Rimfire Gallery--Show Us Your Gun
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With the variety of rimfire disciplines, from cowboy action to Olympic level three-position, there are a host of different rimfire designs on the market. These may shoot the same ammo, but they certainly vary in looks and ergonomics. This is testimony to human creativity. I'll start this picture thread off with two very different guns.
The first is a FR Gemini 703 from HPS Target Rifles Ltd. in England. As shown below,fitted with Anschutz 54 match action), it is a 50m smallbore "free rifle". However, it is designed so that you can switch in a centerfire action,most commonly 6mmBR) for 300m matches. With an adjustable handgrip, it's wild looking to say the least. HPS calls this an "An unashamed ISSF derived stock for both 50m smallbore and 300m fullbore shooting."
Link: http://www.hps-tr.com/prods_ultra_stocks.asp#fr703
The next gun is likewise accurate, but designed to shoot from the bench. The proud owner is David "Stump" Newsom. Rifle is a LB/RP Turbo built by Bill Calfee. FUDD Tuner is by Scott Hamilton. Stock is McMillan Edge painted '04 Cadillac Escalade Pearl White w/ silver flames. Trigger is 1.4 ounce Jewell. Scope is Leupold 36x mounted in BKL rings atop Davidson bases. Barrel by Douglas. Gun weighs in at < 10.5 lbs. The handsome rest was crafted by Laymon Loggins.,Photo courtesy of our friends the UK Assn. of Rimfire Benchrest Shooting. Check out their site, Benchrest22.org, it has lots of interesting info, plus free targets.)
Three generations of my family have used this good old Win 52 and the equally old 20x Lyman. Nice old rifle that I still enjoy shooting.
Don't have picture but it's sitting out in my garage. 40X .22 International Free Rifle, about 12lbs, factory 2oz trigger, 20 power Lyman Super Target Spot. I shot it for about 30 years, 4-postion 50ft. Indoor. I retired from competition about 8 years ago as a Master and put around 100000 rounds through it. Still shoots as well as it ever did other than it needs 2-3 shots to warm up the barrel. If you do your job it will put every shot through the same hole.
Here is my new build...2500X smithed by Gorham, 25" Shilen ratchet, PQP tuner and rotex stock. Came with a BnA but I have already swapped it out for a Shilen comp. Not sure which trigger I will use for the match season yet. Sightron S3 10-50X56 scope.
My new-er woods-walking/squirrel/crow/coon rig. 93FVSS in 22WMR :
I still have my "behind the kitchen door" pre-accu-trigger model 93 pencil barrel, but it is a 1-1.25" gun (50 yards). I picked up the new one last year from a distributor sale. These new 93s are a little rough, cycling was bad, actions & bolts are not exactly as finely finished as the older versions. But, the 1st day shooting, it cut a 3/8" group, so it was a keeper.
Did a little magazine tuning & smoothed the bolt (both halves, this is a before/ after pic). Now it cycles much more smoothly & reliably.
Took it out today in the 20 mph south wind & cut a decent group with CCI MaxiMags (didn't measure it, probably 5/8"ish).
This is a hunting rifle, so it wears a little 2-7 Leupold. At some point, it may get treated to a Boyds stock upgrade, but for the time being, I'm fairly happy with it.
I still have my "behind the kitchen door" pre-accu-trigger model 93 pencil barrel, but it is a 1-1.25" gun (50 yards). I picked up the new one last year from a distributor sale. These new 93s are a little rough, cycling was bad, actions & bolts are not exactly as finely finished as the older versions. But, the 1st day shooting, it cut a 3/8" group, so it was a keeper.
Did a little magazine tuning & smoothed the bolt (both halves, this is a before/ after pic). Now it cycles much more smoothly & reliably.
Took it out today in the 20 mph south wind & cut a decent group with CCI MaxiMags (didn't measure it, probably 5/8"ish).
This is a hunting rifle, so it wears a little 2-7 Leupold. At some point, it may get treated to a Boyds stock upgrade, but for the time being, I'm fairly happy with it.
