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  Primal Rights Exclusive TS Customs RimX Rifles - Availability & Testing
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  I'd get some extra magazines while at it .... you won't want to stop shooting!
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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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  Sorting By Rim Thickness
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  @orkan Exactly what happens when you insert the round into the gauge it disturbs the lubricant. I have the Hornady model and at the mouth of the cylinder where you insert the round the lubricant builds up because it's a pretty close fit. Plus all the handling involved during this. I can load my RimX magazines without touching the projectile if I am careful.
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  Umarex Colt M4
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  I got pretty good with this set up hitting the steel plate at 100 yards and inside and have burned up almost a brick of bulk ammo. I've had a few light hammer strikes and a couple of jams the bolt gets really dirty fast I gave it a quick brush and a shot of Rem Oil and called it good. The adapter on the end of the barrel does two things it has 1/2 x 28 threads for suppressors and other devices and it also tensions the barrel to the action. The barrel is inside a shroud that gives the appearance of a heavy barrel. The 1/2 x 28 tenon on the adapter is really long so to attach the dummy it needed a spacer so the threads wouldn't bottom out on it. When I attached the Yankee Hill suppressor I didn't get maybe three threads for engagement and without it the adapter bottoms out on the baffle. I made a thinner spacer and got more threads and also some clearance between the adapter and the baffle. Now it shoots fine with the suppressor before it shot really high. The whole design of this rifle is a train wreck to really clean it is a total disassembly not impossible but a little time consuming. The really plus I will give it is the magazines they are super easy to load. I don't know if these are still being made I haven't seen one on the shelf in a long time the other brands pretty much blow them away.
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  RimX Bore Guide
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  Good job! Like that green
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  Badger vs 17WSM
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  @buddhaman That had me laughing for two minutes straight!
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  Flash Sale at CMP
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  Academy had several pallets of rifle ammo in the aisle waiting to be shelved this afternoon! They also had loads of 12V feeder motors, 6V batteries, and 6V solar cells. Apparently the new sporting goods buyer needs to be given an opportunity to go back on unemployment.
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  Introducing TS Customs .17WSM RimX Rifles
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  @shakeyhand been here in Louisiana so long my hair has turned white. Love it in so many ways, but alas, my wife and I are considering moving. We suffered zero loss, amazing. Our homeowners insurance, though, prior to the storm has been $5000 annually. We fret to see how much more they want to increase it by due to this storm. Property taxes in my view for a $260,000 home is over $1700 ...... local and state sales tax is 10%. Add all that up and I could use that money to fly down and eat shrimp, crabs, oysters, fish, crawfish all year round. Sold my boat the other day and told my wife that I'll be just as happy to go back to my old ways of roadside fishing. Anyway, that new RimX 17WSM is a hoot to shoot. I've got Greg working on a field/hunting 22BR Improved and a target 22BR Improved. The 22's will be a nice time to spend working on a load for both rifles. I'd like to consider Texas as a place to live. The options are endless, but I can assure you that I'm not interested in the cities. The little town of Leona cooks steaks on Friday and Saturday night at the general store .... the townsfolk contribute their time and effort to the cause. Something along those lines would interest me. And I would enjoy the opportunity to live situated in an area where landowners would like their pesky critters removed. My wife and I don't have to act on anything soon ... we can surely wait 2-3 years ..... her Mother lives with us and is 90. But then again, 2-3 years down the road as we age, we may be reading a whole new story. Regardless, thank you for kindly checking in on us. I believe in the goodness of America and the kindness of the human spirit.
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  Winchester Varmint Rimfire Rifle Ammunition .17 WSM 25 gr V-MAX 2600 fps 50/box
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  @buddhaman I'd personally wait until the price comes down to more of a "normal" place. ;) $15 a box or so seems reasonable. It could be had once for $10 a box, or less.
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  17WSM
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  @buddhaman @buddhaman said in 17WSM: Do you on occasion dry patch your barrel? Not my 22lr, no. @buddhaman said in 17WSM: Do you ever apply a lite amount of oil to the inside of your barrel? If I'm not going to shoot the rifle for some extended time, yes. @buddhaman said in 17WSM: Have you shot enough rounds of 17WSM to determine if your approach to 22lr will apply to 17WSM? Yes, and it will not. My 22lr cleaning practices do not carry over to anything else. My 17WSM cleaning practices more closely resemble my centerfire cleaning practices. Often I can go several thousand rounds before cleaning my 17WSM, HMR, or HM2. However, some barrels require much more attention than that.
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  22LR ammo @ Champions Choice
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  Question about wind for you 22 savvy shooters
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  @orkan I've never verified but Sako Quad spec is 16.5.
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  new to this
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  @orkan said in new to this: RimX thanks , no budget for a build, but the rifle you suggest looks great , we will give it a try
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  Building an NRL22 Base Class Rifle
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  First time on site as a user I have also been thinking about getting into the NRL22 game. Since base class is based solely on list price of the gun/scope combination. I went with what I had on hand prior to seeing what the NRL 22 is all about I had a ruger precision rimfire $525 MSRP and a 6-24x50 vortex DB tactical $500 and made the $1050 cutoff. Shoots very accurately, sub-minute 50-100yds off bench. Need to really practice, prone, off hand sling etc You can spend $4k on a Vudoo and still not be able to hit a 6” plate at 100yds Lol If I’m not mistaken, Base class allows for new trigger assembly etc. However I was raised on trigger control and consistency coupled with practice, practice, practice. And by the way NRL22 is based on numerous shooting positions and movement; not a bench. And yes at my age I cringe watching the stages where you are prone then get up do a jumping jack and go back prone NRL22 looks like a blast and looking forward to the fun and will have my grandson in it with me. Hell I’ll need someone to help me walk back to the truck when it’s all over Enjoy the sport
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  Model 1761?
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  @bigfoot said in Model 1761?: So the search is over? Yup, has been for a while now. The RimX is the best rimfire action I've used thus far.
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  Anschutz First Time Out
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  @rr2241tx I'm quite aware of what the "majority" of shooters find acceptable. Their incompetence is demonstrated for all to see every single big game season.
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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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  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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  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.