Red Castle will start ,22 silhouette matches in April .The schedule is on the web site you do not need to be a member to shoot in a match . Typical match is 40 targets , 10 each , chickens @ 40 meters, pigs @ 60 m. , turkeys @ 77 m. , rams @ 100 meters .
I remember PMC in a yellow box made in Korea 40 grain standard velocity sold for less than 2 bucks, was outstanding ammo Used it in the silhouette game would have been mid 1980s
I considered buying a SA 35 , BUT was put off by what the display gun looked like the finish on both sides of the slide was scuffed and worn off . The sales guy said something about kids mishandling the gun . No worries ... right
So what would a hot blue job cost ? Or cerakote ?
Here is my version of a custom 10/22 , scope is a Leupold 6.5 x 20 efr set up for silhouette . The barrel is a Green Mountain. I used a deep socket wrapped with sand paper to open up the stock were it meets the reciever.
Many years ago I replaced my barrel with a Green Mountain, fluted tapered barrel . A full bull barrel changes the weight and balance of the rifle . My rifle balances just in front of the magazine. The trigger was tuned with Valquartson parts .Once in a while I use it in the sillywett game.
Since we are discussing. 222 I was in Sports World in Tulsa recently and spied a Browning Safari in. 222 made in Finland in the used gun rack .Pretty sure it is Sako Vixen marked Browning I think it had a Ziese scope on it . Not something you see every day .
Sad day at the bench . Opened my last canister of Varget priced at 26 $$ . Anyone use Benchmark and 75 grain pills l may have to do some experimenting. l found Benchmark worked well with bullets under 55 grains .
Just a reminder Red Castle will start sillywett season in April. Check out the Red Castle web site for info , you do not need to be a member to shoot in a match.
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