Rimfire thread

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03-01-2010, 12:37
Troublco

Rimfire thread

I think there should be a rimfire thread in the Firearms Discussions area. We have a place for almost everything else like hunting rifles, handguns, polymer handguns, shotguns, etc; but nothing for rimfires. I see all sorts of mentions of rimfires here and there, they seem to be very popular in the survival area for one example.

There are so many different flavors of rimfires and they're so ubiquitous to shooting. How many people learned on a .22 or had one as their first gun? I know I did. I use a Ruger MK II competition pistol for NRA bullseye shooting half the year, every week. There are so many brands, models, types, new, old, and almost everyone has one.

I'm going to see if I can make the poll function work here. How 'bout it, y'all?
03-01-2010, 13:24
cowboykjohnson

I love my .22's, their all I can afford to shoot right now!
03-01-2010, 13:39
Marlin

After the poll runs it's course.. we'll go with it..

Geeesh,,, You guys are just trying to have Roger kill me aren't you....[LOL]
03-01-2010, 13:51
newracer

Wouldn't it be a rimfire section with threads inside?[Poke]
03-01-2010, 14:17
Troublco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marlin

After the poll runs it's course.. we'll go with it..

Geeesh,,, You guys are just trying to have Roger kill me aren't you....[LOL]

Hey, I was just trying to do this right; instead of just whining to you about it! All I did was identify a shortcoming and propose a fix subject to the whims of the mob.

Besides, the worst he'll do is flog you a little. Small price to pay, WE think.[ROFL1]
03-01-2010, 14:18
Troublco

Quote:

Originally Posted by newracer

Wouldn't it be a rimfire section with threads inside?[Poke]

Uh, yeah. What he said.[Tooth]
03-01-2010, 15:32
funkfool

Rimfire thread - yes, that would be nice.
03-01-2010, 15:41
coop68

i wouldn't mind it since i shot small bore rifle during the winter every week indoors and have a lot of .22LR pistols and rifles.
03-01-2010, 16:06
ronaldrwl

I can't see how it could hurt, unless millions and millions of rimfire fans swamp your server.
03-01-2010, 16:10
Irving

It's okay, Graves hates rimfire, so it will even out.
03-01-2010, 18:49
Sixgun

Love my semi-auto 22's.[WooHoo]

We need a picture tread also...[Worth]
03-01-2010, 18:50
SigsRule

Good idea, I stocked up on CCI mini-mags and have a lot of .22s and .22 conversions to shoot them in.
03-01-2010, 20:46
sniper7

I don't care either way. just one more forum that I will have to post in![Coffee]
03-02-2010, 10:07
Sixgun

Well, do we gets it.[Bow]

or [Ignore]
03-02-2010, 12:00
Marlin

Can we let the poll run it's course first....[LOL]
03-03-2010, 18:55
Troublco

I'm beginning to think 15 days was a bit much.......but so be it.
03-03-2010, 19:50
Marlin

Looks like it may be a foregone conclusion.. So,, I'll get to it tomorrow...[Tooth]
03-03-2010, 20:06
Zman

If I had a penny for every .22LR I fired http://images9.cafepress.com/image/26789669_125x125.jpg

Let's live on the edge and go for it [Beer]

Z
03-03-2010, 20:12
Troublco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marlin

Looks like it may be a foregone conclusion.. So,, I'll get to it tomorrow...[Tooth]

Thanks, Marlin.

Hope Roger doesn't flog you too much.......[Coffee]
03-04-2010, 05:57
RobertB

I'm clearly in the minority, but I'm not sure why rimfire rifles can't be discussed in the rifle section, and same with pistols. Is it just the desire to spread threads among a larger number of separate sections? Is discussion of rimfire in those sections distracting somehow?
03-04-2010, 06:29
Graves

Don't remember saying I flat out hate rim fire, a pea shooter club would be okay with me.
03-04-2010, 09:46
Troublco

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertB

I'm clearly in the minority, but I'm not sure why rimfire rifles can't be discussed in the rifle section, and same with pistols. Is it just the desire to spread threads among a larger number of separate sections? Is discussion of rimfire in those sections distracting somehow?

Which rifle section? The only section clearly labeled "Rifle" is the Military Rifle section. There isn't a "Rifle" section in the AR-15 specific area, and that wouldn't be the appropriate area for anything other than rimfire AR's anyhow. Hunting could apply, but only for hunting-related rimfire stuff. Military rifles could apply, but once again clearly only to military-related rimfire stuff like surplus training rifles.

