Author |
Message |
TINCANBANDIT
Site Supporter
Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
Real Name: Casey
|
nice!
_________________Actor portrayal, Action figures sold separately, You must be at least this tall to ride, Individual results may vary, Sales tax not included, All models are over 18 years of age, upon approval of credit, Quantities are limited while supplies last, Some restrictions apply, Not available with other offers, At participating locations only, Void where prohibited, Above terms subject to change without notice, Patent pending.See my blog: http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/
|
Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:01 pm |
|
|
MadPick
Site Admin
Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 51919
Real Name: Steve
|
Edogg, very cool! I like it!
_________________SteveBenefactor Life Member, National Rifle AssociationLife Member, Second Amendment FoundationPatriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of AmericaLife Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear ArmsLegal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy CoalitionMember, NAGR/NFGRPlease support the organizations that support all of us.Leave it cleaner than you found it.
|
Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:35 am |
|
|
edogg
Site Supporter
Location: Central FL Joined: Sun Apr 7, 2013 Posts: 3207
|
Thanks guys! I was able to take it to the range on Sunday and give it a whirl. It worked mostly perfectly but needs a couple of tweaks:
1) I should move the red dot (Bushnell TRS-25 that I took off of another rifle) back. The eye relief wasn't quite right as I saw some red splashing around the edges of the optic and the tube didn't look quite right. Any recommendations on red dots or should I just get another TRS-25? I'd like to have a red dot on this rifle for quick shots and one on my takedown.
2) I need to take out one of the spacers in the stock. I thought that the LOP would be good out of the box. But it seemed just a hair long for me, which is weird because I'm 6' tall and have fairly long arms.
3) One of my BX-25 magazines just flat out didn't feed right. Another BX-25 I brought worked perfectly as did a 10 round mag. I'll try that magazine in a different rifle and see if the mag needs some tweaking on or if it just won't work in this one.
4) My very last shot of the day didn't go off and got stuck in the chamber. I noticed a fair amount of wax on that box of ammo (mini mags) so maybe there was some build up. I had to pry the cartridge out with a small flathead screwdriver. I'll run some action proving dummy rounds through it again and make sure the extractor is working right when I get a chance.
|
Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:53 am |
|
|
MadPick
Site Admin
Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 51919
Real Name: Steve
|
edogg wrote: Any recommendations on red dots or should I just get another TRS-25? I'm going to confess right up front that this is super-shallow, but here goes anyhow. I used to the think that the TRS-25 was the cat's meow, and it certainly was the right answer for the money for quite a while. However, now there are a lot more red dot sights on the market . . . and most of just plain look more attractive than the TRS-25. The big kicker for me is the big battery compartment/dial that is at an angle on the TRS-25. I just think that looks sloppy. Compare it to so many others that now have the battery compartment on the side, at 90 degrees, and I think that looks a whole lot cleaner. I've been buying the Sig, Holosun, etc. dots that are in the $120 range. I'm sure you can find cheaper dots that work just fine, though.
_________________SteveBenefactor Life Member, National Rifle AssociationLife Member, Second Amendment FoundationPatriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of AmericaLife Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear ArmsLegal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy CoalitionMember, NAGR/NFGRPlease support the organizations that support all of us.Leave it cleaner than you found it.
|
Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:53 pm |
|
|
edogg
Site Supporter
Location: Central FL Joined: Sun Apr 7, 2013 Posts: 3207
|
Thanks for the suggestion. I saw Amazon had the TRS-25 on sale again for $55 so I couldn’t pass it up. If it dies on me, I’ll probably go for one of the $120 Romeos or Holosuns.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:42 pm |
|
|
edogg
Site Supporter
Location: Central FL Joined: Sun Apr 7, 2013 Posts: 3207
|
Took it to the range again today. Sweet shooting little rifle! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:41 pm |
|
|
Isildur
Site Supporter
Location: The banana belt of Sequim Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2016 Posts: 2299
Real Name: Jay
|
Looks great, now find a selection of different .22 ammo & see what it likes. Off a rest, you should be able to easily get 1/2 to 3/4 inch groups at 50 yards with that.
_________________ Jay
The Right to Buy Weapons Is the Right to Be Free
|
Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:48 pm |
|
|
edogg
Site Supporter
Location: Central FL Joined: Sun Apr 7, 2013 Posts: 3207
|
Yeah I’d like to try some SK ammo. The target in the picture is shooting fast offhand at 20 yards. I just wanted to get some rounds through it and make sure it runs reliably (it does), is at least pretty accurate (it is), and is fun to shoot (very).
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:57 pm |
|
|
Capn Blood
Location: On your six Joined: Fri Feb 23, 2018 Posts: 873
|
~ You missed the two accessories I consider essential.. Volquartsen Exact Edge extractor and bolt buffer And try one of these @ 24 bucks, I have 8 of them and love em https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EW ... UTF8&psc=1
_________________ Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. - William Pitt the Younger
|
Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:28 am |
|
|
edogg
Site Supporter
Location: Central FL Joined: Sun Apr 7, 2013 Posts: 3207
|
TCB pointed out the bolt buffer. I ordered one of his tygothane coated buffers. Actually, I ordered a bunch to trade out the OEM ones in my other 10/22s.
The Brownell’s bolt came assembled. Down the road, I might swap out the extractor and firing pin with the Volqartsen stuff. But so far after a couple hundred rounds, I’m thrilled with the performance!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:17 pm |
|
|
SporkBoy
Site Supporter
Location: Deckerville Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2016 Posts: 2944
Real Name: Rob
|
Little Crow Gunworks V block / recoil lug is a great improvement. Slight modification to the stock is required but the result is a glass bedded action and floated barrel. I saw a 30% reduction in group size on an already good shooter after this modification. And no fliers. https://www.littlecrowgunworks.com/stor ... p106089773Regarding 25 round mags. Get a loader for them is well worth it. Those things are a pain on the fingers.
_________________ “The Democrats are playing you for a political chump and if you vote for them, not only are you a chump, you are a traitor to your race.”-Malcolm X
|
Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:34 pm |
|
|
|