r/22lr

Any idea when this was produced? Can’t beat 4 cents a round lol

Picked up a Tikka T1X MTR 16in from my LGS based on lots of reading here and some YouTube. Been a great shooter so far. Ive added the following.

Silencerco Sparrow
Vortex Venom 3-15 FFP
Harris Bipod
Shooting Bag from Good Shooting

Ive run multiple Grouping Targets now and the rifle seems to really like SK Rifle Match, Eley Team, Eley Match, Eley Tenex, R50…lol Eley Club and CCI SV have been solid for the price points. Wanted to share my new setup and some targets.

Using the CMMG conversion kit. The first 100 rounds cycled without any issue. Now, every 2-3 rounds has a failure to eject. I have cleaned the weapon and tried numerous different magazines and ammunition types. Any suggestions?

Here is a 1946 Remington 513T, topped with a 16X Unertl scope. Getting ready for the upcoming silhouette season... plus the first woodchuck of the 2026 season.

Pick both of these up today Mark IV lite w/ stormtrooper cerakote and Div 3 olvr .22 heater, swapped out the grips and added a charging handle ring and cheap red dot until I decided what dot I want on it.

I spent the day at the range dialing my new rifle and scope in, testing out different ammo, and enjoying being only one of three people to show up in 6 hours. Positive takeaways: awesome gun, fun to shoot, more accurate than I am. 400+ rounds, and ZERO misfires, although there were some overloaded and under-loaded rounds-welcome to .22lr life. Surprise: Federal Champion was surprisingly uniform and accurate and close to CCI SV, although it hit higher than the CCI, by about an inch and a 1/4. Negatives: I fully despise the scope. I also need a bipod. Locally, we have a piss poor selection of ammo types.

Questions: The scope is a 15x50 Zero-Tech Thrive HD. I got it new, and it was also free. It's nice and clear, and holds zero. However, it's damn near reticle free. Just a couple of spaces in the crosshairs for windage, and other than 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, MOA for hold over, it goes in 5 moa increments. I'm sighted in at 50 yards, which is fine, but trying to find aim at 100 yards with a cross wind today using SV ammo was less than accurate. What is a clear, accurate scope you're using that's under 1k? I like the 15x50, but I'm rough guessing elevation, and using Kentucky Windage with this thing.

Second, any preferences on an adjustable bipod for the 457 AT1?

Third, who's a good online ammo dealer with a decent, in-stock selection of 22lr brands? I see different positive results here for brands no one in my state even carries like SK, Lapua, Norma, even Federal Gold Medal.

Thank you for any suggestions.

I know there have been some questions about accuracy with the Summit rifles but this is ringing an 8 inch steel plate at 140 yards with CCI standard velocity. Still probably not quite as accurate as some of the builds I’ve seen on here but good enough for what I enjoy doing.

I have a lakeline TX22 barrel and I put around 5-600 rounds through it without cleaning the bore and I can’t get this buildup out of there. In tried running a bore brush and patches with Otis bore cleaner but it’s still in there. I noticed bullets keyholing and that’s when I saw this.

I figured id post here over the cz457 sub as it doesn't get as much traffic. I have a pro varmint 16.5" that is now a little over 2.1k rounds and while the bolt moving forward and back has gotten noticeably smoother locking a round in has not.

I see plenty of videos of folks shooting their cz457 and they are manipulating it with 1 finger effortlessly. Everyone basically said just keep shooting it, yours will get there. Today after a shooting session I finally wanted to look closer and noticed this, maybe I just got lucky timing because after bending it back and forth this piece flaked off entirely and probably would have came off sooner or later. There is a clear edge there now that my finger nail or pick can get stuck on. It does feel a tad better since whatever that is rubbed off but I am still wondering.

After firing a round, I can nearly lift my rifle off the table just unlocking the bolt upwards. I have to hold it very firm when locking it down and back up to prevent this. It happens whether there is a round or not. Just holding the bolt in my hand twisting it down is tough. I have shot other bolt rifles but not a cz457 so I can't compare, but they were never this tough. I do not know anything about headspace if this is it or not either.

Could something else be binding inside the bolt or rubbing like the loaded indicator? Any help would be appreciated.

An absolute joy to shoot and such a good looking rifle

Picked up some exploding targets, gun was a 10/22 carbon with an Ocl ti can ammo was cci 40grain 1050 subs. One of the targets wasn’t that impressive so this is two of taped together.

First 22lr gun. Currently shoot a G45. I plan to put a can on it.