK Magazine on the low end, Standard +, Match Rifle & Lapua Center X. I’ll see what shoots acceptable. Not shooting benchrest. We have a steel pig match. 6”X8” steel pigs at 225 yards. And a NRL22 match every month. So finding a load that will give good results with accuracy and availability in mind. Thank you for the help...
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  Building an NRL22 Base Class Rifle
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  @flyinphill Update: I have not moved on from this, it is just that with such a run on gun stuff, things have been sold out. I didn't really care whether I tried the Varmint/Vortex or At-One/Athlon combo, it really depended on what I could get at the best deal. As it would be, the Vortex scope has been sold out for a while, and so has the long barrel version of the At-One. So I could not put together either combo with what has been available. That changed last night when I found an off-the-beaten-path sporting goods site with the Vortex scope. At a $399 advertised, plus a 15% off coupon, I got it for $340. I am probably going to stick it on my 40x for now, and pick up the CZ maybe next month.
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  TS Customs RimX Build - The first 1000 rounds.
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  @orkan I wouldn't want one of them big juicy flies nibbling on the back of my head. Looks like they are part vampire or something.
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  22LR Performance in the Wind
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  Badger vs 17WSM
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  @steelbanger I have no doubt they started. Not available yet though.
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  Optimal 22LR Barrel Length
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  Bergara B14R Carbon - 60 5-shot groups
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  Lottie’s rimfire RRT
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  @lottie Two starlings and an English sparrow today. I missed one sparrow but got one at about fifty yards with CCI Quiets. The Purple Martins are hatching right now and the darn sparrows and starlings will kill them. There is a butcher bird working the nests too which is a banded mockingbird. Not supposed to harm them but I can give them a near miss.
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  2020 Rimfire Challenge
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  Finally Got One-Now What to do With It
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  @flyinphill said in Finally Got One-Now What to do With It: Is it too much for 25yds? No. Real easy to use a 15x unertl at 25 and 50yds.
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  Rimfire during Lunch
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  Rifle?
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  Remington 40X from 1955
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  @orkan said in Remington 40X from 1955: Took my Remington 40X with serial number in the 900's out for some shooting the other day. The date code on this rifle puts manufacture in August of 1955. The trigger has the tiniest bit of creep in it, but hits a second little wall that allows for fairly easy shooting. Pull weight is a little on the heavy side for a target rifle at about 3lbs. It's actually quite surprising how well it can be shot for how much character the trigger has. I topped it with my Unertl 16X Programmer for this outing. It all worked so well, I think I'll leave it on this rifle for a while. I absolutely adore the Programmers and am always on the lookout for more. I streamed the entire session live on instagram. The wind was VERY uncooperative, with gusts up to 20mph+ and the valley dropping all the way down to 8mph. Gusty and difficult to see. Despite that, at 50yds, I was able to squeeze off the three 5-shot groups I show below during favorable winds. It is so very fun and satisfying shooting these historic rifles and witnessing their incredible capabilities, which remain unchanged from so many decades ago. PR poster series! Another beauty!
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  TS Customs RimX Rifle - Live on Instagram
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  @orkan Will be looking forward to the full review.
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  Aerodynamic Jump with 22lr
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  @tpk936 said in Aerodynamic Jump with 22lr: BTW nice social distancing.. Hard to get more distant than where I live. ;)
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  Experiment with your rifle technique.
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  Very good info, looking forward to part 2.
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  Testing some Lapua Polar Biathlon
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  Lapua lot number speed conversion
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  Burning some R50
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  Cold weather and 17hmr
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  Somewhere I read and I'm not saying this is true Hodgdon Lil'Gun powder is used as a propellant for 17 HMR. My experience with Lil'Gun is limited to Blackout sub's and 458 Socom loads for 300 grain bullets and up. A long way from a .17 HMR. The Socom guru's claim temperature affects Lil'Gun so maybe the 17's get a little warmed up in the chamber but at 15 degrees how much can the chamber heat up? Doesn't Lapua make a 22 round with a different priming compound for shooting in freezing temps? I don't have that problem where I am it's usually so hot you need to keep the ammunition in the shade.
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  2020 appears to be the year of the 22lr.
