Cats, Guns, and more. What’s not to love?
The 150 and 200 yard Know Your Limits steel targets were harder. Who knew that a heavy downpour of rain would drop tiny little .22 bullets enough to miss the smallest target? But 7, 8, 6, and 7 still adds up to 28, for the win.
The best part was I was using my backup rifle, the Ruger Precision Rimfire, and Eley Tenex ammo that I hadn’t touched in at least two years.
And, the 10 year old kid from last month was not there.
My Ruger Precision Rimfire .22 came from the factory with a decent trigger. A bit heavy on the pull for my liking.
I think it’s time for Timney!
Purty, ain’t she? Easy install, almost a drop-in.
Nice flat trigger.
Finished product.
And how about that trigger pull weight?
And ammo comparison between the Christensen Ranger and the RPR:
PDG, I’d say.
Sunny, cold NW wind gusting left to right to 25. So not great for the diminutive, some say anemic, .22 round. But ya gotta practice. Today was a comparison day. I shot each rifle with no muzzle device (NMD), muzzle brake, and suppressed, using both CCI Standard and Eley Match. I find the CCI Standard to be a good, all-round ammo that shoots well in all my .22 platforms. Fairly accurate, but not match grade. The Eley Match is what I used to shoot for competition until I tried SK. Still, very accurate, and I have a bunch in stock.
And how did we do? Christensen Ranger:
Ruger Precision Rimfire:
Both rifles turned in good performances with different ammo and different muzzle configurations. Not Aspirin Shoot winners, but ok under gusty conditions. The CCI had several groups just over 1/2”, and the Eley had some .6” groups. I noticed a lot of lateral stringing with the Eley, probably from gusting. Even though it was running 35-45 fps faster. On a calm day it should outshoot the CCI.
Next time, I’ll be shooting on a no wind day with my competition ammo.
That’s right – the first one of the year is scheduled for April 27. The above pic is a reminder to aim small, miss small.
Well, then. We’d best get out our Aspirin Shoot Rifles. This is my #1 gun: Christensen Ranger. Lightweight, carbon fiber wrapped stainless steel barrel. Takes Ruger 10-22 magazines. 1/2 MOA gun, so misses are bad wind calls or screwing up elevation. Yes, it is possible to forget that step between stages.
Cleaned, boxed and ready to test fire. Vortex Crossfire 6×24 glass.
#2 gun is my Ruger Precision Rimfire. I swapped out the factory barrel for a Green Mountain barrel. I had to polish the chamber to get some brass to extract. Very tight. Also takes 10-22 magazines. How handy!
Arken 6×24 glass.
KatNap Fever! 