pulled rifl ing, and a 1:16" right-hand twist. Shooters Ridge claims these barrels are capable of fi ring half-inch groups at 50 yards. (The groups I’ve shot with my Shooters Ridge barrel us- ing CCI Standard Velocity Long Rifl e ammunition would support this claim.) In an attempt to get out of the
wind somewhat, Michael and I sat on the ground and leaned against the right front wheel of a pickup. With the wind coming from behind us, we were about as sheltered as we were going to get that day. Our rifl es were supported with Shooters Ridge Shooting Sticks. We took turns shooting and spotting, fi ring CCI Mini-Mag hollow-point ammunition. In that wind, any hit was a victory … but as we continued to shoot we realized range to target was more of a factor, so we became more careful about holding over … or way over. Surprisingly, we began to make more hits as we learned the conditions. And spotting for each other was a big help. By adjusting our hold, we made a lot more hits than we fi rst thought we would. All in all, we made a good team and had a fi ne morn- ing of shooting. That afternoon and the second
day (which was less windy), we spent most of our time shooting prairie dogs with centerfi re rifl es. Then, on the third day, the weather was grand, warm and sunny with little wind. For me, it was back to the tricked-out 10/22 Ruger and a pasture full of ground squirrels. Kyle Wintersteen, one of the other writers, and I joined forces and got dropped off at a ranch where we had permission to shoot ground squirrels in a fi eld of al- falfa. The crop wasn’t all that high then so we could see squirrels rather well. We had a good supply of CCI Stingers and lots of volunteer targets, so we took turns shooting and spotting … shooting and spotting! It was a good way to really try out the accessory stocks and barrels Shooters Ridge offers for modifying the Ruger 10/22. One thing in particular that I
learned about the 10/22 Thumbhole Stocks we used on this hunt is that the ridge at the top of the cheekpiece is a bit higher than most cheekpieces … at least the ones on my rifl es. That means medium or high scope mount rings are necessary. Low rings are not likely to work – you can’t scrunch your head low enough on the cheekpiece to see
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through the scope. At least I can’t. Af- ter this hunt, when I was back home, I ordered one of these thumbhole stocks (in Carbon Fiber fi nish) and a Weaver Classic Rimfi re 2.5-7x28 scope in black fi nish with a typical plex-style reticle. It has a one-inch tube with one-piece tube construction and fully multi- coated lenses. Low height steel Grand Slam top mount rings and a one-piece base were sent with the scope. I went ahead and mounted it in these rings and found I couldn’t get my head quite low enough on the cheekpiece to easily and comfortably see through the scope. I returned the low rings and got back a set of medium rings, which are all right (barely) for me. Not much we can do about the height of the cheekpiece, but if you happen to have a neck somewhat on the long side, I would suggest getting high rings … certainly no lower than
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medium. I found this Weaver scope’s power range of 2.5-7x quite satisfactory for hunting ground squirrels with rim- fi re ammo. In fact, this lightweight (9.75 ounces) scope was designed specifi cally for rimfi re and airgun use. RUGER 10/22 TRIGGERS
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