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  @lathoto said in 2020 appears to be the year of the 22lr.: I've gone in a different direction beginning in 2020. I sold my 22LR practice rifle to purchase a new 6.5 Creedmoor practice rifle. Practice now is at a distance of 300 yards. The goal is to protect the round count on my match rifle while improving my wind calls and reloading skills. A round trip from the reloading bench to the new range for a three shot cold bore group is just under an hour. Life is good. I was thinking the same thing but then I look at the cost of putting on a new barrel to the match grade system, I wonder if practicing with another rifle is worth it.
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  New optic for one 40x
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  52 and 40x are very similar in weight. They are full size rifles unlike most 22’s sold today. My 52 also has a flat crown.
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  New Bergara 22lr
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  According to the press release it takes the same stock's and triggers, so for a prs guy or anyone looking for a trainer you could set it up exactly like your main rifle with minor differences in the bolt design. As long as they shoot this thing will sell like hotcakes.
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  Good 22lr for kids & possible competitions?
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  @donnie Glad things are going well. I recently saw some sweet new upgrades for quads and tikka's. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/08/30/sterk-tikka-t1x/
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  Ruger 77/17 in .17WSM
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  Oh I'm sure it probably is the ammo. No real good offerings available. All 17WSM is made by winchester.
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  Vudoo .22lr
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  Tikka T1X Scope Rail
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  Rimfire Ammunition Inventory
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  Anschutz North America is where I got my last batch of lot-tested R50. I once shot nothing but eley, but then it became apparent the north american distributors were testing and siphoning off all the "good" stuff before it ever made it to buyers. I haven't bought eley since. Lapua center X is my go-to budget ammo with R50 and midas+ being what I use when I'm getting serious. Some lot numbers of center x will shoot right with them though.
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  2018 Rimfire Challenge
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  It's been eight months since I last tried this. Same rifle same ammo same scope etc. I shot a couple of dot targets first. Five shots on each dot on two rows for a total of fifty and made an adjustment to the scope to try and center up on the black dot. I couldn't keep the flyers out and don't think I was inside one moa at fifty for the groups. I shot the remaining two rows with singles then shot the challenge targets. Shooter to the right of me was pissed off at his AR and kept me rattled but I was doing my best. When he left I swept up the empties and I counted 265 pieces. Anyway, I'll go again on a quieter day.
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  Rimfire Challenge
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  Shot same as last time no bipod - front was pump pillow and rear was game changer.
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  Swinging for the fences
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  @rr2241tx said in Swinging for the fences: Supply of these rifles is about as good as ever, Say what now? To find a 54.18 MSR is quite a feat. There's only ever a few of them for sale each year. ... and by a few, I'd say less than 10, across an entire year. I routinely cruise the auction sites as well as gunbroker and various forums in search of them... and they are extremely difficult to find. If you have that many 54.18 MSR's at your disposal in your area, I'd appreciate if you'd share the wealth! I'd love to have contact information of the sellers.
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  Low End 22 Optic
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  Volquartsen 17WSM McMillan Lightweight
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  @bull81 said in Volquartsen 17WSM McMillan Lightweight: Ok poor choice of words, what do you dislike about NF scopes? Depends on the model and the application at hand I guess. It's not about what I dislike about nightforce, but what I like about other scopes. If I never owned any other scope, I wouldn't know what I was missing. Yet I have used lots of other scopes... and I choose the best ones for the the applications I have in mind. What I feel is the best choice always seems to be something not nightforce. Just like it always seems to be not barska. @steelbanger said in Volquartsen 17WSM McMillan Lightweight: I was wondering how your making out with the 17wsm Volquartsen rifles. Fun toy to be sure. For serious business I'd bring something else.
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  Rimfire Pistol
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  I like the shelf for the index finger.
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  New CZ 457 - Finally a normal safety!
