dryosmosis

actually .22's arent that bad at all, they are actually used for college level rifle competitions. they are really good at getting their owners experience in calculating windage, tigger control, and breathing technique down before moving on to bigger and more powerful guns. but i will tell you from experience, you cant go wrong with a winchester 308, probably one of the most accurate, true shooting guns i have had the pleasure of firing.

Dr.Boost

Yeah, but can you realistically target practice at ~100yds with a .22? I have no experience with them, but I would imagine that .22 is going to drop quite a few feet in 100yds. It would be a pain in the *** trying to be accurate at long distance with one, but I guess that would make it more of a challenge.
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Bone1

.22 LR @ 50 yards benched and bagged, 30 rounds, I couldn't see the center any more hence the flyers at the end



This is with cheapo Winchester Super-X ammo, my Ruger 10/22 just happen to like that LOT, I bought 4 bricks of it

Standard Sportster, I floated the barrel with two pieces of a credit card, Volt hammer, then an 1/8" ball bearing behind the trigger plunger to limit over travel.

Now if I was to buy a tuned 10/22 with fluted bull barrel, the group at 100 yards would be the same size or smaller, sub MOA accuracy.

Handloads.......

FActory 30/30 vs. my first 30/30 load, MArlin 336 in 30/30 lever action @ 100 yards, 6 shots in both targets



37.0 grs is the maxload for that powder and bullet weight for 2,555 fps, I reduced by 12% for starting load, wouldn't change a thing.

b16sellout

Went to the range today, had to re-zero the .30-06 (scope was canted somehow). Went with the other guy who works in the arms room with me, he brought his .22-250. I was holding about 3/4 MOA at 100yds and he was consistant with 1/2 MOA at 10yds. He also a much better shot than I am.

alpalwal

What's the advantage of a floated barrel?

b16sellout

The harmonics of the barrel during firing are undisturbed and it greatly increases accuracy on some models.

Bone1

a barrel "whips" when fired, you want it in a flat zone as the bullet exits the muzzle.

It can be tuned by varing the powder charge, or some rifles have an adjustable weight/muzzle brake on the end. Browning has their BOSS system.

kain

i think the record sniper shot was by a canadian in afghanistan, somewhere like... 2,430 meters

E-b0la

Now that's the advantage of hand loading. Very nice

Bone1

that was my first 30/30 reload, lucky guess