Range time with my 15-22

[Bish1309]

All I can say is WOW X 100.

In this configuration...


20161029_003528 by Pigg Penn, on Flickr

with this Vortex red dot site attached...


20161029_003543 by Pigg Penn, on Flickr


After I sited in the scope I was putting shots through shots at 10 and 25 yards...the full distance of the indoor range.

I'm blown away at how easy it is to shoot. It's light weight so I stayed steady on my feet. I had very little wobble in my stance and was able to maintain it through all five 25 round mags.

Guess how many FTFs or FTEs I experienced?

Zero.

It was also the first time for the rifle being used.

I have a Henry lever action in comparison and was its first time to the range. I had to site its scope also. It shot very well but I wasn't as steady with it due to it weighs slightly more than the 15-22 and was a bit more difficult to keep steady. But it, too, fed well and only had one FTF after putting about 50 rounds through it, as well.

Here it is...


20161026_211419 by Pigg Penn, on Flickr


with its scope attached. It's not a red dot. It has a reticle style design.


20161026_211430 by Pigg Penn, on Flickr




I also took several pistols with me but the rifles were the hi-light of the night.

 

[Spartan 2]

I have 2 of the older versions. They have never been fired. Bringing them to the range tomarrow.

 

[Luke79]

I bought my dad a Henry for his birthday a few years ago. He absolutely loves it. He had wanted a lever action since he was a kid and he never bought one for himself. That fall I bought a 15-22 and he thought I was crazy for spending that much on a gun made mostly out of plastic. He was really unimpressed when I had him shoot it. I had a brand new mag that didn't function well.
I also wanted a lever action so I bought myself a very good condition Winchester 9422M XTR. Probably only has had a couple hundred rounds through it. He thinks the ammunition is to expensive. Funny how the first .22 he ever bought me was a plastic Remington Viper. What a *** that thing was.

 

[Bish1309]

One thing that really impressed me with each rifle was the shell extraction process. Those empty shells went flying several feet away. They'd land in a pile except for the few that would bounce away. I always clean up the spent brass when I'm done shooting and those bad boys made it easy to collect the empties. Both were very consistent.