In this first part of a two-part video, learn about the King of all cartridges, the .22 rimfire, and learn how it can make you a highly skilled shooter!
I’m guessing that forty-eight viewers don’t appreciate the fact that this is a FREE lesson in much more than ballistics. Their loss, I don’t understand why give a downward thumb...this gentleman is offering up unbiased information. I’d give two thumbs up!👍🏼👍🏼
In any group of people there are those that feel compelled to be negative. This is such as small sample they are statistically irrelevant. One observation is that some of his videos do go on a lot longer than necessary. Most YTbers tend to deliver their message in shorter vids. Perhaps breaking this into 4 parts would have been better. Just a thought.
I wish I had professors in medical school with half of this gem of an instructor's teaching style. This man has a gift and we are all the better for being lucky enough to have listened to him .
Like many my attention span craps out on long videos. With this guy I could sit and listen all day. What an incredible source of information for firearm enthusiasts. Bravo sir. Thank you
I have been shooting 22lr as long as I can remember... and at 61yoa I have learned more in an hour than I thought possible. WOW.. Thanks your videos are a treasure....
In my years in the military, I have been a machine gun instructor , a pistol team member and instructed other members to fire all types of firearms. I have never had a better explanation as to why fired rounds tend to unstable at specific ranges. This type of explanation will allow the normal person to visualize why it happens. Thank you.
No kidding. Especially where, here, he is talking about the .22. The one gun or round that anyone and everyone should cut their teeth on before graduating to any higher cal. OMG, this guy should be considered a national treasure. All children should watch his videos. The more educated, the better.
you remind me of my dad, he was knowledgeable about all things guns and taught me to shoot the right way when i was a boy. i find it not only interesting to listen to you talk but calming as well. a rarity in this day and age. thank you sir.
I have watched many of your videos more than twice, multiple times...Much more important to anyone than watching Clint Eastwood reruns, you provide us lasting information and ways for us to gain very useful experiences...Those are the best words that I can come up with, however they fail to provide the true value of your informative videos...Thank you so very much for providing your knowledge to us..
I have often seen on other youtube vids guys bragging to each other about how many rounds they have fired off during the past year...One guy says he shot 5000rounds and the other guy says "that's nothing, I've shot 25,000 rounds." I think; How is it possible to shoot up so much ammo and who could afford the cost? And I see them shoot and I think: "If you shot that many rounds, how come you are still such a mediocre shot?" And the vids are replete with such crappy shooters telling me what to do. Well, you have just explained it all to me : NO economy of mind. Genious!
I have a question- are you a hobbyist or a trained professional? I ask because of your vast knowledge. I'm 58 yrs old, have shot guns since I was 8, have hand-loaded for 37 yrs. You have forgotten more than I will ever know. I for one love your style, your stories, your history and your knowledge of guns and ammo. Thank You sooo much for taking the time and effort to teach us youngsters. The few viewers that are in too big a hurry to listen and learn what your able to teach, let them go elsewhere. I love your videos. I have listened to all of them multiple times and still am learning from them. By the way, my wife calls this "fast food mentality", their attention span is less than 5 minutes long. They want what you have but are unwilling to pay their dues. Please keep them coming and don't change a thing.
223tackdriver - in other videos he mentions he is an armorer gunsmith. Check out his pistol video. He mentions specifically he is, or was, a Ruger armorer-talked about training police back in the days of revolvers.
I am a retired police captain, and instructed officers professionally in all modes of firearms from handguns to sniper rifles, machine guns and shotguns since the early 70s, and received factory instruction as armorer for a number of companies. Thank you for watching.
Thank you 🙏 excellent instructional video that answered so many questions that I have been thinking about. Spoken with true old school New England values- commons sense, intelligence, efficiency and thriftyness. Thank you
Thanks for the amazing .22 history lesson along with your common sense gems.I learned more about rimfire here than anywhere else, along with many other topics.Please write a book, the treacherous social networks won't survive.
He should put all the UA-cam videos into categories and put them onto DVD and online equivalent. Extra revenue to compensate for all of this knowledge shared plus the amount of information that would be available for ever. I'd buy a box set to be able to assist handing down this vast knowledge.
Mr. Blue490, I am simply saying that which has been said SO many times by the people who have left comments. Thanks very much for sharing your insights and knowledge with your many fans/subscribers. You’re a champ!
As a relatively new shooter, this is one of the best videos I have seen on the .22lr cartridge and its history. You, sir, are to be commended for both your passion about shooting and your approach to this subject. I am now among your 6,000+ subscribers. I look forward to viewing Part II and other videos that you have uploaded to your channel. THANK YOU for both the time you put into this video and for your attention to quality of your ideas.
As someone who was not raised around hunting/shooting, I feared I had missed an opportunity to start. With your videos, I feel like I have that mentor I need, and will be able to pass hunting/shooting to my kids. Your presentations are top quality. Thank you sir for what you do to help the rest of us.
Dear Sir, Thank you for all your fine videosc giving us both historical and practical information. i am the curator of my Dad's Winchester collection of which i just adeed to with a 1951 Model 70 Super Grade .270, 1956 Model 50, and one of the earliest Model 21's - SNZ 2207 - 1932 rated at 95%. Your basic shooting guidelines are helping shape my daughter's introduction to shooting just as my Dad's basic training gave me. I loved the .270 edition, paramont in my purchase of the Rilfeman's Rifle in .270 caliber. Thank you for sharing your extensive knowlegledge and providing continuing shooting history and education.. Respectively yours , Rick Mansberger
I've watched dozens of these vids now and It's like going to school. The history lessons I'm getting is invaluable. Thank you for unloading all your experience here for everyone to absorb for as long as the internet exists. Think of all the generations these videos may effect. I especially enjoy the history of the different calibers.
Thank you for sharing you wealth of knowledge. I feel like I'm getting a free education by watching your videos! It's rare to find someone of you character with your level of knowledge. I like the way you cut through all the hype and get to the point, like in your pistol cleaning video where you say it's simply cleaning dirt off of metal there is nothing magical about it. Looking forward to watching part 2!
I love hearing the history of this subject, as I do with all of these discussions and presentations. I always come out of it knowing far more than before. The first handgun I ever shot was a Sharps 1859 four barrel .22 short. It was handed down to me and is still in very good condition. Still work the same way it always has.
Really appreciate your bull destroying knowledge sir. I watched several of your videos and I always walk away with a much clearer view of the shooting science. Excellent explanations, delivered clearly. Thanks.
