have you or would you build a 22lr?

[catnthehat]

I will never get tired of shooting accurate smallore rifles, in a gopher patch or on the range!
The Martini Cadet is a true custom build however, the barrel being chambered and turned from a bank, wood cut from a blank, trigger done and scope mounts , etc.
It was done in a single weekend BTW!
Cat

[hopper146]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

Fif s gopher gun a factory 310 C.I.L. Is hard to best , same got a hunter class silhouette .
For a match rifle I might Re- barrel but likely not.
Cat

Thats what I use. Same as an anshutz 525 sporter isn't it?

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by hopper146

Thats what I use. Same as an anshutz 525 sporter isn't it?

No, the 525 is a semi, the 310 is a 64 actioned sporter.
3rd pic down
Cat

[hopper146]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

No, the 525 is a semi, the 310 is a 64 actioned sporter.
3rd pic down
Cat

Oh right. Mines a cil 300

[saskbooknut]

I recently had a custom sporting rifle built around a Winchester Model 52B - it will be about the prettiest .22 at the range. I still do not have a scope mounted, but Spring is coming and it will be time to get out and shoot.

[purgatory.sv]

Your rifle becomes custom once you change it.

That is all.

[Robmcleod82]

I've been pondering a build on one of the stiller rimfire actions for a while but man it's a lot of money to shoot gophers I really love my martini though.

[sns2]

Originally Posted by purgatory.sv

Your rifle becomes custom once you change it.

That is all.

New scope covers?

That is all.

[hoytcanon]

I think it is funny how "practical" opinions are when questions like this are asked online.


Builds are not driven by practicality... they are driven by interest and "I want." Why do rimfire builds??? Because they are fun, interesting, inexpensive to shoot and attract you and/or new shooter's. I have done dozens of builds... and they can rival top Sporting rimfire rifles for accuracy... and a very select few can do much better at the bench than many would believe.

When my kids were you, we built a bunch of "cool" rigs, and I was most pleased that those rifles inspired my kids to come shooting with their old man.

[Dave P]

10/22? Never heard of her. haha

You guys are forgetting the greatest .22 known to man, the Mossberg 715t.

Just kidding. Here is mine. I hate it. Like really hate it. A constant source of rage as I have owned it for 5 years and never been able to get more than a few rounds down range. I bet life time it has less than 50 rounds.

Sent to Mossberg once, Sent to a gun smith once, Have replaced trigger with newer 715t trigger. Just garbage. I would sell it, but feel to bad to anyone silly enough to consider. Just keep it as a reminder to not cheap out on gun stuff every time I open the safe haha.

But yeah, .22's are lots of fun for shooting cans and gophers. I would build another one right if I had the funds.

[purgatory.sv]

Originally Posted by sns2

New scope covers?

That is all.

Only if you added a scope?

[bobtodrick]

Originally Posted by hoytcanon

I think it is funny how "practical" opinions are when questions like this are asked online.


Builds are not driven by practicality... they are driven by interest and "I want." Why do rimfire builds??? Because they are fun, interesting, inexpensive to shoot and attract you and/or new shooter's. I have done dozens of builds... and they can rival top Sporting rimfire rifles for accuracy... and a very select few can do much better at the bench than many would believe.

When my kids were you, we built a bunch of "cool" rigs, and I was most pleased that those rifles inspired my kids to come shooting with their old man.

x2...I don't get the mentality that when a question like this is asked (as you state some people just find them fun) all the jakwads respond with what amounts to, 'well I don't like it and anyone that does must me nuts'.
In my day (a long time ago, I admit, it was 'different strokes for different folks'...it's what makes the world interesting.

[catnthehat]

I never hunted with s .22 until I left home and worked a trapline .
Until then virtually every rifle chamber in .22LR was s match rifle of sporting class target rifle .
We shot varmints with center fires and birds with shotguns , so I never got UHF chance if the urge to modify a semi auto 22 when I was a kid.
Sure gad fun bedding and accurizing stuff like .222's and .223's though !
I think it 's the same as hot rids and bush buggies .
My kid has s pile of money into his four runner for off roading but I never could get my head around it!
Cat

[bat119]

A friend raises Clydesdale's after puts them out to pasture we go into the feedlot for gopher control, its almost like the ground is alive there are hundreds of little targets scurrying around.
I like accurate rifles and I've shot gophers with a bolt action mainly because I could never find a semi that shot accurate enough. This was my driving force to modify a 10/22. I choose the Ruger because of all the aftermarket parts available. I wanted to go with a walnut stock but Boyd's prices with exchange for a unfinished stock is almost $250 with shipping, instead I went with a Hogue, combined with the fluted heavy barrel makes for a light well balanced gopher gun.

Ralph supplies the 22 shells followed by a steak BBQ, good times I can't wait to go this year.

[fish_e_o]

hey if i wanted "rational" "cost effective" "useful" or "explainable"

1. i would end up with a 50 year old cooey with open sights and rust (which are awesome too)

2. i wouldn't talk about it here with you nuts

now who knows what the tenon looks like on a t-bolt or should i just thread it?