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  That’s a sweet looking set up, I may have one of those in my future
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  64 Action Anschutz
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  Ok, picked up the scope today. Lots of confusion mainly my fault for not paying closer attention. I inquired about the scopes at the beginning of this sale and at that time there was no FFP scopes out to be viewed, they just hadn't been unpacked yet as well as a lot of other items. My first inspection was right after I had bought the Anschutz and apparently the magnification was in the higher setting and I assumed it was SFP and after playing poker with this guy I was in a hurry to get out of there. So to make a long story short I got the scope discounted $349.00 ( see the link below ) then turned around and paid over a hundred bucks in tax. Got to keep the governor flying. For all I know Gander Mountain or somebody has the same scope for less but that's the way the cookie crumbled today. https://www.eurooptic.com/schmidt-bender-classic-4-16x50-varmint-dot-8-rifle-scope.aspx
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  Estate Sale Ruger/Volquartzen 10-22
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  Not tea bag! None of mine will reliably cycle Eley either, got tired of sending them back to Ruger and bought enough Federal Auto Match to cause chronic use injury to my trigger finger. Really frustrating because my friend's 10/22 runs like a Swiss watch on Tenex leftovers. That one should be a crow killer for sure.
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  Anschutz First Time Out
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  Nice looking rig. I didn't see that one or you wouldn't own it now. Before you go completely blind over the ejection issue be sure to solvent clean the chamber. Almost all target grade 22LR uses soft lube that wipes into the chamber as it loads and this is enough to drag on the cases as you eject from a tight chamber. A 22LR pistol cleaning rod and a can of Zippo lighter fluid will remove built up lube quickly. Also, make sure the ejector slots and springs are whistle clean. Before you go stoning on your extractors, order a set of new ones and their springs from Champions Choice. Anschutz doesn't see ejection as an issue because they expect you to clean your rifle far more extensively and often than most of us do. Orkan has good advice wrt RWS R-50 as that is the ammo Anschutz uses to verify their rifles. You might also try Eley Tenex Pistol which is also a round nose bullet. In my experience, most rifles shoot the round nose rounds more precisely than they do the EPS style. Realize too that the lube on target ammo ages and loses the volitiles that keep it soft in time. If your ammo isn't greasy it will shoot better if you wipe it and relube with Emmert's or 50:50 beeswax:petrolatum mix. Dip and drip then touch off the noses. If you're going to be shooting rats, gophers and crows, skip the target ammo and get some plated solids that won't build up in your chamber and pick up dust to erode your barrel.
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  Bore Guides
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  The possum beat me to it. I haven't taken my 10-22 all the way down yet and I know I will have to. The bolt gets all junked up and rinsing it just spreads the grit. Might drill mine and be done with it. I just cleaned a Umarex/Colt AR 22 that I have. It takes a few minutes to get it apart but it's not as scary as everybody makes it out to be. The lever that holds the bolt open is a little tricky but if a klutz like me can do it just about anyone can.
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  We are a Volquartsen dealer!
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  One of you has to be first! Must be something in Volquartsen's lineup one of you needs! ;) Btw, the 17WSM McMillan Lightweight... it's quite impressive so far. A truly unique and innovative rifle.
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  Long Range Rimfire
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  Here's the video. Doubt if I will get an award for this. It was right at 100 degrees and the mirage was pretty strong. I might have missed that last shot on the stainless plate. I could barely hear the hits back at the barn where I was shooting. I got a small dust devil on video after I shot this that's pretty cool. Might send it to the Tube later.
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  I’m new to this, what is the range (distance) that you are shooting at?
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  @boatninja said in I’m new to this, what is the range (distance) that you are shooting at?: @flyinphill Thank’s for that, I shoot Quail in the head/neck so as not to mess up the meat with buckshot with an old Sako .22 that I have, at 50-75 yards, it is legal in Texas. Among a few older guys that is just friendly competition. I just thought I might just get into some friendly paper shooting competition, now I’m not so sure. You have to have been here for a while to understand their tone. I assure you that they are laughing with you, not at you. Nor are they hostile in their tone or intent like you will find on other forums. They are just joking in good fun, not at your expense, but at the expense of idiots on other forums who can be seen making ridiculous claims on a daily basis. Participate and enjoy.