Oh my gosh, you’re a comedian to boot ! “That they put it in the box is the best thing you can say about it.” TOO FUNNY Thank you for a good laugh today - along with your wonderful, nowhere else, content.
Sir you have the most interesting and informative videos out there. Simple science explains so much in the world of firearms, and debunks most advertising garbage out there.
Great information and timely for me. I've made a point recently of concentrating on rimfire shooting for a variety of reasons and you've provided a solid overview of ammo capabilities and the reasons behind them. Thank you!
I used to be a quantity shooter that tried to get as many rounds on target as possible as quickly as possible to the point that my rifles or handguns would start smoking, but then I got my first bolt action. At first I tried to be a "badass" "mad minute" shooter, but eventually I was forced to slow down my shots and I discovered just how much more fun careful accurate fire is, my groups tightened dramatically and I fell in love with shooting all over again. Not too many hobbies out there are as versatile in the different ways to enjoy the sport. Some people like to make noise and blow up targets filled with tannerite, some like to try and put 50 rounds through one hole, some like to take game, some like to be able to look at something at a random distance and think "I bet I could hit that" and actually pull it off, and some just like to shoot the biggest loudest gun they can get their hands on. It really is a great hobby!
Economy of mind indeed. I recall taking my 1710 Anshutz biathlon rifle to a regional smallbore championship in Delaware back in '92. I entered as an open competitor without any shooting jacket, shell holder or sling glove. T-shirt, spotting scope and bare hands, had the match won, but failure to use a shell holder caused me to lose round count and fire an additional 'X' into the 50 meter target! It was fun though!
I love guns and shooting and at 59 I am by no means an expert. Anything I want to know about this sport I look here first. What a knowledgeable good man. Love your videos.
I am a gunsmith and share your passion for guns and our savior. Love your videos knowledge and grasp of the truth based in fact not myth. My observations and yours seem to agree in most of my experiences.
Ive watched several of your videos and i really like your style and presentation. You have a wealth of information. Ive been involved with shooting and hunting etc for almost 40 years and i always learn something from your videos. Great stuff!
I love your 1st words in this video. “Welcome back”! In other videos, made by young people, many of them begin with, “just a quick video”! They’re all in such a hurry. They definitely shoot too fast. It’s no wonder we had ammo shortages. I go to the range most Fridays now that I’m retired and I always take a 22, many times a revolver. They’re much slower, but still a lot of fun.
Your best video to date you taught me things I did know about 22lr ammo and made me remember many happy days in the fields and hills of Arkansas hunting squirrels and rabbits with my little 22 rifle.
Love it, especially the last few minutes. Got me laughing so hard. Went to a pit with a friend and shot over the hood of the truck. He brought his semi auto, me and my old 40's bolt with a 1950's 4x weaver. He brought a bunch of stuff to shoot. One was an either spray can he wanted to see explode. He said shoot the can. So I shot. He laughed and said, you missed. I said, no I didn't lets go look. Well I noticed the red spray nozzle was facing me, and I took aim at where the spray comes out. I knew it was perfect shot. I saw it fly off and where it went. He was looking at the can, see you missed, I found the nozzle and showed him the hole, you know the big hole around the pin hole where the spray comes out is exactly 22 caliber. Perfect fit.
Very interesting, I always hunted with the 22 rifle . That was the best Christmas ever when I gotta 22 bolt action Western Auto Revelation Rifle Repeater , it shot S,L,LR ! Loved it !
You Sir. are the finest of all here on youtube. If I was a peace officer, it would have been an honor to serve under you. Thank you so very much for all you share.
As usual, an excellent thought provoking video. I’m one of those that heads to the landfill and sprays boxes of hyper velocity ammo at bottles, cans and appliances at maximum of 30 yards. You told me not to watch if that’s me. I continued to watch and learned something. Your 100% right about that ammo being inaccurate at longer ranges. Vey frustrating and expensive to take 4 - 7 shots to get a hit. On to part 2.
My God how I love to listen to you...You remind me of the days (60 years ago) when my father and his brothers Andy and George would get together to chew the fat...sometimes being joined by their friend, Harry who was a State champion skeet shooter. They would talk for hours about guns and deer hunting which was high on their list of "loves". I still have my dad's old double barrel Fox which bears proudly 67 notches on the underside of its stock memorializing the deer he took with that gun...He had many others. His favorite was a 30-30 Winchester saddle gun. Thanks for the memories. Long life and good health to you.
Great video, very informative. Great analogy (boat wake) of how speed affects the stability of a bullet, standard velocity vs. high velocity. I am and have been a .22 fan for most of my life. It has been only fairly recently that I have benefited from increased accuracy using standard velocity ammunition. Also, I have rediscovered the .22 Short for select applications. Good job, as usual.
I'm glad to hear (and see) you back again with wise advices and recommendations. I'm definitely with you and your "economy of mind"-style shooting. Although, the today Biathlon champions put easily more than 50.000 rounds down range per year in training. But, and that's the important message, every single shot they practice is counted for outcome! And I'm quite sure, this holds for every competitor in any olympic discipline. But not only there. It is known that Eric Grauffel, the actual world best IPSC shootist, puts 500 shots down range - at six days a week. And before bigger competitions he intensifies this to 1.000 shots per day. And again, he does not just sling lead in the raw vicinity of some huge target. He fires with incredidible precision - every single shot! One of my favorite targets is the ISSF 50m rimfire target. The "10" is 10,4mm in diameter - a .44 bullet just covers it. With an Anschütz 1813, diopter + glas circle front sight, it is just fun to shoot at. Rifle and ammunition are able to hold this "10" at 50m for an indefinite number of shots. Unfortunately, the shooter isn't... Keep up the fine work! I like your contributions a lot.
+Heinz Meier You are exactly correct, and your style of precision is what I'm trying to inspire. I did not mean to imply that economy means little. On the contrary, it applies to wise investment of resources, and as with money, the greater the investment, the greater the potential return. A professional golfer can only maintain his swing by laboriously and tediously applying himself to hours of striking thousands of balls, but his coach will immediately stop him when his labors are misdirected, and will get him re-centered. When I was an active professional instructor, I dedicated myself to 300 rounds per day, at the minimum, and set a goal of gaining points off my aggregate average score each week, with the ultimate goal of cleaning targets consistently. My ability to display this example was the impetus that drove my students with a positive zeal to achieve something of merit. I wish that had been continued by the instructors who followed after me, but they were simply doing a job, following government minimum standards. Of course, when a student only needs to clear the bar, that's all he'll do. The current lackluster trend of our shooting culture mistakes quantity of fire alone as effective training, and has distorted goals.
