I've shot Handgun Metallic Silhouette, both centerfire and rimfire years ago, and it was a lot of fun. I still have a few full-sized and lots of .22LR targets that we, especially the grand-kids, like to shoot.
Fun with a .22 rimfire
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Hokkmike
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Can you provide any details as to how it works?
Ranges that I currently belong to don't permit anything but paper targets.
In the '60's when I was growing up, I had access to land where we could shoot cans and bottles. I managed to put enough rounds through a 39A that I had to replace the barrel. Ah, the good ol' days.
In the '60's when I was growing up, I had access to land where we could shoot cans and bottles. I managed to put enough rounds through a 39A that I had to replace the barrel. Ah, the good ol' days.
aarondhgraham
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The "fun" you are talking about is precisely why I sold my Henry .22 lever rifle.
I was having way too much fun pretending I was Lucas McCain,,,
That rifle was the biggest ammo waster I have ever owned,,,
Worse than me and my semi-automatics.
I sold it to a friend who loved the rifle,,,
I mainly stick to single-shots now.
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I was having way too much fun pretending I was Lucas McCain,,,
That rifle was the biggest ammo waster I have ever owned,,,
Worse than me and my semi-automatics.
I sold it to a friend who loved the rifle,,,
I mainly stick to single-shots now.
Aarond
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doubleh
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Howland937
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Hey, What's so funny? I've never gotten deducted for hitting a washer yet
grampster
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My dad bought a .22LR bolt action Remington back in the 1930's. I learned to shoot with that rifle in the range my dad made in the basement of our house using the converted old coal bin where he built a contraption to safely receive .22 shorts we used. I still have it and have shot it often throughout my life. I also bought a S&W mod 63 revolver in .22LR many years ago and I've put many, many rounds through that one too, though not recently. .22's are cheap fun.
I used to have an aluminum-receivered Remington .22 LR pump that pointed great and used to be great for shooting aerial targets. One day, as a teen, my shooting buddy said that another guy shot cigarettes out of people's mouths. I told him that was stupid. He was smoking a cigarette and threw the butt down in the gravel pit. I picked it up, threw it in the air in a safe direction, and neatly shot the live ash off it.
Then, later that year, I swapped the pump for a Marlin 39A, but it wasn't good at aerial targets, so never tried it again. Just as well, because safe places to shoot aerials with a rifle are few and far between.
Then, later that year, I swapped the pump for a Marlin 39A, but it wasn't good at aerial targets, so never tried it again. Just as well, because safe places to shoot aerials with a rifle are few and far between.
Some of the best shooting fun I ever had was shooting in the open-burning dumps of the past. We'd shoot fifty or more rats in an outing, but may not have made much of a dent in the population.
Dr T
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We had a population explosion of jackrabbits out in the ranch country during the late 60's. After school we would get a couple of boxes of 22 shells each and a ranch truck and instructions not to come back until the ammo was gone.
But that was work...
But that was work...
Ole Joe Clark
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I just received my new Leupold VX Freedom 3 x 9 x 40 mm scope for .22lr. Got it mounted on my old Marlin model 80DL bolt action but haven't made it to the range yet. Bought the rifle about 50 years ago, I think I gave $25.00 for it.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
This target was with the Weaver scope that I replaced on the Marlin. 14 shots at 25 yds, not to bad for an old guy.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
This target was with the Weaver scope that I replaced on the Marlin. 14 shots at 25 yds, not to bad for an old guy.
SGW Gunsmith
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I don't believe I've ever encountered a Marlin 80, or 81 that didn't shoot well.
SGW Gunsmith
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When my shooting buddy, Catholic school mate, and I, were both 14, we were both lucky enough to talk our parents into a Remington Nylon 66 Mohawk for Christmas. Once bunny and squirrel season ended, we headed to the "open pit dump" to help eradicate the rat population that was plentiful. We both taped flashlights onto our forends and loaded up 15 rounds, fed into the tube from the buttstock. By this time, around 4:30 PM, it started to get dark and the rustling around began by the rats in the freshly dumped garbage. I always tried to find an old kitchen table, or a discarded chair, to stand on so I didn't have a rat crawl up my blue jeans leg. Man, I can't even tell ya how many .22 Long Rifle rounds we fired, or how many rats we sent to "rat heaven", but it sure was a ton of fun.
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You can have some serious fun shooting Silhouette with a .22. The standard course is fired at four different ranges, with five shots fired offhand in two and half minutes at each range. It's one of the few rifles games that is actually fun to watch and the feedback is instant. Which is why many shooters are reluctant to give it a try and be publicly embarrassed. But missing is part of the game and the challenge to get better is addictive. It's a natural game for anyone who enjoys .22 rifles and the company of like minded sportsmen (and Sportswomen). There are rules for different classes of rifle: here are the rifles I fire in the Standard and Hunter class events. The colored stickers inspection passes at the National Championships from several years.I
Scooter22
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I have a lot of vintage .22 rifles and use them the most. If you wan a fun action target get some scrap 2x4s and cut them into squares. Then drill a hole centered about 1" in from the edge. Slip a piece of bailing wire through and twist it to secure the block on one end. Leave a foot of wire to attach it so it hangs freely. When you hit it will start swinging and oscillating. It,s real fun with a semi. You can time it to hit on each swing around. Now eventually a section gets shot off then another so you end up with a very small, short, narrow piece. I paint them florescent orange and green so they really show up. You usually get well over 20 hits and a lot of action before you "clean the wire".
NIGHTLORD40K
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I had an 81DL with the heavy barrel and beavertail stock which wasnt very accurate for some reason. My 80E is a tackdriver, though-
It gives the 1922 a run for the money.
Great way to have harmless, inexpensive fun. I feel sorry for city dwellers who haves such limited access to outdoor fun like this. I've purchased three .22s in the last year. Heading to the range Monday for another good time
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I had an 81DL with the heavy barrel and beavertail stock which wasnt very accurate for some reason. My 80E is a tackdriver, though-
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It gives the 1922 a run for the money.
When time allows, I'll set this "rig" up on my bench to test .22 rimfire ammunition. The aluminum I-beam here holds a Marlin Model 81 barreled action. I machined an aluminum block that makes the action a "single shot only" so I can just drop a round into the receiver and push the bolt forward. For the most part, the barrel is completely free-floated but, I do have a means to put upward pressure on the barrel via a brass tipped screw only to see how a barrel will shoot by adding upward pressure to dampen whatever barrel nodes from a .22 rimfire round that may create any barrel vibration:
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