Czechnologist
Concerned Citizen
- Mar 9, 2016
- 6,531
Sweet Lord! That’s with wind?
That's a keeper!
As noted that is a beautiful gun and great shooter right out of the box! When I got my Anschutz (1761) I was amazed by how good the trigger is. For me it made a big difference in shooting tight groups. I have a number of other rimfires (Remington, Savage, Marlin, Ruger, S&W 15-22, and a recent Steyr Zephyr). Granted they are all significantly less expensive then the Annie but not even close when it comes to the quality of the trigger and action. Also nice “upgrade” on the glass, can’t go wrong with Zeiss.
Congrats on shooting some great groups and a successful first outing with it in windy conditions!
Time again for...Holes In Paper! Yay!
I decided at the last minute to leave the Eley Match at home and concentrate on the Lapua Midas + and I took a box of SK Rifle Match to compare instead. I want to do a dedicated Eley range day since I have so much of it. I have a good supply of Target, Club, Team, Tenex, and Force, plus two boxes of Match to try-out the next time I go.
Here we go! 50 yards! Light breeze, 72F. I started with the Midas + and since I didn't have that much, I shot only half as many 'fouling' shots that I usually shoot. Ten in the center target, five each in the corners going from bottom left, top left, top right, bottom right.
Considering I'm shooting off my bipod, as opposed to a front bag/rest, and using only a rear bag for stability most of the flyers you see are not the rifle's fault. I'll own them. By shot #20 (top right) the Lapua was doing really well. I wish I was able to get more of it, but...
SK Rifle Match performed nearly as well, which is a good thing considering how much of it I have in my stash. Same thing as the Lapua...took about 20 shots to season the barrel and the last two five-shot groups were probably the best of the bunch.
Obviously a very accurate rifle and great scope setup but that is some really nice marksmanship when shooting in variable wind conditions. Nice day at the range!
I tried some CCI SV and it didn't like it much. A friend has offered to give me some CCI Blazer .22 the next time we go to the range and I'm looking forward to trying it just for fun.Rimfires especially, even more so than centerfires IMO, have distinct ammo preferences.
Great rifle and acope combo there.
One that looks great and shoots great. And shooting groups like those is FUN!
Were that my rig, I'd have a try an experiment of a somewhat different sort. I'd have to buy a box of anything I could get my hands on that cost less than say, 15 cents a round. Just to see what happened.
Now there's no substitute for good ammo. And great consistency gets expensive with rimfire ammunition, cuz they say it's the devil to make. But my guess is that there's a much less expensive choice out there that will also shoot lights out.
Now I could be wrong. But I'd sure have some fun testing that theory.
I tried some CCI SV and it didn't like it much. A friend has offered to give me some CCI Blazer .22 the next time we go to the range and I'm looking forward to trying it just for fun.
So far, the only premium ammo it really shoots well is Lapua Midas +. Eley Tenex and Eley Match were both kind of mediocre the first time I tried them.
I would think that SV CCI would have shot pretty well, and Blazer would shoot less well. And by golly, watch......it'll prove to be just the opposite.
Time and again, for me at least, rimfire proves to be fickle as all hell.
My last such outing, the best performer in a particularly finicky rifle of mine was Aguila HV. Straight out of Mexico. Now do tell me, who in the hell would have figured that? Tequila maybe. But .22lr ammo?
Anyway, Enjoy!