Plinking Rifles

[LAH]

I enjoy this site with all the tack driving rifles but there is a need in most to plink. I live in a state with many abandoned mine sites & plenty of objects to shoot at various ranges. These areas are remote & a good place to chill out. One of my plinking rifles is a 700 Remington in 30-06 which I shoot on the cheap with 152 grain FMJ bullets pulled years ago by Talon Industries. I have a ton of CCI34 primers purchased when they were giving them away. The powder charge is 50 grains of surplus IMR4895 which has a burning rate closer to IMR4064, thrown with a RCBS measure. Fun, cheap shooting or I should say plinking which leaves a happy heart & a hugh smile. How about you guys?? Do you plink??

 

[mmcu]

Absolutely!

Some of my best shooting memories involves breaking out the .22's and going through a brick (or two) of ammo with family and friends.

 

[Eagle Six]

I don't plink, but certainly do not begrudge anyone from doing so. Shooting isn't a fun thing for me. I do enjoy to a certain extent hitting what I aim at and when I don't I get cranky. For those that like to plink, plink on!

 

[K22]

Some of my fondest memories and experiences was back in western PA going to garbage dumps and shooting tin cans and glass bottles with our 22 rimfire rifles with my best friend in the 60's. Our bullet of choice was the Remington Gold Hollow Point high velocity. You old timers remember that ammo?

It even got better when we found a dump that had monster rats in abundance. Using peanut butter coated Ritz crackers as bait, we could rack up a dozen or so each RAT SAFARI. The key to success was to remain concealed behind some adjacent brush because those rat boys picked up movement better that any critter I ever hunted.

 

[ryewhiskeybent]

Savage 10 308 with heavy barrel in an oryx stock. LCBrass 168 HPBT ~42.5 - 43 g IMR4064. 12oz cans at varying distances out to 400. Very fun to plink with, even more fun to get a novice behind and it just keeps hammering. Big smiles!! Working on a 6ARC mini action that I hope works out even better for these little girls getting big enough to shoot.

 

[rockhound78]

Quite often. Wish I had some more of that Surplus 4895. Should have bought a whole case. I usually shoot 308,30-06 or 45-70.

 

[hogpatrol]

Back in my younger days, an M1 carbine with ball ammo was one of my plinkers. Surplus Korean war and WW2 ammo was fairly cheap so no need to reload. It's a little too pricey for me to plink now but to the guys that can, Plink On!

 

[LAH]

Quite often. Wish I had some more of that Surplus 4895. Should have bought a whole case. I usually shoot 308,30-06 or 45-70.

I purchased six 8 pound jugs & a ammo can containing 13 pounds. I've not used it in the 45-70.

 

[Riesel]

Just can't beat shooting with a friend on the .22 dueling tree. keep moving it back until somebody misses.
Old Marlin and Ruger .22's with about 500 rounds of ammo.......each

 

[drags]

I enjoy this site with all the tack driving rifles but there is a need in most to plink. I live in a state with many abandoned mine sites & plenty of objects to shoot at various ranges. These areas are remote & a good place to chill out. One of my plinking rifles is a 700 Remington in 30-06 which I shoot on the cheap with 152 grain FMJ bullets pulled years ago by Talon Industries. I have a ton of CCI34 primers purchased when they were giving them away. The powder charge is 50 grains of surplus IMR4895 which has a burning rate closer to IMR4064, thrown with a RCBS measure. Fun, cheap shooting or I should say plinking which leaves a happy heart & a hugh smile. How about you guys?? Do you plink??

I have a 30-06 in a Enfield 1917 action with a after market barrel installed I have shot close to 2000 rounds so far just plinking, I purchased the rifle from an estate and it must have had many rounds on it when I bought it because it is now shot out. I have ordered a creition pre fit barrel for it and will install the barrel when I get it. My load for the old barrel was 50 gr. of imr 3031 with any 125 gr. bullet that I have. Where did you get the surplus 4895 powder?
Drags

 

[Tommie]

During our annual prairie dog shooting week myself and two buddies set aside one day as Plink Day. Lots of grilling, fellowship and FUN. Sometimes it’s a nice palette cleanser to stop being all serious about the shooting sports and just play cowboy. Mostly lever actions and revolvers. If you haven’t shot at a dueling tree target with a friend, I promise the laughter and back slapping is first rate. When the sun starts going down we head back to the house and it’s time for air pistols in the basement. It’s nice every once in a while to let our inner child out.

 

[Dos XX]

For date night, my wife and I go to the dump and shoot rats. Then, later we plink.

 

[rockhound78]

drags--probably got it from Jeff Bartlett @gibrass.com. Many, many years ago. IIRC it was like $10/lb

 

[Xerothermic]

For date night, my wife and I go to the dump and shoot rats. Then, later we plink.

I took a girl, for a first date, shooting rats in a barn on the farm. Figured I would find out where her head was at from the get go. Then we plinked if I catch your meaning correctly.

 

[snert]

Some of my fondest memories and experiences was back in western PA going to garbage dumps and shooting tin cans and glass bottles with our 22 rimfire rifles with my best friend in the 60's. Our bullet of choice was the Remington Gold Hollow Point high velocity. You old timers remember that ammo?

It even got better when we found a dump that had monster rats in abundance. Using peanut butter coated Ritz crackers as bait, we could rack up a dozen or so each RAT SAFARI. The key to success was to remain concealed behind some adjacent brush because those rat boys picked up movement better that any critter I ever hunted.

I recall waiting in ambush for rats that had infested the ground under a neighbors dog pen. Shots may have been ten feet with a bb gun, but you had to be fast! What didn't die right away got to be living dinner for the rats underground.

 

[joshb]

Ah, the memories! Town dump, 22s and lots of rats!
These days, I plink with pistols to keep my skills up.

 

[DRK]

90% of what I do is plinking.

 

[hogpatrol]

Clay pigeons on the berms at our gun club with a 10/22 converted to 17HM2. They don't stand a chance.

Edit: The days of hunting rats at night with .22s on Philadelphia Int'l. Airport are long gone.

 

[1K6BRA]

When we were kids if we could see it or it held still long enough it got plinked. First with with a BB gun and then with a 22 as we got older. 100-500 rounds a session was normal.Guess I did do some plinking with my first centerfire a Marlin 30-30. If the fairer sex held still long enough they got plinked also or at least plinked at !

 

[bobm]

Plinking refers to informal target shooting done for leisure, typically at non-standard targets such as tin cans, logs, bottles, balloons, fruits or any other man made or naturally occurring objects. The term is an onomatopoeia of the sharp, ringing sound (or "plink") that a projectile makes when hitting a metallic target such as a tin can or road sign plate.

road sign plate?