WOW, real eye opening stuff. Thank you! We started shooting 2 gun rimfire last year. We now know to stick with the standard velocity for the 100 yard steel targets.
Another great video . I just recently was fortunate enough to pick up a Winchester 94/22 xtr from the early 80’s and a Ruger mark1 from the 70’s .both unfired and love them. I can’t wait to share my enjoyment of them with my grand daughter when she gets a little older. And hand them down to her . Thank you again sir . And a Merry Christmas to you and yours .
It must not be so bad to be seventy if you have stored so much information in your mind and gathered so much wisdom from your experience. Then if you can deliver it to younger people in a manner in which they will listen with avidity, then you are truly in your Golden Years. We all would like to be good grandfathers when we get there, but it seems that it takes so much talent and preparation to be good at it. If you can take such a simple thing as a .22 and know it inside out as this, and speak about it with such credibility, then you will be remembered from your grave over a couple of generations as a great Patriarch.
GunBlue, thanks for the info! You've a wealth of knowledge, and I thank you for giving it. One thing I want to add is that the transonic barrier theory was only tested, ironically, on (boat tail) spitzer types. There's a large group on rimfire central that tested this theory on the stubby type bullets out to a couple hundred yards. Apparently, this effect is minimal on stubby type bullets, and "groups falling apart" has more to do with the comparatively low B.C. and high ES of high/hyper velocity rimfire compared to standard/match rimfire and center-fire ammo. Stubby bullets have a higher ballistic coefficient at low speeds, spitzer/boat tails have higher B.C. the faster you drive them, and Sierra's semi-point style (SMP) soft points have consistent B.C. at high and low speeds. Edit: I'll have you know I own 4 rimfire guns, two 22LR and two 22WMR. I favor 40gr bullets, standard/subsonic for the 22LR and 40gr TMJ/FMJ loads for the magnum. They work the best, just as you advised.
I love this because I grew up as a kid with a .22 cal pellet gun with iron sights. And when I was able to hunt my dad gave me a 30.30 marlin iron sight and I killed more animals and hit more targets with those to guns than any other gun with a scope. I pulled my marlin model 25 .22 cal out last night and stripped it down and cleaned real good. And it doesn’t have a scope and I’ve been debating to put one on it. And I think you just completely changed my mind and way of thinking. Even with my deer rifle that is a .270 with a scope you almost have changed my mind and made me realize I killed more deer and coyote with that 30.30. I think I’ll get some new red paint for the .22 sight and keep it iron sights. Great video 👍🏻
You are absolutely right, especially in regards to meat hunting with a .22,-. CCI makes a wonderfully accurate load in .22 LR. which is their hollowpoint standard velocity. It is listed at 1070 fps out of a 24 inch barrel. My Remington 581 bolt action shoots 1/2 inch groups at 50 yards with relative ease using this load. I hunt squirrels after deer season is over, and by that time all the leaves are gone. Squirrels are very skittish at this time, so quite often I am facing shots at 100 yards plus, which is some fine shooting sport. I have held over several inches and connected at long range, so a highly accurate rifle is a must. The CCI standard hollowpoint packs plenty of punch at these distances, with most squirrels going down right there,(these soft lead bullets do quite a number on them). The high velocity stuff is not really necessary for most small game, even at long range for the .22. In the early season I like to use a short hollowpoint like CCI's short HP. At this time squirrels are cutting hickory nuts, and they can be a real challenge to pick off way up in the tall hickories we have here in Tennessee. I also use short HP's in the late season stalking rabbits, especially when a fresh snow is on the ground, which makes them much easier to spot. Using a .22 can be very sporting, and every bit as challenging as any other form of hunting.
Thanks GUN BLUE , much of what you teach , I've been able to figure out on my own. But for the rest , i really appreciate what you teach me. It's very valuable information. Thanks , and be safe.
I enjoyed your video on the22 caliber cartridge. My father bought sky first22 rifle at the tender age of 7. (1962) A single shot Ithaca mod 49. I still have that rifle! I'm getting ready to retire and now have the time to shoot again. Well, I'm going to watch part 2 tomorrow. I'm sure it will be as enjoyable as part 1.
excellent video. I learned a lot here. I hve not shot a 22 rifle in over 4 decades, but the interest is back. My intent is to buy a rifle, because the ones I have are very old. My intent is 2 part- the rifle must easy to clean and economy of the shots. Thanks again for your very interesting videos.
You are spot on with your assessment of U.S. Olympic Shooters. I just watched the 2016 Olympic Youth Mixed Team Biathlon Finals. The Gold Medal went to China followed by Norway, Russia, France, Germany and the U.S. pair finished 6th. These are our next generation of shooters. It will be interesting to see if this trend continues.....I hope not. Thank You for continuing with this series on the .22 caliber.
+michaelo1492 My goal in doing these videos is to perhaps inspire something to grow that lays dormant under three generations of lost shooting. The US 10th Mountain Division from NH skied with guns and its members returned from WWII and opened most of the well-known ski areas in this country, and built gun clubs. That was the skill we once had as a nation, before my generation scoffed at guns and brought up their children and grandchildren to deride them. It can be brought back with our help. Thank you for watching.
I coach biathlon in Canada...competed in Germany back in my army days (and skied penalty laps until I got dizzy and fell down) Couple of things.... Biathlon in Europe...is like football in the States...or hockey in Canada...kids are knee deep in it winter and summer from age 8...they know the names of their national team members....I don't know many of mine and none of yours World cup events....have all the hype, media coverage, and sponsorship of a SuperBowl 2nd....the hardest thing I had to learn was that biathlon is not like precision shooting....in the army we got on target... breath....breath...half breath out..... Squeeze trigger Biathlon....you get on target...take up 1st stage...breath...aim and release the shot...and repeat I swear...those Germans just fire 5 rounds as fast as they can...and aim in between shots Never mastered that cadence thing... The good news....my son skis biathlon..when he goes back to his grade 11 classmates and shows them pictures of his weekend surounded by nubile young women in lycra....with RIFLES! "Whoa...DUDE!" you can spend your weekend playing warcraft..... But Biology is in our favour
i just enjoy your videos so much i have learnt so much from you i want to just encourage you to keep making them because you are much appreciated for them GOD bless you and keep you safe hope you enjoy making them as much as every one enjoys them
Whether you are shooting .22LR or .50BMG, ammo is an expense, and every shot should count. It is very challenging to shoot tight groups consistently, and anyone can spray ammo all over creation. I happen to agree with the idea, one shot, one kill. And I agree with the Olympic Biathlon comments. Why are we not able to medal in this sport. Every qualification round I fired in the Corps ended with another Rifle Expert qualification. I could not accept anything less. Great info on the .22 so far. Off to watch the part 2 video.
