Does anyone sort their bulk .22lr ammo?

Heck no. Even if someone invented a few extra hours in a day, I doubt I could justify putting time into sorting bulk ammo. To each his own, but for me, bulk ammo is about plinking/light hunting/enjoying pulling the trigger. Not printing a single perfect hole in a piece of paper.
 
TargetAcquired said:
Heck no. Even if someone invented a few extra hours in a day, I doubt I could justify putting time into sorting bulk ammo. To each his own, but for me, bulk ammo is about plinking/light hunting/enjoying pulling the trigger. Not printing a single perfect hole in a piece of paper.
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This man knows what's what :) Canadian common sense at work!!!
 
I would expect some spread at longer ranges. After all, it's Bulk ammo. If you were shooting for money, you'd buy the best, quality controlled stuff. When it's plinking or gopher shooting time the bulk works just fine. Most shooters with average equipment aren't consistent enough to realize the difference in high quality ammo anyway, myself included.
 
nope - serious question. I'm going to give it a shot. I'm curious.

I did just pick up some CCI SV too though. $0.05 more expensive than bulk.
 
dryfire said:
For those sorting ammunition by weight - how do you know which of the 4 components(bullet,powder,case or primer) or combination of components of a cartridge contribute to the weight discrepencies found and resulting performance variances ? Especially considering the bullet variations are likely to have the greatest contributing factor.
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The variation in target ammo is usually in the powder charge . Cheap ammo in a big box can have variations in bullet shape from
being knocked arround . Weight sorting CCI Standard Velocity makes a difference in all my 22's . Not with the time for blasting .
 
CZ 452 Varmint at 100yds

metalbender said:
Bulk 555, unsorted, shot today, CZ Lux, 25 yrds. Nuff said. Edit Brand new gun, first time shooting it today, 5 shot groups
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I don't know how to post photos . I was at the range today shooting my CZ 452 Varmint at 100yds .
25yd targets look good with almost all ammo . We don't have a 50yd target stand , so we shoot
at 100yds . My best group was 3/4 inch with CCI Standard Velocity , best bang for the buck that
I have found . My Savage BRJ shot a 11/16 inch group . I did not use weight sorted ammo ,I
save that for competition . Other groups of the day were as big as 2 inches .
 
Yep...I sort mine...I shoot a semi so it's lead forward, brass to the right and if you didn't like that one there's another coming right shortly!!!
 
nikon said:
The variation in target ammo is usually in the powder charge . Cheap ammo in a big box can have variations in bullet shape from
being knocked arround . Weight sorting CCI Standard Velocity makes a difference in all my 22's . Not with the time for blasting .
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I use CCI Standard as my goto ammo for basic accuracy in all my 22's
 
If it doesn't fit into the cylinders of my Bearcat I save them for my bolt gun. I guess that's considered "forced sorting"....
 
just got my scale today. I did some tinkering with the cci sv I've got. Seems like weight ranges from 50.8gr to 51.2. Most of them are 51.2, 51.1, and 51.0. I find it interesting to see the spread.
 
What's wrong with sorting bulk 22 ammo? Gotta do something during the winter and when the partner is busy watching horrible shows on TV ;)
 
Interesting - how did you determine the variation is attributed to the powder charge ?
Regarding bullet shape - Eley does make considerable effort to make uniform bullets and ones of specific shape. However, in experimenting with shape they found that even heavily deformed shapes had less influence on performance than other factors.Being knocked around in a box or tin may not be such a problem !
 
mchaley said:
just got my scale today. I did some tinkering with the cci sv I've got. Seems like weight ranges from 50.8gr to 51.2. Most of them are 51.2, 51.1, and 51.0. I find it interesting to see the spread.
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You got a good batch . The last case I bought there was a .8gr spread . 50.5 to 51.2gr . I buy cases that have 10 bricks of 500 ,
10 x 50 shots . Not bulk . $3 a box of 50 . Cheaper than plastic boxes but still packaged well . I shoot in benchrest Sporter class
that has a $6 a box of 50 ammo ceiling . This keeps the shooting cost down . The guns have to be under $500 also , with little modifications allowed . I usually shoot SK Standard Plus or target that are made by Lapua and under the $6 limit . I use CCI
for practice but experiment with it weight sorted . It is very good for the cost , but some guns don't like it . The lube is far less
messy than most target ammo .

When I shoot classes that don't have a price ceiling I shoot Lapua and RWS and don't usually weight sort them . Eley is out of my
price range at the moment . I tried orange box , but it didn't shoot as well as SK in my guns .

For plinking any ammo that works well in your particular gun is the best .Test your gun to find what it likes . Every 22 is unique .
 
dryfire said:
Interesting - how did you determine the variation is attributed to the powder charge ?
Regarding bullet shape - Eley does make considerable effort to make uniform bullets and ones of specific shape. However, in experimenting with shape they found that even heavily deformed shapes had less influence on performance than other factors.Being knocked around in a box or tin may not be such a problem !
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I have noticed quite a difference in how accurately bullets shoot that I accidentally deform by jamming the nose trying to
load them or dropping them on the floor or getting a bad feed from a poor fitting magazine . No I have not done a scientific
test but when I shoot in competition and have a problem shell , I put it aside and use it only for practice .
 
I sort them by taste. Copper jacketed tastes better than lead because it it doesn't cause brain damage. Also it tastes better, because it doesn't cause brain damage much for taste sorting brain lead.

What was the question?






Honestly, I don't have enough time to shoot, never mind playing scotland yard with each round.
 
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