So there I was.... browsing in a brand new Fun Shop, when suddenly it called to me. "Here I am.... Over here! Look over here...... pick me up.... hold me in your arms.... Try my trigger...."
Now, Carteach asks permission before he dry fires a weapon. When it's a rimfire, a "No" brings no hard feelings, because Carteach is no 'Rimfire Dummy'. On older rimfire firearms, dry firing can and will smash the firing pin into the face of the breech, damaging both. Many, if not most, new rimfire weapons have corrected this in their design. That said... snap caps and dummy rounds assure that no damage will occur to the mechanism, and are worth using.
So, Carteach was provided with a pack of these A-Zoom 22 Lr Action Proving Dummy Rounds
in order to try the trigger on the siren singing to me from across the counter. While the A-zoom solid aluminum dummy rounds are not really snap caps, they do serve acceptably as such in my experience. Even better, they function perfectly through the action, letting the shooter practice the entire manual of arms in a dry fire session.I did try the trigger, and promptly handed the rifle back to the nice lady, along with my drivers license for the NICS check. That sneaky slinky little .22 was with me when I left the shop.
Here's where the contest comes in: The first person who can guess (In comments) what the rifle is, and does so the most accurately, will win a pack of A-Zoom 22 Lr Action Proving Dummy Rounds
.Let the guessing begin!
As for me, I have a vegetable bed to weed, a truckload of mulch to spread, a scope to mount, and a new rifle to sight in!
(Update.... a hint is requested)
Okay.... here is the target shot with the first five rounds ever fired from the rifle. The distance was only 36 feet and it was fired using the back porch railing as a rest, after installing an Eotech as a sighting device. The target dot measures an inch, and those are .22 rimfire bullet holes.
15 comments:
What....? Not even the tiniest of hints?
A base gun for your LTR build. I'm going to guess a Marlin 795.
Remington 513T Matchmaster? OK, that was a wild stab.
Since you liked the trigger and they made you use the dummy rounds, I'll guess a Marlin 795. Knowing your proclivities, I'd figure a wooden stock version..:-)
Anon.... The snap caps ARE a hint, as well as recent posts here :-)
David and Hartley... Nope.
JFT... A 513T? If they had one there at a decent price, you can bet I would have bought it. I'd LOVE to have one of those!
OK, since the snap caps are a clue, it can't be a 10/22.. and we know you already have a M&P 15-22...which gave you troubles.
So - next guess, because you slapped the Eotech on it easily - a GSG-5, probably the variant with the fake suppressor.
Um... just because they handed me dummy rounds, why can't it be a 10/22?
:-)
It's probably a CZ - although there are so many models available I can't guess them. 513? 452 or 453? 455? 512?
Art, the 10/22 is widely known as not needing snap caps to protect the firing pin and chamber face.
So does that mean you got a 10/22? If so, I'm gonna guess the "target" variety with the heavier 20" barrel..:-)
I have two 10/22s myself, both started as 18.5" carbines - the 1984 one still is, with Tech Sights on it - the other now sports a 20" bull barrel and an Archangel Target stock. I haven't shot it in the new configuration yet, tho.
Lol... okay Hartley, shoot me an address. You win!
Yup... Ruger 10/22 target, in satin stainless, with the brown laminate stock and the spiral forged heavy barrel.
I went with the Eotech for now, as I wish to shoot next months Appleseed with it. I expect I'll be soon digging through my 'ring collection' and putting a scope on it soon enough, if only to see just how accurate this thing is.
I've kind of been jonesing for a 10/22 since the last Appleseed, but held back at the idea of buying another 'project' gun that I would tear down and rebuild at considerable expense.
Tripping the trigger on this thing at the store, I realized I wouldn't have to do a darn thing to this one. It cost quite a bit more than the base model, but needs nothing but optics to be ready to go. Those I have, and a fair choice.
A new 10/22 Takedown followed me home from a gun show yesterday. Not that the wife doesn't already have a 10/22 that she lets me shoot... I just couldn't resist. And they are holding Appleseed shoots a lot closer now and we discussed going last night. No overnight stay will be required.
Have fun with the new gun.
Terry T
Florida
I looked the take down model the other day. Looked very closely.... and liked what I saw.
Not what I was looking for as a hyper accurate excuse killing Appleseed rifle, but still a really nice bit of work.
I'm thinking that take down model would find a perfect home... cased and under my truck seat.
Now all you will need to ace the Appleseed is a good sling and a Tri Y magazine clamp. Load one with two rounds & the other two with 8 rds so you can't make a mistake. Fire the first round (of two) and change mags so you dont have to do the re-cock drill.
Then open up the can of whoop-ass.
Since you liked the trigger, it was a no-brainer to figure you got the Target version, as the stock carbine trigger needs some work to make it "good". That model with the laminated stock is really good looking, IMHO - we're ALL waiting for pictures, ya know!
I put Kidd trigger upgrades in both of my carbines, though I had to get a new plastic trigger housing (eBay, cheep) for my olde one, as it's metal housing disagreed with the Kidd parts.
If you don't have one already, scrounge up a torque screwdriver for assembling the barrel to the receiver and receiver to the stock. I'm told 30 in-lb is the right setting, tho YMMV.
I predict a scope will make you happy - my olde eyes sure liked the ability to actually discern the target from the fuzzies..:-)
The .22 snap caps came in today, Art - Thanks!
It looks like you've acquired a beautiful shootin' iron, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with "no excuses"..:-)
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