IOF .22 LR rifle

[GreenBeret]

How far can a .22 rifle shoot?

[TwoRivers]

Depending on the cartridge, one to 1 1/2 miles. This topic has been gone through before on this forum.

[dr.jayakumar]

Since this is a topic that has come up often but is difficult to search out on the old forum, I was wondering if those who own one or use one at their club would care to talk about. Do mention any modifications you may have made to it.

The following are my views on the subject:

Purchased: 24.8.2004

Cost: Rs.27,000.00 (lesser price due to damaged stock)

Stock: Badly chipped behind the bolt. 'Chequering' was nothing more than irregular diamonds scratched into the pistol grip. No points to the diamonds either. No fore-end chequering. Fore-end tip was painted black to simulate an ebony fore-end tip. Ditto on bottom of pistol grip. Cheap lacquer finish used. Stock re-finished with an oil finish and stippling to pistol grip and fore-end. Inletting was the worst I have ever seen. Inletting smoothened out to some extent (would have liked to do more but was pressed for time) and action was pillar bedded in the absence of glass bedding compound. Barrel was free floated. Action screws replaced at both pillar bedding points with hex bolts which are torqued to 5.5 Nm.

Bolt: Very rough. Bolt rails lapped to make it smoother.

Barrel: Crown had a burr. Re-crowned with a 11 degree target crown. Rifling twist rate is 1 in 200mm (approx. 1 in 8"), 6 grooves. Done on a Steyr Hammer Forging machine. This is a very fast rate of twist for a rimfire. Probably replicated from the Insas 5.56 assault rifle made in the same factory.

Barrel and action: Finished in a hardy military finish. I like this because I find it more practical than bluing.

Magazine: Supposedly a 9 or 10 shot magazine. However the follower spring will need to be cut down as the bolt does not pick up the cartridge if there are more than 5 to 6 rounds in it. External surface is unfinished steel. This was painted after disassembling the magazine. Brno/CZ mags cannot be substituted due to dimensional differences.

Trigger: Excellent! Made better by replacing both hinge pins with the new pins being tighter. This is the exception as all the others I have tried have average triggers.

Rifle does not cycle KF rounds due to their thicker rims. No problem with any other imported round tried to date.

Initial accuracy was poor. Took about 1000+ shots before any sort of respectable groups were possible. It can now manage ?? groups at 50 metres, if I do my bit.

This is a poor copy of the CZ 452. The differences are in the stock, front sight, barrel diameter, slight dimensional differences, finishing and twist rate.

The rifle has now had 2,136 shots through it and the performance is useable to good after the initial problems were attended to.

Would I buy another? Not if I can help it.

Mack The Knife

UPDATE: See http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=10470 for further information regarding upgrades to the rifle.

dear Mack The Knife,
can you post some pics of latest .22iof rifle.am planning to buy one.thank you.

[jaz]

Some gun dealers are saying that IOF have discontinued production of .22 Rifle .Is that true.

[bandukbhandar]

It is not true.

[jignesh712712]

.22 lr in which cartries is much high velocity....and that approx price.....otherwise which cartries type is high velocity???? rank

[goodboy_mentor]

.22 lr is a rimfire cartridge, rimfire cartridges are low velocity cartridges. Velocity of .22 lr is around 300 meters per second.

For price of .22 lr rifle check IOF website.

If you want high velocity cartridge then go for a rifle that fires centre fire cartridges. 30-06(7.62x63 mm) is the highest velocity rifle cartridge available for us from IOF. Velocity of 30-06 is around 850 meters per second.

In your license application if you have written .22 rifle then you will not be able to buy any other rifle. If you have written NPB rifle then you can buy any NPB rifle. If you have written NPB shotgun/rifle then you can by any NPB shotgun or rifle.

[jignesh712712]

ooppss....may i write in my liacence proposal .22 rifle require .....not whrite in non prohibited bore.......

-- Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:23 am --

.22 rifel in which cartries i use in much velocity.

[goodboy_mentor]

What have you written in your license application? If you are interested to purchase only .22 lr rifle and written .22 rifle then nothing to worry, no need to write .22 NPB rifle. If you want the option on your license so that you can buy any NPB shotgun or rifle then you may visit the office of licensing authourity and talk with arms clerk, so that you can make changes in the application form like "NPB rifle" or "NPB Shotgun/rifle".

There are various high velocity cartridges in .22 lr like CCI Stingers etc. which give velocity of around 400 meters per second.

[jignesh712712]

dear may i in write .22 rifle require for sports quota....and targate practice....and deposit fees for Rs. 60 in gov. A/c.

[goodboy_mentor]

You may write the reason for license as "sports" or "target practice" but if licensing authourity asks proof for rifle club membership, how will you substantiate your claim of "sport" or "target practice"? Are you rifle club member? As I wrote earlier to your query in another thread please read Section 13 of Arms Act 1959. You may read it here http://www.abhijeetsingh.com/arms/india ... r_3_4.html

This thread is for discussion about .22 lr rifle, please do not use this thread for licensing and legal questions. Use any thread related to licensing questions in legal eagle section or start a new thread in legal eagle section.

[jignesh712712]

dear friend may i submit my NCC "B" certificat...and other my NCC certificate. And during NCC i have training 7.62 rifle.....and LMG machine gun and also .22 rifle training....see bharat rakshak web site for ncc cadate and government recognised web site......so now can i elegible for liacence????

[Vikram]

dear friend may i submit my NCC "B" certificat...and other my NCC certificate. And during NCC i have training 7.62 rifle.....and LMG machine gun and also .22 rifle training....see bharat rakshak web site for ncc cadate and government recognised web site......so now can i elegible for liacence????

You can submit all this information to the licensing authorities along with your application.Then, you will be able to tell us if this works.All the best.BTW, this thread is about IFO .22 Rifle and not about getting license.For that there is plenty information in the Legal section.Please post in the relevant section.

[jignesh712712]

this time may i pray for my god.....otherwise i am admition in my nearest rifle club member......but i have need liacence of any cost......ill try my best level for this.....

[winnie_the_pooh]

this time may i pray for my god.....otherwise i am admition in my nearest rifle club member......but i have need liacence of any cost......ill try my best level for this.....

Some how I am able to understand what you wish to convey Are you aware of something called 'Spell Check' ?A mighty useful tool.