Posted on 08/11/2016 5:56:15 AM PDT by w1n1
I'm convinced that the Ruger 10/22 is the most popular .22 rifle of all time. Not only is it a great little rifle right out of the box, but there are probably a million aftermarket items available that enhance its functionality even further, making it the most “trick-out-able” gun on the market.
Not bad for a rifle that first hit the market in 1964.
The 10/22 became my go-to rifle pretty quickly. How could I not love it? It’s extremely dependable, accurate and, as I mentioned, you can trick it out as much as you want. But it was my quest to hunt the elusive whistle pig (which in southern Idaho, where I shoot, refers to a Townsend’s ground squirrel) that led me to desire a higher level of accuracy, which in turn led to this article.
I love hunting varmints in the spring, and on good days I’ll shoot 400 to 500 rounds at these ornery targets. But if you’re like me when shooting hundreds of rounds using a gun with a small capacity clip, you’ll get frustrated, and I mean fast. In fact, it’s easy enough to get frustrated if you don’t have two or three fully stocked 25-shot banana clips on hand.
As my experience progressed, it got to be fun to see how far out I could hit whistle pigs. I hit one a year or so ago at 197 yards, and then another at 207 yards. If they hold still and let you get three shots to zero in, you can hit them out there. Of course, the gale-like winds we encounter regularly out on the high plains here in Idaho don’t help with long-range shooting. Read the rest of the story here.
We lookin’ at the same pitcher? Leupold has a gold ring at the objective end.
So, yer saying that the scope that ISN’T mounted is mounted incorrectly? Dude. It’s just laying there. Probably easier to photograph balanced on the knob.
I’m saying that “it don’t look right” laying there like that backwards relative to the stock. If they’re going to stage it in a pitcha like that it needs to be correct relative to whatever else is in the pitcha in order for it to be right. Otherwise it’s wrong.
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