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  1. JG26_Irish

    The .22 LR alternative, the .17 Mach 2?

    OBX, you are so correct. All the 17’s foul so quickly. And that tiny bore does not take much fouling to affect accuracy. The Mach2 being slower is the most forgiving of the bunch. But when I clean them, I take my time and do it right. When the 17wsm came out, people on rimfire central were all...
  2. JG26_Irish

    The .22 LR alternative, the .17 Mach 2?

    I hunt small game with a mach2 Sav MKII. It is a sub moa rifle at 100y from a bench on bags. I have killed squirrels out to about 80y with it. My skills limit m to not much further when shooting with a tree or stick as a rest. Using the old Eley ammo. The horn Andy is nearly as good. It is a...
  3. JG26_Irish

    Anyone shooting the Bergara Micro Rimfire?

    I picked up one of the BMR Bergara a few weeks ago to see if it was a worthy factory match rifle. Mounted a Mueller 8-32x optic which is not top drawer but had been very competitive on my CZ457 VPT last year. First impression of the Bergara is, “Disappointing”. I had a wide array of top match...
  4. JG26_Irish

    What would you consider match accuracy?

    I took the Sako out to the big boyz range at our club this weekend. This range has only steel tgts from about 100y out to just under 1000y in irregular increments. Our current steel targets off the standard firing line: 100 yards, 220 Yards, 335 yards, 385 yards, 400 yards, 424 yards, 519...
  5. JG26_Irish

    Custom Remington 541S ?

    Shoot it with some Lapua CX or Midas ammo in 27 or 28 speed. It will likely shoot well with both. Those old Remington 540 series rifles shoot well above their pedigree. I won a national match with mine when we were still allowed to shoot American rifles in factory rimfire class. I would echo...
  6. JG26_Irish

    200 Yard .22LR Shooting - Common Place Now Days?

    As a kid, I shot my 22 at many tgts out past 200y. Bottles floating in the creek with iron sights was my favorite. But we never knew the actual distance. Most of our ammo was Remington and Winchester HV hollow point hunting ammo. Fast forward to the present, I had never shot groups with 22lr...
  7. JG26_Irish

    What would you consider match accuracy?

    I can offer my opinion. Based on my PRS rifle and multiple data sources. Rifle is a Sako Quad Custom with Lilja bbl using a Arken SH4 6-24x FFP MIL optic. Lapua CX ammo. Most outside of the test center data was shot as 5shot groups measured center to center from bipod & rear bag on a bench...
  8. JG26_Irish

    sako quad vs remington 540x ?

    I have a Sako Quad with a Lilja bbl and two Rem 540XR's. The Remingtons shoot well, damn well and I used one to win a national BR match a couple years ago. The trigger is adjustable down to about 1.5 lbs but it is a single shot and the stock is ugly. The bbl is long and it has the nasty habit...
  9. JG26_Irish

    They wanted more 'diversity' in the Oscars. Wirlstar!

    C-Roc should have told Will, "Dude, you hit like a Gurl." Will is twice his size and if that was a real punch, should have decked the lil comedian. Just sayin. I say it was some old school WWF style staged BS.
  10. JG26_Irish

    Factory Lot Testing

    This is an interesting question and I wish I had more visibility of the answers. I always figured that when the machines were just put back in service after an overhaul, maintenance, cleaning cycle, they would run some ammo and the first cartridges went into SK or Eley Club, Wulf etc, once the...
  11. JG26_Irish

    Got permission to get a new 22. Please help

    Clean the Ruger again. I lube my rifles with 1-2 drops of a high grade gun lube and a Q-tip. Only lube the metal parts that rub on other metal parts and only with the minimum amount of lube. Less is more. If you are shooting is a dry, windy, dusty environment, then a dry type lube is a must...
  12. JG26_Irish

    Trigger for REM 700

    My last build started as a factory Rem 700 in 223. Put it into a Bell & Carlson chassis. The rifle was one of those with the trigger recall, so I replaced the trigger with a Timney Calvin Elite unit with a safety on it. I have been please with it. 8oz but can be adjusted to be heavier as...
  13. JG26_Irish

    First set of binos - which mag?

    As a precision shooter, you will love prairie dogging. As for Bino's for PD hunting - in a word, they are not necessary. Once you see the first dog town and recognize what it looks like, you can literally spot PD towns with the naked eye from a mile away. I can see them from google maps even...
  14. JG26_Irish

    Climate Change. Is this really about weather or is it the “climate we live in that needs to be changed”

    Climate Change is Leftist bullshit for "Give us more control of your life". Yes, the climate changes, and that is normal. Most of the variance is due to variations in the Sun's output year on year. To claim that the changes be it warming or cooling are largely man-made and thus controllable...
  15. JG26_Irish

    Bergara bmr vs Christiansen ranger

    I have wanted to like the Christensen Arms rifle due to its light weight. As a hunter, it is probably OK since you would not be running thru thousands of rds of ammo with it. As a match rifle, all I can say is that our match Dir bought one to compete in ARA factory matches and kept it for all...
  16. JG26_Irish

    The Grid

    What Justin is saying is very true. There are not many rimfire 22's capable of half MOA at 50y or 100y "All day long". If,... you can do that even part of the time, you have a fine shooting rifle. I shoot a little bit of rimfire benchrest from time to time, both sanctioned ARA matches and...
  17. JG26_Irish

    Sako Quad Hunter Pro .22 LR Rifle

    I have a custom quad in a McMillan A5 stock with a Lilja heavy bbl in 22lr, and a Lilja 17 M2 tapered bbl for hunting. It is one of my most accurate rifles and I have some very accurate rifles. As a hunter, it is heavy. Often too heavy for me to want to lug it around all day. But it depends...
  18. JG26_Irish

    Bergara BMR Micro Rimfire .22 LR

    Bergara BMR report - somewhat 2nd hand. The match director for our local ARA factory benchrest matches showed up at our weekly fun shoot (read highly competitive cutthroat rimfire sporter/sand bag match) with a shiney new BMR. He has owned & competed with about all the rimfire sporters...
  19. JG26_Irish

    6X5 Thread V5.0 *new 1/1/21*

    A new 6x5 entry for 2021 9.9.21 Conditions - Hot, 88 deg F, mild breeze only Dist - 50y Rifle: Anschutz Model 54 Super match gen-I, vintage 1958 Optic: Unertl 20x Ammo: Lapua Center X, speed code 27 Best: 0.144" - 0.275 MOA Ave: 0.199" - 0.380 MOA I posted a shot of...
  20. JG26_Irish

    What is the longest known .22LR shots?

    A friend and I have shot 22 ELR out to 400y which is the limit of our local range. At 200y & 300y is is fairly easy to hit a modest 8" plate with most if not all rounds once you have your dope sorted out. Going to 400y is a big step. We were able to hit a IPSC tgt with regularity once we had...
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