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Been dipping the tip of my big toe into the benchrest pool with my Bergara B14R for the last couple of years. Been able to get some good scores and even hold my own against the big dawgs, but been getting the itch for a “nice” single shot. Local gunsmith that I have known and shot against for over 30yr was building a rifle and I got wind of it. Once I saw it, I knew it was mine. Bill Pool did a fantastic job with the building and smithing. I had him leave it a little rough and probably not to the “beauty” standards he normally likes to do, but any imperfections are only skin deep.
It is a Remington 40x single shot, Hart (repurposed) barrel, Tunney 500T trigger, McMillan stock, and Weaver T36 scope with replaced X-hair to just fine lines.
First match I scored 250-17x. I can honestly say there were 15x’s that wouldn’t be contested. It seems to shoot most anything in the 3’s and the RWS Rifle Match seems to shoot the best. I’m afraid I’m about to start towards the deep end of this pool. Pray for me!
It is a Remington 40x single shot, Hart (repurposed) barrel, Tunney 500T trigger, McMillan stock, and Weaver T36 scope with replaced X-hair to just fine lines.
First match I scored 250-17x. I can honestly say there were 15x’s that wouldn’t be contested. It seems to shoot most anything in the 3’s and the RWS Rifle Match seems to shoot the best. I’m afraid I’m about to start towards the deep end of this pool. Pray for me!
Heres a few of mine. First is a bergara b14r carbon. Timney trigger, anarchy bolt handle and knob, athlon midas tac hd 6-24. I need to order some ammo to run threw and find what it prefers.
Next in the blue boyds stock is an old metal trigger housing 1022 with a highdesert dog barrel, kidd bolt handle, extractors and buffer. Dont recall if it was tactical solutions or wold springs in the oem trigger. I polished and honed the factory trigger parts and it breaks clean at 2.5lbs. Has a tactical solutions rail with mount holes tapped out to 8-32. Has a mueller apv scope that it has worn since i put it together 12+ years ago. Shoots cci sv pretty consistantly at .5" @50
Last up is a newer model 1022 with all the same parts as the other one but in a magpul stock and wearing an athlon midas tac hd 6-24 as of today after the nice ups folks dropped it at my back door. This one also shoots cci sv pretty well.
Next in the blue boyds stock is an old metal trigger housing 1022 with a highdesert dog barrel, kidd bolt handle, extractors and buffer. Dont recall if it was tactical solutions or wold springs in the oem trigger. I polished and honed the factory trigger parts and it breaks clean at 2.5lbs. Has a tactical solutions rail with mount holes tapped out to 8-32. Has a mueller apv scope that it has worn since i put it together 12+ years ago. Shoots cci sv pretty consistantly at .5" @50
Last up is a newer model 1022 with all the same parts as the other one but in a magpul stock and wearing an athlon midas tac hd 6-24 as of today after the nice ups folks dropped it at my back door. This one also shoots cci sv pretty well.
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COLT45SA
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Love those HD MILITARY Hi-Standards. Back in the day when I was teaching my boys to shoot it's what I used because with a hammer I could always see when it was "hot". The 6" went down the road years ago and has been replaced with a 4" which I love.
My father-in-law said that he was issued a surpressed model when he was in the OSS~!
My new factory entry. It seems to have a good barrel on it. I just have to figure out how to handle it. I shot ARA Factory in 2022. Then the two clubs nearest me stopped having matches so I sold my ringer a
CZ. Now ABRA has a factory class so I jumped back in. This is my second B14R. The first one I sold a year ago or so. This one definitely shoots better than the first. I tried it on a rest, but it seems to prefer the bipod.
CZ. Now ABRA has a factory class so I jumped back in. This is my second B14R. The first one I sold a year ago or so. This one definitely shoots better than the first. I tried it on a rest, but it seems to prefer the bipod.
COLT45SA
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Looks like a perfect candidate for my xtra B&L Balvar 6-24.
COLT45SA
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Oh yeh~! Love those HD-Military High standards, Have owned a couple of 6" models over the years. Taught my kids when they were young how to shoot a pistol with 6" versions. I liked them because I could easily see by the hammer when they were "hot". 6" versions gone now and have been replaced with 4 inchers. Love 'em (except for the chincy rear site)~!
There is a guy on ringer central (in SC I think) who is taking the HD Militaries and putting an integral modern suppressor on it so it looks identical to the original WWII suppressed HD.
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