I enjoy your videos very much and you are very, very knowledgable but, I have been using 22’s in both pistol and rifles for competition , hunting and plunking for 50+ years. One thing that I learned early on is that every firearm performs better with a certain brand of ammunition than others. CCI’s won’t work reliably in my top grade European made competition pistols, one of these pistols happens to shoot better groups with the ‘practice ‘ round than with the ‘match’ version of ammunition . The most expensive ammunition was found to be just average and not worth the cost, the cheapest rifle that I have performs ( not very well) no matter what you load it with. I have found that US made 22 rifles must have a larger chamber size and CCI’s work better in them even though the accuracy of those rifles is only of a hunter level ( a bonus is that there is more powder in the cartridge) .Curiously, I have a heavy barrel stutzen bolt action that performs brilliantly on a target at 50 yards with pistol match ammunition but, I wouldn’t hunt with that. When ever I buy any 22 ( and I currently have 10-12 ) , I buy a range of ammunition ( based on past knowledge) and find the round that shoots best. Does that matter if you are trying to shoot head shots on rabbits at 25 yards? No but, it certainly matters if you are trying to do the same at 75 yards and in competition shooting. There are differences even in the highest levels of quality. Please keep up the flow of knowledge as I learn every time that I watch one of your presentations. Great stuff.
Yep. I well remember buying .22 shorts and longs for much less than the long rifle bullets in the late 50's and early 60's at the hardware store near my grandparents. When I picked up an old 22 bolt action rifle in the mid -70's and I set up a gallery in my large apartment and I shot BB, CB caps, and shorts.
Lol at 50 mins in we get the warning to turn the video off.. thank you sir for all the great info in all your videos it is truely appreciated and applied accordingly.. i just thought the end was funny..
I know this was four years ago and I don't hear you say things that's not so and you did say that you knew of but Remington 552 will cycle 22 short just thought I would put that out there. Thank you for your vides !!!
great and factual video. I especially liked the part about marksmanship compared to having all the latest gadgetry, exactly right on and something that I have been saying myself for quite some time now. .
I love GunBlue! He just gave me some super valuable Info again. He explains why my favorite hypervelocity long rifle rounds (federal spitfire w truncated bullet are more accurate at 100 yards than any other ammo.. maybe they don't drop below the speed of sound at this range like all the other lower velocity ammo (16 other types) I have tried. As a result they are not only faster they were more accurate at 100 yards!
I have Remington 550-1autoloader that shoots .22 shorts, longs, and long rifle very well. It has a floating chamber that deals with any size .22 round in any combination. Very cool old rifle.
New to your series of videos and am impressed with your knowledge and willingness to impart said knowledge to us newbies. I'm 60 and new to the sport of cowboy action and appreciate you taking the time. Thank you.
You need more subscribers! Great videos, always very informative and well laid out. Personally I think occasional gun overviews would be awesome too! Keep making great vids!!
Great video and funny as well. The boat wake makes them spill their drinks! Super target grade is bought by people who are going into competition and they get new clothes!
Wow, a guy who really understands biathlon! It may be that countries where owning guns is not about "the right to own", but about the desire to shoot, and shoot well...no macho full auto, no tactical gear, but good rifles, good sights, and good attitude...'economy of mind'...when I started shooting at about 5 years old, with a Cooey single shot, with iron sights, to shoot out a shotgun shell primer at 10-20 yards, I was always trained to shoot with a single-shot, and only one needed. My father was a career soldier, a veteran, and there was never any 'macho' attitude about guns, ever! Yes, you can really enjoy using these tools to the best of their, and your, ability, but the right attitude, and a coolness of mind and body, lead to accuracy, even 'efficiency'. Other attitudes lead to sloppy shooting, and sloppy handling, and tools that turn deadly, too, too often. Thanks for a very fine talk, filled with 'good stuff', both technically and philosophically!,
I’m guessing that forty-eight viewers don’t appreciate the fact that this is a FREE lesson in much more than ballistics. Their loss, I don’t understand why give a downward thumb...this gentleman is offering up unbiased information. I’d give two thumbs up!👍🏼👍🏼
In any group of people there are those that feel compelled to be negative. This is such as small sample they are statistically irrelevant. One observation is that some of his videos do go on a lot longer than necessary. Most YTbers tend to deliver their message in shorter vids. Perhaps breaking this into 4 parts would have been better. Just a thought.
Some people just live to hate.
@@99bogatyrs99 I love being negative to negative people.
Aw, back when YT showed # of dislikes. Then Biden came along and that went away lol
I wish I had professors in medical school with half of this gem of an instructor's teaching style. This man has a gift and we are all the better for being lucky enough to have listened to him .
Like many my attention span craps out on long videos. With this guy I could sit and listen all day. What an incredible source of information for firearm enthusiasts. Bravo sir. Thank you
I have been shooting 22lr as long as I can remember... and at 61yoa I have learned more in an hour than I thought possible. WOW.. Thanks your videos are a treasure....
In my years in the military, I have been a machine gun instructor , a pistol team member and instructed other members to fire all types of firearms. I have never had a better explanation as to why fired rounds tend to unstable at specific ranges. This type of explanation will allow the normal person to visualize why it happens. Thank you.
This might be the most informative video on anything, not just firearms or hunting, I have ever had the pleasure of watching.
No kidding. Especially where, here, he is talking about the .22. The one gun or round that anyone and everyone should cut their teeth on before graduating to any higher cal. OMG, this guy should be considered a national treasure. All children should watch his videos. The more educated, the better.
you remind me of my dad, he was knowledgeable about all things guns and taught me to shoot the right way when i was a boy. i find it not only interesting to listen to you talk but calming as well. a rarity in this day and age. thank you sir.
I have watched many of your videos more than twice, multiple times...Much more important to anyone than watching Clint Eastwood reruns, you provide us lasting information and ways for us to gain very useful experiences...Those are the best words that I can come up with, however they fail to provide the true value of your informative videos...Thank you so very much for providing your knowledge to us..
@@davidmorgan9095 well written, and excellently expressed. It’s great to see so many respectful comments...like yours and so many others. Thanks.
