I was surprised at the remarks made on the other BSing thread. I'd like to continue the other thread   w/o the controversy and just be able to answer questions about the actual process and not fight about it's use. So, I'm starting this thread to deal with those issues.

As posted, I've been shooting BSed 22rf since 1989. I was Scuetzen Meister in those days for Jefferson State Schuetzen Society and checked the rule book before stating this. There were no rules restricting 22rf's in anyway at that time, nor until 1997 when I stopped shooting for the next 15 years. I found no opposition to it at any match I attended and I won the Springfield, Oregon, RF match (the largest match in OR) the the fall of 1994 with Chuck Boardman and Tommy Mason being 2nd and third. There was never a protest filed or any negative things said about it in those days. Both men still remember the days that I bSed and I shot BSed at Tommy's Stars and Stripes Match two years ago w/o any controversy or questioning of this type loading, my first big match in 15 years and both men were in attendance.  

In November of last year, I posted about this and there was a 5 page discussion that ensued that ended with the BSing of 22rf being allow by the BOD. You can read the whole discussion by clicking on the link in the other thread.

The main thing I would like to know regarding this is why there seems to be such opposition to it by some people. It's not anything that anyone that shoots BSed CF can't do and at 50 cents per trigger pull for RF ammo, I would have thought it would have been welcomed. Shooting match quality RF ammo is five times more expensive than shooting CF and shooting RF's BSed is no more expensive than than shooting CF BSed.

I'm not advocating changing the rules to restrict fixed ammo, I'm just sharing the data that I've  accumulated and passing it on to those interested.

I would be interested in your thoughts regarding this.

Frank

Frank some people Have big bank accounts and cost is no object.And others just want to be a pain.BUT others are very interested. Maybe not to use but to maybe learn something new.So don't give up because of some.Let's hear it. JMO Whitey

Frank if some one could come up with a source for the empty primed cases I would sure be interested in giving it a try, pulled 22rf bullets when I was a kid with pliers and have the black unburned powder spots in my palm to prove it, oops just looked and I guess 55 years makes even those fade till you can not find them.

Keep us informed about your testing and shooting it is a very interesting subject.
Mike

Tom,
I'll address your questions on the other thread, later today and give loading data.

Frank

Well I did it
Pulled a couple of bullets from the crappy federal and took it a step farther.
Shoved a 22 cal Benjamin pellet past the chamber of my #4RB
Insertet the primed case an I now have a RB pellet gun. 0 noise would work great indoors. give it a try. Would be a good way to practice indoors 
If it don't rain I will shoot a target have no way to check velocity but it didnt take long to get to the backstop 50yds away.

When I was practicing alot with bulk amo I made a gauge to check rim thicknes and sourted them by weight. My Mkll shot this stuff as well as the expensive target. These groups were shot with Winchester HV HP bulk from Wallyworld
Tom

Hello, everyone.  All this discussion of rimfire B.S. has jogged my memory.  There is another type of B.S....using std. fixed .22 long rifle ammunition.
   Back in the mid 1990's, Wayne Schwartz was chambering Ruger No. 1 rifles for rimfire.  At one match, he brought out a a short-chambered rifle.
   He had made up a hand-pushed spring loaded seater.  If I remember right, a ctg. was placed in this seater, & pushed home until it bottomed out against breech face.  The bullet was fully engraved right up to case mouth.  I believe he had another rifle that didn't engrave so far up on bullet.   
    I remember him letting me fire a few rounds..the seating pressure required was quite high.   
  I believe the jury was still out at that time if it was worth the effort or not.

If one could just get past those one, two or more shoots out of a box that just drop off one would be way ahead of the game. What makes for a match grade case, one would assume it would be the primer mix and amount but that might not hold true. If our friend Charlie D. was still around he would be eating up this conversation and would be headed off to do some extensive testing  on our behalf with his machine rest and protected range. I only wish I had the means to do it on his behalf for the group.

J.Louis