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Ernie

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After reading and making comments here...........Its time for me. I have a unfired 40x with a hart barrel in 222, wood stocked, leu 36x, 2oz trigger. The gun was built in Red Lion Pa about 15 yrs ago. Its been a safe queen. I have been tempted many times to bring it out. After all the "tuner" thing, I am pondering after a careful break-in and load work "have 100pcs of vintage unfired Laupa" how this thing will fare nowdays? Also have a Sinclair org style rest.......all of these things are new ........maybe a go time to enjoy this stuff, Think this will hold its own with out the tuner? Thanks, Ernie
 
Earnie

There is no doubt that the Rifle will be very accurate. But there is a difference in a Rifle simply being extremely accurate, and shooting competitive aggregates under match conditions.
There is a reason you do not see many "triple dueces" in the Competitive Arena.
This is a tough game. The difference between being competitive, and just adding to the entry fees, is not much. If you did not own a Rifle, I certainly would not advise you to build one like you have.
But it would be a shame to just let what is, by all accounts, a very fine Rifle, just sit in a safe. Heck, at least you have SOMETHING to shoot. I would suggest you break her in, work up some good loads, show up, experience the competition, learn, and have some fun.
You just might surprise some shooters with that Rifle.......jackie

As for the tuner, you do realize that 99 percent of Benchrest Shooters do NOT use a tuner.
 
old school is a good thing

On occasion I use a 222 Rem. in HV in VFS. Just shot it today and it shot better
than my ppc Bat. The cartridge is just a pleasure to shoot.
By all means ----go for it!
 
I think you should drag it out! I'd like to see a vintage class just for that kind of thing actually- maybe a pre-85 class with no PPCs. I know I'd build me an old XP or 40x and maybe even find an old Beeson bolt to go in it. man I'm excited now:D I do have a soft spot for vintage things- my dad says I was born 40 yrs too late:rolleyes:
 
.222

I've never seen a .222 that didn't shoot very well. In fact one of the best shooting rifles I've ever owned was also the ugliest rifle i've ever had. Regular sporter weight Rem. 722.
Previous owner decided to glass bed it. Wound up with the barrel and action fiberglassed to the stock. It had glass mat sticking up on both sides of the barrel and action for the length of the stock. The resin had run all over the stock taking the finish off and leaving lumps of glass on it.
I got the rifle for $25 bucks about 45 years ago. First gun I ever handloaded for. I just put a weighed charge of a long grain IMR and stuck a 52gr Sierra in it. With an old 4 power Weaver scope it would shoot 1/2 to 3/4 inch all day and sometimes better. Back then I had never seen a wind flag or cared.
Sold that thing 'bout 30 years ago. Some fellow shooter at the range one day wanted it. He was shooting a high dollar Weatherby. He wanted to do the same thing I'd been doing. He wanted to take that piece of crap to his fancy gun club and show up his friends with it.
I took $175 dollars for it and still kicking myself.
 
Get it out and go shoot it Ernie.............
Wouldn't it be nice to show up at a shoot and "whoop up" on a bunch of custom-built, high-dollar guns!!
One just never knows until he tries it
 
Ernie...

I have used a .222 in competition off and on since 1977. My last one was a very accurate HV built by Fred Sinclair back in the late 70's. It shot great right up till the wind started to blow above 5 - 7 mph. Then it would drive me crazy.

I had Dwight Scott rechamber it to a .22 SBR, -.200". At 3500, with any significant wind, it shot much better than it had previously... this with the same barrel.

On a calm day a duece will shoot with anything I've seen. When the wind starts blowing you are running your SUV at the Indy race and it won't work.

Dick Wright
 
lol.

The triple-deuce certainly holds a soft spot in my heart. That diminutive, super accurate lil cartridge made shooting so much more fun in my younger days of shooting. Jim Carmichael, at our last Unaka match, brought out a VERY old (but in like-new condition) Shilen-built HV .222. He says he's gonna bring it back out next weekend!!!!! It's a joy to see a piece of benchrest past sitting on the bench with today's modern shootin' sticks. Hail the .222, for it once stood the highest in accuracy circles.

Matthew S Keller
 
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