Head-to-Head: KIDD Fluted Match Barrel vs. KIDD Ultra-Lightweight Barrel

[Das Jared]

Very nice! Jeez, four rounds in the same hole. Color me jealous.

Where are you located? You're more than welcome to shoot it. Honestly, I think there is more in it. I have 600 suppressed rounds through it, haven't cleaned it, and its the stock trigger still in it, too. I think a better stock would improve it, too.

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[Pilgrim]

Where are you located? You're more than welcome to shoot it. Honestly, I think there is more in it. I have 600 suppressed rounds through it, haven't cleaned it, and its the stock trigger still in it, too. I think a better stock would improve it, too.

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I live in Cedar Park. If I ever make it out to the Hicksville meets I'll bring mine along and we could test drive each other's rifles. The fact that you still have a stock trigger on yours and it still shoots like that is amazing to me. Goes to show that equipment is only half the equation.

 

[Das Jared]

I live in Cedar Park. If I ever make it out to the Hicksville meets I'll bring mine along and we could test drive each other's rifles. The fact that you still have a stock trigger on yours and it still shoots like that is amazing to me. Goes to show that equipment is only half the equation.

Where is ceder park? I don't feel like googling, lol. And its polished, but mushy, with a hard break

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[breakingcontact]

Here is my best 50yd target to date with my Kidd ULW barreled rifle, 5 rounds

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Nice target...but is this yours...or a friends?

 

[Das Jared]

Nice target...but is this yours...or a friends?

If you have nothing to offer...

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[breakingcontact]

Ill see what my plain 10/22 shoots and post up. Some of these groups especially the ones TexMex posts are really nice.

 

[breakingcontact]

If you have nothing to offer...

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Thought you blocked me? Guess not.

 

[35Remington]

Pilgrim, great test, and thanks. It definitely sold me on the competence of the ULW barrel. We'll let the Fancy Nancies go run their own tests instead of slam yours for inadequacy.

I second the comment about 50 yards. If you are up for this again, I would love to see what the rifle will do when they stretch their legs a little. My guess is longer distances will reveal more of a gap between barrels. But who knows?

Thanks again, and beautiful guns, by the way.

 

[Sugar Land]

Trigger, Trigger, Trigger

 

[Pilgrim]

Pilgrim, great test, and thanks. It definitely sold me on the competence of the ULW barrel. We'll let the Fancy Nancies go run their own tests instead of slam yours for inadequacy.

I second the comment about 50 yards. If you are up for this again, I would love to see what the rifle will do when they stretch their legs a little. My guess is longer distances will reveal more of a gap between barrels. But who knows?

Thanks again, and beautiful guns, by the way.

Thank you, sir. I'm definitely planning on a 50-yard test to see how the two rifles fare. My guess is the same as yours... I think there will be a noticeable difference at the extended range. The only reason I did the test initially at 25 yards was because I was sighting the rifles in at that range for my upcoming Appleseed trip. If I can shoot half as well from standing, sitting and prone as I did on the bench that day I think I'll be in good shape for the event.

I just have to find some time to head back out to the range and get the 50-yard test done... not that I need much convincing to do so

Please stay tuned.

 

[Das Jared]

I definitely think everyone should do a comparison between their rifles, with the ulw barrel, at 50 yds. It would be neat to see, for sure.

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[breakingcontact]

I definitely think everyone should do a comparison between their rifles, with the ulw barrel, at 50 yds. It would be neat to see, for sure.

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Checkout rimfire central forum if you havent.

 

[Hoji]

My Kidd shoots sub 1/2 groups at 50 yards with monotonous regularity.

 

[ROGER4314]

The shooting sports have always been a top priority for me since I'm single. The current focus is on preparing lead bullets for 30-06, 7.62x54R and 8mm Mauser. The low priced barrel project sounds like a winner. When I started building 10-22 rifles, I went overboard so there are lots of toys around here to fiddle with. Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess, right?

Yup, we'll put that on the schedule!

Flash

 

[TexMex247]

If you'd like to see what the ER shaw is capable of, just take a look at the Rimfire challenge scoring thread. Every target I have ever shot for score was using my 10/22 w/18" SS Er shaw bull barrel. I had a good run a while back where I shot some 99s and 100s for 3 months consecutively. I built a copycat rifle of mine using an 18" kidd SS bead blasted barrel and bedded or floated still that rifle did not shoot as well as the ER shaw barrel. Same optics, head spacing, trigger pull, ammo and environment. Maybe I just got a dud. It's still a great looking barrel and outshoots a stock barrel effortlessly but it is just not quite as good.