Something I've learned from silhouette (both handgun and rifle) is that groups from the bench are not indicative of groups from position. Not a slam...but I encourage anyone following this thread (including deer hunters) to see what kind of groups they can shoot from positions encountered under...
4-H leaders routinely deal with young teens and pre-teens, constantly instructing and reinforcing that all guns be pointed in a safe direction even unloaded. The sales rep should have given the customer directions on where to point the gun (at empty space behind the counter) and nowhere else. If...
You'll want a scope designed for Springer rifles like yours. Typical rifle scopes tend to get the internals shaken apart by the recoil from the spring.
I'll stand by my earlier post....a CZ 457 with heavy barrel, quality scope with repeatable tracking, and decent ammo if you can find it. And by all means, before you buy, attend a few events and talk to competitors. There are events where people will loan their rifle if you pay for the ammo.
Season is underway!! Long Range Rimfire at RCC this Saturday, May 11
Setup at 9:30
Registration about 10:00
Shooters Meeting at 10:45
Shooting starts at 11:00 am
Format this month is Half & Half, each 20 shot string will have 3 distance changes.
Hope to see you there!
I bought stock in Vista at about $28. It went to $40 in 2021, then dropped back to $30 and largely sat there until I sold it.
How does an company that owns several ammo manufacturers not make money this last 3 years?
Our weeknight match this month is tomorrow, May 1. Registration starts 5pm, shooting start is 5:30, accept late entries until 6pm.
As the days get longer, we'll push the start time back to 6pm.
Format this month is "Half & Half". Each 20 shot string will have a distant change every 5 shots...
I was told by a college shooting coach that 10-ring ammo doesn't help unless you're a 10-ring skill level shooter. Airgun and smallbore shooters with 8 ring skill can practice with 8 ring ammo because a 8 ring shot with 10 ring ammo still only scores a 8, whereas a 8 ring shot with 8 ring ammo...
I have an oversized tennis racket from the 70's. Yesterday, I put 6 players from team Bee on the permanently disabled list. You have to spot & stalk to get within reach, and maintain discipline to score hits.
I did much the same in the late '70's. Accurate 5744 and Trail Boss are likely powder candidates for discontinued SR4759 that was a popular powder for this purpose. I used 46 grains of 3031 with a Sierra 110 HP on ground hogs one season. The light bullet didn't recoil much, you could probably go...
Good that you should ask. There is more to it than just reducing the powder, and is the reason reloading manuals show minimum powder charges as well as maximum. Some manuals even list acceptable reduced loads.