Shot about 300 so far out of a CZ457, not as many fliers as expected, still 1-2 out of a 10rd group, but not too terrible for the price. I have some SK that is a fair bit worse. I have had worse than the S&B stuff, for a lot more money.
Sellier & Bellot .22 LR Canadian Match Standard Velocity Target 40gr LRN
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In my experience, match type chambers may or may not have feeding/extraction issues. My Green Mountain barrel has no problems. The DLASK, a minor extraction issue.
My problem is this ammo is marketed as "Canadian Match". I don't buy it, and I won't buy anymore.
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I like the way you think, Freedom Match is exactly what I thought as well.
Maybe S&B should do up the same packaging with a F@ck Trudeau Limited Edition Series.
I would think they would sell out very quickly.......
4” Square placed @ 133m
6” Hex placed @ 171m
1/3 IPSC placed @ 267m
All shot off a tank trap in -3 weather with 13km/h wind blowing.
1136 FPS Chrono’d just before attacking steel
457 16” ProVarmint w/Tuna Can
Bottom shot is 223AE for reference on how it affected the target, please ignore
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Very Noice shooting. Especially in those conditions.
I have a very similar rifle. (CZ457 VArmint 16" in MDT XRS) Do you find the tuna can particularly useful? know where I can get one?[/QUOTE]
https://www.reddnobb.com/tuna-can
The Tuna Can is both a positive and a negative. It’s positives outweigh the negatives in my opinion but it’s not for everyone. It is not a set it and forget it situation. You may need to do a slight retune when temp changes and you’ll def have to retune when changing ammo.
I shift between CCI SV, S&B Can Match, & SK Rifle Match all in a given week depending on what I’m doing. I keep track of each tuner value for each ammo type and am able to get right back to the accuracy advantages it gives me so long as I start with a clean barrel and send fouling rounds down the pipe. The Tuna Can requires cleaning which many dislike, myself included. Womfat aka Matt Hui has set the standard of 500 rounds down the pipe before cleaning which I follow. Before I did this the Tuna Can was an absolute pain to keep clean.
As Jerry from Mystic Precision has laid out many of times, with 22lr we are at the mercy of ammo quality. Some ammo’s preform better than others in certain rifles but if you can’t get this ammo or it’s out of the price bracket your willing to spend the tuna can becomes your best friend.
If you find a great lot of ammo that has low SD/ES but doesn’t group as well as you’d like, the tuna can will bring that in tighter for you. The only thing else it’s capable of is adding weight to the front end which I also find to be a positive. There’s a great video on YouTube that explains the gains with metrics to prove it.
I have a very similar rifle. (CZ457 VArmint 16" in MDT XRS) Do you find the tuna can particularly useful? know where I can get one?[/QUOTE]
https://www.reddnobb.com/tuna-can
The Tuna Can is both a positive and a negative. It’s positives outweigh the negatives in my opinion but it’s not for everyone. It is not a set it and forget it situation. You may need to do a slight retune when temp changes and you’ll def have to retune when changing ammo.
I shift between CCI SV, S&B Can Match, & SK Rifle Match all in a given week depending on what I’m doing. I keep track of each tuner value for each ammo type and am able to get right back to the accuracy advantages it gives me so long as I start with a clean barrel and send fouling rounds down the pipe. The Tuna Can requires cleaning which many dislike, myself included. Womfat aka Matt Hui has set the standard of 500 rounds down the pipe before cleaning which I follow. Before I did this the Tuna Can was an absolute pain to keep clean.
As Jerry from Mystic Precision has laid out many of times, with 22lr we are at the mercy of ammo quality. Some ammo’s preform better than others in certain rifles but if you can’t get this ammo or it’s out of the price bracket your willing to spend the tuna can becomes your best friend.
If you find a great lot of ammo that has low SD/ES but doesn’t group as well as you’d like, the tuna can will bring that in tighter for you. The only thing else it’s capable of is adding weight to the front end which I also find to be a positive. There’s a great video on YouTube that explains the gains with metrics to prove it.
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3 pages of posts with answers to your questions.
Looks like it’s on par with CCI standard velocity. Which is what i figured it would compare too
Me and my brother are going to compare it for ourselves shortly
If CCI standard velocity is better. I’d wager that it was better too. Seeing as people are saying it’s comparable.
I have yet to find a lot of S&B that shot as well as the lots I had in 2022. Lot 136-21 to be exact. Not sure if the last two numbers indicate year. Last lots I tried were -22. Your mileage may very.
First lot was 1130fps avg. Later lots were averaging 1175fps. Hella Quick.
Interested to hear others on this.
First lot was 1130fps avg. Later lots were averaging 1175fps. Hella Quick.
Interested to hear others on this.
