iamcanadianeh
CGN Regular
- Location
- Vancouver Island
Today, I decided to write a short and sweet range report for anyone interested in the Sig .22 Classic or .22 Conversion kits.
Introduction
I bought the .22lr conversion kit from Questar near the beginning of the year. I purchased 2 kits (one for a friend) and had sighting issues with the kits initially. Both of the kits were shooting about 6-8" high at 30 yards, and had run out of sight adjustment. I talked to Scott at Questar (who was helpful and prompt to respond to my emails) and I subsequently shipped the kits back for inspection. The rear sights on the kits were replaced and I had them back in less than a month. Questar discovered that other kits had the same issues, but have since all been fixed. I decided to see what type of accuracy to expect from these kits after having mine for a while. The following are my results.
Gun, ammo, and the shooter
Here is the gun I was using, it is a recent manufacture 9mm two tone. All ammo types, except for American Eagle, was used (no particular reason for not including American Eagle)
ammo used
Remington Target standard velocity round nose
Federal Champion high velocity 40 grain round nose
Winchester T22 Target XT22LR round nose
Winchester 333 36 grain hollow point
A little about my shooting
In the past, I have been able to put together ~1" groups at 30 yards from an open sight Ruger MKIII Hunter using the same shooting method as used in this test. I have slight double vision in my shooting eye, which could affect the results of this test.
Range trip
Parksville B.C. No wind to speak of, light rain, and a temp of ~12 degrees. Target stand was placed at ~22yards. I was sitting in a chair, using both hands resting on the bench. I chose to shoot the gun using single action exclusively.
Results
Each of the 4 targets is on a full sheet of paper. 10 shots per target using the different ammo types
Top left - Winchester 333
Top right - Remington
Bottom left - Federal Champion
Bottom right - Winchester Super-X
An additional 10 rounds of each ammo type on the same targets
Failures
I had failures (FTF and FTE) with every ammo type except for the Federal Target. There was nearly 1 failure per mag during the test, usually in the first few rounds fired. I believe that this high rate of failure was due to the method I was using to shoot (mag resting on the bench, and my grip). After shooting the targets, I shot the remainder of all the ammo I had (~350 rounds or so) and had minimal failures while shooting strong and weak hand, both supported and unsupported, all while standing.
Conclusion
The kit had a bit of a sighting issue in the beginning, which was quickly corrected. The kit isn't the most accurate gun out there, but is still accurate enough at close distances to be able to practice with cheaply and effectively. The kit had lots of FTFs and FTEs during the test, which was probably due to my shooting method. Failures were few and far between afterwards, when I didn't rest the gun on the bench while shooting. All in all, I am happy with the kit and will be putting a lot of lead down range with it.
Introduction
I bought the .22lr conversion kit from Questar near the beginning of the year. I purchased 2 kits (one for a friend) and had sighting issues with the kits initially. Both of the kits were shooting about 6-8" high at 30 yards, and had run out of sight adjustment. I talked to Scott at Questar (who was helpful and prompt to respond to my emails) and I subsequently shipped the kits back for inspection. The rear sights on the kits were replaced and I had them back in less than a month. Questar discovered that other kits had the same issues, but have since all been fixed. I decided to see what type of accuracy to expect from these kits after having mine for a while. The following are my results.
Gun, ammo, and the shooter
Here is the gun I was using, it is a recent manufacture 9mm two tone. All ammo types, except for American Eagle, was used (no particular reason for not including American Eagle)
ammo used
Remington Target standard velocity round nose
Federal Champion high velocity 40 grain round nose
Winchester T22 Target XT22LR round nose
Winchester 333 36 grain hollow point
A little about my shooting
In the past, I have been able to put together ~1" groups at 30 yards from an open sight Ruger MKIII Hunter using the same shooting method as used in this test. I have slight double vision in my shooting eye, which could affect the results of this test.
Range trip
Parksville B.C. No wind to speak of, light rain, and a temp of ~12 degrees. Target stand was placed at ~22yards. I was sitting in a chair, using both hands resting on the bench. I chose to shoot the gun using single action exclusively.
Results
Each of the 4 targets is on a full sheet of paper. 10 shots per target using the different ammo types
Top left - Winchester 333
Top right - Remington
Bottom left - Federal Champion
Bottom right - Winchester Super-X
An additional 10 rounds of each ammo type on the same targets
Failures
I had failures (FTF and FTE) with every ammo type except for the Federal Target. There was nearly 1 failure per mag during the test, usually in the first few rounds fired. I believe that this high rate of failure was due to the method I was using to shoot (mag resting on the bench, and my grip). After shooting the targets, I shot the remainder of all the ammo I had (~350 rounds or so) and had minimal failures while shooting strong and weak hand, both supported and unsupported, all while standing.
Conclusion
The kit had a bit of a sighting issue in the beginning, which was quickly corrected. The kit isn't the most accurate gun out there, but is still accurate enough at close distances to be able to practice with cheaply and effectively. The kit had lots of FTFs and FTEs during the test, which was probably due to my shooting method. Failures were few and far between afterwards, when I didn't rest the gun on the bench while shooting. All in all, I am happy with the kit and will be putting a lot of lead down range with it.
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