Little .22 bolt action guns are a riot. They’re fun and engaging recreational shooting options for everyone. In some ways theyre easier and less intimidating instructional tools for kids, some female, or new shooters. The Serbian-made Zastava Z5 Youth gun is just such a rifle. Formerly imported by Charles Daley, Interarms, and then marketed by Remington Model Five (version shown and discussed here), this little .22 bolt gun fun and fast. Bolt lift is only 60º and the action is smooth. Trigger out of the box is a bit stagey buy as shown can be easily improved using factory adjustment screws. Current versions wear a press checkered laminated stock but other hardwood versions, like this one, have been issued. This stock is diminuitive for the smaller shooter and features 12 3/8″ length of pull (vs 13 3/8″ for adult Z5 model). Weighing only 5 ½ lbs (6 lbs with laminated stocks), the Rem Five/Z5 is quick into action and won’t weigh down the new shooter (as long as you dont mount a heavy optic!). The bluing in this model is superb: high gloss and smooth. The Z5 comes with a 5 round magazine with is a bit thumb busting but ruggedly built. These magazines are not readily available but currently can be had from USSG Inc directly for around . Having more with make your shooting sessions a bit funner. But the Z5 can also function as a single shot with the included single shot adaptor (may be optional on some models), thus teaching the new shooter ammunition conservation and …
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Another short vid showing the modifications I’ve made to my Ruger 10/22 Stainless Rifle. A compilation of the mods and all the shooting I’ve done over nearly two years with this rifle. Got a Bushnell Rimfire-22 scope in silver to match initially, then the TAPCO Intrafuse Rifle System for the adjustable stock primarily (to fit me, or my wife, or my daughter…) and also for some rails to expand my tactical (or tacti-cool…) options as well. Got a Shooter’s Ridge Rock Mount bipod on there. My daughter was having to use two fingers to shoot initially on what I think was about a 5-pound trigger - so I got a Volquartsen Hammer Pack from midwayusa for about . That kit came with the auto bolt release (worth the price of the pack alone & highly recommended - even if you just do it yourself…), the hammer, and it reduced the trigger pull to about 2.5-pounds. I haven’t measured it but my daughter can readily shoot it with just her index finger now. When I put that hammer/trigger pack in there I also moved the front sling stud to the middle of the stock & put a Blackhawk Storm Single-point Sling on there. The last mod (so far…) was the TAPCO vertical grip (VG) and I bumped the bipod forward to fit it on there so my big paws can grip it with a 30-round magazine in there - haven’t fired it with the VG on there, at least not yet! I’m sure I’ll setup another Run & Gun (RNG) type situation that will give me a chance to test that and work-in a transition to my semiautomatic Baby …
