NRBAI .22lr Benchrest Ireland

[@bobmulder4064]

Have a go it is a great sport and you never know you could just make it into a national team. Then you get to meet like minded people from all around the world, I have competed in two World Championships and a World Cup and have made friends around the world.

[@boeing900]

Wow, some VERY high Dollar equipment that’s for sure. I got into this sport about two years ago. And for those who think there is no skill involved you a sadly mistaken. What you fail to realize is that most people that get involved in this sport did not just one day decide, I’m going to do benchrest shooting. It’s something most “evolve” into after sometimes years of shooting other disciplines. Many BR shooters can pick up an a scoped stock rifle and with maybe just a bag front rest come close to shooting what they shoot with their sometimes $5000.00+ BR setups. It’s that pursuit of ultimate accuracy that drives this sport.

[@mpccenturion]

I started shooting 3 position - 22lr with a Winchester Mod 52 - target sights. 43 yrs ago. I had shot for 5 yrs, when I finished with it. Canadian - I moved onto handgun, free-pistol, Silhouette, and a host of others. Still - I enjoy the 22 - Cheers!

[@katana258]

b/s

[@AirGhandi]

really cool video! Thanks for showing! Hope i can do some BR Shooting next year. Then i will show it in my channel too :-) Best regards from Germany! AirGhandi

[@hsx477]

looks a very smart range.

[@K3Flyguy]

What's a ballpark figure for getting properly geared up for this sport? I shoot a Marlin .22 squirrel rifle that shoots 1/2" groups at 50 yards, match ammo of course. But seriously what kind of $$ would I have to gear up to be " in the game" ?

[@jackmeoff2396]

Love my Marlin 81DL that was $28 in 1947. From what I have seen a good beginner rig is $3-4K. Then the sky's the limit on open class.

[@br4713]

Nice sport. I've been shooting many years in the "22 hunter" (french version) with some Anschütz rifles. I went to larger centerfire calibers because i was bored with the factory ammunition selection. It is a very interesting shooting when trying to understand invisible wind effects in each shooting range. If you try to compete at a high level you must find the best ammo batches that fit in your barrel. You are very lucky to have Eley in England, the best ammo quality in the world 👍

[@br4713]

@@Fastnet72 With the NRBAI rules, do you count the Xs into the score ?

[@br4713]

@@Fastnet72 I say that because when we changed the 22hunter rules few years ago it changed also the kind of ammo we use. Some batches gives a bit more 10s and less Xs, and some other more Xs and a bit less 10s. We used to count a bullseye dot to 11 points, but now it is not the case anymore. Now I use Eley cartridges because I find they often give less flyers on a match, even if 10 shots groups are a bit tighter with the RWS.

[@joseluisballester925]

La modalidad que tiran es sporter. Con un visor de 6 aumentos.

[@aljaz11]

Des thats a very nice video from your community!! I have a small request - who is the gentleman in the video at 1min 38sec? He has a very beautiful rifle stock and if there is a chance I could get in touch with him it would be a great help to me as I am building my own benchrest stock for my 22. Cheers AL

[@KSM22LR]

Спасибо большое за видео 🤝👍

[@abcertweld]

Been watching a lot of 22lr videos for some reason they pop up. Been talking to my cousins and we've had a good LOL about these, because for some reason people think 50 meters or 50 yards is a long shot for a 22lr, and people spend all this money on building a 2wlr. My cousins and I have been shooting 2lr our whole lives. We have always used gold balls, black walnuts, the ends of 22lr cartridges, and the ends of cigarette butts for targets and hit them with no problems. Then again I forgot we are all from West Virginia lol. I told them we should enter with our plain jane 22lr's and go dominate the competition, besides it would be fun, and funny with us out their out shooting with our ain jane 22lr.

[@Sagittariustoo]

If you truly believe you could dominate a bench-rest competition with your plain jane 22s then you should give it a go!

[@tomthompson7400]

you should visit ,,, or at least post a video.

[@abcertweld]

Just maybe I will. Why not?

[@tomthompson7400]

@@abcertweld ive shot .22 for a long time , and have a nice modified match 54 , on a good day I reckon I could come close to some of these targets , but these guys do it time and time again , and look at the wind ,, not as easy as folk may think , , Ill look forwards to your video.

[@mikecurrie4914]

It's more about hitting the 1mm dot in the middle of the target consistently than just putting a hole in the target.

[@conosullivan4666]

Does it have to be 22 long rifle or cud I use my hornet and magnum

[@desowens2859]

Afraid not, 22lr is more accurate; and I’d be terrified of the cost shooting with 22 magnum or hornet, I would easily shoot 50 rds per card, minimum 2 cards per competition class. At a shoot I shoot in 3 classes, 300rds

[@conosullivan4666]

Des Owens ya magnum isn’t too bad tis 20 for fifty rounds but the hornet is dear enuf bout 70c a round I only use that for foxes i am able shoot a half inch to quatre inch group at 80 yards so the gun is acrate enuf but wud u recommend getting a lr in stead

[@katana258]

the 22 is it because the recoil is the max they can withstand

[@katana258]

@@Fastnet72 truth hurts ???

[@aaron4820]

As someone who does IPSC and 3gun, this just seems bizarre, it feels more like an equipment (and your knowledge on your equipment) competition, instead of a shooting competition. Which... is fine I guess, too different from the shooting sport I know for me to intuitively understand it.

