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<blockquote data-quote="Tenntrapper" data-source="post: 5788554" data-attributes="member: 18110"><p>I can agree with this. As is, my 10/22 is plenty accurate to shoot squirrels. I've been testing at 25 yards, but I would like to see some nice groups at 50. With my last CZ, head shooting them at 75 was pretty easy. I generally don't shoot them at that distance, but it's nice to know the rifle was up to it. If I can get 35 and an occasional 50, I'll consider that good enough. The biggest issue so far has been... RN match ammo has been what shoots the best. The others I've tried left a lot to be desired. But the RN match ammo ricochets to much for my liking. I've been reading about the Paco Kelly tool as well as the Waltz tool....turns RN into HP or FP.</p><p>Unfortunately, common sense showed up a little late...as usual... <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p><p>I got to figuring.....</p><p>Based on killing 50 squirrels a year..for the next ten years. Using a rifle so inaccurate as to hitting only one in 10 shots(and it's much better than that)...it still would have been cheaper to just bought 10x the ammo... <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p><p>I guess they call it a rabbit hole for a reason... <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p><p>These posts are only meant as a warning for folks considering the 10/22. I'm not angry about it...not in the least. But if you are looking for a squirrel gun and the 10/22 is on your short list....forget the mods and just stock up on ammo. You will be better off... <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p><p></p><p>Edit to add... nothing I'm saying is meant to imply that the 10/22 is a bad platform...we all know better than that. It's just not the best for building a bench gun...or rather, a squirrel gun with bench gun accuracy. </p><p>Sure, there are some options out there...Kidd for example, but before I pay Kidd prices, I would just buy an Annie. And before I done that..I would buy another CZ. This is/was just a project to build a small, lightweight, squirrel gun...that had some class to it. (The stock is beautiful) </p><p>Hindsight being 20/20...I should have just bought more ammo... <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tenntrapper, post: 5788554, member: 18110"] I can agree with this. As is, my 10/22 is plenty accurate to shoot squirrels. I've been testing at 25 yards, but I would like to see some nice groups at 50. With my last CZ, head shooting them at 75 was pretty easy. I generally don't shoot them at that distance, but it's nice to know the rifle was up to it. If I can get 35 and an occasional 50, I'll consider that good enough. The biggest issue so far has been... RN match ammo has been what shoots the best. The others I've tried left a lot to be desired. But the RN match ammo ricochets to much for my liking. I've been reading about the Paco Kelly tool as well as the Waltz tool....turns RN into HP or FP. Unfortunately, common sense showed up a little late...as usual... 😂 I got to figuring..... Based on killing 50 squirrels a year..for the next ten years. Using a rifle so inaccurate as to hitting only one in 10 shots(and it's much better than that)...it still would have been cheaper to just bought 10x the ammo... 😂 I guess they call it a rabbit hole for a reason... 😂 These posts are only meant as a warning for folks considering the 10/22. I'm not angry about it...not in the least. But if you are looking for a squirrel gun and the 10/22 is on your short list....forget the mods and just stock up on ammo. You will be better off... 😂 Edit to add... nothing I'm saying is meant to imply that the 10/22 is a bad platform...we all know better than that. It's just not the best for building a bench gun...or rather, a squirrel gun with bench gun accuracy. Sure, there are some options out there...Kidd for example, but before I pay Kidd prices, I would just buy an Annie. And before I done that..I would buy another CZ. This is/was just a project to build a small, lightweight, squirrel gun...that had some class to it. (The stock is beautiful) Hindsight being 20/20...I should have just bought more ammo... 😂 [/QUOTE]
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