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by bat119

A friend raises Clydesdale's after puts them out to pasture we go into the feedlot for gopher control, its almost like the ground is alive there are hundreds of little targets scurrying around.
I like accurate rifles and I've shot gophers with a bolt action mainly because I could never find a semi that shot accurate enough. This was my driving force to modify a 10/22. I choose the Ruger because of all the aftermarket parts available. I wanted to go with a walnut stock but Boyd's prices with exchange for a unfinished stock is almost $250 with shipping, instead I went with a Hogue, combined with the fluted heavy barrel makes for a light well balanced gopher gun.

Ralph supplies the 22 shells followed by a steak BBQ, good times I can't wait to go this year.

hey friend... how's it going?


also i hear that barrels tend to sag on the 10-22's issue or not?

[bat119]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

hey friend... how's it going?


also i hear that barrels tend to sag on the 10-22's issue or not?

I installed a v block kit I bought on Ebay to eliminate barrel sag. I also drilled a hole to put a cleaning rod through the back of the receiver so its not necessary to remove the barrel for a through cleaning. The Tuffer buffers work excellent for a smoother action.

[darren32]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

hey friend... how's it going?


also i hear that barrels tend to sag on the 10-22's issue or not?

Well fish-e-o ... you inspired me

I ordered a boyds SS evolution stock and a timney trigger for the 10/22

So ya ... now what to do about a barrel? I have a birchwood sporter 22" light barrel. What about this?

http://dlaskarms.com/collections/bar...tainless-steel

Any suggestions?

Sorry for the hijack! Would I build a 22? Probably not if fish-e-o had not brought up the subject ... but here we are

[Flieguy]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

another thread got me thinkin. would you build a 22lr?

i wouldn't because of a lack of quality ammo.

There's quality ammo, it doesn't come in a box of 500 for $30 but it exists. Lots of target events are shot in 22LR

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by Flieguy

There's quality ammo, it doesn't come in a box of 500 for $30 but it exists. Lots of target events are shot in 22LR

Most people's experience with 22lr is shooting lower priced rifles and cheap loads, so they have no idea of the cartridge's potential.
The simple fact is, that a high quality match 22lr rifle with match loads that it likes would shock most shooters as to how accurate that they can shoot to 100 yards.

Below are a couple of five shot 50 yard groups fired with $5 per box of 50 ammunition.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by darren32

http://dlaskarms.com/collections/bar...tainless-steel

Any suggestions?

Sorry for the hijack! Would I build a 22? Probably not if fish-e-o had not brought up the subject ... but here we are

20", bead blast, no muzzle brake

that's what this thread is for!

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

Most people's experience with 22lr is shooting lower priced rifles and cheap loads, so they have no idea of the cartridge's potential.
The simple fact is, that a high quality match 22lr rifle with match loads that it likes would shock most shooters as to how accurate that they can shoot to 100 yards.

but those a lot of guys have barrel tuners because they can't make quality ammo to suit their rifle.

which on one hand 6 of one half dozen of another but hey i'm stubborn

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

but those a lot of guys have barrel tuners because they can't make quality ammo to suit their rifle.

which on one hand 6 of one half dozen of another but hey i'm stubborn

I don't have tuners on any of my rifles, yet I have shot many sub 1/4" five shot groups at 50 yards, and many sub 3/4" groups(some under 1/2") at 100 yards. And I don't use the most expensive target loads either.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

I don't have tuners on any of my rifles, yet I have shot many sub 1/4" five shot groups at 50 yards, and many sub 3/4" groups(some under 1/2") at 100 yards. And I don't use the most expensive target loads either.

just think of what you could do if you loaded

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

just think of what you could do if you loaded

Your first post was about shooting gophers with cheaper ,quieter. ammunition. At 100 yards or less, I would gain nothing for shooting ground squirrels, and I certainly can't load for $5 per 50 loads.

[sns2]

Originally Posted by bobtodrick

x2...I don't get the mentality that when a question like this is asked (as you state some people just find them fun) all the jakwads respond with what amounts to, 'well I don't like it and anyone that does must me nuts'.
In my day (a long time ago, I admit, it was 'different strokes for different folks'...it's what makes the world interesting.

Oh my. Sorry us jakwads hurt your feelies.

[sns2]

Elk11 has shown why if a person wants an accurate 22, for gophers, as Fish e o originally posed the question, it is near impossible to beat the accuracy that can be obtained with a quality factory 22.

If you want to build for the fun of it, give er, but don't think you are going to save money or gain accuracy. When you go to sell it you are going to take a bath too. But if the journey is where you derive your enjoyment, go for it.

[Pathfinder76]

Why not build something that gets shot the most? A custom 22LR makes a ton of sense.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

Your first post was about shooting gophers with cheaper ,quieter. ammunition. At 100 yards or less, I would gain nothing for shooting ground squirrels, and I certainly can't load for $5 per 50 loads.

no you certainly can not.

but if you had all the machinery and you could tune your loads wouldn't that be swell?

Originally Posted by sns2

Elk11 has shown why if a person wants an accurate 22, for gophers, as Fish e o originally posed the question, it is near impossible to beat the accuracy that can be obtained with a quality factory 22.

If you want to build for the fun of it, give er, but don't think you are going to save money or gain accuracy. When you go to sell it you are going to take a bath too. But if the journey is where you derive your enjoyment, go for it.

i like to think of it as extremely diminishing returns.

that being said i've always thought that there is more than just accuracy as a benefit to a custom barrel

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by chuck

Why not build something that gets shot the most? A custom 22LR makes a ton of sense.

lots of guys build "trainers" to practice so they aren't shooting the big boys all the time.