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Offline Inrut24/7

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sportster 22 wmr range report.
« on: March 14, 2008, 09:56:55 AM »
My new Sportster came in this week and i picked it up last night along with a box of remington 33 grain v-max and a box of cci 40 grain hollow points. I had ordered in 3 boxes of the new hornady 30 grain v-max, but they forgot they ordered it for me and sold all three box's to somone else an hour before was there.. I also got the weaver base and some millet rings, I mounted a barska 3-12x50 that i had laying around. I went to the range this moring and sighted it in at 50 yards with the 40 grain cci loads, I moved to the 100 yard range and put a few targets out, shot a 5 shot group with the cci 40s that was terrible .  I was doubting the gun a little untill I tried a 5 shot group with the 33 grain v-max. and all i can say is wow!!! this gun in a keeper for sure, I then shot a 3 shot group at 150 yards and was very happy to see the group was still very tight.  heres the targets. 

33 grain v-max, 100 yards, 5 shot group


33 grain v-max ,3 shot group, 150 yards.
 

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Re: sportster 22 wmr range report.
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2008, 11:08:10 AM »
That's great shooting, congratulations!!! Don't you just love these little .22 Mags...Mine will not shoot the 33 grainers worth a hoot, but the 40 grainers look like your good groups, each gun is it's own entity....<><....:)
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Re: sportster 22 wmr range report.
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2008, 12:24:05 PM »
Very nice group. 

As with MSP Ret., mine also does better with the 40 grain rounds. 

Rim-fires are great.  I rarely go to the range without one. 

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