Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
02-06-2021, 07:57 PM
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
12-18-2020, 07:10 PM
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I,ve had suppressors on guns since they became...
I,ve had suppressors on guns since they became legal in Iowa a few years ago. We did an experiment with my first one which was on a .220 Swift with an 18-inch barrel. From 1/2 mile away it sounded...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
06-28-2020, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 19
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I've got a couple .17 Ackley Hornet barrels for...
I've got a couple .17 Ackley Hornet barrels for Thompson-Center TCR-87's which are longer and one which is 18.5 inches for a suppressor. I think it only lost less than 100 fps compared to the longer...
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Forum: Big Game
06-17-2020, 07:42 PM
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
06-16-2020, 07:04 PM
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I've got three .17 Ackley Hornet barrels for my...
I've got three .17 Ackley Hornet barrels for my Thompson-Center TCR-87's (hammerless single-shot break-over) guns. One of them is 18.5 inches long and has a 7-inch long silencer on it so it is about...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
05-22-2020, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 5
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Volquartsen put a .22 Short barrel on a Ruger...
Volquartsen put a .22 Short barrel on a Ruger 77/22 for me about 20 years ago or so. It has a slower twist but I don't remember the rate and a short chamber. They also altered four rotary magazines...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
01-23-2020, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
01-22-2020, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,726
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
01-22-2020, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,726
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
06-16-2019, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 9
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I had two .17 Ackley Hornet barrels for...
I had two .17 Ackley Hornet barrels for Thompson-Center TCR rifles and both shot accurately with Rem 7-1/2 primers but a new barrel for use with a suppressor did not shoot as accurately with the old...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
05-22-2019, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 9,165
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
03-03-2019, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 22
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I forgot about this until I read the Eagle_view...
I forgot about this until I read the Eagle_view post. Another guy and I were in a Government car at a gas station just east of Northfork, Nebraska. There were buildings to the west of us but I don't...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
02-28-2019, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 22
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I did a little experimenting on the computer...
I did a little experimenting on the computer quite a few years ago. It showed that if I fired my .17 Ackley Hornet at a target 17 feet higher than my rifle at 100 yards and missed, the bullet would...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-24-2017, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 41
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I've got a silenced Ruger 77/22 in .22 Short....
I've got a silenced Ruger 77/22 in .22 Short. With subsonic shorts it is pretty quiet as would be expected. With CCI High Speed Hollow points it sounds like a regular .22 rim fire with high speed...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-02-2017, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 18
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After getting the .30 caliber silencer on the...
After getting the .30 caliber silencer on the .220 swift my buddy and I did some testing. He shot while I listed from 1/2 mile distant. The gun was still easy to hear, sounding like a shotgun a mile...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-29-2017, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 18
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I really enjoyed that video. I received my .22...
I really enjoyed that video. I received my .22 rimfire silencer and an up-to-30 caliber silencer last January. The larger one will mostly be used on a short barreled .220 Swift (40-gr Ballistic tips...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-27-2017, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 27
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I've got two barrels in .17 Ackley Hornet for...
I've got two barrels in .17 Ackley Hornet for Thompson-Center TCR's. The chambers are cut a little different. I use W-W brass in one and Rem brass in the other. One brand has thicker rims than the...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
08-13-2016, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 9
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I have two loads for each of my Thompson-Center...
I have two loads for each of my Thompson-Center TCR .17 Hornet barrels. The "long range loads" use 20-grain Hornaday bullets at 3.650 fps and the "short range aerial loads" use 15-grain Berger hollow...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
07-01-2016, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,057
I've got a .22 CCM barrel for Thompson-Center...
I've got a .22 CCM barrel for Thompson-Center TCR-87's. It is probably the only one to come out of their old Custom Shop as it was special order. That is, it was a caliber they offered in Contender...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
07-01-2016, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Big Game
01-31-2013, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
01-11-2012, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 32
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I have had two 12-ga smoothbore Thompson-Center...
I have had two 12-ga smoothbore Thompson-Center TCR barrels converted to 20-ga fully rifled by removing the 12-ga barrels from the monoblocks and replacing them with 20-ga rifled barrels. The first...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
08-30-2011, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 10
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I did not have a chronograph at the time and...
I did not have a chronograph at the time and loaded up some 7MM Weatherby ammo with a load of AA8700 which was supposed to give a 175-grain bullet a velocity of 3,000 fps or more. I went to the range...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
07-05-2011, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 15
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I am a real Sheridan fan. I now have two air...
I am a real Sheridan fan. I now have two air rifles, a 124 FWB (the first magnum springer) and a 300 FWB (the match rifle of choice for a long time). Both of these are over 30 years old. The 300 FWB...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
07-03-2011, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,424
Mac1 Airguns in California fixes up the new...
Mac1 Airguns in California fixes up the new Sheridans with his steroid kit, but also modifies the old ones. He has a website and could probably best answer that question. I tested out a buddy's 1980...
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