What standard velocity do you use for practice?

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I like to use CCI standard velocity in my bullseye pistols. It is plenty accurate enough for my needs, extremely reliable and who doesn't like that CCI packaging?

But for practice I like to use Winchester T22 because it is accurate enough for me, reliable and I have found it in the past for $25 per brick. CCI I usually pay $40 per brick. Problem now is that I can't find the Winchester T22 anywhere except for a local Canadian Tire at $4.49/ 50 making it more expensive than the CCI.

So what other standard velocity can you suggest for pistol practice that is cheaper than the CCI but is still reliable and relatively accurate? I can get remington standard velocity, but I gave up on all remington rimfire products a while ago as I have had WAY too many misfires with it. Any experiences with the remington standard? Not looking for match ammo, just some half decent stuff for practice.
 
Winchester Dynapoint

Winchester Dynapoint in the white boxes from Walmart (or black boxes from Canadian Tire) is around 1050 ft/s making it standard velocity as well.

I find this ammo to be most accurate in a number of rifles. It's good because it's copper washed (clean) and generally doesn't have much powder residue in the barrel or action.

$23/box of 500, so a good price too. You just have to deal with being made to feel like a criminal at Wal-mart.
 
I typically use the same ammo for practice as I do in matches. The whole idea of practice is to refine and improve performance - why introduce question or the risk of, if the ammo is a compromise.
If the pocket book doesn't allow such extravagance , then learn the accuracy potential of a practice load - but there is still that question ...was that me or the ammo?
 
oneskilledshooter said:
I like to use CCI standard velocity in my bullseye pistols. It is plenty accurate enough for my needs, extremely reliable and who doesn't like that CCI packaging?

...Not looking for match ammo, just some half decent stuff for practice.
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Fiochi has decent SV 22LR. I bought it last for $23 a brick at Wanstalls. I don't believe they have anymore. Maybe Guns n' Things in Calgary might have some. I've bought Fiochi Match from them before.


DSN said:
Winchester Dynapoint in the white boxes from Walmart (or black boxes from Canadian Tire) is around 1050 ft/s making it standard velocity as well.
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Winchester's website shows these at 1150 ft/s. But maybe out of a pistol is might be subsonic.
w ww.winchester.com/products/rimfire-ammunition/dynapoint/dynapoint/Pages/default.aspx

lone-wolf said:
I'm only shooting CCI now. Currently CCI Blazers.
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Blazers are HV at 1235 ft/s.
w ww.blazer-ammo.com/rimfire.aspx
 
One other thing about the Federal Champion Target: Load 714 is the designation for international sales. It is packaged differently, but is the exact same load as 711B. You can find the ballistics properties of 711B on Federal's web page.

It works very well in my guns. I tested it against Eley Sport and got virtually identical group sizes (though the POI of the Eley was slightly lower.) Since the FCT is over $2/box cheaper than Eley it's become my new favourite for rimfire SV.
 
lone-wolf said:
I'll be damned.
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I sure hope not! Let's leave the damning to the gun-grabbing loonies. :)

lone-wolf said:
I just assumed based on price and appearance it was std velocity.
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I could see what you mean with the lead round nose Blazers. And they do shoot well in some of my rifles. I hope you didn't run any through a target pistol. I know a shooter that busted the slide on his Baikal IZH35M shooting HV ammo through it. :(
 
Most of the time the Winchester Dynapoint is sub-sonic coming out of my 22" barrel on my CZ452 Style.
 
cyclone said:
Generic/bulk offrings are often HV....:redface:...but I've never quite understood the "cut-off" between hi-vel and "hyper-vel"....;)
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I've also seen "Super Speed" on Win Super-X 22LR ammo. I think anything other than HV is left up to marketing. :)

DSN said:
Most of the time the Winchester Dynapoint is sub-sonic coming out of my 22" barrel on my CZ452 Style.
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Did you chrony the velocites? Sonic speed being about 1130 ft/s, at standard temperature and pressure, would be really close to the 1150 ft/s specified on the Dynapoints. Variations on temperature, pressure, and load could easily put them right on the borderline. SV, at 1050 ft/s, is even lower than barely sub-sonics. This gives them a buffer for the variations to insure they remain sub-sonic.
 
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