Wildernesshunter
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Who has done it?
Back when I was 16 years old, Dad had two, Winchester bench rest .22LR guns with 24" bull barrels that he used in the 4H Shooting classes he taught. I took one of those guns, removed the peep sights and mounted a 24x scope. I would tape pennies on cardboard boxes and try to hit them at 100 yards. I really learned some bench rest skills with this little experiment. It was a blast and it was darn cheap for Dad.....
So... I decided to do it again. After switching some guns and optics... I had a Bushnell Banner 6-18x50 just sitting. I also had a cheap, little Savage .22LR Bolt Action and.... I performed a marriage! Of course this isn't the Winchester that Dad had with a 1lb trigger.... but it will do for now.
Can't wait to shoot some pennies! We shall see if this setup will be good for head shots on squirrels.
Back when I was 16 years old, Dad had two, Winchester bench rest .22LR guns with 24" bull barrels that he used in the 4H Shooting classes he taught. I took one of those guns, removed the peep sights and mounted a 24x scope. I would tape pennies on cardboard boxes and try to hit them at 100 yards. I really learned some bench rest skills with this little experiment. It was a blast and it was darn cheap for Dad.....
So... I decided to do it again. After switching some guns and optics... I had a Bushnell Banner 6-18x50 just sitting. I also had a cheap, little Savage .22LR Bolt Action and.... I performed a marriage! Of course this isn't the Winchester that Dad had with a 1lb trigger.... but it will do for now.
Can't wait to shoot some pennies! We shall see if this setup will be good for head shots on squirrels.