Coupla .22’s

Fella's;

While at the range this morning I shot a couple of new to me .22's.  Both were brand new, never been fired, purchases of an aquaintence of mine.  The first was a Ruger 10/22 Target, laminated stock with a store mounted & bore sighted Simmons 8-point scope.  The other was a Mag-Tech package with a BSA .22 special scope.

Scheel's did a good job of bore sighting the Ruger, the first round was on the x ring at 25 yards.  The trigger was not very good though.  There was quite a bit of travel that was gritty/creepy.  The let off was around, guesstimate, three pounds, and no noticable overtravel.  The trigger itself is a wide smooth type.  The gun balanced well & was.of course,muzzle heavy.  I was somewhat surprised to see 1" sling swivels on a gun this heavy.  The 1.25's can't cost the factory that much more, and the wider sling would make carrying this gun much more comfortable.  The scope adjustments were reasonably accurate & the glass was clear.  Although we were shooting at about 45 degrees off the rising sun, there was no noticable flare or comma in the glass.

The Mag-Tech is sold at a store in town as a low-price bargain package.  It is also a low quality package.  Plastic stock, 10 round straight clip semi-auto.  All functions are 'cheap'.  The trigger was acceptable with a lot of take-up,but broke fairly cleanly.  Accuracy at 25 yards was about 1" on a ten round group.  The actual group was about .5" with 3 fliers that opened it up.  This, however, may not be the gun's fault.  The BSA .22 Special was indeed 'special'.  I'll swear on a stack of bibles that I've seen better glass in the bottom of a Coke bottle.  It exhibited a radial flare that reduced the clear viewing area by 30% at least.

Neither gun mis-fired or failed to function.  The only ammunition used was what was purchased with each gun.  Winchester Power Points with the Ruger & Federal American Eagle HP's with the Mag-Tech.

When the owner shot the Mag-Tech, I waited to see if he was going to comment on the scope.  He didn't & I didn't want to prejudice him by commenting on it before he shot.  I helped him sight-in & was glad to help out a new shooter.

900F

Hmmmm, first my dad had me shoot a .22, then he had me shoot his 20 guage Red Label right afterwards! Got a black eye from that! I went deer hunting once before 3 years ago. I was like 8 or 9 and i was carrying a little single shot .22. They brought me so i got used to hunting, not to actually shoot a deer. The funny thing was, seeing as i didnt know better, i was scared to shoot the .22 because i was afraid of recoil! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH  What a dumb little bastit i was.

NH_Hunter

Dan; How does your 541T shoot? I have a 541T Sporter, and it is without a doubt the most accurate .22 Rimfire I have ever owned, and I've had a few. I have won several 100 meter bench matches here with it, and the locals hate to see it around at such a match.

Regards, Eagleye.