I shot a lot of different caliber. I never expected my obsession for the 22.
Love them in pistol and rifles.
Allways a pleasure to listen to somebody who knows were he is talking about.
I have often seen on other youtube vids guys bragging to each other about how many rounds they have fired off during the past year...One guy says he shot 5000rounds and the other guy says "that's nothing, I've shot 25,000 rounds." I think; How is it possible to shoot up so much ammo and who could afford the cost? And I see them shoot and I think: "If you shot that many rounds, how come you are still such a mediocre shot?" And the vids are replete with such crappy shooters telling me what to do. Well, you have just explained it all to me : NO economy of mind. Genious!
Ditto!! 😂 preach!
I have a question- are you a hobbyist or a trained professional? I ask because of your vast knowledge. I'm 58 yrs old, have shot guns since I was 8, have hand-loaded for 37 yrs. You have forgotten more than I will ever know. I for one love your style, your stories, your history and your knowledge of guns and ammo. Thank You sooo much for taking the time and effort to teach us youngsters. The few viewers that are in too big a hurry to listen and learn what your able to teach, let them go elsewhere. I love your videos. I have listened to all of them multiple times and still am learning from them. By the way, my wife calls this "fast food mentality", their attention span is less than 5 minutes long. They want what you have but are unwilling to pay their dues. Please keep them coming and don't change a thing.
223tackdriver - in other videos he mentions he is an armorer gunsmith. Check out his pistol video. He mentions specifically he is, or was, a Ruger armorer-talked about training police back in the days of revolvers.
I am a retired police captain, and instructed officers professionally in all modes of firearms from handguns to sniper rifles, machine guns and shotguns since the early 70s, and received factory instruction as armorer for a number of companies. Thank you for watching.
@@GunBlue490 ❤
He clearly has not forgotten anything!
223tackdriver, very well said! Thus guy is one of those guys that people stay quiet and listen to when he talks!
In all of my + years I never ever heard a better description of bullet deceleration...the motorboat...I'm going to use it from now on !
Yep, *Fluid Dynamics* are spot on for both applications.
@@RU2AIM Fluids-SP Lin. 3 credit hours-undergraduate
I thought the same thing, that’s a great analogy!
Thank you 🙏 excellent instructional video that answered so many questions that I have been thinking about. Spoken with true old school New England values- commons sense, intelligence, efficiency and thriftyness.
Thank you
Thanks for the amazing .22 history lesson along with your common sense gems.I learned more about rimfire here than anywhere else, along with many other topics.Please write a book, the treacherous social networks won't survive.
He should put all the UA-cam videos into categories and put them onto DVD and online equivalent.
Extra revenue to compensate for all of this knowledge shared plus the amount of information that would be available for ever.
I'd buy a box set to be able to assist handing down this vast knowledge.
Mr. Blue490, I am simply saying that which has been said SO many times by the people who have left comments. Thanks very much for sharing your insights and knowledge with your many fans/subscribers. You’re a champ!
I can listen to this man for hours.
and he will talk for hours
As a relatively new shooter, this is one of the best videos I have seen on the .22lr cartridge and its history. You, sir, are to be commended for both your passion about shooting and your approach to this subject. I am now among your 6,000+ subscribers. I look forward to viewing Part II and other videos that you have uploaded to your channel. THANK YOU for both the time you put into this video and for your attention to quality of your ideas.
As someone who was not raised around hunting/shooting, I feared I had missed an opportunity to start. With your videos, I feel like I have that mentor I need, and will be able to pass hunting/shooting to my kids. Your presentations are top quality. Thank you sir for what you do to help the rest of us.
Dear Sir,
Thank you for all your fine videosc giving us both historical and practical information.
i am the curator of my Dad's Winchester collection of which i just adeed to with a 1951 Model 70 Super Grade .270, 1956 Model 50, and one of the earliest Model 21's - SNZ 2207 - 1932 rated at 95%.
Your basic shooting guidelines are helping shape my daughter's introduction to shooting just as my Dad's basic training gave me.
I loved the .270 edition, paramont in my purchase of the Rilfeman's Rifle in
.270 caliber.
Thank you for sharing your extensive knowlegledge and providing continuing shooting history and education..
Respectively yours ,
Rick Mansberger
Rick Mansberger Thank you for your kind support.
I've watched dozens of these vids now and It's like going to school. The history lessons I'm getting is invaluable. Thank you for unloading all your experience here for everyone to absorb for as long as the internet exists. Think of all the generations these videos may effect. I especially enjoy the history of the different calibers.
Thank you for sharing you wealth of knowledge. I feel like I'm getting a free education by watching your videos! It's rare to find someone of you character with your level of knowledge. I like the way you cut through all the hype and get to the point, like in your pistol cleaning video where you say it's simply cleaning dirt off of metal there is nothing magical about it. Looking forward to watching part 2!
Mr. GunBlue490 , thank you for sharing your knowledge! It is appreciated more than you could ever believe! I am in love with your channel.
I love hearing the history of this subject, as I do with all of these discussions and presentations. I always come out of it knowing far more than before. The first handgun I ever shot was a Sharps 1859 four barrel .22 short. It was handed down to me and is still in very good condition. Still work the same way it always has.
Fantastic!!!!!VERY smart man. KNOWS his stuff!!
Really appreciate your bull destroying knowledge sir. I watched several of your videos and I always walk away with a much clearer view of the shooting science. Excellent explanations, delivered clearly. Thanks.
I love that term "economy of mind":) thank you for sharing your intellect:)
Oh my gosh, you’re a comedian to boot ! “That they put it in the box is the best thing you can say about it.” TOO FUNNY Thank you for a good laugh today - along with your wonderful, nowhere else, content.
Never fails to amaze me the valuable insights I come away with after viewing your videos.
Thank you so very much.
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Got to say you are a wealth of knowledge. I truly appreciate you sharing your lifetime of experience with the YT Community. God Bless from Maine
Sir you have the most interesting and informative videos out there. Simple science explains so much in the world of firearms, and debunks most advertising garbage out there.
