Chum, it is allowed @ 50.
Paul
Paul
.22 WMR competition
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UH oh!
Here we go.
Here we go.
Oh Boy, Oh Boy....
This oughta be fun!
This oughta be fun!
Ski where are ya
I have to put in my .02 on this, better get some coffee.
I think there is match 22 WMR ammo but people don't recognize it. For example I caught some bullets undamaged in a snow bank. Remington 40gr PSP and JHP. They both measure about 15/32 in length. That fits perfectly in the ol' rifling equation for a 1:16 twist. I also retrieved a 50gr fed. It was 9/16 in length more suited to a 1:13 1/2 twist by numbers. Ski pulled a premier and it was .497" and that figures close to a 1:15 twist. I would be interested to know what those Armscore 45 grain measure lengthwise. I guess I'll have to pull a supreme to find out what it is and also a maxi mag. It would also be interesting to note the length of the federal sierras because they have been the most accurate 30 grain round from my 1:15 twist barrel. The weird part of it is how somepeople have great luck with 50-30grain in the same gun.
Anyways with .22lr match ammo I have noticed they come in many odd weights. I would imagine this is to change the length so you can match your barrels liking. All WMR ammo is copper jacketed and precisely shaped in alot of different weights. I would say it is all match ammo. There are many sizes and shapes to choose from.
Well enough rambling for me. Thanks to all who replied.
Had to edit. I went and looked at match ammo at .22 .com and they are all 40gr. Now I'm scratching my head here. .22lr is available in many different weights but all the match ammo is 40gr.........
I have to put in my .02 on this, better get some coffee.
I think there is match 22 WMR ammo but people don't recognize it. For example I caught some bullets undamaged in a snow bank. Remington 40gr PSP and JHP. They both measure about 15/32 in length. That fits perfectly in the ol' rifling equation for a 1:16 twist. I also retrieved a 50gr fed. It was 9/16 in length more suited to a 1:13 1/2 twist by numbers. Ski pulled a premier and it was .497" and that figures close to a 1:15 twist. I would be interested to know what those Armscore 45 grain measure lengthwise. I guess I'll have to pull a supreme to find out what it is and also a maxi mag. It would also be interesting to note the length of the federal sierras because they have been the most accurate 30 grain round from my 1:15 twist barrel. The weird part of it is how somepeople have great luck with 50-30grain in the same gun.
Anyways with .22lr match ammo I have noticed they come in many odd weights. I would imagine this is to change the length so you can match your barrels liking. All WMR ammo is copper jacketed and precisely shaped in alot of different weights. I would say it is all match ammo. There are many sizes and shapes to choose from.
Well enough rambling for me. Thanks to all who replied.
Had to edit. I went and looked at match ammo at .22 .com and they are all 40gr. Now I'm scratching my head here. .22lr is available in many different weights but all the match ammo is 40gr.........
NOW you've gone too far!
NOBODY! Calls me "civil" and gets away with it!
Why isn't there a separate class, for the Magnum in sanctioned competition?
The introduction of accurate/reliable MAAGGNNUUMM ammo and rifles is just fairly recent and it just doesn't enjoy the same popularity as the LR. (not enough of "us", out there.) Cost of ammo is one drawback, practice burns up alot of ammo.
[The following is my own opinion/experiance and not based on independant "sanctioned" competition results]
Why is the Magnum banned from competing with the LR?
Because, even with "Gerneral Purpose" ammo, an "off-the-shelf" SEMI-AUTO rifle and a good shooter.......
It'l whup the LR's butt, everytime! (at the distances that the LR normally compete at)
How many .22LR shooters, routinely, place their targets @100yds? And not feel that they're just throwing lead downrange.
What the .22LR is capable of doing out to 50 yds, the WMR can do out to 100 yds.
NOBODY! Calls me "civil" and gets away with it!
Why isn't there a separate class, for the Magnum in sanctioned competition?
The introduction of accurate/reliable MAAGGNNUUMM ammo and rifles is just fairly recent and it just doesn't enjoy the same popularity as the LR. (not enough of "us", out there.) Cost of ammo is one drawback, practice burns up alot of ammo.
[The following is my own opinion/experiance and not based on independant "sanctioned" competition results]
Why is the Magnum banned from competing with the LR?
Because, even with "Gerneral Purpose" ammo, an "off-the-shelf" SEMI-AUTO rifle and a good shooter.......
It'l whup the LR's butt, everytime! (at the distances that the LR normally compete at)
How many .22LR shooters, routinely, place their targets @100yds? And not feel that they're just throwing lead downrange.
What the .22LR is capable of doing out to 50 yds, the WMR can do out to 100 yds.
Checked the .22MR out Very carefully
The cost and the accuracy issues were NEGATIVE. - From what I could learn from Range Reports and trying out several brands of
rifles and ammo myself.
I know it's a rimfire forum, but for .22 at 100 to 150yds Iwent out and bought 2 different .22Hornets and brass,bullets, primers and powder. Tiny groups and I can reload. :t
The cost and the accuracy issues were NEGATIVE. - From what I could learn from Range Reports and trying out several brands of
rifles and ammo myself.
I know it's a rimfire forum, but for .22 at 100 to 150yds Iwent out and bought 2 different .22Hornets and brass,bullets, primers and powder. Tiny groups and I can reload.
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