Preliminary 22LR Ammo Roundup

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Took 6 types of 22LR ammo to the range today, and after sighting in for an hour, I did 5 shot groups of each ammo I had taken. None of them had any issues throughout the day, other than one FTE from the CCI standard velocity - however, that might have been user error.

Here are my results for today at the 25 yard range, with an EOTech 512 sight. Take these with a grain of salt, as I need a scope to do a better grouping job, AND better targets lol - but I figured I'd post today's results anyways;

Setup:

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Ammo roundup:

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Results @ 25 yards: (red circles are 1" in diameter)

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Overall all the ammo cycled well, and the standard velocity / RWS were both quiet compared to the rest. The RWS subsonics cycle the 10/22, but its at the limits of cycling the action. I can hear the action being sluggish with the RWS, but with none of the other ammo.

I was waiting for FTE and FTF and all that noise with the super X, as they have been getting horrible reviews here - but they seem to hold their own today. In fact they did quite well, and measured on par with the mini-mags.

The Stingers did fine, however as with two other groups, there was also a flyer in the bunch.

Minimags did well throughout the shoot, and were average compared to the others. Probably the middle of the pack performance-wise.

Velocitors had consistent worst groupings of the bunch - save the stingers with the constant flyer. However, they have the most kick/bang - I think they shoot with more authority than the stingers. I would like to see the accuracy I can achieve with this ammo once I get proper glass.

Standard Velocity - for some reason these shoot lower than all the other ammo. Even lower than the quiet RWS. These seemed to always group the best. They are a very good balance of everything including price, and I highly recommend them for the 10/22. Be aware of were they shoot in comparison with your other ammo - they shot lower with my rifle.

RWS - Almost identical performance to the standard velocity - but they have A LOT of wax on them. However, i think that ammo might not cycle every 10/22 depending on spring tolerance.


Cheers
 
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It would be interesting seeing these groups at 50 yds. At 25 yds with good glass I'm sure those groups would tighten up like you said. However say at 50 or 100 yds, the gun/ammo will truly show you what would work best for you.
Happy hunting!!!
On semi autos, try AE 40g, is really cheap, atleast last year it was, and groups well out of my SU22.
4 cents a shot! $11 to fill my 275 drum mag!
 
Went back to the range today, the minimags and Winchester 1300RN did awesome. Actually the winchesters did the best group at 50 yards, about 1 inch from a shaky rest.
 
50 Yards:

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These were NOT my best. Rest was shaky and not very comfortable, didn't get the spot I wanted at the range lol.. me and the son had fun anyways :)

The flyers in the shots are pretty much "surprises", was testing out the trigger..
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