Do you get bored shooting .22s?

[Colorado Osprey]

Want to make it interesting, try the 22lr pistols out to 100 yards. Then push those rimfires for all they are worth in a rifle.
It is exciting when you can see the bullet impact in a reactive target (balloon?) with a rainbow trajectory at over 400 yards with a 22lr rifle.
That and you need to pack a sack lunch for the flight time. I prefer a KFC chicken bucket with sides. Take a friend and make it a competition and a lunch.

[CUatTheEnd]

I just picked up a Ruger 22/45 lite and 10/22 takedown, excited for when the weather warms and I can get them both out. It's been awhile since I shot a .22. Looking forward to taking my girls out also (7 & 9). The 10/22 will be a tactical project. Will get photos up when complete.

[MarkCO]

I shot more .22LR in the past 2 years than my entire life combined. Realized the benefits of it as a lower cost trainer, reading wind, getting my fundamentals back, etc. I like shooting anything with a cartridge and a trigger.

[sellersm]

I shot more .22LR in the past 2 years than my entire life combined. Realized the benefits of it as a lower cost trainer, reading wind, getting my fundamentals back, etc. I like shooting anything with a cartridge and a trigger.

This is exactly why they make trainers in .22lr! Same specs, size, weight, etc. but in a smaller caliber which is MORE influenced by the environment. Makes for some excellent training!!

With what I miss in .22 recoil and noise I make up for in shear volume of ammo downrange.

^This! My daughters can sure put a lot of lead downrange in an amazingly quick fashion!!

[sellersm]

As was mentioned, bring out the revolvers in .22lr and keep increasing target distance! That adds some challenge...

FWIW, I do not believe that the words "bored" and "shooting" should ever be used in the same sentence!

[rbeau30]

FWIW, I do not believe that the words "bored" and "shooting" should ever be used in the same sentence!

Usually with me it is "wish I could get out to the range" and "wish I was a member of a range" and "I need to get out shooting more often".

[MarkCO]

If I ever get bored with shooting, sex, food or fast cars, I assume I will be 6 feet underground.

[Great-Kazoo]

Want to make it interesting, try the 22lr pistols out to 100 yards. Then push those rimfires for all they are worth in a rifle.
It is exciting when you can see the bullet impact in a reactive target (balloon?) with a rainbow trajectory at over 400 yards with a 22lr rifle.
That and you need to pack a sack lunch for the flight time. I prefer a KFC chicken bucket with sides. Take a friend and make it a competition and a lunch.

I can do 100 with a 6" model 17, 200 easy with the 20" 1894 marlin, Iron sights. 22 revolver and lever shooting, makes you appreciate simple firearms.

[Buckaroobonsai]

Shooting any caliber that doesn't involve a varmint at the other end is boring to me now. That being said, my .22 LR bolt gun is awesome on them out to 100 yards, with my longest hit at about 150 yards. Nice, quiet, and deadly with the right ammo.

[lostcolorado]

I love the Ruger 10/22 because all of the options available, especially the aftermarket stocks. That being said, I do admit that if I don't shoot them for a while my attention wanders.



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