Sellier & Bellot 22LR, SB standard velocity

[triggerman42]

Has anybody tried this ammo , and have an opinion on it? accuracy? reliability? did you like it?

 

[inthehizzy]

My DAR22 was pretty accurate with the S&B SV, reliability was almost perfect, a couple hiccups in the brick I shot.

Still prefer CCI SV as a whole, but S&B, for me, would be a healthy substitute.

 

[piping]

Shoots fine in my cz. No problems at all and would use anytime

 

[memaquay]

It was good for me too, shot a couple of bricks. I did feel that it had less power than standard american rounds, such as federal or blazer.

 

[GunsNotPuns]

I found it demonstrably less accurate in my rifle compared to Remington Golden Bullet of all things.

 

[Canada tail]

a light round but I find the quality to be good,

 

[Mark-II]

I tried some in my 41 and at least for me I can't see a difference from CCI save that when I can find it CCI is cheaper

They also have a really soft lube. It feels like they're coated in tallow compared with other stuff

 

[caperaway]

I picked up a case of it recently. Seems to run fine in my Pardini but it's pretty dirty compared to most stuff. I notice it's about the smokiest .22lr I've ever used as well.

 

[BlackPowderBurner]

I shot 1/4" with it at 25 yards on 3 different targets when I tested it in my CZ455 Lux. It seems to be pretty good stuff.

 

[surfclod]

I have tried it in several guns, semi-auto, lever and a known accurate bolt gun.

It functioned just fine and was more consistent than bulk ammo (Fed and Win are my go to bulk types).

However it was not accurate enough to be a "target" round, nor fast & hollow pointed to be a "hunting" round, and not dirt cheap to be a "plinking" round, so just never fit into my program.

 

[Mark-II]

I tried it in my old Ruger Mk-II yesterday and found it very inconsistent - some good groups, some average, and some very strange fliers where the bullet looked like it keyholed, and this was maybe 12m.

That's an old pistol with a scratched and worn bore that still performs well with what it likes. I've never seen it dislike anything as much as it did the S&B

True it's not cheap. I only tried it as a backup to CCI (which costs less when I can find it). Now that I've got a pile of cheap Federal standard velocity coming I won't have to waste the more expensive stuff when I'm just shooting cans with the 41 and just want blasting ammo.