Great information and timely for me. I've made a point recently of concentrating on rimfire shooting for a variety of reasons and you've provided a solid overview of ammo capabilities and the reasons behind them. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your knowledge you share with us younger men wanting to learn we are so blessed thank you again God bless
I used to be a quantity shooter that tried to get as many rounds on target as possible as quickly as possible to the point that my rifles or handguns would start smoking, but then I got my first bolt action. At first I tried to be a "badass" "mad minute" shooter, but eventually I was forced to slow down my shots and I discovered just how much more fun careful accurate fire is, my groups tightened dramatically and I fell in love with shooting all over again. Not too many hobbies out there are as versatile in the different ways to enjoy the sport. Some people like to make noise and blow up targets filled with tannerite, some like to try and put 50 rounds through one hole, some like to take game, some like to be able to look at something at a random distance and think "I bet I could hit that" and actually pull it off, and some just like to shoot the biggest loudest gun they can get their hands on. It really is a great hobby!
Economy of mind indeed. I recall taking my 1710 Anshutz biathlon rifle to a regional smallbore championship in Delaware back in '92. I entered as an open competitor without any shooting jacket, shell holder or sling glove. T-shirt, spotting scope and bare hands, had the match won, but failure to use a shell holder caused me to lose round count and fire an additional 'X' into the 50 meter target! It was fun though!
I think every competitor has had at least one or two such moments, and wish they had one shot back.
I feel vindicated in a way. I am an economy of mind man, in shooting and most of the rest of my life. Good stuff, Sir!
The best 22lr vid I have seen! Very educational. I've learned a lot from you. Thanks very much!
I love guns and shooting and at 59 I am by no means an expert. Anything I want to know about this sport I look here first. What a knowledgeable good man. Love your videos.
I am a gunsmith and share your passion for guns and our savior. Love your videos knowledge and grasp of the truth based in fact not myth. My observations and yours seem to agree in most of my experiences.
The most straight forward, knowledgeable, and sincere reviewer is back! Look at you with all of these new videos. Thanks Gunblue.
Ive watched several of your videos and i really like your style and presentation. You have a wealth of information. Ive been involved with shooting and hunting etc for almost 40 years and i always learn something from your videos. Great stuff!
What else can i say? Thanks again Sir. Going to the range this morning, i'll be back for the second part. From France, Philippe. 🙏
Outstanding professional education. As always! Really enjoy and thanks for your time.
I love your 1st words in this video. “Welcome back”! In other videos, made by young people, many of them begin with, “just a quick video”! They’re all in such a hurry. They definitely shoot too fast. It’s no wonder we had ammo shortages.
I go to the range most Fridays now that I’m retired and I always take a 22, many times a revolver. They’re much slower, but still a lot of fun.
I remember when my Uncle gave me a 22 and a 410 barrel some 50 years ago over and under. The best I ever had.
I remember them were they made by Stevens ? Wish I had one today.
i can listen to you all day good sir. thanks so much for these videos.
Your best video to date you taught me things I did know about 22lr ammo and made me remember many happy days in the fields and hills of Arkansas hunting squirrels and rabbits with my little 22 rifle.
Love it, especially the last few minutes. Got me laughing so hard. Went to a pit with a friend and shot over the hood of the truck. He brought his semi auto, me and my old 40's bolt with a 1950's 4x weaver. He brought a bunch of stuff to shoot. One was an either spray can he wanted to see explode. He said shoot the can. So I shot. He laughed and said, you missed. I said, no I didn't lets go look. Well I noticed the red spray nozzle was facing me, and I took aim at where the spray comes out. I knew it was perfect shot. I saw it fly off and where it went. He was looking at the can, see you missed, I found the nozzle and showed him the hole, you know the big hole around the pin hole where the spray comes out is exactly 22 caliber. Perfect fit.
what a great video! As always a pleasure to listen and learn from a real pro. I always come away learning something. Thanks my friend
Very interesting, I always hunted with the 22 rifle .
That was the best Christmas ever when I gotta 22 bolt action Western Auto Revelation Rifle Repeater , it shot S,L,LR ! Loved it !
You Sir. are the finest of all here on youtube. If I was a peace officer, it would have been an honor to serve under you. Thank you so very much for all you share.
As usual, an excellent thought provoking video. I’m one of those that heads to the landfill and sprays boxes of hyper velocity ammo at bottles, cans and appliances at maximum of 30 yards. You told me not to watch if that’s me. I continued to watch and learned something. Your 100% right about that ammo being inaccurate at longer ranges. Vey frustrating and expensive to take 4 - 7 shots to get a hit. On to part 2.
Excellent video!! Best .22 Rimfire tutorial I've ever heard. Thank you.. Very reminiscent of the talks I used to have with my Dad. Great times...
My God how I love to listen to you...You remind me of the days (60 years ago) when my father and his brothers Andy and George would get together to chew the fat...sometimes being joined by their friend, Harry who was a State champion skeet shooter. They would talk for hours about guns and deer hunting which was high on their list of "loves". I still have my dad's old double barrel Fox which bears proudly 67 notches on the underside of its stock memorializing the deer he took with that gun...He had many others. His favorite was a 30-30 Winchester saddle gun. Thanks for the memories. Long life and good health to you.
Great video, very informative. Great analogy (boat wake) of how speed affects the stability of a bullet, standard velocity vs. high velocity. I am and have been a .22 fan for most of my life. It has been only fairly recently that I have benefited from increased accuracy using standard velocity ammunition. Also, I have rediscovered the .22 Short for select applications. Good job, as usual.
I'm glad to hear (and see) you back again with wise advices and recommendations. I'm definitely with you and your "economy of mind"-style shooting. Although, the today Biathlon champions put easily more than 50.000 rounds down range per year in training. But, and that's the important message, every single shot they practice is counted for outcome! And I'm quite sure, this holds for every competitor in any olympic discipline. But not only there. It is known that Eric Grauffel, the actual world best IPSC shootist, puts 500 shots down range - at six days a week. And before bigger competitions he intensifies this to 1.000 shots per day. And again, he does not just sling lead in the raw vicinity of some huge target. He fires with incredidible precision - every single shot!
One of my favorite targets is the ISSF 50m rimfire target. The "10" is 10,4mm in diameter - a .44 bullet just covers it. With an Anschütz 1813, diopter + glas circle front sight, it is just fun to shoot at. Rifle and ammunition are able to hold this "10" at 50m for an indefinite number of shots. Unfortunately, the shooter isn't...
Keep up the fine work! I like your contributions a lot.
