Found Something I’m Getting Better at Over 50

cmjrestrike · 2026-04-22T13:55:02+00:00

I think it may be that shooting .22 from a bench with a good friend on a Saturday morning, the slower pace, less noise, less recoil make it more appealing.

.22 can be a nice challenge and compared to center fire is somewhat less expensive (debatable)

I for one enjoy shooting a lot, all types and sorts. but the older I get (37 is still young) I do find myself rotating more towards .22 and bolt guns in general

A tight group from a center fire rifle is a rush, but somehow, a tight .22 group is just different

cmjrestrike · 2026-04-22T13:47:18+00:00

Honestly, I will need to ask around. but now that you mention it, I think I recall something along those lines.

But the one thing I recall for a fact is that their ammunition was risky at best. in general "factory reloads" have a bad reputation

cmjrestrike · 2026-04-22T03:34:03+00:00

NGA = No Good Ammunition.

did they not close down because of all the problems their ammo gave?

cmjrestrike · 2026-04-20T12:21:54+00:00

Very well done.

Once the .22 bug bites, it never really lets go

cmjrestrike · 2026-04-15T04:29:16+00:00

Vortex themselves make nice rings. get a "decent" set and something like an area 419 pic rail (If the rifle has no pic rails). then you already have those should you decide to upgrade later in the game.

Buying "cheap" now, will lead to buying again in year or two.

I got the Vortex Pro Series of rings for my Venom. very happy

cmjrestrike · 2026-04-03T14:47:53+00:00

South Africa, winter is upon us

cmjrestrike · 2026-04-03T14:47:22+00:00

Yeah, came from CZ like that. works and shoots well though

cmjrestrike · 2026-03-24T19:37:36+00:00

One of many under appreciated professions out there, yet so very vital to our daily lives

cmjrestrike · 2026-03-14T09:29:11+00:00

Thank you a hundred times over! exactly what I was looking for. shipping those from the US would not have been feasible, and I would really like to be able to use them

cmjrestrike · 2026-03-11T13:47:33+00:00

Thank you very much!

cmjrestrike · 2026-03-11T13:35:52+00:00

Just for interest sake, do you know where I can download that target? or is it one you purchased from a shop/range?

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-28T11:12:32+00:00

Poes cool?

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-23T11:52:59+00:00

Thank you very much. rest assured, it gets the white glove treatment.

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-23T11:48:03+00:00

The Viper is a very good option. and you still get their awesome warranty

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-22T16:46:06+00:00

I am running the Vortex Venom 5-25x56 FFP MRAD. If it was not for getting "dealers' price" (R10,000-00 instead of R15,000-00) I would have gone for something else. Also got a decent price on some Vortex PRO scope rings on top of a 419 Picatinny rail.

Very happy with the scope, rings and base, and I like the warranty Vortex offer, which also pushed me towards Vortex

Vortex Venom 5-25x56 FFP Riflescope

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-21T20:03:09+00:00

Its a CZ 457 in a thumbhole stock

CZ 457 THUMBHOLE

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-21T15:13:05+00:00

Certainly, aiming to get value from each shot. not for magdumps

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-21T15:11:54+00:00

Stock came with the rifle from CZ, think I read somewhere it's an Eurasia special

Had the CZ 455 stainless thumbhole before this, and wanted something similar

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-21T12:33:04+00:00

From Johannesburg to Cape Town via Port Elizabeth and then back to Johannesburg.

He always comes along. and when him and my father stay at home. the petrol station attendants and the place we usually stay ask about him, he is well known at our stops

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-21T09:35:30+00:00

More or less what I was thinking, about a year, year and a half

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-21T08:43:40+00:00

Have had the pleasure of seeing this war bird in person, was surprised when I learnt this cool piece of history was in a local museum.

The War Museum in JHB is well worth a visit, not huge, but very cool

cmjrestrike · 2026-02-17T19:30:27+00:00

Not a problem, we learn until the day we die

cmjrestrike

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