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Some Newbie Questions on a .22 Pistol (TX22)
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stinkeypete
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Ammunition:
Try CCI Blazer, Aguila (40 g. standard velocity) and CCI Standard Velocity.
Bulk Ammo: stuff that comes in bucket fulls. Good enough, sometimes. Example: Thunderbolt.
Mid-Grade: CCI Standard Velocity, CCI Blazer, Aguila (regular old standard velocity)- 40 grain bullets going just sub-sonic. Nicer and more accurate than bulk, you will notice the difference.
Match Ammo: Ely, SK, Wolf etc. 3-10 times more expensive than Mid-grade and until you are shooting competitions you won't know the difference except in your wallet.
Specialty Ammo: Light bullets going very fast, Light bullets going slow for quiet shooting, extra power for hunting (CCI MiniMags), very heavy bullets going slow for less noise... these are generally expensive and don't get them until you know what you want them for. MiniMags are a common choice for more power. They generally are not as accurate as the mid-grade 40 grain bullets. You just have to try.
Cleaning and leading- you won't lead up your .22 LR barrel. Give it a good cleaning with a bronze brush and muzzle protector every 1,000 rounds. I am not joking, biggest mistake people make is over-cleaning their .22
Clean the chamber area with a soft dry cotton patches when they get dirty but there is no need to pass a brush down the barrel, in fact you will "clean the accuracy" out of it until the barrel seasons again after about 50 shots.
Dry Firing- some people dry fire A LOT. Like 100 times a day, every day. If you are just dry firing occasionally, you'll be fine.
If you want to practice a lot, it can't hurt to get a snap-cap. Drywall inserts get beat up in a hurry so buy a lot of them. The yellow ones.
Practice- very common club competition is held at 50 feet shooting at NRA Official .22 Pistol targets. See what scores you can get at 50 feet on an official target and the fellas banging away at zombies at 5 yards will seem silly.
Try CCI Blazer, Aguila (40 g. standard velocity) and CCI Standard Velocity.
Bulk Ammo: stuff that comes in bucket fulls. Good enough, sometimes. Example: Thunderbolt.
Mid-Grade: CCI Standard Velocity, CCI Blazer, Aguila (regular old standard velocity)- 40 grain bullets going just sub-sonic. Nicer and more accurate than bulk, you will notice the difference.
Match Ammo: Ely, SK, Wolf etc. 3-10 times more expensive than Mid-grade and until you are shooting competitions you won't know the difference except in your wallet.
Specialty Ammo: Light bullets going very fast, Light bullets going slow for quiet shooting, extra power for hunting (CCI MiniMags), very heavy bullets going slow for less noise... these are generally expensive and don't get them until you know what you want them for. MiniMags are a common choice for more power. They generally are not as accurate as the mid-grade 40 grain bullets. You just have to try.
Cleaning and leading- you won't lead up your .22 LR barrel. Give it a good cleaning with a bronze brush and muzzle protector every 1,000 rounds. I am not joking, biggest mistake people make is over-cleaning their .22
Clean the chamber area with a soft dry cotton patches when they get dirty but there is no need to pass a brush down the barrel, in fact you will "clean the accuracy" out of it until the barrel seasons again after about 50 shots.
Dry Firing- some people dry fire A LOT. Like 100 times a day, every day. If you are just dry firing occasionally, you'll be fine.
If you want to practice a lot, it can't hurt to get a snap-cap. Drywall inserts get beat up in a hurry so buy a lot of them. The yellow ones.
Practice- very common club competition is held at 50 feet shooting at NRA Official .22 Pistol targets. See what scores you can get at 50 feet on an official target and the fellas banging away at zombies at 5 yards will seem silly.