I was at the range last night shooting 40 grain mini mags and 40 grain Blazers. Wish I took photos. I was getting single holes with very few fliers with this cheap bulk stuff at 50 yds. Made me pretty happy. Wish I had taken some photos.

 

So I take it kidd builds are not for shooting?

 

 

Kidd Super Grade, bipod and rear bag.

These 2 pics are 50 round groups from ammo testing. These were shot from a bipod and shouldered at the bench.

 

Here is my Kidd rifle and a ten shot group at 50yrds with SK std +

 

Here is my Kidd rifle and a ten shot group at 50yrds with SK std +

What stock is that?

 

 

 

One of these need to be on my wish list

 

So I love the pics of all the Kidd builds. Let’s see the rifle with a current target. I’m thinking about going to the dark side.
so anyone wanna share some Target Pics?

I love mine, insanely accurate,

 

Kidd 20" black barrel
2 stage trigger 8oz/8oz
custom stock
Prado Sunday 4/2/23
Distance 55 yards
Diameter of circle is 1"
5 rounds per target

targets 1 and 2 are Eley Benchrest precision
3 is Tac-22
4 is Eley Match
9 and 10 are center-X, the lot number ending in 337

6,7 and 8 are Center-X the lot number ending in 653

So there's one lot of Center-X that is outstanding, the rest not so much

 

100 yds Maybe I should have went that way

 

Here is one of mine from a few days ago using my new 18" LW barrel. This is the best it has done overall that I think is due to a little warmer temperatures around 50 degrees. Looking forward to more when its even warmer.

 

So I love the pics of all the Kidd builds. Let’s see the rifle with a current target. I’m thinking about going to the dark side.
so anyone wanna share some Target Pics?

My Kidd Super Grade. Shoots well.

 

My Kidd Super Grade. Shoots well. View attachment 383979 View attachment 383980

Great target!!
Tell us about the vintage of your Supergrade, and any tweaks may have like bedding, and what KIDD trigger.
I assume your target was shot at 50yds.

Mine shown in post #21 is a 2013/2014 Supergrade with the barrel screwed onto the receiver (so not a switch barrel,) with the KIDD 2 stage set at 3oz/3oz.
The stock was a special McMillian copy of the Anschutz famous Silhouette Stock made for KIDD that is machined so tight that it's essentially bedded.
Got to Love KIDD.

Smooth

 

5-5 shot group average at 50 yards while setting tuner up.

 

5-5 shot group average at 50 yards while setting tuner up. View attachment 383988

What barrel?
Tuner?
Any weight added to the tuner?

Nice target, sir 👍🏻

DrG

 

I used IBS Rimfire 50 yard targets, one shot per bull. Used OnTarget to create these 25-shot composites. I've been comparing against my CZ 457 for my own purposes, so with my methodology, if there is a malfunction and the round is not too deformed to fit comfortably in the chamber, it gets fired. Right, wrong, or indifferent, that is how I did it. Most of the fliers with Eley, the Match and Tenex in particular, are the result of this.

Kidd Classic 16.5" bull barrel build, 100% Kidd parts, sitting in Hogue Overmold stock. Shot off concrete bench, using front heavy bag and rear bag.


CCI Subsonic HP:

CCI SV:

Eley Match (3 malfunctions, the three highest rounds are those):

Eley Semi Auto Benchrest:

Eley Semi Auto Outlaw:

Eley Tenex (5 malfunctions, the 5 rounds outside the ring are those):

Norma Tac-22 black box (that little guy down there? don't worry about him. Seriously, I have no explanation.):

Norma Tac-22 red box:

RWS R-50:

 

50 yards with the new kidd setup and federal automatch. I pulled the one shot to the right, 5 shot group.

I'm pretty sure it'll do better with better ammo.

-Dave

 

USBR target that I shot in Aug of 2021.
RWS R50 at 50yds of course.
I did it just to see what a 10/22 could do, and came out so nice I had one of my fellow USBR competitors sign it off.
I shot a few more targets with a 242-5X and a 239-4X so this is the best it has shot.

Our Range has a 12 month long USBR match now it its 6th year shooting 2 targets in 45 minutes on the 1st Saturday of each month.
In the match I shoot my 1727F CISM, and just starting last month my new Holeshot 2500X.
But it was fun to see what a 2013/2014 Supergrade with great ammo could do.