+Heinz Meier You are exactly correct, and your style of precision is what I'm trying to inspire. I did not mean to imply that economy means little. On the contrary, it applies to wise investment of resources, and as with money, the greater the investment, the greater the potential return. A professional golfer can only maintain his swing by laboriously and tediously applying himself to hours of striking thousands of balls, but his coach will immediately stop him when his labors are misdirected, and will get him re-centered. When I was an active professional instructor, I dedicated myself to 300 rounds per day, at the minimum, and set a goal of gaining points off my aggregate average score each week, with the ultimate goal of cleaning targets consistently. My ability to display this example was the impetus that drove my students with a positive zeal to achieve something of merit. I wish that had been continued by the instructors who followed after me, but they were simply doing a job, following government minimum standards. Of course, when a student only needs to clear the bar, that's all he'll do. The current lackluster trend of our shooting culture mistakes quantity of fire alone as effective training, and has distorted goals.
Thanks so much for the quick reply. You're the best resource for sound firearm and shooting info. Watching part 2 right now. Thanks again and be well!
So much knowledge and experience. Fantastic presentation of knowledge. I could watch these videos all day. They are so well done and I am thankful.
WOW, real eye opening stuff. Thank you! We started shooting 2 gun rimfire last year. We now know to stick with the standard velocity for the 100 yard steel targets.
just got a .22 and this was extremely helpful!
You are a remarkably good teacher, my friend. Thanks!
Another great video . I just recently was fortunate enough to pick up a Winchester 94/22 xtr from the early 80’s and a Ruger mark1 from the 70’s .both unfired and love them. I can’t wait to share my enjoyment of them with my grand daughter when she gets a little older. And hand them down to her . Thank you again sir . And a Merry Christmas to you and yours .
It must not be so bad to be seventy if you have stored so much information in your mind and gathered so much wisdom from your experience. Then if you can deliver it to younger people in a manner in which they will listen with avidity, then you are truly in your Golden Years. We all would like to be good grandfathers when we get there, but it seems that it takes so much talent and preparation to be good at it. If you can take such a simple thing as a .22 and know it inside out as this, and speak about it with such credibility, then you will be remembered from your grave over a couple of generations as a great Patriarch.
GunBlue, thanks for the info! You've a wealth of knowledge, and I thank you for giving it.
One thing I want to add is that the transonic barrier theory was only tested, ironically, on (boat tail) spitzer types. There's a large group on rimfire central that tested this theory on the stubby type bullets out to a couple hundred yards. Apparently, this effect is minimal on stubby type bullets, and "groups falling apart" has more to do with the comparatively low B.C. and high ES of high/hyper velocity rimfire compared to standard/match rimfire and center-fire ammo.
Stubby bullets have a higher ballistic coefficient at low speeds, spitzer/boat tails have higher B.C. the faster you drive them, and Sierra's semi-point style (SMP) soft points have consistent B.C. at high and low speeds.
Edit: I'll have you know I own 4 rimfire guns, two 22LR and two 22WMR. I favor 40gr bullets, standard/subsonic for the 22LR and 40gr TMJ/FMJ loads for the magnum. They work the best, just as you advised.
Sank in only slowly here how good your videos are. They really are excellent informative civic-minded practical lessons - Thank You !
This country produces VERY FEW men like you IF ANY..ABSOLUETY LOVE your clarity and PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR used in your instruction..GREAT WORK sir
I jumped to Part II so fast I couldn't recall if I gave you a thumbs-up! Had to come back to make certain I did.
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I love this because I grew up as a kid with a .22 cal pellet gun with iron sights. And when I was able to hunt my dad gave me a 30.30 marlin iron sight and I killed more animals and hit more targets with those to guns than any other gun with a scope. I pulled my marlin model 25 .22 cal out last night and stripped it down and cleaned real good. And it doesn’t have a scope and I’ve been debating to put one on it. And I think you just completely changed my mind and way of thinking. Even with my deer rifle that is a .270 with a scope you almost have changed my mind and made me realize I killed more deer and coyote with that 30.30. I think I’ll get some new red paint for the .22 sight and keep it iron sights. Great video 👍🏻
I am officially a fan of your channel! Wow - this was good!
You are absolutely right, especially in regards to meat hunting with a .22,-. CCI makes a wonderfully accurate load in .22 LR. which is their hollowpoint standard velocity. It is listed at 1070 fps out of a 24 inch barrel. My Remington 581 bolt action shoots 1/2 inch groups at 50 yards with relative ease using this load. I hunt squirrels after deer season is over, and by that time all the leaves are gone. Squirrels are very skittish at this time, so quite often I am facing shots at 100 yards plus, which is some fine shooting sport. I have held over several inches and connected at long range, so a highly accurate rifle is a must. The CCI standard hollowpoint packs plenty of punch at these distances, with most squirrels going down right there,(these soft lead bullets do quite a number on them). The high velocity stuff is not really necessary for most small game, even at long range for the .22. In the early season I like to use a short hollowpoint like CCI's short HP. At this time squirrels are cutting hickory nuts, and they can be a real challenge to pick off way up in the tall hickories we have here in Tennessee. I also use short HP's in the late season stalking rabbits, especially when a fresh snow is on the ground, which makes them much easier to spot. Using a .22 can be very sporting, and every bit as challenging as any other form of hunting.
Thanks GUN BLUE , much of what you teach , I've been able to figure out on my own. But for the rest , i really appreciate what you teach me. It's very valuable information. Thanks , and be safe.
Buddy, you're amazing. You know your guns and what you're talking about . Just love it. 🇨🇦
I enjoyed your video on the22 caliber cartridge. My father bought sky first22 rifle at the tender age of 7. (1962) A single shot Ithaca mod 49. I still have that rifle!
I'm getting ready to retire and now have the time to shoot again.
Well, I'm going to watch part 2 tomorrow. I'm sure it will be as enjoyable as part 1.
excellent video. I learned a lot here. I hve not shot a 22 rifle in over 4 decades, but the interest is back. My intent is to buy a rifle, because the ones I have are very old. My intent is 2 part- the rifle must easy to clean and economy of the shots. Thanks again for your very interesting videos.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
I've been into guns and ammo for a long time, and I learned a lot from this video.
You are spot on with your assessment of U.S. Olympic Shooters. I just watched the 2016 Olympic Youth Mixed Team Biathlon Finals. The Gold Medal went to China followed by Norway, Russia, France, Germany and the U.S. pair finished 6th. These are our next generation of shooters. It will be interesting to see if this trend continues.....I hope not. Thank You for continuing with this series on the .22 caliber.
+michaelo1492 My goal in doing these videos is to perhaps inspire something to grow that lays dormant under three generations of lost shooting. The US 10th Mountain Division from NH skied with guns and its members returned from WWII and opened most of the well-known ski areas in this country, and built gun clubs. That was the skill we once had as a nation, before my generation scoffed at guns and brought up their children and grandchildren to deride them. It can be brought back with our help. Thank you for watching.
