Rimfire revolver day

[ECVMatt]

I had planned on making this a rimfire rendezvous weekend, but unfortunately my daughter decided to come with me and bring 6 of her friends. They are 12 years old and a handful! They are great kids but full of energy.

I see realized that I would not have a ton of time for shooting So after a morning of swimming and then getting them settled into a movie this afternoon I grab a couple of my rimfire revolvers and headed out for some plinking.

I brought my Ruger Wrangler and my 1956 K22. I realize these are too completely different kinds of guns , but I shoot them quite a bit in the desert so I thought it would be fun to compare them side-by-side.

I had 2 different types of ammunition: Winchester wildcat, and Remington golden bullets. The winchesters were the worst shooting of the bunch, especially out of the ruger! It was basically more of a pattern than group. The Remington on the other hand shot well which made me very happy because I have a ton of it.

The K22 especially like The Remington and gave me the best group of the day. Single action, at about 15 yds, and you could cover it with a nickel.

After shooting at paper, I spent the rest of the afternoon just relaxing and plinking at targets in the desert. I brought my steel rimfire target, and the poor, canejo flaco, took a shellacking from the K22.

All and all it was a great afternoon and a ton of fun. It's nice to just sit on the tailgate, load up some rimfire, and have a relaxing afternoon.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Woot woot!

Ive had the same results from Winchester .22s- if they even chamber at all.

Hopefully I'll be able to do some plinking this weekend.

 

[Tallball]

Nice!

 

[chicharrones]

I love rimfire revolver days.

Last week I did some plinking with my Bearcat and reminded myself how much I suck at shooting that gun right out of the "holster".

I think I need to red dot the thing.

 

[ms6852]

Personally, I find nothing more enjoyable and satisfying than just shooting 22's.

 

[dranrab]

I only have one rimfire revolver. It's plenty fun and accurate.

 

[sparkyv]

Winchester loose-packed bulk rimfire is the worst. I FINALLY shot the last of my stash in my Wrangler recently. You couldn't give the stuff to me. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

The winchesters were the worst shooting of the bunch, especially out of the ruger!

I love rimfire revolver days.

 

[Riomouse911]

Great day! Glad you got some time to get out there and shoot a bit.

Supposed to get a bit caliente up the hill over the next couple of days, looks like you missed most of the heat.

Stay safe.

 

[ECVMatt]

I definitely beat the heat! It is about 15 degrees hotter today than it was on Saturday. It is actually getting to my favorite time of the year with 80/90's in the day and 60's at night.

It is cooling back down this weekend and I still have some .22 rifles I would like to shoot.... I should probably work on the house though.

I am still amazed by the accuracy of my K22, so much so that I am thinking about selling a couple of other .22 handguns and then go on the hunt for a second one for my son.

I am pretty sure I have a sickness, but it only seems to effect my bank account so I guess I will survive.

 

[chicharrones]

I was on a job in Abilene, Tx. yesterday and couldn’t believe the temps were only in the ‘90s. Cooler shootin’ weather is a comin’!

 

[maxxhavoc]

I only have one rimfire revolver. It's plenty fun and accurate.

Is that an original Taurus 94? Do yourself a favor and try to handle a 942. They are newer and WAY smoother. Like 1/3 the trigger pull.

 

[James K2020]

Looking forward to a rimfire revolver day this week myself. Colt OP and OMM in .22 plus try my H&R 999 again with pink thread locker to keep the sight screws from backing out this time.

 

[.45Coltguy]

Excellent desert day ECVMatt. 99% of my shooting/plinking is in the high desert. There simply isn't a better place.
I'll be taking my .22lr out with me soon enough. Like you say, sittin' on the tailgate and have at it. Bliss.

 

[dranrab]

Is that an original Taurus 94? Do yourself a favor and try to handle a 942. They are newer and WAY smoother. Like 1/3 the trigger pull.

It's about 20 years old.

 

[DDDWho]

my only rim fire revolver, a Rossi “Plinker”. Its quality is way beyond the price.

 

[J-Bar]

Geez, I love .22s.