Author Topic: One ragged hole . . . (Read 740 times)

Ranger413 · « **on:** September 20, 2004, 04:18:17 PM »

My current squirrel set-up consists of T/C Contender w/ a 10" .22 lr. match barrel. I've removed the sights and installed a weaver base to accomodate the Bushnell Trophy red dot sight and its rings.

This past week I took it to the range and wasn't too surprised by this rig's accuracy. With the open sights I was getting sub 1" groups at 25 yards. With the rig as it sets now it dropped down to about a 1/2" group and was simply one ragged hole. I was using the federal stuff you get at walmart for about $10 for 550 rounds. I'd like to see what this thing will do with some match ammo but how can you really improve upon one hole - one hole that is a bit smaller I guess.

Ranger413
-A happy T/C owner-

flatlander · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2004, 02:08:54 AM »

I have a similar rig, but with a 14" barrel. The bulk ammo works great in it, but the best I've tried are Winchester Super-X. All of my guns love that stuff! I really don't think I've tried anything that doesn't give me MOS (minute of squirrelhead). The match barrel is one of those that will never leave my collection.

Major · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2004, 07:09:41 AM »

I guess I got lucky. My Contender .22LR barrel will also give me one ragged hole at 25 yards with the cheap federal stuff. But the reason I say I got lucky is my barrel has a standard, not a match chamber.

Dago1 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2004, 06:02:30 PM »

Ranger, quality ammo will be give you that tighter grouping at longer ranges. But you would have to go to a higher powered scope to do it. I have a 2.5 X 10 on mine

Ranger413 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2004, 09:55:52 PM »

I was also hitting a metal swinging target which is about the same size as a pop can every time at 100 yards. I just put the dot on the top of it an "ting".

I think that during my next outing to the range I'll shoot this thing at 50 and 100 yards to see how it prints. I have some Wolf Match stuff that I can try, that's the "best" ammo I have on tap right now.

This rig is intended to be a squirrel and plinking gun so I'm pretty happy with the 25 yard accuarcy. I don't forsee any shots further than 50 yards in these woods so I may look at that distance a little more to see what groupings I can get. Hmm, squirrel season has been in for 3 weeks and I have yet to go. Better get my priorities straight.

Ranger413

Possum · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2004, 02:14:06 AM »

If you will sort the ammo by rim thickness, which is what the .22 round headspaces on, you will get tighter groups. You can do this while watching TV with the wife. Imagine increasing accuracy while scoring points for quality time! It does work. I am shooting
winchester Dynapoints (which has very good quality control for cheap ammo) and getting excellent results.

I use an old 223 casing, slip the 22 round in it, and take a measurement. Then I sort the ammo based on an average of what the measurement is. You will get the hang of it. If you choose, you can buy a commercial device made for this. It attaches on the caliper to give you a reading, but it is easier for me just to use the spent casing as a guide.

grodon of the north · « **Reply #6 on:** September 22, 2004, 07:56:23 PM »

That's good info Possum, Thanks. I seriously considered buying the stoney point tool in my last catalog order but ended up spending the dinero on other goodies figuring I'd try to make something to measure rims.
223 case sounds like it'll work great. Maybe I can trim one to just a avg. rim thickness shy of a round number and go from there. :-)
Still like to have the real tool but there are just so many things to soak up the shooting budget....Like ammo :wink:

Bullseye · « **Reply #7 on:** September 27, 2004, 02:55:02 PM »

You guys are going to force me to buy another barrel. I have a 10" match barrel but would just as soon not have the match if I could have the accuracy. The store up the road has a 14" regular chamber on clearance I would like to try, but did not figure I would get the accuracy, but here you guys are bragging about the accuracy from a regular chamber.

Keith L · « **Reply #8 on:** September 27, 2004, 04:25:15 PM »

Quote from: Bullseye

You guys are going to force me to buy another barrel. I have a 10" match barrel but would just as soon not have the match if I could have the accuracy. The store up the road has a 14" regular chamber on clearance I would like to try, but did not figure I would get the accuracy, but here you guys are bragging about the accuracy from a regular chamber.

What is wrong with a match chamber? I have two guns with that chamber, a 10/22 and a 10 inch ss contender barrel from TC. They both work fine so far.

Bullseye · « **Reply #9 on:** September 27, 2004, 05:25:39 PM »

My match chamber shoots great, nothing wrong with that. I just do not really like how hard it closes as the rifling engraves the bullet. I also get shavings of brass in the breech area of the gun from the tight fit.