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Precision handloaded ammunition is all about consistency in dimension, weight and results. We take great care in the setup and maintenance of our gear (dies, scales and other tools can come out of adjustment) and strive to buy the best components we can afford. However, we are at the mercy of those who produce the components. If Brand X bullets deliver the hairsplitting accuracy you’re after when fueled by a specific amount of Brand Y powder and Brand Z primers in Fedchesterton cases, we carefully record that recipe and replicate it each reloading session. But, should the X, Y or Z component change or become unavailable, the end result will invariably change as well. DEALING WITH VARIATIONS How can this be helped? What can we do to combat the inevitable…

01 Heckler & Koch HK416 .22 LR Rifle Unless you’re talking about busting, “HK” and “budget” aren’t usually found in the same sentence. But the German gunmaker pulled it off with the Umarex-made .22 LR version of its military thoroughbred rifle, the HK416. With the look, feel and handling characteristics of the centerfire rifle, this rimfire monster is a top-end trainer that doesn’t demand top-end cash. Adding to its authenticity, the .22 HK416 has a standard, A2-style birdcage flash hider and ½x28 threads for use with other popular .22 accessories (including suppressors and aluminum receivers), a retractable stock, flip-up sights, functional dust cover and M-Lok slots for accessories. It also has last-round hold-open. Any closer to the HK416, and you’d be squeezing the trigger on the real thing. MSRP:…

The quest for improved performance has led to many new products. Although the .22 Short came earlier, the .22 Long Rifle became far more popular because of its performance. Rifles in this caliber perform admirably for general shooting, pest control and small-game hunting. The .22 Long Rifle can dispatch larger game and varmints such as groundhogs, foxes and coyotes, but only with very carefully placed shots. Before I had any centerfire rifles, I managed to reduce the groundhog population of some pastures with a rimfire shooting .22 LR ammunition, but I also saw some make it to their dens. Many varmint hunters have had the same results and wished for a more potent rimfire. One incremental step along the way resulted in the .22 Winchester Rim Fire (WRF) cartridge. It…

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If you study actual shootings, you’ll soon see a trend. It’s very common for someone—a cop or civilian—to point their handgun at the bad guy and start pulling the trigger. It seems that this dumping of available ammunition is not a conditioned response; it’s a reflexive one. From a training standpoint, it’s easier to train to a reflexive response than it is to create a new, conditioned response. This is how the Forty-Five Drill came about. It’s an evaluation exercise that establishes your ability to do what you are, in fact, very likely to do if you’re actually attacked. THE DRILL This drill involves drawing a handgun from concealment and engaging a 5-inch circle at a distance of 5 yards with five shots in fewer than five seconds. I gave…

The old joke goes: Want to know what it’s like to own a boat? Pour cold buckets of water over yourself while burning $100 bills, and you get the idea. Shooting isn’t too far off—just without the deluge of water. But every time you want to get out and hone your skills by pitching supersonic lead (not to mention the purchase price of the hardware), you’ve got to crack open the piggy bank. Outside the spendthrift .22 LR, your ammunition tab can skyrocket faster than an Atlas rocket with almost every other gun you aim to master. Unless you’re rocking a Jeff Bezos-sized credit limit, cost matters. Which is to say that it’s good practice to make every shot count. But how do you accomplish this, short of hiring a…

Never have you had so many ammo options. There’s a massive amount of variety in the rimfire world, and some ammo is better at certain tasks than others. While the .22 LR is not the most powerful, the most accurate or the most reliable, it has earned its spot in the limelight as a jack of all trades that has applications for virtually every corner of the shooting world—and beyond. There’s an almost unlimited number of uses for the world’s most popular rimfire, and we will be looking at the top three loads available for the top three most common uses people have for the cartridge. The top three uses for the .22 LR are range shooting, hunting and self-defense. While it might seem that it’s more suited for plinking,…

The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) was established in 1926 at the request of the federal government. Driven by safety, the goal of SAAMI was to publish industry standards for interchangeability, reliability and quality in regard to arms and ammunition. SAAMI’s current mission statement is, “To create and promulgate technical, performance and safety standards for firearms, ammunition, and components; and to be the preeminent global resource for the safe and responsible transportation, storage, and use of these products.” This all sounds rather bureaucratic, but even though it was created at the behest of elected politicians, SAAMI isn’t a government agency. It’s the organization that—to put it simply—makes it possible for you to purchase a .270 Winchester rifle and then buy .270 Winchester ammunition that will safely and effectively…

Top 17 6.5 Creedmoor Rifles Mr. Shelton, the 6.5 Creedmoor rifles mentioned in your article are worthy of the ink and paper (or bits and bytes), but your omission of the Remington 6.5 700 PCR, as well as others, has left the overview incomplete. The Remington has much to offer your readers: quality, a proven track record, comfort, accuracy and a good price point. This was an oversight on your part, and you did state, “ ... some of the best rifles to get the Creed-moor to go the distance ... .” Perhaps this should have been a two-part overview. Cigam Zoe/online comment I couldn’t agree with you more: There are some top-notch rifles that didn’t appear on the list. Alas, omission is the clear and present danger of any…

Rimfire trainers are all the rage right now. A lot of people are buzzing about the growth of precision rifle shooting, not only in the United States, but also overseas. We see a lot of precision rifle-based series expand around the globe. However, none has the impact of the National Rifle League NRL22. Not too long ago, elements within the Precision Rifle Series broke off and created the National Rifle League (NRL). This division was seen as a West Coast series. One of the first things the series did to separate itself was to add a .22 league—the NRL22. This series flourished immediately and spread across the country. Shortly after, Vudu .22 rifles started to hit the market. These .22 rifles mimic our centerfire counterparts. A Vudu .22 will fit…

To steal a line from the TV show, Travelers, “Welcome to the 21st .” It wasn’t that long ago that the latest breakthrough in EDC gear was 9mm pistols that were not much larger than .380s used to be. Oh, back in the old days (not much good about some of them), we all loved the size of .380 compact pistols while being just a tad anxious about carrying “only” a .380. Then, within the lifetime of the newest EDC pistol-packers among us, 9mm pistols shrank down to the size the bigger .380s had been … and then shrank again … until the compact 9mm pistol was no larger than a compact .380 had been. But, as with all things, there was a price: capacity. At six shots per, it…

It’s easy for rimfire and centerfire aficionados to scoff at airguns while picturing a childhood Daisy Red Ryder or a break-action rifle that lines the shelves of the local big-box stores. They’re toys—right? Modern airguns are marvels of precision, engineering and power. Can you shoot them accurately at distances in the three-digit yardage range? Yes. Can you hunt small game with them? Again, yes. Can you hunt large game with them? Why, yes, you can. Are there airguns that cost thousands of dollars that are worth that hefty price tag? Yup. When you boil it all down, airguns and rimfires (or centerfires) are more alike than they are different. Both use high-pressure air (or gas, if you will) to drive a projectile through a barrel with enough velocity to perforate…