I have a .22 revolver that isn't shooting so well in the accuracy department. Upon close inspection, I see that some of the cylinders have some build up. Can this buildup of powder and/or lead in the cylinder cause accuracy problems? I have to ask because my thinking is that it shouldn't because when the bullet travels out of the cylinder it goes through the forcing cone which should correct 'problems' the cylinder may induce. Am I off base in my thinking? To be thorough, I've cleaned out the deposits but haven't made it to the range to see what difference this will make....thoughts, comments?
Question regarding .22lr revolver.....
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.22lr firearms are limited by the ammo available. The $10/500 bulk pack can shoot OK but you are not reaching the full potential of the firearm. I'd give it a good cleaning, get a few different brands of ammo in different velocities (subsonic, standard, high velocity, hyper velocity), and give it a go off sand bags to see if it really is the gun. I have a ruger MKII that doesn't shoot the remington golden bullets very well but loves the CCI blazers.
I've tried CCI Standard Velocity, Remington Target, Winchester Target, Dynapoints, AE 36g HP, AE 40g LRN, PMC Scoremaster and CCI Mini-Mags so far. I've even had some good shooters try the gun and they aren't faring well with it, either. But it was with the ammo listed above. I've given her a really good clean since the last session. I went out and got a box of Winchester Supreme (ouch! pricey), Lapau Super Club and RWS Club 22 but I'm going hold off using these until I can try out some subsonic ammo. The revolver is a late model 6" Colt Diamondback.
And just to throw some fat on the fire, it isn't always the most expensive ammo that your 22 will like. I've had some that shot really well with bulk Wildcats, others that didn't show thier stuff until fed Eley. I have a couple of Diamondback 22's, the 6" I have likes Remington Vipers for some reason, the 4" likes Federal Match. Just keep it clean (pretty important in a 22 revolver, actually), and try all the different ammo you can get your hands on. FWIW - dan
Thank you for your responses. I've heard that .22's were finicky about their ammo and today really confirmed it. All the ammo that I've tried previously shot relatively well in my other .22's, granted, some grouped better than others but at least they grouped, the Diamondback just didn't group. I own 3 other .22 handguns (semi-autos) and usually shoot AE or Dynapoints through them with pretty good results so I assumed that the Diamondback was the problem. I went out and bought a some .22lr ammo that I haven't tried on my other .22's including some Federal bulk pack from Canadian Tire. After trying a box of Remington Subsonic and seeing a large improvement, I was encouraged and moved on to the other brands which really dulled my enthusiasm. Remington Subsonic was the best so far but not really what I was able to do with my other .22 handguns. I was not optimistic of the Federal bulk pack because I thought it would be the same or close to the American Eagle but I was shocked. Off a sandbag rest and shooting single action, the first group I shot that was 1 1/8" tall by 5/8" wide. This is the best I've done with my Diamondback and it really sunk home how finicky a .22 can be in regards to ammo. I shot 50 rounds of the Federal bulk pack to check for repeatablility. I came darn close and I am able to shoot groups instead of patterns with my Diamondback. The bonus is it seems to like the cheap stuff. 8) 8) Thanks!!!
