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Different, but you're right about not seeing this on ESPN. Now, this did strike an idea for a cool new sport - MX/Enduro competitive shooting. Big jumps/whoops/trails/hills/etc with varying weapons waiting at stations of several targets where riders would hop behind guns every so often with long distance shots of 500+ yds at the end of the race when breathing and heart rate control are key. Basically a safer, yet much more extreme version of your sport:D

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Different, but you're right about not seeing this on ESPN. Now, this did strike an idea for a cool new sport - MX/Enduro competitive shooting. Big jumps/whoops/trails/hills/etc with varying weapons waiting at stations of several targets where riders would hop behind guns every so often with long distance shots of 500+ yds at the end of the race when breathing and heart rate control are key. Basically a safer, yet much more extreme version of your sport:D

Yeah, I thought about that but got lazy about two things. 1. Wearing proper gear and 2. Not wanting to clean more than one gun tonight. :lol:

It did surprise me how the third stop was the shot I was having trouble with but for some reason that was when the exhilaration started to set in and my aim went to crap. :rolleyes: An aspect I need to add to my regular shooting routine.;)

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I like the single six. that's the only one of my grandfather's guns that i've shot. Somewhere along the line, the mag cylinder got lost (or he never had it...)

I wouldn't mind getting a single ten, which is just a great little idea :)

My only complaint is that they're quite pricey for what they are. One would think that, as you point out, with semi automatic pistols being offered in the sub $200 range (Phoenix arms HP22A, Taurus PT22, etc.) 22lr revolvers would be DIRT cheap.

The least expensive ones I've seen are Heritage Arms for about $190, which is a single six copy...

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I like the single six. that's the only one of my grandfather's guns that i've shot. Somewhere along the line, the mag cylinder got lost (or he never had it...)

I wouldn't mind getting a single ten, which is just a great little idea :)

My only complaint is that they're quite pricey for what they are. One would think that, as you point out, with semi automatic pistols being offered in the sub $200 range (Phoenix arms HP22A, Taurus PT22, etc.) 22lr revolvers would be DIRT cheap.

The least expensive ones I've seen are Heritage Arms for about $190, which is a single six copy...

I have a heritage arms single six that my grandpa got me as a Christmas present one year. Still haven't shot it but I may today after seeing this video

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I have a heritage arms single six that my grandpa got me as a Christmas present one year. Still haven't shot it but I may today after seeing this video

They're fun little guns, and the single action means you slow down a bit and don't go through 500 rounds in 3 hours... Not that it matters much with a 22, but its fun to play cowboy and kill some targets.

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They're fun little guns, and the single action means you slow down a bit and don't go through 500 rounds in 3 hours

500 rds in 3 hours is child's play :D A buddy and I used to burn up 3 bricks of .22lr inside of 3 hours back in the day. .22 Ruger carbines with a pile of 40 round mags and we were cutting down small trees in no time flat!

Of course back then K-Mart sold 500 rd bricks at $8, so it was a supercheap good time -- what do they cost now? I haven't owned a .22 in 20 years

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Of course back then K-Mart sold 500 rd bricks at $8, so it was a supercheap good time -- what do they cost now? I haven't owned a .22 in 20 years

I just got 225 rounds Remington HP high velocity for $10 :nono: I remember when I was a kid you could get 1 gallon milk jugs of .22 cal for $10. Even the crappy thunderbolts are $2 for 50.

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Maybe not-so-much on ESPN, but I've already heard a bit about a similar event on the local news this week...:cool:

Yeah, but he was playing it wrong. You are not allowed to beat the target with the gun. :rolleyes:

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I remember when I was a kid you could get 1 gallon milk jugs of .22 cal for $10

Ah, yes.....the gallon jugs of .22's were a hell of a buy back then. and the big 2 pint cartons of .17 pellets that lasted all year long.....them were the days

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back then K-Mart sold 500 rd bricks at $8, so it was a supercheap good time -- what do they cost now? I haven't owned a .22 in 20 years

I generally pay ~$21 for boxes of 525 or 550, either federal or remington. I can find Blazer for $18, but I like shooting my 22 more than cleaning it.

I also only have the one high cap magazine. I believe i have 3 standard 10-round mags, and one 25 round mag. need to stock up on the 25's now that Ruger makes one that actually works.

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Wow, so ammo has damn near tripled in price in the last 2 decades? What in the hell?! Its not like its gasoline, people! Guess I should've stocked up back then and packed it away in a crate full of silica gelpacks. This crazy planet and its greedy 2-legged mammals:nono:

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Wow, so ammo has damn near tripled in price in the last 2 decades? What in the hell?! Its not like its gasoline, people! Guess I should've stocked up back then and packed it away in a crate full of silica gelpacks. This crazy planet and its greedy 2-legged mammals:nono:

Yeah, turns out brass is expensive and government regulations cost even more. Go figure.;)

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