NRL .22 base class

[id10t]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Neighbor across the street just inherited a (1950's?) vintage Remington. Glass, bolt action. He showed a 25 yards group of 5...coulda covered the hole with a quarter. The high grade walnut stock made me drool. Probably next to impossible to find that wood today. Of course, right handed.

Lefty shooters probably have very limited options...perhaps a custom? $$$$ though.

Quarter? That is all?

Here's a series of 10 5 shot groups at 25 yards out of my old BTV showing how the groups tighten up after 20-30 rounds when changing ammo. Group #8 shows why you pay the 20c/round for match ammo vs. the 8c/round for CCI SV

[tabs]

CZ 457..lots of quality for the buck.

[mjohnson]

Originally Posted by id10t

Quarter? That is all?

Here's a series of 10 5 shot groups at 25 yards out of my old BTV showing how the groups tighten up after 20-30 rounds when changing ammo. Group #8 shows why you pay the 20c/round for match ammo vs. the 8c/round for CCI SV

That's similar to a Rem 541S gifted to me by a colleague moving to a "gun-difficult" state, even just shooting CCI Std. Five shots, one ragged hole. That rifle's far better than I'll ever be, that's for sure! Now if I could only find and afford ammo, I've always wanted to do silhouette shoots...

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Neighbor across the street just inherited a (1950's?) vintage Remington. Glass, bolt action. He showed a 25 yards group of 5...coulda covered the hole with a quarter. The high grade walnut stock made me drool. Probably next to impossible to find that wood today. Of course, right handed.

Lefty shooters probably have very limited options...perhaps a custom? $$$$ though.

I can't, in order to stay in the base class I can not spend more than $1,050 gun and glass combined and the official must be able to pull them up on his cell phone and get the current MSRP.

[id10t]

Originally Posted by mjohnson

That's similar to a Rem 541S gifted to me by a colleague moving to a "gun-difficult" state, even just shooting CCI Std. Five shots, one ragged hole. That rifle's far better than I'll ever be, that's for sure! Now if I could only find and afford ammo, I've always wanted to do silhouette shoots...

https://www.sgammo.com/product/22-lr-ammo/500-round-brick-22-lr-cci-standard-velocity-ammo-40-grain-lead-bullet-0035

On some stuff this guy is running free shipping on $200+ orders.

You can also get it direct from CCI but they have a limit on number of boxes...

https://www.cci-ammunition.com/rimfire/cci/standard_velocity/6-35.html

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by tabs

CZ 457..lots of quality for the buck.

Yes. 457 American

I don’t have one but I want one. Very nice

MSRP $569

[cjh]

Look for a used CZ 452 in lefty if you can find one in the price range.

[Alan A]

Originally Posted by cabmando

Yeah 1000 yds is a tough range to find.

For the OP - since he seems to be in NJ - there’s one up by Albany iirc.
A guy I work with used to shoot high power and had to drive up there to get out that far.

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by Alan A

For the OP - since he seems to be in NJ - there’s one up by Albany iirc.
A guy I work with used to shoot high power and had to drive up there to get out that far.

Yes I am in NJ, all the way at the bottom. Albany, NY? That's about 300 miles and 5 hours away.

[drcoastline]

Happy Easter

I finally found a Savage BTVLSS. Not exactly the stock I wanted but it will do. I am more interested in the Stainless barrel action. I also got most of my bits and pieces to build this thing. Harris 6"-9" Bi pod, Savage 20MOA rail, Vortex 4-44 scope, Vector Optics throw leaver, Leupold rings.

Started putting everything together to see how it all fits. The rings are too low the zoom ring hits the rail so need to swap those out. I think I am going to go with a cantilever set of rings. I am also not settled on the Vortex Scope. I have a thirty day no questions asked return so I will try it out for a bit. If I can get the rings swapped out today I will go to the range today with my buddy who just mounted an Arken on his over the top Bergara build and see how it stacks up. I am also interested in the Athlon. There are some super cheap optics West Hunter and Sniper that I may give a try just for Shaggles. If all goes well I hope to bed the action and pillars this week.









At some point in the future I will be adding an Arca rail.

[Bill Douglas]

Looking good.

That stock will be a pleasure to use with the thumbhole making it a nice natural angle for the trigger pull.

[id10t]

Originally Posted by drcoastline

Happy Easter

I finally found a Savage BTVLSS. Not exactly the stock I wanted but it will do. I am more interested in the Stainless barrel action. I also got most of my bits and pieces to build this thing. Harris 6"-9" Bi pod, Savage 20MOA rail, Vortex 4-44 scope, Vector Optics throw leaver, Leupold rings.

