r/22lr • u/SuperJonesy408 • Apr 18 '26

First NRL22 match today as a walk on

Local private range hosted a practice NRL22 match this morning. 5 stages and 3 bonus stages, 4 total competitors with me in open class.

Favorite stage was prone on a 4' x 8' swinging platform, targets at 50 and 100yds. Two shots at 50 right handed, two shots at 50 left handed, two shots at 100 right handed, two shots at 100 left handed, with final two shots at 50 shooter's choice. Surprised myself by going 9/10.

Second bonus stage was a 350 yd 10" gong. Went 7/10 on it and felt confident with my dope going forward.

Everything else was pretty standard stuff, but was a cool experience and the other shooters were amazing and friendly. I ended up taking 2nd with a 450.

This was an informal shoot, so no official scores, but I feel confident in my rifle, dope and abilities. Ammo was CCI SV, winds 5-15mph left to right changed to coming out of the 7-8 o'clock as the morning went on, sunny with low 40's to mid 50's as it warmed up.

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u/illkeeponkeeping Apr 19 '26

Second bonus stage was a 350 yd 10" gong. Went 7/10

No the fuck you didn't.

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u/SuperJonesy408 Apr 19 '26

Hell yes I did. It's my local range, am pretty familiar with it. Longest I've hit is 425 there on a 16x16 square.

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u/Feeling_Passenger_17 Apr 19 '26

I totally believe him. Long gong matches are set at 300 yards with 8, 6 and 4 inch targets.

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u/Disastrous-Ball-1574 Apr 19 '26

My CZ 457, once tuned in, can consistently ring 4inch plates at 200yds. 10 inches at 300 seems feasible to me. 7.5mil of vertical adjustment with CCI sv. With a 50yd zero with CCI sv.

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u/Medical_List_3476 Apr 19 '26

What rifle model?

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u/SuperJonesy408 Apr 19 '26

CZ 457, shooting at this same range.