Someone's Gonna Pay.......

[alf]

So I made a new target, loaded everything up, & we're off the the races.

It was all down hill after that. I shot almost 500 rounds through it today. There was supposed to be light winds, but it was on & off 5-10 & switchy. However, the wind wasn't the culprit for the vast majority of the shooting. Everything was shot at 50 yards.

I tried at least 15 different kinds & lot numbers of ammo. The 2 best 10 shot groups were 1 1/8" & 1 1/4", the rest were patterns. Sometimes I didn't even know where the shot went. I had to skip some of the dots as the shots were spread out all over the place.

After going through everything, I flipped the target & retested all the ammo again. For cleaning, I just sprayed some Hornady One Shot down the hole, & pulled a bore snake through 2-3 times, & went back to shooting. Probably did that 15 times. I thought it was starting to shoot a little better towards the end, so I pounded 70-80 rounds of Federal 36 down the bore to season it some more. Another quick cleaning & I called it a day.

 

[jelenko]

So I made a new target, loaded everything up, & we're off the the races.

It was all down hill after that. I shot almost 500 rounds through it today. There was supposed to be light winds, but it was on & off 5-10 & switchy. However, the wind wasn't the culprit for the vast majority of the shooting. Everything was shot at 50 yards.

I tried at least 15 different kinds & lot numbers of ammo. The 2 best 10 shot groups were 1 1/8" & 1 1/4", the rest were patterns. Sometimes I didn't even know where the shot went. I had to skip some of the dots as the shots were spread out all over the place.

After going through everything, I flipped the target & retested all the ammo again. For cleaning, I just sprayed some Hornady One Shot down the hole, & pulled a bore snake through 2-3 times, & went back to shooting. Probably did that 15 times. I thought it was starting to shoot a little better towards the end, so I pounded 70-80 rounds of Federal 36 down the bore to season it some more. Another quick cleaning & I called it a day.

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To me it looks like you have put a lot of effort in.
But, ugly groups/patterns.

 

[Jon Leary]

I bought a Springfield 2020 this spring and the muzzle would accept a 22 bullet about 3/8 in. so I cut the threaded part of and recrowned it. That helped a little. I am going to cut off the chamber end and rethread it and do a match chamber but I don't think it will help much because the bore is ugly. Not pitted but just ugly.

 

[Clancy]

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

 

[Gabe22BR]

Eley club-, Norma match,

Are the ones I’ve seen shoot the best-
SK Longrange, SK match..

 

[Clancy]

@alf I’m pretty new to rimfire precision, but I think you’re working backwards by cleaning it.

When new, I intended to shoot CCI in mine so I cleared the barrel of any debris with a brush followed by a patch of oil then probably 10 dry patches. I then immediately ran 10 rounds of CCI SV into the dirt.

I’ve tried some other ammos and all I did was shoot 5 off target then 5 for “record.” I haven’t really seen any CCI that shot over an inch. Some under a quarter. I’ve seen some other stuff shoot terrible though.

I cleaned the barrel on my Tikka at 500 rounds because I had it cerakoted. I was amazed that it didn’t need a brush except to pop out a soft carbon ring. I ran a patch of CLP and some dry patches and it was like a black mirror. 100% clean. I was amazed.

 

[alf]

Eley club-, Norma match,
Are the ones I’ve seen shoot the best-
SK Longrange, SK match..

5th row down, on the far right, was SK Plus that put 8 into a nice round .710" group, but launched 1 high & 1 to the right.

I'm going to check even barrel float, experiment with action torque, & maybe barrel pressure today.

I'm not going to spend money on 25 cents per shot ammo.....

 

[alf]

@alf I’m pretty new to rimfire precision, but I think you’re working backwards by cleaning it.

I realize cleaning a rimfire can be counter productive, but I was somewhat thinking it may help on barrel breakin, whether it needed it or not, & I was grasping at straws at that point.

I believe BR cleaning is more for keeping the carbon ring in check, than actual "cleaning".

