RE: The challenge...And reward

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Wow, this is a pretty comprehensive contest... That Jeep, the turret doesn't actually work, does it? It'll be amazing if that thing's legal 😅. Without looking it up, the machine gun mounted on top is a Browning (from WW2), right? I've heard about .22LR before, but I never understood it's characteristics as an ammunition. Are they normally used only for competitions?



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It's a lot of fun yes. Also a lot of thankless work for the organisers, but we keep doing it, three years now, because people enjoy it.

I'm not sure what that machine gun is, a 30 calibre something or other. No, it's not legal, it's actually not a gun, just made up out of old parts lying around a farm and it came with the jeep. (Actually a Landcruiser). It was just for looks. It gets de-mounted when travelling, because here if something thinks it's a gun and feels threatened, then that's an offense. A finger in a pocket being pointed at a bank teller with the words, this is a hold up is considered an armed hold up.

Anyway... The .22LR is basically a plinking and small-game round. Rabbits, foxes etc. It isn't great for long ranges although I've shot it accurately to 250m and beyond. Big targets though. Its MV muzzle velocity is low and the projectile is light.

For what we do with this competition it's perfect. Most use a subsonic .22LR although some use high-velocity. It is cheap, as are the guns usually, and is considered a good entry into firearms. I never owned one. My first rifle was a centrefire rifle, .243 actually, then I added a .308.

The .22LR certainly isn't just a competition round though. Good for small game as I said, and as it turns out hitmen use them as they can be made almost silent with a can (silencer) fitted to the gun. Place that to someone's head at close range and its lights out. Some use them for a backup carry pice too. Small, lightweight and easily concealed in an ankle holster/hand bag etc.

Our competition is a lot of fun for the competitors and we don't get many complaints...Only that we don't hold enough of them.

I hope this helps.

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Ah, my car knowledge let me down for a moment, because I thought that was a Willy's Jeep... Oops 🙃. It might not be real, but that machine gun looks very realistic from here, so that's a thumbs up to the craftsmanship.

Cheers for the description! I never would've learned this much about guns from anywhere else. And now I know a bit more on how .22LR works. On the subject of size, and this might sound silly, how would this compare to other small calibers, say a 9- or 5.7-mm? A quick Google-ing shows how tiny a .22 is! I can imagine it working well with small game, and based on something I've learned previously from YouTube, combining subsonic ammo with a silencer, makes this a near silent weapon to use!

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I think I used the word Jeep in the post so no problem. I still call it a Jeep, even knowing it's an LC.

Glad to help with some information. Just on the .22 v 9mm thing. If you wait until tomorrow I'll post a size comparison of a few rounds. Say, .22LR, 9MM, .308 etc. That way you'll have an idea. The .22 is small.

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I remembered back when I was a kid, and everything that was a bit bigger than a car, smaller than a truck or bus, but not a van, is pretty much just a Jeep. Range Rovers, Land Cruisers, Suzuki Vitaras... They're all Jeep XD

I shall await your commandments on the comparison of ammunition tomorrow, then!

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