Post by Danny Creasy on Jul 30, 2014 13:12:03 GMT -6
I have not fired this rifle in at least a dozen years. It was manufactured by Tikka in Finland (with a Bofors steel barrel) and distributed in the United States by Ithaca. It is a .22-250.
I had last zeroed it with some handloads that I recorded in the die box lid. The load was 34.2 grains of IMR 4064 behind a Speer 55 grain spitzer with a Federal 210 primer. I even listed the old chrono velocity of 3,374 indicating that the load was on the mild side, but I recalled the load was accurate in the little rifle even with the old Weaver fixed 4 power Medalist scope (steel tube) that I mounted on it in Conetrol bases and rings (only ones to be found back then).
I worked up some of those loads last week in some once fired Remington brass that I still had on hand and charged them with powder from the same old can of IMR 4064.
I couldn't really recall how precise that old scope was, so I prepared a target by flipping a a large multi-bull target to its back side and pasting an 8.5" X 8.5" square piece of red construction paper on it. These big diamonds have always worked well for me when using low powered scopes at 100 yards.
I went to the range this morning (at our Midweek Get Together) and put up the square at 100 yards and fired the .67" group on the big square. The old Weaver was nice and clear with a very crisp reticle, so I decided to flip the target paper over and try the smaller aiming points. The .60" group was the best of the day. It is still a shooter. I ran a dry patch through the bore last night to make sure it was clean and unobstructed. As was typical for a rifle stored with a little oil in the bore, the patch just came out a little green. That first group is even more impressive considering I fired no fouling rounds.
I had last zeroed it with some handloads that I recorded in the die box lid. The load was 34.2 grains of IMR 4064 behind a Speer 55 grain spitzer with a Federal 210 primer. I even listed the old chrono velocity of 3,374 indicating that the load was on the mild side, but I recalled the load was accurate in the little rifle even with the old Weaver fixed 4 power Medalist scope (steel tube) that I mounted on it in Conetrol bases and rings (only ones to be found back then).
I worked up some of those loads last week in some once fired Remington brass that I still had on hand and charged them with powder from the same old can of IMR 4064.
I couldn't really recall how precise that old scope was, so I prepared a target by flipping a a large multi-bull target to its back side and pasting an 8.5" X 8.5" square piece of red construction paper on it. These big diamonds have always worked well for me when using low powered scopes at 100 yards.
I went to the range this morning (at our Midweek Get Together) and put up the square at 100 yards and fired the .67" group on the big square. The old Weaver was nice and clear with a very crisp reticle, so I decided to flip the target paper over and try the smaller aiming points. The .60" group was the best of the day. It is still a shooter. I ran a dry patch through the bore last night to make sure it was clean and unobstructed. As was typical for a rifle stored with a little oil in the bore, the patch just came out a little green. That first group is even more impressive considering I fired no fouling rounds.