Started putting everything together to see how it all fits. The rings are too low the zoom ring hits the rail so need to swap those out. I think I am going to go with a cantilever set of rings. I am also not settled on the Vortex Scope. I have a thirty day no questions asked return so I will try it out for a bit. If I can get the rings swapped out today I will go to the range today with my buddy who just mounted an Arken on his over the top Bergara build and see how it stacks up. I am also interested in the Athlon. There are some super cheap optics West Hunter and Sniper that I may give a try just for Shaggles. If all goes well I hope to bed the action and pillars this week.









At some point in the future I will be adding an Arca rail.

My BTV was dead nutz accurate with all sorts of subsonic ammo (CCI SV, various SS HPs, SK STD+, etc) BUT it wanted 20-30 rounds down the tube when clean or when changing ammo to show its best accuracy with a given load.

In short, you'll probably have a great rifle, but ignore the hits for the first 4-6 mags and store it dirty with the type of ammo you use the most.

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by id10t

My BTV was dead nutz accurate with all sorts of subsonic ammo (CCI SV, various SS HPs, SK STD+, etc) BUT it wanted 20-30 rounds down the tube when clean or when changing ammo to show its best accuracy with a given load.

In short, you'll probably have a great rifle, but ignore the hits for the first 4-6 mags and store it dirty with the type of ammo you use the most.

That is spot on with everything I have heard, watched, read about this action. Accurate out of the box and likes 20 or so rounds season the barrel after each cleaning.

[vash]

Originally Posted by drcoastline

I can't, in order to stay in the base class I can not spend more than $1,050 gun and glass combined and the official must be able to pull them up on his cell phone and get the current MSRP.

i have a boring Savage MarkII, FV-SR that is fantastic. i bet all in i paid $450?! i did put a Boyd stock on it so it felt more adult sized.

i could surely improve my garden variety Vortex scope for much better optics and be competitive. with CCI SV, i can barely measure group sizes at 25 yards. at a junkyard shoot, i became really unpopular in a random 125-yd shoot out at clay pigeons. i could see my bullet in my scope in the rainbow arch to the target. i got it dialed and was breaking clay pigeons while the AR guys were dicking around with their scopes. as my penance they made me do the walk to replace the targets.

i might look into this Base class. hmmmm...

[tabs]

I jis pued an Anschutz mdl 54 Match made in 69 NIB...


wt 22 you get a lot of bangs for the 4 buck whereas with other CF's you get a lot less...and you don't have to save the brass..

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by vash

i have a boring Savage MarkII, FV-SR that is fantastic. i bet all in i paid $450?! i did put a Boyd stock on it so it felt more adult sized.

i could surely improve my garden variety Vortex scope for much better optics and be competitive. with CCI SV, i can barely measure group sizes at 25 yards. at a junkyard shoot, i became really unpopular in a random 125-yd shoot out at clay pigeons. i could see my bullet in my scope in the rainbow arch to the target. i got it dialed and was breaking clay pigeons while the AR guys were dicking around with their scopes. as my penance they made me do the walk to replace the targets.

i might look into this Base class. hmmmm...

Vash, this is the same boring MarkII you have it's just stainless. All I have read is the Mark II is accurate out of the box. I was dead set on the stainless barrel action. The limitation is I am Left-handed, I could only get this action left-handed in the Boyd's stock which was extra. The gun less all the ad on's , scope, mounts, bi-pod, etc. was $430.00 all in including shipping. If I was right handed I could have gotten the stainless barreled action in a savage stock for about $250.00.

Yes, look into it. The matches I have watched in my area are going out to around 220 yards hence the Vortex with bullet drop compensator, but it is not necessary. Start with what you have and upgrade as needed. Oh, the Boyd's stock may knock you into the open class in NRL.22 as the Boyd stock for you is a "customization". In my case Savage offered the ruffle with the stock and they can pull it up on the internet and find an MSRP.

My goal is to build the cheapest gun I can and compete against the other guys. In time I will build my own stock take the barreled action and goodies, drop them in and mve to open class against the other guys.

[Bill Douglas]

DR, not that I know anything about it, I just quote other people.

But... What I have read is a bore polish can improve accuracy. They talked about 800 or 1000 grit paper put on a cleaning brush and pulled through the bore a few times. It was just enough to take the high spots or rough spots (lack of quality machining) off the machining of the rifling.

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

Yes. 457 American

I don’t have one but I want one. Very nice

MSRP $569

I’m not a precision shooter but have a few of the 457s and love them.

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

DR, not that I know anything about it, I just quote other people.

But... What I have read is a bore polish can improve accuracy. They talked about 800 or 1000 grit paper put on a cleaning brush and pulled through the bore a few times. It was just enough to take the high spots or rough spots (lack of quality machining) off the machining of the rifling.

Yes, also need to polish the bolt so it slides a little smoother. Gave everything a good cleaning and oiling today, it's already feeling better. Hopefully new rings will be in by Friday, if so I can take her for a run on Saturday.