I was using a nice .22 SAKO finnfire as a practice gun and then it occurred to me that I can load accurate .223 ammo on the Dillon for about 1/2 to 1/4 the cost of .22 match ammo.
That started the wheels turning and then I made the "mistake" of discussing this with Randy Pennington and the folks at MileHigh Shooting. We investigated lots of different options and he came up with an interesting solution and made me an offer I could not refuse:
The gun in front is the "Trainer":
- HS Precision HTR .223 1:12" twist in an AICS folder
- topped with an IOR 3x18
The gun in back is the "Trainee":
- .260 Remington
- Bighorn action (still in the white)
- 26" Chanlynn Barrel w/surefire break
- Jewel trigger
- topped with a Premier 3x15
The trainer weighs 2 oz more than the match gun and duplicates its handling and ergonomics. The Trainer is also as accurate as the match gun but struggles to keep up as the distance grows. First three shots out of the .223 trainer:
Here is the Dillon cranking out 50gr "Zombie match" ammo for prairie dogs and practice at 100 and 200 yards:
Did I mention that it costs about $24.00 per hundred rounds to shoot this thing? IMHO not a bad way to go if your local range is limited to 200 yards.
After several hundred prairie dogs and shots out to 1,000 yards this is one of the funnest guns I own. Many thanks to Randy and his MileHigh team that jumped through some serious hoops to make this happen.
Good shooting ...
That started the wheels turning and then I made the "mistake" of discussing this with Randy Pennington and the folks at MileHigh Shooting. We investigated lots of different options and he came up with an interesting solution and made me an offer I could not refuse:
The gun in front is the "Trainer":
- HS Precision HTR .223 1:12" twist in an AICS folder
- topped with an IOR 3x18
The gun in back is the "Trainee":
- .260 Remington
- Bighorn action (still in the white)
- 26" Chanlynn Barrel w/surefire break
- Jewel trigger
- topped with a Premier 3x15
The trainer weighs 2 oz more than the match gun and duplicates its handling and ergonomics. The Trainer is also as accurate as the match gun but struggles to keep up as the distance grows. First three shots out of the .223 trainer:
Here is the Dillon cranking out 50gr "Zombie match" ammo for prairie dogs and practice at 100 and 200 yards:
Did I mention that it costs about $24.00 per hundred rounds to shoot this thing? IMHO not a bad way to go if your local range is limited to 200 yards.
After several hundred prairie dogs and shots out to 1,000 yards this is one of the funnest guns I own. Many thanks to Randy and his MileHigh team that jumped through some serious hoops to make this happen.
Good shooting ...