Is it that you prefer a larger amount of information in fewer areas? To me that just means you have to sift through more to find specific items. I don't think there should be a specific area for everything, but rimfires are widespread and almost ubiquitous to shooting. So for the items other than military surplus rimfires, hunting issues involving rimfires, handguns, and rimfire AR's, where would you suggest? We have an area for polymer handguns. Why can't we just use the handgun section? We have an area for 7.62x39 firearms; do we need that? Same with 10mm and Curios and Relics. I'm not trying to beat on anyone; I'm only trying to illustrate my point. Some compartmentalization is for organizational purposes and to encourage the subject.
03-04-2010, 11:31
Irving

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graves

Don't remember saying I flat out hate rim fire, a pea shooter club would be okay with me.

Don't listen to this guys. One time at a shoot I asked him if he'd like to check out a Ruger Mark II I had, and he got so angry he vomited.
03-04-2010, 12:26
Marlin

Okay, Make use of it..
03-04-2010, 13:44
cowboykjohnson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuart

Don't listen to this guys. One time at a shoot I asked him if he'd like to check out a Ruger Mark II I had, and he got so angry he vomited.

[ROFL1][ROFL2][ROFL3]
03-05-2010, 01:06
RobertB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troublco

Which rifle section? The only section clearly labeled "Rifle" is the Military Rifle section. There isn't a "Rifle" section in the AR-15 specific area, and that wouldn't be the appropriate area for anything other than rimfire AR's anyhow. Hunting could apply, but only for hunting-related rimfire stuff. Military rifles could apply, but once again clearly only to military-related rimfire stuff like surplus training rifles.

Is it that you prefer a larger amount of information in fewer areas? To me that just means you have to sift through more to find specific items. I don't think there should be a specific area for everything, but rimfires are widespread and almost ubiquitous to shooting. So for the items other than military surplus rimfires, hunting issues involving rimfires, handguns, and rimfire AR's, where would you suggest? We have an area for polymer handguns. Why can't we just use the handgun section? We have an area for 7.62x39 firearms; do we need that? Same with 10mm and Curios and Relics. I'm not trying to beat on anyone; I'm only trying to illustrate my point. Some compartmentalization is for organizational purposes and to encourage the subject.

That's my point. If you're searching for something specific, you're better off doing an actual search as opposed to checking any number of posts that may not relate well to it's subject title. (Better off using Google search "site:www.co-ar15.com termX" than vBulletin's search though. :) ) For your daily reading, less subforums are better. The more specific your subject, the more likely that subforum will get less posts, then only get rare peeking in, and eventually become an unvisited graveyard.

For specific points, yes, I don't see any real reason to have both Handgun and Polymer Pistol section. Neither has a high posting volume that would need to be separate - one goes back 3 months on the first page, the other more like 6-7. You are right on the Military Rifles section (pays not to glance at things, I suppose :) ) but it's under Firearms Discussion, not the AR-15 Specific section. Strictly speaking, I guess there's nowhere appropriate there for non-military, non-rimfire rifles, so loosening things up into simply "Rifle" would be simpler overall.

I'm not saying to change the whole forum setup, just that it's easier to find things and follow threads the less complicated and specific it is, that's all.
03-05-2010, 01:25
Graves

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuart

Don't listen to this guys. One time at a shoot I asked him if he'd like to check out a Ruger Mark II I had, and he got so angry he vomited.

The vomit was from that weird growth you had coming from your neck. [Swim]
03-05-2010, 11:54
Irving

That's my shoulder you're talking about!
03-05-2010, 19:39
Troublco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuart

That's my shoulder you're talking about!

The hunchback of CO-AR15?

[ROFL1]
03-05-2010, 19:53
GunTroll

Rimfire is for kids!

J/K
03-05-2010, 20:32
Irving

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troublco

The hunchback of CO-AR15?

[ROFL1]

People might not remember my name after meeting me, but they'll look at me and say, "Something about that guy rings a bell...."
03-05-2010, 23:22
funkfool

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuart

"Something about that guy rings a bell...."

harharharharharharhahrahar
Didn't I see him at church?
[ROFL1]
03-05-2010, 23:27
cowboykjohnson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuart

That's my shoulder you're talking about!

[Puke] this hunchback just showed me his .22