reubs Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 hi guys. my mate and i are having an argument about the killing range of a 22 rimfire. i say that with the rite amo it will kill at 500 yrds. i say this because ive seen my dad kill a fox at that range. any veiws on that reubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 ...........Take a nought off Consistancy of ammo lets these guns down IMO..........between 50 - 75 m depending on what you are feeding the gun Ive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 I shoot very comfortably out to 150 yards for ground hogs, rabbits and pheasants. NTTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 hi guys. my mate and i are having an argument about the killing range of a 22 rimfire. i say that with the rite amo it will kill at 500 yrds. i say this because ive seen my dad kill a fox at that range. any veiws on that reubs Is this a wind up? As Ive says, take off a '0', . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 100 yards is about the furthest for me 500 might well have the energy IF you could hit something in the head (i mean people have been killed by them at 1km when hit through the head) but at 500 yards you would probably struggle to keep the group inside 5ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nildes Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 I struggled to get a 6" group with mine at Bisley on short Siberia and the wind was only leaf-shuffling. Was your dad hand loading? I can't see how he got enough muzzle velocity otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reubs Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 he could have been as he used to load his own shotgun cartridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 he could have been as he used to load his own shotgun cartridges. As far as i know you cant reaload rimfire ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 500yds. Bloody hell you’d be struggling to hit a fox with a .243 at that range. As for reloading a .22 rimfire ….unless you have access to an Eley-prime facility and a supply of un-primed cases then you will have a hard time trying. Remember, when a rimfire case is primed, the lead styphnate is injected whilst wet through a small jet into the bottom of the case (this is done on a machine that injects @ 500 at a time) and it is drawn into the rim by capillary action. It then goes into a dryer to harden before being sent on to have the powder charge and the bullet added. One of the gentlemen who helped to develop the Tenex range of ammunition also worked on the Kynoch testing range. He told me about the time when he and a couple of other co-workers attempted to hand-load a small batch of special ammo’. This was all done in laboratory conditions, and was done in an attempt to produce the most perfect .22 rounds possible. What they got was a load of ****, because .22 ammunition needs to be loaded by a process that allows literally millions of them to be churned out with exactly the same level of consistency. This can then be graded into various quality levels. Loading a .22rf by hand is simply a non-starter as you cannot reproduce the same level of consistency due to the miniscule amount of powder used and the number of variations that would be present. This is why Tenex always costs more than other ammo’, because it had its own special loading track and the dies were better and replaced more often. Methinks you are getting muxed ip with a .22 centrefire. G.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 500yds. Bloody hell you’d be struggling to hit a fox with a .243 at that range. As for reloading a .22 rimfire ….unless you have access to an Eley-prime facility and a supply of un-primed cases then you will have a hard time trying. Remember, when a rimfire case is primed, the lead styphnate is injected whilst wet through a small jet into the bottom of the case (this is done on a machine that injects @ 500 at a time) and it is drawn into the rim by capillary action. It then goes into a dryer to harden before being sent on to have the powder charge and the bullet added. One of the gentlemen who helped to develop the Tenex range of ammunition also worked on the Kynoch testing range. He told me about the time when he and a couple of other co-workers attempted to hand-load a small batch of special ammo’. This was all done in laboratory conditions, and was done in an attempt to produce the most perfect .22 rounds possible. What they got was a load of ****, because .22 ammunition needs to be loaded by a process that allows literally millions of them to be churned out with exactly the same level of consistency. This can then be graded into various quality levels. Loading a .22rf by hand is simply a non-starter as you cannot reproduce the same level of consistency due to the miniscule amount of powder used and the number of variations that would be present. This is why Tenex always costs more than other ammo’, because it had its own special loading track and the dies were better and replaced more often. Methinks you are getting muxed ip with a .22 centrefire. G.M. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 hi guys. my mate and i are having an argument about the killing range of a 22 rimfire. i say that with the rite amo it will kill at 500 yrds. i say this because ive seen my dad kill a fox at that range. any veiws on thatreubs Which Glue are you on reubs, 500, Bazooka Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 hi guys. my mate and i are having an argument about the killing range of a 22 rimfire. i say that with the rite amo it will kill at 500 yrds. i say this because ive seen my dad kill a fox at that range. any veiws on that reubs Are you still in cloud couckoo land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 hi guys. my mate and i are having an argument about the killing range of a 22 rimfire. i say that with the rite amo it will kill at 500 yrds. i say this because ive seen my dad kill a fox at that range. any veiws on that reubs Please can you ask your Dad which type of ammo he was using, 'cos as soon as I find out I will be buying some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 ammusing as it is, at least he is asking the right questions, not just claiming this. give him a chance to explain, maybe he means a centerfire, or maybe 50 yards not 500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 500yds. Bloody hell you’d be struggling to hit a fox with a .243 at that range. As for reloading a .22 rimfire ….unless you have access to an Eley-prime facility and a supply of un-primed cases then you will have a hard time trying. Remember, when a rimfire case is primed, the lead styphnate is injected whilst wet through a small jet into the bottom of the case (this is done on a machine that injects @ 500 at a time) and it is drawn into the rim by capillary action. It then goes into a dryer to harden before being sent on to have the powder charge and the bullet added. One of the gentlemen who helped to develop the Tenex range of ammunition also worked on the Kynoch testing range. He told me about the time when he and a couple of other co-workers attempted to hand-load a small batch of special ammo’. This was all done in laboratory conditions, and was done in an attempt to produce the most perfect .22 rounds possible. What they got was a load of ****, because .22 ammunition needs to be loaded by a process that allows literally millions of them to be churned out with exactly the same level of consistency. This can then be graded into various quality levels. Loading a .22rf by hand is simply a non-starter as you cannot reproduce the same level of consistency due to the miniscule amount of powder used and the number of variations that would be present. This is why Tenex always costs more than other ammo’, because it had its own special loading track and the dies were better and replaced more often. Methinks you are getting muxed ip with a .22 centrefire. G.M. Like wot 'e said My rimmy can do hares at 100 yards pretty well consistently but I don't really like to do it unless my "eye is in" on the day. I use Winchester subs. 500 yards? Piffle. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reubs Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 dad pased it out last night it 325 yrds and he was just using i think he said remmingtons would that be rite. cheers 4 sticking up 4 me nick. reubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 ah...Remingtons eh...........well that makes all the difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 dad pased it out last night it 325 yrds and he was just using i think he said remmingtons would that be rite. cheers 4 sticking up 4 me nick. reubs Has your dad ever sent you to get a left handed screwdriver reubs It's a bloody wind up me thinks Ive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 I shot at a seed sack at 300 yrds (measured not guessed) with Winchester subs when I was bored once. The amazing thing was I hit it :*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 I don't see why you shouldn't hit it, but killing it is a different thing altogether. The .22 ammo I use for target shooting which is Lapua Master M says "Dangerous to 1.5KM" on the box. I would want to try it but you could probably catch the bullet at 1.5KM. Cheers MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 dad pased it out last night it 325 yrds and he was just using i think he said remmingtons would that be rite. cheers 4 sticking up 4 me nick. reubs Do you mean .17 Remmington maybe? Big, big difference to a .22LR Sub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 dad pased it out last night it 325 yrds and he was just using i think he said remmingtons would that be rite. cheers 4 sticking up 4 me nick. reubs Takes some believeing by the way has your dad got extra short legs....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Takes some believeing by the way has your dad got extra short legs....... brilliant! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Reubs...are you any relation to Aled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Aled gedly perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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