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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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  513T
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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.
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  Bullet Deformation
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  I believe there may be an issue with the accuracy capability of the shooter in question as well as the equipment, if you know what I mean. Hard to break bad habits.
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  Checking come ups
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  22BPCR Ammo Selection Has Begun
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  No targets, it's not a paper killer. Just returned from Yaupon Creek 22BPCR match. Shot the CMP-ELEY bulk ammo for the first time in a match. I shot 30/40 with one unfortunate twitch on #7 ram and only one chicken. My carpool buddy shot 30/40 with 6 chickens. We tied for 3rd place on score but he beat me based on chicken score. Same buddy and I shot schuetzen last night until 11:00 PM and he beat my 248/250 with a nipper 249/250. Less than .01" difference in our shots but his broke the line that mine did not. Big fun. Shot until 11, ate BBQ until 11:30, drove 45 minutes to get home then up and running at 5:00 to make the 110 mile drive to Yaupon Creek. Next weekend, shooting big bore BPCR at Yaupon on Saturday and Smallbore Lever Action and Pistol Cartridge Lever Action in New Braunfels on Sunday. In the meantime, we have to practice for all three matches this week. We both shot Anschutz 54 rifles at the schuetzen match. I shot R-50 and Scott shot an old round nosed lot of Tenex. 250/250 requires you to hold 1.5" @ 100 yards. It's possible but much harder than one might imagine to do that with 22LR while standing.
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  1 shot - 2 kills
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  Yup, I was doing dishes & watched out my window as the two tumbled in unison. Was awesome!
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  Walther Moving Target rifle
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  Had the walther out today for a bit. Got a new lot number of center X and wanted to see how it would do with it. Seems to do very well! One got out the top on me, otherwise it was a knot!
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  Another 40X repeater enters the world!
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  Ammo & Tuner Test
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  @flyinphill said: mass at the end of the barrel to change the harmonic frequency? Yup, that.
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  40x...one year and 5,000 rounds later
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  @hypo That's another one I'd like to get my hands on for some serious testing.
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  22 Magnum
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  Yes, those targets will take you down a notch or two so it's best not to talk about your nail driver until you have put it to the test. I did have some wind yesterday and these were 30 grain bullets going at 2200 fps but I figured them being 22 caliber the wind shouldn't hurt too bad. It was almost at my back but when it swirls around the berms no telling what happens. Anyway, I thought I was good to go and by the time I got to that center square I was drifting way right. I even shot at it twice and both went right pretty close to each other. I fired one more at the bottom and decided to dial a half inch left which seemed to help but not much. Maybe the wind had me but this is pretty normal performance out of this rifle at 100 yards. It is a varmint model and is virtually new, maybe two hundred rounds through it in nine years. I suspect my scope is drifting around because I had it on a 22-250 that always had to be corrected every time I brought it out of the safe. I will set another one on it and go from there.
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  New Tikka Rimfire
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  Rimfire has come such a long way in the 60 years i been shooting. It seems in the last couple of years it has really taken off with a lot of shooters, young and old.
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  How often do you clean your .22 rimfire?
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  @martino1 said: @jibnast said: @martino1 said: @tpk936 said: @dddoo7 did you ever get an ultrasonic cleaner for your suppressor? Since I have been cleaning the suppressor, I have not cleaned the 40X 22. I have a large amount of Wolf match target ammo and when the GECO ammo is used up I plan on cleaning before changing ammo. Roughly 1500 rounds since last cleaning. heck I still haven't gotten my suppressor yet. Waiting on ATF.... GRRRRRRR July 8th paperwork went in and got it Christmas Eve to give a rough idea. GOT RIGHT ON THE PHONE WITH GUN SHOP AFTER SEEING JULY 8 - XMAS EVE AND THEY SAID STILL WAITING. GRRRRRRR DONT THINK I'M DEALING WITH THIS LOCAL GUN SHOP AGAIN.... It most likely is not the dealer's fault. July 8th-Christmas is insanely fast compared to what I have been seeing. The last two I submitted were submitted December 2016 and January 2017. One came back early November 2017 and one in the middle of 2017. 356 days for the first one and 324 days for the second one from mailed to received. Now...you can call the nfa and see when the suppressor went pending. They typically go pending about a week after they are received. How did you pay? You can see when your check was cashed. ATF cashes checks or runs your credit card about two days after they receive the paperwork. If your dealer submitted the paperwork when you paid for the suppressor then there is nothing else he can do. If your dealer did not have your suppressor in hand yet...then there would be some waiting before it could be submitted. He would have to order the suppressor. Once a serial number came up a form 3 could be submitted. when the form 3 cleared it could then be shipped to your dealer and only when he had it in hand could the form 4 be submitted. I have seen it take up to 4 months for a back ordered suppressor to make it to the dealer....and depending on how far back ordered it was it could take much longer. Just saying...don't hate your dealer for a problem your government is causing.
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  Cricket Precision Rifle
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  $405 !!!!! 1/3 of the way to a vintage 40X.
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  Would you like to know a mistake I've made?
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  I've always been interested in the De Lisle Carbine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Lisle_carbine But I have not done much research about the levels of accuracy. They mention a .22 prototype in the wiki article. Thanks for sharing your honest results with the 77/22.
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  1984 Olympic smallbore.
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  I respect the open sight discipline. I just don't enjoy it.
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  Feinwerkbau 2700 Light
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  Wow. That would be difficult to pass up.
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  Martini MkII new stock set!
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  Beautiful wood work Wayne. I like the low luster/natural look too. Glossy wood stocks aren't my cup of tea.
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  Anschutz Match 54 w/ aperture sights - $1500
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  Well congrats on the quick sale, I have a feeling that you wouldn’t have minded it staying around a little longer.
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  V-22 Rimfire Repeater Action?
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  @steelbanger It amazes me how people like this stay in business, there is one here in Mississippi that is nothing but a crook. Puts used barrels on new builds, charges for truing action that are never touched, etc. How he stays in business has always been a mystery to me.
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  Anschutz 54.18 MSR for sale
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  MSR = repeater MS = single shot
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  Hammerli Free Pistol (martini action)
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