[@br4713]

Having the best equipment is the visible part of the iceberg... Because when the wind blows, the price or the quality of the rifle wont change anything to the way it will push the bullet away from the bullseye. The point you have to hit measures only 1mm diameter at 50m, and even a few wind can push your bullet some centimeters away at this distance !

[@katana258]

yep it is all b/s , a free sytle ot bi-pod would sort out the hi cost of b/s guns and gear

[@gopherbar]

Why do you shoot with the gun in a rest, when you would normally shoot from a prone standing or kneeling position. You should be able to hit most targets which any gun in a rest. I know that’s it’s a great sport just wanted to know if there are any clubs in the uk

[@katana258]

lazy shooters

[@brendan4ever]

Did the man at 02:00 fire his rifle while he wasn’t looking down the scope?

[@henerymag]

Yes he did. The rifle is bolted down so it won't move. All he has to do is set the scope to his liking and touch the trigger. Common practice in those rail gun matches at longer range. Not my preference but to each his own.

[@henerymag]

@@Fastnet72 Yes it moves with the recoil, bolted down wasn't a good way for me to describe it. but it is fixed to the slide once on target. They are not holding the rifle, just pulling the trigger, no need to look through the scope

[@MagsterMagic]

where is it??

[@desowens2859]

Magster Magik in Harbour House Sports club Kildare Ireland

[@patrickmoortgat4197]

its more an equipment competition!

[@Will-ws6gb]

some of the worst, most unpractical .22 long rifles every built. Although they are perfect for hunting paper.

[@br4713]

You say that because you have never shot with an Anschütz or any other match .22 rifle, it's another world. Most of the rifles you can see in this video are some match models used in 3 position or prone shooting in Olympic Games, they only changed the stock for benchrest shooting

[@pepperoni-prepper]

@@br4713 having shot a 0.37 consistently for the last two years, +/- 0.02, what ammunition are you using to get down below 0.2. I was lead to believe .22lr has an intrinsic error of at least 0.2 which could not be over come.

[@katana258]

yep all b/s

[@DLN-ix6vf]

this is lead-sled shooting period ! all you do is pull the trigger

[@raymondmichael3077]

Being socialist Ireland, I suspect they don't have a lot of choice in the type of guns they are allowed to own and use. Living centuries under the boot heel of another nation, you'd think they would have learned.

[@tomthompson7400]

grow up.

[@mrblackmamba305]

I can honestly say I don't see the challenge in this type of shooting where everything is set in a vise and pretty much the gun shoots itself. I have a savage mar 2 with a 16" bull Barrow a $16 by pawed and a shady bench and I can shoot those group all day long with bulk ammo or at least CCI. I guarantee I can go out there with that set up and shoot just as good. For that set up you should be hitting the bull's eye every shot you take. I'm not that impressed long range shooters of Utah have half the set up and twice the accuracy

[@ronalddavis]

no you cant. your full of shit

[@exracer9754]

Try it smartass...its not easy as it looks...tried it...

[@mrblackmamba305]

@@exracer9754 i dont need to smartass im doing just great with my cheap setup and and my 1\2 inch at 50 yards.

[@brianfinamore4962]

I guess you never hear of wind...oh i forgot your rifle isnt affected by wind. proof in the pics, set up a target like these guys and take a video, post it. if your putting them to shame ill apologize. or shoot 5 consecutive groups of 5 shots each (same amount of rounds) uncut video.

[@desmondowens3265]

I'm impressed you can shoot 40 shot groups of 5mm with CCI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and then do it AGAIN and AGAIN.

[@katana258]

wow lock the rifle in and pull the trigger , ya thats hard

[@ngirardo86]

All this hear and contraptions and I'm not at all impressed with their hits. I can shoot better with a bipod and a squeeze bag than anyone I saw on here and that's with a basic ruger precision and unsorted factory ammo...this is crazy.

[@bernardmcdonnell6720]

In fairness no one shot a green monster for score in the video. And no one mentioned sorting ammo. At that level it's about finding the best lots of ammo going.

[@ngirardo86]

@@bernardmcdonnell6720 if you think for a second that these old guys spend allllllllll this time and money on rigs and equipment and don't take the time to sort ammo? I've had ammo in the same lot shoot completely different when not sorted. Makes no difference if it's the same lot if you're a reloader then you know every single round is slightly different no matter the tolerances of your equipment. No 2 things are ever the same in this world. And I still stand by my statement earlier. I shoot as good or better in some cases with my $450 precision and my $800 meopta then most of these guys and that's just a bipod and a squeeze bag. These guys should be hitting center bull every. single. shot with what theyre using.

[@yammo12]

No skill in that form of shooting at all not for me thanks

[@bridgettebumknee]

Your an idiot,,

[@tomthompson7400]

I would have thought that once too ,,,, now I know better. Just because you dont understand it , dont under estimate the skills involved .

[@potatoe4221]

It's just a different type of shooting. Just like we have NACAR, drag racing, rally cross, hill climb, drifting, grand prix. It's all different stuff meant to do different things.

[@jimbobbit39]

Whats the point? Youre using a sled which takes out human all human error. Where is the skill in that? Its like special olympics of the firearms world. God i hate benchrest shooters with a passion.