On cleaning, last year I bought a Taurus TX-22, & was burning through my stash of W-W Wildcat ammo. Suddenly accuracy went south & bullets were keyholing. A couple three passes every so often with the Bore Snake kept things in check.

 

[Clancy]

I realize cleaning a rimfire can be counter productive, but I was somewhat thinking it may help on barrel breakin, whether it needed it or not, & I was grasping at straws at that point.

I believe BR cleaning is more for keeping the carbon ring in check, than actual "cleaning".

On cleaning, last year I bought a Taurus TX-22, & was burning through my stash of W-W Wildcat ammo. Suddenly accuracy went south & bullets were keyholing. A couple three passes every so often with the Bore Snake kept things in check.

Good info, thank you

 

[shoot4fun]

Alright, now who's the wanker to blame for my latest transgression???

Obviously someone's not listening to their own suggestions.

Someone's also a sucker for a good deal.

Wish me luck.



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I can't stop spending on much more expensive things.
The internet consensus is that many who found accuracy issues with this rifle greatly improved accuracy by parting the threaded muzzle and recrossing.
A couple friends have them and give them high marks for accuracy, as always, with the right ammo.

 

[AlNyhus]

Alright, now who's the wanker to blame for my latest transgression???

Obviously someone's not listening to their own suggestions.

Someone's also a sucker for a good deal.

Wish me luck.



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Buddy, I almost followed you down that path.

Thankfully, I plopped down folding money on a Bergara BMR in 22WMR as a big brother to my LR version.

 

[alf]

Buddy, I almost followed you down that path.

Thankfully, I plopped down folding money on a Bergara BMR in 22WMR as a big brother to my LR version.

The stubborn side of me said I could beat the average.....I lost....

 

[alf]

So last night I went out again after supper, beautiful night with absolutely zero wind.

Earlier in the day, I brushed it out a few strokes, gave it a little dose of JB, patched it out & called it good. Looked great through the borescope.

I then loosened the action screws, & torqued them to 30 IP.

Set the target at 50 yards, and pounded out 10 groups of 10 with what I felt was the "best" ammo so far. I also played around with different holds to see if I could find what it liked.

Then I shot groups at different torque settings going up 10 at a time, from the initial 30, stopping at 65. It didn't like the top end, so I went back to 40 & left it there.

I also played with bag tension on the Hart rest, then put a Harris Bipod on it. Nothing clear cut stood out as an advantage.

After another 250 or so rounds, & I never could bust the inch mark, 1 1/4" was about it.

To be continued.......

 

[alf]

And to add insult to injury, I got stung by a GD bee loading the truck to go home.....

 

[AlNyhus]

And to add insult to injury, I got stung by a GD bee loading the truck to go home.....

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That gun is bringing you bad Juju...

 

[DJSBRS]

That gun is bringing you bad Juju...

I never spend much time on a gun that won't shoot accurately. She's gotta go!

DJ

 

[ArtinNC]

I just shot my new Ruger American 22RF . All I had for a front Rest was my 3" front rest so the gun flopped all over the place .I have a bipod coming should help . I shot this with Bulk Remington 22 LR . Aguila match , and Armscor 36 gr . I.m pretty happy with what it did , but with some good amo and my luck it will shoot the same . This is my first 22RF in 60 years.

 

[alf]

I'd be happy if mine shot that good...ha ha.....

I've been tied up revamping one of my coyote guns, so the Waypoint is/was put in a timeout.

Plan on giving it another good thrashing in a day or 3.

 

[K Workman]

There is a websight called Ky. Rimfire and Hobbies. He bought one and done a series of modifications to improve accuracy. Biggest thing was to recrown the barrel

 

[alf]

At this point, I've narrowed it down to W-W 333 bulk, Federal maroon box bulk, & CCI Tactical AR. I stopped at Wally World, & they don't have the W-W 333 count boxes anymore, but had some 555's in stock, all the same lot. I had high hopes they would shoot, I would go back over & buy up all they had. As it turns out, they were no better than any other bulk ammo I had.

For reference, the dots are 3/4" out to out, all "groups" at 50 yards.