The past 3-4 years I've been using the 77/22 as a tune up tool prior to hunting season. I'm beginning a bit late this year so pushing harder to catch up. After a few more days I'll back up a bit more but will need to do a zero check and see if the old ammo is a limiting factor.
At this point, I'm shooting from 65 yards, sitting with a 2 legged BogPod support. No messing around, I walk 100 yards to the firing point, drop to a sit, place the BogPod, and start shooting as fast as I can run the bolt and align the crosshairs as I switch randomly among the five 2" swingers spread across 4' horizontally and various heights. Twenty five rounds in 90 seconds with 3 misses this evening. I was cold and tired from an afternoon of working outside and hands were stiff and cold. Catching a piece of my glove between bolt knob and scope eyepiece cost me a little time but did not result in a misfeed.
I hope I can manage to keep up this level (and maybe improve a bit) for the next couple of weeks in which case I'll be pretty well prepared for deer season.
At this point, I'm shooting from 65 yards, sitting with a 2 legged BogPod support. No messing around, I walk 100 yards to the firing point, drop to a sit, place the BogPod, and start shooting as fast as I can run the bolt and align the crosshairs as I switch randomly among the five 2" swingers spread across 4' horizontally and various heights. Twenty five rounds in 90 seconds with 3 misses this evening. I was cold and tired from an afternoon of working outside and hands were stiff and cold. Catching a piece of my glove between bolt knob and scope eyepiece cost me a little time but did not result in a misfeed.
I hope I can manage to keep up this level (and maybe improve a bit) for the next couple of weeks in which case I'll be pretty well prepared for deer season.