My first rimfire

[Alex Wheeler]

My first "custom" rimfire anyways, I just wanted to give this a try. Figured I may learn something and I dont have to load for it . Figured on my first one Id follow a popular recipe. Stiller 2500x, Shilen ratchet, and a Rotex stock. Mainly I wanted to see if my throat lapping idea would work, and Im very happy with the results. I just got it done tonight and got some rounds on it just before dark. My bench is giving me horizontal, I plan to build a concrete one eventually. You can see everything in the crosshair during recoil on these things, very cool. Just day one, no tuner or ammo work yet. I doubt I will get into competition, but I think it will be a good test platform for a few things I have in mind. Im having fun with this thing so far!

Pictures are real hard to get in this small bore, but I did get a decent shot of the as reamed throat vs the lapped throat. Different angles but hopefully you get the idea.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

 

[bozo699]

Nice Alex!…. That looks sweet!… I’ll follow this thread and maybe look into you building me one.
Wayne

 

[Matt_3479]

That’s awesome! I love rimfire shooting personally, nice to grab ammo and go vs loading and brass prep lol. Don’t get me wrong, centerfire is awesome but rimfire is a great break. And playing at 200, 300, 400 yards is really sweet!

I wouldn’t mind seeing a benchrest match or giving it a go for fun and to learn. Only ever shot prs and hunter matches with rimfire

 

[68Hoyt]

Yeeeeaaaaah I think you may need a bench up grade

 

[68Hoyt]

You know , I said that and I’ve shot some of the best groups at my brothers house off of his wooden back porch on a swivel ,,,,,, portable Varmit bench setup , and the range I’m a member of has some concrete benches so , eh

 

[linekin]

Nice work Alex! Thanks for sharing & welcome to the Rabbit Hole!
I guess I need to try some CCI in mine lol

 

[MUP]

Cool! I wish I had a lathe and milling machine at my house! I have to try to get any work I do on my stuff accomplished at work!

 

[USMCDOC]

Cool! I wish I had a lathe and milling machine at my house! I have to try to get any work I do on my stuff accomplished at work!

i'll sell you one.. of each

 

[Fuj]

Thanks Alex for the input !! I'm going to have to check on
the Rotax stocks to see if there is a CZ-457 inlet.

 

[USMCDOC]

Thanks Alex for the input !! I'm going to have to check on
the Rotax stocks to see if there is a CZ-457 inlet.

here you go .. you can ask Randy.. but i don't think that he does.. unless you send the rifle to him..

info@precision-woodcrafting.com

 

[MUP]

i'll sell you one.. of each

Ok, allow me to rephrase, I wish I could afford a lathe and mill... LOL

 

[jpx2rk]

If the CCI sv continues to shoot like that, is there a need to do the "ammo work" ? LOL

 

[MUP]

And, if you decide to go with the CCI, I'll take that Midas off your hands!

 

[USMCDOC]

And, if you decide to go with the CCI, I'll take that Midas off your hands!

stop spending money on midas plus and you can "afford" a lathe and a mill..

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Im not really even sure how small a competitive rimfire is supposed to shoot. I would expect to be able to get it going better than it is. I only have a couple boxes of midas, I have more of the cci. The cci standard has shot well in a lot of factory rifles and pistols for me and my buddies and its not target ammo money.

 

[Bill K]

is that group at 100 or 50 yrds ?

 

[nakneker]

is that group at 100 or 50 yrds ?

I was gonna ask the range in targets too?

Thanks for sharing Alex, I’m sure if you ever wanted to build rimfires there would be good demand, that seems to be one slice of the shooting world that is gaining in popularity at fast pace.

 

[davidjoe]

Im not really even sure how small a competitive rimfire is supposed to shoot. I would expect to be able to get it going better than it is. I only have a couple boxes of midas, I have more of the cci. The cci standard has shot well in a lot of factory rifles and pistols for me and my buddies and its not target ammo money.

So far so good. I’d imagine that your new barrel and chamber will slowly smooth and foul itself with bullet coating over several bullet boxes, maybe even several hundred rounds, and then it will repeat that final capability, whatever it turns out to be relative to other rifles, for decades, or lifetimes, I have a few that are on their third generation of shooter. These just don’t wear out.

Shooting them is probably less “hard” on barrels than cleaning them is, which it’s possible to be very judicious about in rimfire.

 

[MUP]

stop spending money on midas plus and you can "afford" a lathe and a mill..

Touche'!