This is is how it was set up the day I shot the target.
In our match we don't allow tuners and you must shoot off a Bi-Pod and a rear sandbag.

And this is its best glam shot.

Smooth

 

Here is my Kidd rifle. It has a Kidd 20" bbl. As well as Kidd bolt and charging handle. The trigger is a two stage, 3 oz/3oz. The group shot with Eley Match is 5 shots at 50 yards. Measures .185.
The SK RM group is 5 shots at 50 yards. Measures .119.

 

Enjoying this thread owning a SG with 20" heavy and 18" LW barrel. To all those that have posted one group with each ammo, would it be possible to get the average group size for that ammo of the 10 five shot groups you shot that day? I have some spectacular cherry pickers as well but mine with something like SK+ does around 1/2" at 50 when you count all of them.

 

I really need to get some better ammo to test my kidd thoroughly after seeing all your group results 😄
For what it is, the federal automatch isn't bad, but my group is about all it can do (minus the one called flyer).

Is there any brand your builds prefer? I have a 16.5" kidd heavy barrel.

-Dave

 

I really need to get some better ammo to test my kidd thoroughly after seeing all your group results

Dave, unless there are numerous groups being reported do not use any singles as results you can expect to get as that is never their average. Some posted groups from many months ago, so what about lately or results that don't look so good. I determined to not go over the lower end price point in Eley and SK. Came across a great deal in Eley Club for only $6 a box so bought more than I could use. My limit is just under $700 a case ($7 a box). Easy to spend more but to what end as I am shooting mostly field/offhand. If you own a Kidd like me, you do not own a benchrest gun! Don't try to force it to be one. Try SK Standard+. SK Pistol Match & Special if not too expensive and Eley Target & Club and see what happens. I like all of these but they do not do enough better than the TAC-22 at $4 a box that I have tested extensively.

 

Thanks!

I shot a lot of eley club and tenex as a kid- it's what my grandpa could get overseas. The smell still reminds me of shooting back then, the burnt powder has a really unique odor to it 😄

 

I see one of these in my future.

 

My Ultimate is Brownells receiver, KIDD 18" SS .920 bbl, KIDD 2 stage trigger, JWH bolt, JWH guide rod and spring, KIDD charge handle, ORYX chassis, Hawke 6-24 Vantage scope, custom bag rider. Shoots extremely well with quality ammo. Here are some pics of groups at 50 and 100 yds, I have lots more.

 

Super right there.

 

My Ultimate is Brownells receiver, KIDD 18" SS .920 bbl, KIDD 2 stage trigger, JWH bolt, JWH guide rod and spring, KIDD charge handle, ORYX chassis, Hawke 6-24 Vantage scope, custom bag rider. Shoots extremely well with quality ammo. Here are some pics of groups at 50 and 100 yds, I have lots more. View attachment 397480 View attachment 397481 View attachment 397482 View attachment 397484 View attachment 397486 View attachment 397488

My Ultimate is Brownells receiver, KIDD 18" SS .920 bbl, KIDD 2 stage trigger, JWH bolt, JWH guide rod and spring, KIDD charge handle, ORYX chassis, Hawke 6-24 Vantage scope, custom bag rider. Shoots extremely well with quality ammo. Here are some pics of groups at 50 and 100 yds, I have lots more. View attachment 397480 View attachment 397481 View attachment 397482 View attachment 397484 View attachment 397486 View attachment 397488 View attachment 397480 View attachment 397481 View attachment 397482 View attachment 397484 View attachment 397486 View attachment 397488
Vaguru,
Nice work....would you tell us how many rounds per target so we old people have a better understanding what we are looking at. I too am trying to do some testing to try to hit those
targets with a newly acquired super grade perched in a Victor Titan stock.....Are we able to use an old historic word like stock anymore? Anyway thank you for sharing your information

 

Vaguru,
Nice work....would you tell us how many rounds per target so we old people have a better understanding what we are looking at. I too am trying to do some testing to try to hit those
targets with a newly acquired super grade perched in a Victor Titan stock.....Are we able to use an old historic word like stock anymore? Anyway thank you for sharing your information