Rimfire Pics

[Tim K]

My goal of a 40X trainer that is identical to my .260 is getting closer. All that's left is to scope them the same. I have 2 of the new Steiner 5-25's on pre-order, so I'll hopefully be done in September or October. The 40X just got a new Lilja barrel. I had it cut to 24" instead of the 27" of the .260 to reduce dwell time of the bullet in the barrel but still look and feel similar to the big dog.



I shot it for the first time this morning in this configuration.



I tried 3 types of Eley ammo. Target, Edge, and Match. There was enough wind to muddy the waters, but I did get almost 2 groups fired during lulls in the wind. The group shot with Edge measures 1/4" (5 shots at 50m). The group with Match measured a little less 3/16" till the last shot when the wind came up just in time to spoil it. I was running the bolt as fast as I could, but just couldn't get all 5 off in time. It even shot inexpensive Target pretty well, laying down a couple of groups of less than 3/8".





I'm pretty darn happy with how it's turning out. My only regret is putting the 40X in an AICS 1.5 instead of another 2.0. It's a huge PITA to clean with that adjustable butt plate.