CCI Velocitor FYI

[Mr. Stevenson]

My cheap Marlin bolt gun is incredibly accurate(hunting standard). I hate it's tube fed. I was a retard. It said it was on the pill at Dick's.

From a cold bbl on bags it will group my current inventory of 40grn CCI Standard, Eley Club and Aguila Subsonic into a 10X .30 cal hole at 50yds. Dead balls on. I know the flyer is coming and it drives me mad. I've never fired a mix but would bet money on the result.

Obtained a box of RWS HV/HP(40grn) at advertised 1230fps which produces about an acceptable "penny". No change in elevation or windage: FWIW; CCI Quiet 40grn does a .45 cal hole at 50 but 6in low.

Very excited to get 50rds of CCI Velocitor: (40grn/1435fps advertised: Report and "recoil" is "significant" compared to above rds). I liked the idea of more "punch" and hoped to obtain similar results as the above RWS HV: No.

3 freaking inches high and 2in left in a quarter. Shit.

I'm NOT adjusting the scope in favor of these rds.

I haven't scrubbed the bbl in 15 or so years and may try another group IF I decide to clean. I doubt cleaning will correct 3in high/2in left. The above RWS is a rare incidence of copper through the rifling. Stingers provided shitty groups when I first bought the tube fed tack driver. It's essentially now a single shot rifle.

That is all.

 

[Davey Crockett]

I like accurate 22s. It must not be a 50 with microgroove bbl if it's tube fed , or is it ? I have a cheap marlin bolt model 50 w/ a clip that will shoot alongside my Anschutz and my 540 XR all day long once you get the hang of the shitty trigger.

 

[Mr. Stevenson]

^^^^It's micro. I believe it's a 721. Very aggravated I got a tube feed. Beyond dumbass.

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I replaced the trigger spring with a ballpoint pen spring many years ago and made it semi-wonderful. U-tube vids say I'm queer and ignorant.

 

[Davey Crockett]

It doesn't matter much to me what highway the brass takes as long as the lead finds the trail to the 10 ring

 

[LBrandt]

I have a Marlin in 22mag tube feed that will head shoot gophers at 75 yards. Its my go-to varmit gun and it does have the micro-groove barrel. LB

 

[Jigaman]

I actually prefer tube-fed 22's. I have a bunch of them.

 

[johnr]

^^^^It's micro. I believe it's a 721. Very aggravated I got a tube feed. Beyond dumbass.

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I replaced the trigger spring with a ballpoint pen spring many years ago and made it semi-wonderful. U-tube vids say I'm queer and ignorant.

I don't know about the ignorant part

 

[Captain Ahab]

I actually prefer tube-fed 22's. I have a bunch of them.

When's the next episode of Rimfire Wednesday airing?

 

[Jigaman]

When's the next episode of Rimfire Wednesday airing?

Soon hopefully. Could use another sponsor if you're interested!

 

[Mr. Stevenson]

Pondering upon these rds and this thread. Point being: If you don't roll your own; lot #'s MUST remain the same and the first shot will always exit a bbl of ambient temp.

The importance of this becomes more prominent as the vital zone decreases and increase in range.

A centerfire sporter bbl will not have the same POI at 20F in WY as 75F when "zeroed" in PA; especially when getting "50 cent piece" groups at 100yds without the bbl being allowed to return to "true cold".

A miss should be absolutely be attributed to the shooter. Rimrire precision is more fleeting due to priming and machinery...Always in the back of your mind: "This rd could miss a squirrel's head at 50."

 

[fireone]

I have a Marlin in 22mag tube feed that will head shoot gophers at 75 yards. Its my go-to varmit gun and it does have the micro-groove barrel. LB

I bought the same rifle in '76 (actually bought it twice). When fox were high priced it paid for all of our furniture in the house.

 

[LBrandt]

I bought the same rifle in '76 (actually bought it twice). When fox were high priced it paid for all of our furniture in the house.

Thats about the same time I bought mine. Put a 4X scope on it and sling. Carried a 12ga with #2 shot and slung the mag. Many a fox met the fur man and cash was good.LB

 

[SDMF]

I’d take a tube from Marlin or Rem any say over their “clips”.

 

[Mr. Stevenson]

I find the tube ungainly with dropped rds in the grass and potential for more "danger" due to a "hidden" rd after plunger is removed. Not a huge issue and the rifle shoots incredible for the price. Never load more than 3 rds which furthers my preference to a mag.