I just picked up a 12FV. I was looking forward to working up loads, chasing accuracy, trying a half dozen different bullets, and a half dozen powders. All that stuff. But, first, the barrel had to be broken in, so I threw on a $40 junker scope from the closet, got some Hornady factory 40-grain ammo,...

Here's my newbie introduction. I shot .22s growing up, was on the HSROTC rifle team in high school, then mostly shot pistols and shotguns for a couple of decades. Recently, I decided that it was time for a rifle again.