CCI have renamed Quik-Shot as SHP (Segmented Hollow Point) and are now offering it as a subsonic round! It will drive a 40 gr bullet at 1050 ft/s with 98 ft/lbs of energy! This is great news for me. I have been using Quik-Shot but since I use a suppressor subsonic is [Read More…]
The 5mm Remington Rimfire Magnum is back! The 5mm Rem Magnum was originally produced from 1970 to 1974. Only a few firearms where chambered in it. The bolt action Remington Model 591 and Model 592 where chambered in it and Thompson Center Arms offered it for a brief [Read More…]
It looks like Kalashnikov is finally making some money from the firearms industry! GSG, makers of the GSG-5 .22 MP5 clone, are naming a sporting rifle after General Kalashnikov. From GSG (translated using google translator from German) The sports and leisure with the [Read More…]
Wow! This is the 5 millionth Ruger 10/22 produced, and definitely the most beautiful (and expensive). It is currently being auctioned at GunBroker.com. The current bid is $4,500! Click to enlarge the photos The rifle features rich, hand-engraved scroll designs and gold [Read More…]
Jovian Thunderbolt has an interesting post about survival guns. Am I EVER going to be in a place, in this day and age, where I’d need something like this to survive? Most definitely not. Still, it might be a fun little item to have for just plinking. If you had a [Read More…]
Remington have a new model 597 varmint rifle. Because our Model 597 action is the ultimate in feeding reliability (Editor: not what I have read) and out-of-the-box accuracy, it was only natural we develop the Model 597â„¢ TVPâ„¢ (Target-Varmint Plinker) to take [Read More…]
Remington have a new Model 597 that comes with a Blaze camo stock. I really like the look! The Mossy Oak® Blaze Orange camo Model 597 will turn heads with the hot new look, then proceed to make jaws drop with tthe astounding ability to punch tiny groups in [Read More…]
Every manufacturer is jumping on the pink gun craze. I don’t like the look. But if it sells more guns then it can’t be all that bad … I suppose. The Remington Exclusive Mossy Oak® PInk camo Model 597 will turn heads with the hot new look, then [Read More…]
Atlantic Firearms will be getting in the MP5 pattern .22LR GSG-5 Sport rifle (although I would call it a carbine). Specs: Caliber: .22LR Action: Semi-automatic Length: 855mm Height: 207mm Width: 53mm Barrel Length: 414mm (16.3″) Weight (without magazine): 2930g [Read More…]
This Ruger 10/22 was heavily customized by JBLee. Click to expand the image. Very cool. I love the magazine release. Hat Tip: RFC
This page has a printable template and instructions on making a paper brass catcher for a rimfire autoloader. All you need is a printer, glue and fridge magnet. More here (scroll down the page)
This should interest varminters looking for a harder-hitting rimfire round with better ballistics and accuracy. The most common .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR) ammunition features a 40gr round nose or flat point bullet with a Muzzle Velocity of about 1910 fps. All [Read More…]
I came across these photos by bcr308 @ RFC. I think the stock makes it kind of look like an M1 Carbine…? Maybe its my imagination! Very nice photos.
From RFC
The Krinker Plinker is a kit that includes everything but the receiver, trigger group, and their internal parts to convert a Ruger 10/22 rifle into a replica AK-74U Krinkov assault rifle. The kit includes a new sixteen inch heavy barrel, AK-style pistol grip and [Read More…]
Some special forces around the world have .22 rimfire rifles to take out lights, cameras etc. Here is a fun special forces ‘sniper’ target! Click the image to view the full size target: Hat Tip: WVUChrome @ RFC
At the heart of the game is the Black Death Target (BDT), which consists of five square black targets with a white circle and black dot in the center — the “good shot” area. The object of the game is the highest score you can get with five shots in the [Read More…]
Here is a video showing the infamous cell phone gun. It appears to be firing .22LR cartridges. AT first glance I assumed it was a derringer type weapon but it appears to have four ‘trigger’ buttons. This videois by no means new and I have seen it before but [Read More…]
I would never recommend hunting medium sized game with a .22 short but this just goes to show what a little 29 grain chunk of lead traveling at a measly 700-800 fps can do! From RimfireCentral.com: More pictures if you follow this link.
This web page describes how to adjust the objective settings on a cheap scope that does not have an adjustable objective. This is useful if, for example, you are using a scope with a parallax setting at 100 yards and you wish to use it on a rimfire rifle where a setting [Read More…]
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