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  I took my 513 to a gunsmith about a month ago to have the receiver drilled and tapped for a rail and also remove five inches from the barrel and thread it for my suppressor. Since the collector value if there was any has diminished from this rifle I went ahead and cleaned the stock up. Initially I cleaned it with O steel wool and paint thinner then sanded with 150 and 200 then OOO steel wool for the final finish. Spent most of a day off and on rubbing and sanding. I wanted to bring it back a little darker so I stained it with Dark Chestnut oil stain. It had some dark spots that wouldn't sand out and the stain hid them well. There is some nice grain in this stock, the other side has more character than the side in the pictures. I put nine coats of Tru Oil on using steel wool between coats and left it glossy. I have done stocks before with way more coats of oil and knock the gloss off with super fine steel wool and then buff with compound to give it more of a satin look. I got a surprise in the mail after I did this and received the trigger shoe I ordered from Taylor three months ago. It is a little smaller than the one I made so I'm going to try it, feels pretty good. No pictures of the shoe installed. I also polished a re-blued the trigger guard and magazine bottom with Blue Wonder. Before: Cleanup: Finished:
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  17HMR - Past Meets Present
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  I had some negative experiences with my first 17HMR unfortunately. My first rifle had a bad firing pin and wouldn't fire every time but that was resolved and I carried it for many years and always had a really cheap scope on it. It was my dedicated Polaris varmint gun, even downed a pig with it. I don't know how many rounds I fired through it but I had 1750 rounds on hand at one time and dang near depleted my stash during the shortage. I'm stocked up now. It still rides with me.The other experience I had was cases splitting. I had three 17's at one time and it happened in all three so I put the blame on the ammo. I even found un-fired rounds with splits and all Hornady. I sent pictures to Hornady and they said my ammunition had expired and dispose of it. Thank goodness I quit seeing this and I have had similar problems with 22 Magnum but only the Winchester silver box. They never replied to my e-mails. I bought a CZ thumb hole stocked 17 and honestly haven't done much more than sight it in one time, doesn't even have a scope on it now. I robbed the Vortex Viper 6.5 x 20 off of it for another gun. So basically it's brand new. I did screw my 30 caliber suppressor on it one time to see what it sounded like. Still had a good pop but that little projectile makes a strange buzzing sound. My rimfire suppressor isn't rated for .17 so that's out. I stopped in a gun store this week and the owner told me he has several of the new Tikka rifles on order and 17's as well as the 22 versions so that's something to think about. When all this ammunition bs took place I cringed thinking about the chance they would stop producing the HMR and the shorter version of the 17 almost disappeared but it's showing up again. I'm hanging on to mine for sure, even bought one for a friend of mines son for Christmas. Hated to see that young man without one.
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  Ruger Precision Rimfire
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  I got a hold of 1 on a preorder from Brownells. Came in about 2 months after ordering. Took it apart and cleaned it thoroughly using brakeclean in the barrel. Moly coated the interior of the barrel using Sentry Smooth Kote. Shot it in standard configuration with a UTG bipod and a 12 power SS for first 2 outings, shooting CCI standard and Eley practice 50. Put on a different grip and extension as well as an Athlon Argos 6-24 scope this time out. Shoots pretty good; only negative at this point is it does not eject using the short bolt throw. 100% ejection utilizing the long throw. 10 of the Eley at 50 yards 50 and 100 yard targets I like the UTG bipod except for the hard feet; it is a M-Lok setup.
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  Trigger Shoe 513T
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  @orkan I shoot starlings with the segmented hollow points. Sometimes I get a fly off if I don't get them in the head or square in the body. I have two bricks of solid lead on hand so I mix it up just have to compensate the hold. The plated version shoots a bit higher. I have had the mates fly back to see what happened to their partner they are so quiet. Never pulled off a double though, have to get them one at a time.
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  Big pile of brass at Anschutz.
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  @rr2241tx said in Big pile of brass at Anschutz.: Would have thought that Anschutz would have had all that data prior to placing a new model into production. They specifically said in their instagram post that it was the first round of testing for their new 54.30 action. They may have just posted the pic... but clearly that was early testing of that new action.
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  Building a Breech Block
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  Looks like victory is within your grasp!
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  Vermin Patrol
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  Naughty starling!
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  Barrel Tuner
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  @rimfire That figures. I bought that single box at a hunting store slash gun shop between Laredo and San Antonio a couple of years ago. I bought five boxes of Federal Ultra on closeout at Academy last month as a matter of fact. Maybe that's off the list as well. My old 513 seemed to like it and I still have four boxes to play with. That stuff is kind of expensive but Academy sold it to me for $4.96 each but only had five boxes. Might try the SK, thanks for the heads up. I haven't been able to break 1000 on the rim fire challenge in a while with either 22 I have. I got a different style of front bag I need to try and leave the bi pod at home to see if that helps too. I've had my best scores off of bags. Maybe if I had a good bi pod it would be different.