Short as Pig Rifle

Built this 22WMR for a customer recently.

http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/...pshhumeo7b.jpg

He wanted something light, short & quiet for shooting pigs in the bail, that won't rust in a hurry, he is not renowned for looking after gear.

http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/...pst1ffvoqk.jpg

It turned out fairly well, hopefully it should be robust enough.

http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9lsdqiai.jpg

Pretty happy with the weight, 4.22 lbs

http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/...psklheftb5.jpg

It will be interesting to see how it performs, shouldn't take long to find out :)

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Is it still over min legal lenght with the suppressor off?

What brand of rifle is it?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

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Is it still over min legal length with the suppressor off?

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It isn't removable :)

Its a little longer than I planned at 780mm

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Originally Posted by Max Headroom

What brand of rifle is it?

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It is/was a Savage B22

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Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

It isn't removable :)

Its a little longer than I planned at 780mm

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Certainly looks like a very handy rifle...just a shame it cant be used on public land.

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Forgot to mention, the CCI 40 grain ammo has 1875 fps on the box, unfortunately I didn't fire it before I cut a heap off the barrel but it goes 1788 fps now :cool:

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Certainly looks like a very handy rifle...just a shame it cant be used on public land.

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I'm pretty sure he predominately hunts private land, work connections :)

I think you can get special permits for rim fires on Public land

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Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Forgot to mention, the CCI 40 grain ammo has 1875 fps on the box, unfortunately I didn't fire it before I cut a heap off the barrel but it goes 1788 fps now :cool:

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mmmm, considering my comment on your other post, that aint too shabby really. I wonder if its a bit like 22's. Wasn't the magic number for them 16" where that was generally as much barrel as the case needed and anything longer just slowed it down?

thats a awesome looking little rifle:cool:

How did you make the suppressor non removable?

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Originally Posted by Stocky

How did you make the suppressor non removable?

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Tight as & good Locktite, you need heat & tools to remove it

Nice @kiwigreg who's suppressor is it?

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Originally Posted by Stocky

Nice @kiwigreg who's suppressor is it?

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ASE

Tidy rig bro. Wicked.

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Originally Posted by csmiffy

mmmm, considering my comment on your other post, that aint too shabby really. I wonder if its a bit like 22's. Wasn't the magic number for them 16" where that was generally as much barrel as the case needed and anything longer just slowed it down?

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Unless u run subs then its 12" from memory

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Originally Posted by 199p

Unless u run subs then its 12" from memory

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as per that comment, at the time on another thread with that rifle someone posted up a link/table with an article testing this.
Very surprising at how short you could go and while the 16" was an old benchmark it certainly wasn't as cut and dried.

I realise that it is designed for shooting bailed pigs at close range , but did you give any consideration to some basic open sights ?
I assume it won’t be scoped .

Ken

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Originally Posted by Ground Control

I realise that it is designed for shooting bailed pigs at close range , but did you give any consideration to some basic open sights ?
I assume it won’t be scoped .

Ken

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The customer didn't want any sights or anything else that could get in the way, catch up in the crap he is constantly going through chasing Pigs & Dogs

He admits he is extremely hard on gear & doesn't have a problem with that, if it breaks he will replace it.

Has there been any updates on how this setup has performed and survived the rough and tumble of pig hunting?
I was talking to a friend yesterday who was considering something similar and I remembered this thread .

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Originally Posted by Ground Control

Has there been any updates on how this setup has performed and survived the rough and tumble of pig hunting?
I was talking to a friend yesterday who was considering something similar and I remembered this thread .

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I havent heard from him in ages so no updates at this stage sorry

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Originally Posted by 199p

Unless u run subs then its 12" from memory

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from memory too short and subs stop being subs... when loaded to be just subsonic from a "std" length barrel can allow them to crack due to less friction to slow them