I coach biathlon in Canada...competed in Germany back in my army days
(and skied penalty laps until I got dizzy and fell down)
Couple of things....
Biathlon in Europe...is like football in the States...or hockey in Canada...kids are knee deep in it winter and summer from age 8...they know the names of their national team members....I don't know many of mine and none of yours
World cup events....have all the hype, media coverage, and sponsorship of a SuperBowl
2nd....the hardest thing I had to learn was that biathlon is not like precision shooting....in the army we got on target...
breath....breath...half breath out.....
Squeeze trigger
Biathlon....you get on target...take up 1st stage...breath...aim and release the shot...and repeat
I swear...those Germans just fire 5 rounds as fast as they can...and aim in between shots
Never mastered that cadence thing...
The good news....my son skis biathlon..when he goes back to his grade 11 classmates and shows them pictures of his weekend surounded by nubile young women in lycra....with RIFLES!
"Whoa...DUDE!"
you can spend your weekend playing warcraft.....
But Biology is in our favour
Physics is truly wonderful!
i just enjoy your videos so much i have learnt so much from you i want to just encourage you to keep making them because you are much appreciated for them GOD bless you and keep you safe hope you enjoy making them as much as every one enjoys them
Appreciate this video about the king .... the 22 caliber LR. Your knowledge about this subject is amazing. TY for sharing it.
I am so happy i stumbled across this
Whether you are shooting .22LR or .50BMG, ammo is an expense, and every shot should count. It is very challenging to shoot tight groups consistently, and anyone can spray ammo all over creation. I happen to agree with the idea, one shot, one kill. And I agree with the Olympic Biathlon comments. Why are we not able to medal in this sport. Every qualification round I fired in the Corps ended with another Rifle Expert qualification. I could not accept anything less. Great info on the .22 so far. Off to watch the part 2 video.
Thank you ! I have learned so much from a real master .
Thank you for the ‘boat slowing down explanation. ‘ Top marks to get the story across.
I enjoy your videos very much and you are very, very knowledgable but, I have been using 22’s in both pistol and rifles for competition , hunting and plunking for 50+ years. One thing that I learned early on is that every firearm performs better with a certain brand of ammunition than others. CCI’s won’t work reliably in my top grade European made competition pistols, one of these pistols happens to shoot better groups with the ‘practice ‘ round than with the ‘match’ version of ammunition . The most expensive ammunition was found to be just average and not worth the cost, the cheapest rifle that I have performs ( not very well) no matter what you load it with. I have found that US made 22 rifles must have a larger chamber size and CCI’s work better in them even though the accuracy of those rifles is only of a hunter level ( a bonus is that there is more powder in the cartridge) .Curiously, I have a heavy barrel stutzen bolt action that performs brilliantly on a target at 50 yards with pistol match ammunition but, I wouldn’t hunt with that. When ever I buy any 22 ( and I currently have 10-12 ) , I buy a range of ammunition ( based on past knowledge) and find the round that shoots best. Does that matter if you are trying to shoot head shots on rabbits at 25 yards? No but, it certainly matters if you are trying to do the same at 75 yards and in competition shooting. There are differences even in the highest levels of quality.
Please keep up the flow of knowledge as I learn every time that I watch one of your presentations. Great stuff.
Yep. I well remember buying .22 shorts and longs for much less than the long rifle bullets in the late 50's and early 60's at the hardware store near my grandparents. When I picked up an old 22 bolt action rifle in the mid -70's and I set up a gallery in my large apartment and I shot BB, CB caps, and shorts.
Lol at 50 mins in we get the warning to turn the video off.. thank you sir for all the great info in all your videos it is truely appreciated and applied accordingly.. i just thought the end was funny..
I know this was four years ago and I don't hear you say things that's not so and you did say that you knew of but
Remington 552 will cycle 22 short just thought I would put that out there.
Thank you for your vides !!!
As usual, I'm learning a lot watching this video. Thanks.
great and factual video. I especially liked the part about marksmanship compared to having all the latest gadgetry, exactly right on and something that I have been saying myself for quite some time now.
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I love GunBlue! He just gave me some super valuable Info again. He explains why my favorite hypervelocity long rifle rounds (federal spitfire w truncated bullet are more accurate at 100 yards than any other ammo.. maybe they don't drop below the speed of sound at this range like all the other lower velocity ammo (16 other types) I have tried. As a result they are not only faster they were more accurate at 100 yards!
Great knowledge your sharing ,Im getting up too speed on ammo,shooting,scopes and types of rifles to choose thank you
Economy of mind, I love it! Thank you again for a great review of a timeless cartridge
I have Remington 550-1autoloader that shoots .22 shorts, longs, and long rifle very well. It has a floating chamber that deals with any size .22 round in any combination. Very cool old rifle.
New to your series of videos and am impressed with your knowledge and willingness to impart said knowledge to us newbies. I'm 60 and new to the sport of cowboy action and appreciate you taking the time. Thank you.
Again, thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge!
You need more subscribers! Great videos, always very informative and well laid out. Personally I think occasional gun overviews would be awesome too! Keep making great vids!!
Great video and info. Defiantly agree with the last part of your video
Great video and funny as well. The boat wake makes them spill their drinks! Super target grade is bought by people who are going into competition and they get new clothes!
It’s a great survival gun, you can carry a thousands rounds pretty easily, try doing that with another rifle cartridge!
Wow, a guy who really understands biathlon! It may be that countries where owning guns is not about "the right to own", but about the desire to shoot, and shoot well...no macho full auto, no tactical gear, but good rifles, good sights, and good attitude...'economy of mind'...when I started shooting at about 5 years old, with a Cooey single shot, with iron sights, to shoot out a shotgun shell primer at 10-20 yards, I was always trained to shoot with a single-shot, and only one needed. My father was a career soldier, a veteran, and there was never any 'macho' attitude about guns, ever! Yes, you can really enjoy using these tools to the best of their, and your, ability, but the right attitude, and a coolness of mind and body, lead to accuracy, even 'efficiency'. Other attitudes lead to sloppy shooting, and sloppy handling, and tools that turn deadly, too, too often. Thanks for a very fine talk, filled with 'good stuff', both technically and philosophically!,
Everything is swapping over...the ammo spraying short distance stuff is getting more and more. IPSC and steel challenge stuff.