Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Range
Rimfire Weapons
Getting two .22 rifles ready to gift to a friend - Really long post
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="aarondhgraham" data-source="post: 4183267" data-attributes="member: 13337"><p>According to my iPhone weather app,,,</p><p>It's going to be sunny @ 61 degrees today,,,</p><p>So I'm bundling up and heading out to the range.</p><p></p><p>I need to get the open sights on the Mini-bolt dialed in,,,</p><p>I removed the scope that was mounted on it,,,</p><p>Reinstalling the sights means re-sighting.</p><p></p><p>The last time I fired the Acu-bolt,,,</p><p>It was spot-on at 50 yards,,,</p><p>No need to re-sight it.</p><p></p><p>When I first got back into shooting somewhen in 2002,,,</p><p>The Henry Acu-Bolt was the second rifle I bought for myself,,,</p><p>I wanted a single-shot and was quite intrigued with it's stainless beauty.</p><p></p><p>Not exactly what one would have expected from a company,,,</p><p>Whose name is strongly associated with the old west,,,</p><p>Stainless steel and a polymer stock you know.</p><p></p><p>But the rifle was a very precise shooter,,,</p><p>Just what I needed to re-train myself after many years not shooting.</p><p></p><p>A friend of mine had an eight year old daughter who was fascinated with guns,,,</p><p>She had a little red wagon and she wouldn't drag it anywhere,,,</p><p>Without her plastic rifle and pistol in it.</p><p></p><p>I used some Cabela Bucks to buy the Mini-Bolt,,,</p><p>Just so I could take her to the range,,,</p><p>I became her adopted uncle.</p><p></p><p>Back in time the Acu-bolt and the Mini-bolt rifles both came with,,,</p><p>An el-cheapo Henry branded Chinese 4X scope.</p><p></p><p>By the time I ordered the one I own,,,</p><p>Henry had discontinued the Acu-Bolt completely,,,</p><p>And discontinued mounting any scope on the Mini-Bolt.</p><p></p><p>My "niece" took to shooting off the bench like a duck to water,,,</p><p>I started her out with big targets at very close range,,,</p><p>She was soon hitting a 2" spinner at 25 yards,,,</p><p>And Coke cans at 50 yards.</p><p></p><p>So I decided to upgrade her rifle,,,</p><p>I bought the cantilever mount for the Mini-Bolt,,,</p><p>And mounted that el-cheapo 4X scope that was on the Acu-Bolt.</p><p></p><p>That's when I upgraded the Acu-Bolt with a 3-9 x 32 Simmons,,,</p><p>With Federal Bulk Pack ammo from Wal Mart,,,</p><p>It was a 1.5" shooter at 100 yards.</p><p></p><p>My niece was soon shooting 3/4" groups at 50 yards,,,</p><p>And after that she had 2" groups at 100 yards,,,</p><p>Coke cans stood no chance at all.</p><p></p><p>The one odd thing is that to install the cantilever scope mount,,,</p><p>You must remove the rear open sight completely.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if it was that way when they came scoped from the factory.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, scopes being so danged finicky about eye relief,,,</p><p>I removed it since the rifle will be used by three kids.</p><p></p><p>Beside the fact that I firmly believe in open sights for beginners,,,</p><p>So the rear sight is mounted on the rifle again,,,</p><p>I just need to get it sighted at 25 yards.</p><p></p><p>Or maybe 50 yards if my 72 year old eyes cooperate with me today.</p><p></p><p>One more cup-o-java and I'm out the door,,,</p><p>Okay okay, maybe two more cups.</p><p></p><p>Aarond</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aarondhgraham, post: 4183267, member: 13337"] According to my iPhone weather app,,, It's going to be sunny @ 61 degrees today,,, So I'm bundling up and heading out to the range. I need to get the open sights on the Mini-bolt dialed in,,, I removed the scope that was mounted on it,,, Reinstalling the sights means re-sighting. The last time I fired the Acu-bolt,,, It was spot-on at 50 yards,,, No need to re-sight it. When I first got back into shooting somewhen in 2002,,, The Henry Acu-Bolt was the second rifle I bought for myself,,, I wanted a single-shot and was quite intrigued with it's stainless beauty. Not exactly what one would have expected from a company,,, Whose name is strongly associated with the old west,,, Stainless steel and a polymer stock you know. But the rifle was a very precise shooter,,, Just what I needed to re-train myself after many years not shooting. A friend of mine had an eight year old daughter who was fascinated with guns,,, She had a little red wagon and she wouldn't drag it anywhere,,, Without her plastic rifle and pistol in it. I used some Cabela Bucks to buy the Mini-Bolt,,, Just so I could take her to the range,,, I became her adopted uncle. Back in time the Acu-bolt and the Mini-bolt rifles both came with,,, An el-cheapo Henry branded Chinese 4X scope. By the time I ordered the one I own,,, Henry had discontinued the Acu-Bolt completely,,, And discontinued mounting any scope on the Mini-Bolt. My "niece" took to shooting off the bench like a duck to water,,, I started her out with big targets at very close range,,, She was soon hitting a 2" spinner at 25 yards,,, And Coke cans at 50 yards. So I decided to upgrade her rifle,,, I bought the cantilever mount for the Mini-Bolt,,, And mounted that el-cheapo 4X scope that was on the Acu-Bolt. That's when I upgraded the Acu-Bolt with a 3-9 x 32 Simmons,,, With Federal Bulk Pack ammo from Wal Mart,,, It was a 1.5" shooter at 100 yards. My niece was soon shooting 3/4" groups at 50 yards,,, And after that she had 2" groups at 100 yards,,, Coke cans stood no chance at all. The one odd thing is that to install the cantilever scope mount,,, You must remove the rear open sight completely. I wonder if it was that way when they came scoped from the factory. Anyways, scopes being so danged finicky about eye relief,,, I removed it since the rifle will be used by three kids. Beside the fact that I firmly believe in open sights for beginners,,, So the rear sight is mounted on the rifle again,,, I just need to get it sighted at 25 yards. Or maybe 50 yards if my 72 year old eyes cooperate with me today. One more cup-o-java and I'm out the door,,, Okay okay, maybe two more cups. Aarond [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Range
Rimfire Weapons
Getting two .22 rifles ready to gift to a friend - Really long post
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom