.22 LR Bullet Question

[Oldman731]

The ammo is bird shot.  Very low pressure.  

Two of those rounds are not bird shot.  Don't treat them the same as the others.

- oldman

[CAP1]

you'll also find .22lr to be stupidly expensive compared to what it should be. if you can find it that is.

[skorpx1]

you'll also find .22lr to be stupidly expensive compared to what it should be. if you can find it that is.

Around here ammo is fairly easy and cheap to come by. Wisconsin (or at least the city I live in) isn't being hit with this ammo shortage that everyone else is dealing with.

[mbailey]

The ammo is bird shot.  Very low pressure.  Shoot it at pop cans from about 5 yards away and enjoy!  

btw... forget about any "safety" on that rifle.  Just use the 10 basic rules and you'll be fine.

1. Always Keep The Muzzle Pointed In A Safe Direction
2. Firearms Should Be Unloaded When Not Actually In Use
3. Don't Rely On Your Gun's "Safety"
4. Be Sure Of Your Target And What's Beyond It
5. Use Correct Ammunition
6. If Your Gun Fails To Fire When The Trigger Is Pulled, Handle With Care!
7. Always Wear Eye And Ear Protection When Shooting
8. Be Sure The Barrel Is Clear Of Obstructions Before Shooting
9. Don't Alter Or Modify Your Gun, And Have Guns Serviced Regularly
10. Learn The Mechanical And Handling Characteristics Of The Firearm You Are Using

Common sense rules the day.

If it were me, I'd shelve that ammo and go get some typical .22 LR ammo and use that.  The bird shot is for rats and black birds "up close", and really isn't wort a hoot for much else.  Heck, I'd be tempted to toss it in the trash, really.

EDIT: a quick search shows that firearm, a "Mod. Tex .22 LR", to be worth $30 to $100, probably made in Germany and imported via Miami, FL.  The company is long defunct.
 

This is some of the best advice you will get in this thread

Id just like to add.....Finger off the trigger until you are ready to send a round down range. You should be lining up the shot before your finger comes even close to the trigger.

EVERY gun is loaded....period  Weather there is bullets in it or not, or weather the saftey is on or not....Treat it as if it were loaded...end of the bbl in a safe direction and FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER (not yelling just empasizing)

Example...this is my 13yrold son (10 at the time this pic was taken) Note where his finger is...i didnt have to tell him to do this..for him its muscle memory...its from dad telling him to "keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot"..... every time we went to the range (still do)  

Heck i now catch him when hes playing airsoft keeping his finger off the trigger of his airsoft guns. Its natural reaction now

Not trying to sound preachy....just want you and your friend to be around for another  80 odd years  




Found this for ya as well.....I already googled it for ya  

https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=&oq=Wisconson+nra+saftey+course&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS438US438&q=Wisconson+nra+saftey+course&gs_l=hp....0.0.0.6281...........0.g_-G5wIQWXk


 

[homersipes]

Around here where I live in Vermont, I cant find 22 at all.  My daughter inherited my chipmunk 22 so decided we could go shoot it.  no stores had 22 ammo. hence the reason I shot OLD ammo 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

THIS is the way to do it  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5TggMyoVL4

[SKColt]

Definition of a firearm safety: "A safety is a mechanical device that can fail."

Your real safety is located between your ears.

[CAP1]

Around here ammo is fairly easy and cheap to come by. Wisconsin (or at least the city I live in) isn't being hit with this ammo shortage that everyone else is dealing with.

we got his last year during "the scare". i was stocking up on 30-06 for my garand and my 1903, while they were plentiful and cheap. .45, .40, 9mm, .223, and 5.56 were scarce as $%$^% for a bit around here, but .22lr wasn't. now, they've caught up on all of the other calibers, and they're plentiful and cheap....but i've seen .22lr selling for as high as $75 for a 500 round brick. that's crazy prices right there. that brick should sell for $25 at MOST.......thankfully i've got a summers worth of it.

[CAP1]

Definition of a firearm safety: "A safety is a mechanical device that can fail."

Your real safety is located between your ears.

 this is the reason that i don't carry my 1911 locked and cocked. i've been timed when doing training courses. it takes me less than a second longer to present and fire than it does the guys using their glocks in the class. when i transition from rifle to pistol, both hands are already there, to clear clothing out of the way, so it's a very simple task to rack/present/shoot.

[SmokinLoon]

this is the reason that i don't carry my 1911 locked and cocked. i've been timed when doing training courses. it takes me less than a second longer to present and fire than it does the guys using their glocks in the class. when i transition from rifle to pistol, both hands are already there, to clear clothing out of the way, so it's a very simple task to rack/present/shoot.

Um.... the 1911 was designed to be loaded, then cocked, then locked.  Even Mr. Browning said so himself.  How a gun is enabled to fire is not the same from one model to the next.  If you're familiar with the 1911, Gluck, Sig 226, and Beretta 92, and a SW Mod 10 revolver for good measure, you'll know that in each gun the actions needed to enable or disable the fire function is different.

A 1911 is far more safe if it is cocked-n-locked on a loaded chamber than when the hammer is down.  Same goes for the Hi-Power.   

[CAP1]

Um.... the 1911 was designed to be loaded, then cocked, then locked.  Even Mr. Browning said so himself.  How a gun is enabled to fire is not the same from one model to the next.  If you're familiar with the 1911, Gluck, Sig 226, and Beretta 92, and a SW Mod 10 revolver for good measure, you'll know that in each gun the actions needed to enable or disable the fire function is different.

A 1911 is far more safe if it is cocked-n-locked on a loaded chamber than when the hammer is down.  Same goes for the Hi-Power.   

 i know it was designed to be carried that way. safetys can fail. if there's nothing in the chamber, it cannot discharge. when drawing, both hands are right there anyway, to move clothing out of the way. it is a very very simple matter to clear clothing, with right hand, as i release the pistol from the holster. as i'm drawing, right hand on top, rack the slide as i present, and if necessary fire. i've done it this way in training classes, and am nearly as quick from draw to fire as the glock guys. less than a second difference.

[FLS]

Whatever works. 

I wouldn't be confident enough that I'd always have both hands free.

[homersipes]

I have had the safety on my hunting rife get pushed off while going through timber and whatnot, so what I do with my winchester model 70 is to load it and put 1 in chamber then I pull the trigger and close the bolt on the round in the chamber, this releases the pressure on the firing pin and can only be fired by raising the bolt and closing it back down.  It only takes a second to open and close it if you see an animal.

[Oldman731]

Um.... the 1911 was designed to be loaded, then cocked, then locked.  Even Mr. Browning said so himself. 

He should have mentioned this to whoever wrote the original manual, then.

"2.  Do not carry the pistol in the holster with the hammer cocked and safety lock on, except in an emergency."

http://books.google.com/books?id=hs9BAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=second+finger+on+trigger&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1#v=onepage&q=second%20finger%20on%20trigger&f=false

- oldman

[Triton28]

I thought the internet had moved on from which condition is proper to carry a 1911 in. 

A single action pistol is supposed to be single action.