Frankie Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 What's the average distance you find yourself shooting your 15-22 - are you geared more towards up close and tactical or are you pushing long range?Since I mainly shoot paper targets I find myself shooting at about 25yds, sometimes even closer. This is because any further out and I can barely tell where I am hitting the paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 i shoot my gsg5 out to 100yds, but not much. mostly to 50 yds on steel, you can always hear your hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Do you have your own steel targets or are they range provided? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 i bring some from what i cut as scrap from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Nice!I need to invest in some steel to mix up my shooting. Do you recommend any particular type/thickness for .22LR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I generally shoot .22lr rifles at 50 yards, .22lr handguns out to 25 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmurff Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I shoot a tricked out 10/22 in Rimfire Tactical matches the targets are generally 25yd since shooters can use rifles or pistols.50 to 100 yds when I'm trying to improve my accuracy. I have an el cheapo Marlin bolt action .22 I love to use off the bench with bi-pod at 50 yards on small challenging targets.3626_d94588ef91080acaf0b024874990dcc4fec8b288.pdf3627_b264eca58923f5e0db319cffea8e60bfe18bab06.pdf3628_6dc88944d6402a0e12a7042e8b8c1caede2278ba.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Nice!I need to invest in some steel to mix up my shooting. Do you recommend any particular type/thickness for .22LR? 22Lr doesn't have to be thick, but for .308 i use the 3/8" to 1/2", goes through 1/4" like butter, actually got it through two 1/4" plates at 75 yids. 22Lr just goes splat, and disintegrates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhouse Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 I do all of my rimfire at my steel silhouette range, chickens at 40yds, pigs at 50 yds, turkeys at 75 yds, hogs at 100 yds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Man, that's a nice range Mad. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhouse Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Yeah, it's great. And it's private too, which is cool, no jackasses from the general public. It only costs $140 / year with access to two ranges, but the other is quite a drive and I've never been. That other one has rifle ranges out to 1000 yds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I swap out the 22 for same distances as regular centerfire, so anywhere from ~ 7 to 20 yards with the pistol and ~ 7 to 100 yards with the rifle. Of course sometime a tad closer or further depending on what drills I'm doing or speed. I do find I tend to use reduced size targets more often with the rimfire in order to get them in closer so i can see shots on the paper. I'm a fan of shooting steel as well. Mostly because I'm lazy and hate swapping paper or other targets much. I also have the advantage of having a private set of ranges on the farm here in good old Virginia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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