question about present day .22 cal rifle target shooting

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I have not shot compititon 22 rifle since I was 16 years old and that was with an N.R.A. Junior club. I was working on my Distinquished Medal and did not get the chance to finish as the club disolved. We shot 50 ft indoor range with (I think) 10 shots standing, 10 shots sitting, 10 shots kneeling and 10 shots prone. This may not be completly right as I thought it was a total of 50 shots that we fired??? We used open sights ( good ones were Peep sights by Lyman?) ex. winchester model 52 ....and Remington had a good one too....model ?. The rifles I hear about at the local store suggests the CZs as very good. However, the stocks are not what I expected and the barrels I thought should be bull barrels. The fore end of the stocks on a good compition rifle used to be very wide and the CZs are slim. I guess that benchrest with a scope doesn't need to have these features though.
My question is, do they do compition 22 like the above anymore or do they mainly just do benchrest with scopes nowdays? I think I may like to get back in to the comp. after all these years, but think that having to do all positions with open sites takes much more skill than scoped on benchrest.
As I have not shot this type of comp for the past 50 years, I am in the know nothing area about this sport.
Thanks for the info. to those that reply.
 
You should contact the governing activity which sponsors such events.

They are the authority on such. Now is your question - Who do I contact?

I bet someone can help you with that question. With your past involvement, I am willing to bet you already know the answer.

If so, you have no question/s. LOL
 
Small Bore is still popular. ISU 3 position, and NRA 4 Position. (difference is ISU doesn't do setting.

Both the NRA and CMP realize not everyone can afford the rather expensive small bore rifles used in the above competitions. The NRA has "Light Rifle", the CMP has Rimfire Sporting Rifle, they are simular and are designed for rifles most people have in the closet. Limited to weight and equipment one can use.

Both the NRA and CMP have list of upcoming events on their respective websites.

Rimfire Competiton is highly UNDERRATED as a training tool.
 
I feel sick at the fact that in my firing range there is people queing to shoot at the 25 metres pistol lines while you can hear the crickets at the 50 metres smallbore rifle ones.
So saturday I am going to buy a Marlin 39a and start having fun....

K.
 
cvb,
I suggest you look into the Kimber Model 82 .22LR rifles being sold by CMP. All they have left are the "rusty" models, but from what I've read they have little to no rust on them. If you live anywhere near one of the stores then you may be able to hand-pick your rifle. You can read comments about their condition on the CMP forums. There are H&R M12 target rifles occasionally for sell if you watch for them, however, CMP no longer has any of these available.

Here's a link to the CMP info on the Kimbers.

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kraigwy makes a lot of good points. Today's competition smallbore guns are astronomically expensive. There are,however, bargains for used position guns at some shops and gun shows. I've seen Anschutz" 64's" and Winchesters that would make nice position guns at fair prices. Savage also makes a model that comes with target sights and a decent trigger for about $350. The Kimber from CMP is a great prone gun but might be a bit unwieldy in standing.
The "Light Rifle"/ "Rimfire Sporting Rifle" is a really good deal. No special equipment. Just a sporter .22 and any sight. It's certainly something to look into as a reentry to competition.
 
Thanks to all who replied and I will enjoy checking out this info that you gave me. Hope to communicate with you more in the months to come.
More specificly, I think I would prefer to shoot with the open Peep sights on a 50 ft range (indoor???) if possible, but since beggers cannot be choosers, I would be open to all types of compition. I live in the Richmond Virginia suburbs and although I probably know of most of the ranges, I don't know what type of shooting they offer. I will be calling around I guess in the near future. I would just like to know what the sport is like at this stage and the types of rifles available to shoot in compition.
 
I'm seeing more and more long range comps with rimfire rifles. Up to 400 yds:eek: Mostly 100 and 200yds, it's very challenging if there is a 10-15mph wind.

I do a lot of 25yds indoor rimfire in the winter months.
 
More specificly, I think I would prefer to shoot with the open Peep sights on a 50 ft range (indoor???) if possible,
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Highly probable that there is a club with juniors that shoot position with apertures. With that there may also be an adult group that joins them. Keep shopping. Smallbore is to much fun not to shoot.
 
Someone on one of the forums told me about CDNN. In their catalog they list used "Soviet Bloc CM2 Target Bolt Rifles used in International Competition - adjustable butt plate, fully adjustable trigger" for about $300. Page 26 in Volumn 2011-1 catalog.

http://www.cdnninvestments.com/

PS Congratulations on being able to get into all four positions at age 66! I think that's a noteworthy achievement.
 
I have never really been much on rifle shooting, but I have always thought that .22 target shooting might be addictive to me. I have thought about giving it a try at a local benchrest club as it looks to be a lot of fun and quite a learn exercise.
 
Well the benchrest thing is quite challanging but a lot of fun. Go over to benchrest.com and look at the 3 primary disciplines [ARA, RBA, IR50/50] and check for clubs in your area. Go to a match, check out the equipment.
 
OP- check at www.rrpc.org

The club in Charlottesville west of you runs youth position smallbore for a team out of the Univ of VA. They shoot Anschutz 54 match actions and Pardini pistols (which the club owns) for the most part. The guy who coaches/facilitates that group can likely help you hook up with other smallbore shooters in Central VA.

I'm not certain if Cavalier, and the other Richmond area clubs have smallbore or not. Most likely the NRA range does, but that may be further away depending on where you are in Richmond.

PM me here if you want more info, names,etc.
 
The rifles I hear about at the local store suggests the CZs as very good. However, the stocks are not what I expected and the barrels I thought should be bull barrels. The fore end of the stocks on a good compition rifle used to be very wide and the CZs are slim. I guess that benchrest with a scope doesn't need to have these features though.
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The CZ's are popular for the sporter class competition. With good skills on your end, Anshutz rifles are hard to beat day in day out. But if they are too expnsive, the Savage Mark II is an option. Savage also makes one model of the Mark II with peep sights which is very good. It is a coin toss between Savage and CZ in terms of inherent accuracy on average.

One of the old Remington 513T's might be a good starter target rifle. They were commonly used by Junior rifle teams in the 50's and 60's. They can be had for under $500. I believe I paid $350 for mine a couple years ago in excellent shape. The Remington that is about equal to the Winchester M52 is the Model 37. They are very hard to find just like the 52's.
 
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