.22 Magnum Project
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 1 month ago
I’ve always though that the .22LR was a bit of an underpowered cartridge, and I like the .22 magnum. This video documents a very interesting .22 magnum project. He begins with a Ruger Precision rifle in .22 magnum, does some modifications to it, but most of his work focuses on the cartridge itself.
See if you enjoy it as much as I did.
When recording a YouTube video, never wipe your nose with the back of your hand.
I quit watching the second he did that.
Then you missed a good video.
I feel that if I’m going to the trouble of pulling the bullets, equalizing the powder, and placing a different bullet, I’d do better to try a different cartridge that’s built for reloading like the 22 Hornet.
I wonder if the factory 30 gr. ammo could be made more consistent just by adding a crimp.
@BRVTVS,
No. He did that, but found that it didn’t work very well to change anything. His focus was on different mass bullets taken from different cartridges, with the added crimp.
He got 0.25 MOA. Impressive.
Crud, I’m going to have to drag my Savage Model 93 FV and put some Hornady 30 grain V Max downrange.
I swear I was able to put every shot inside of a nickel at 100 yards, but, it’s been a while.
I suspect I would be able to get a bit tighter groups, but, I need to put a better scope on the rifle, one with a finer reticle.
.25 MOA is probably out of reach for my skill level but, for my purposes, the round has been accurate.
I take it that this guy is probably active in precision rimfire competitions.
It’s always interesting to me when I can watch someone who knows how to
tackle a firearm issue using brains and a knack with machinery. It reminds
me of the old American Rifleman magazines where machining techniques
in firearms alterations were covered in some depth.
I, too, suspected the crimp would be the most important factor – but for different reasons. I was wondering if the nose of these spire-point bullets was pushing the bullet back semi-randomly in the loading sequence.
Not true, as he was using a single feed bolt gun. Nevertheless his comment about accuracy issues being vertical meant it was going to be about MV.
Good video. Thanks for the topic.
Field target air rifle may have developed a useful thing. They use air strippers which regulate the escape of air as the pellet leaves the barrel. Best results were when the vents corresponded with the rifling grooves. The crown of the muzzle is the second last thing under control of the shooter to influence the flight of the bullet…has anyone tried this with powder driven bullets?