best performing....accuracy in .22 LR
I am sure this has been asked a billion times, but I am looking for recommendations on great performing .22lr...shooting it through a 10/22...thanks
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The way things are nowadays use any .22's, you can get your hands on. Worry about accuracy later on, when the nobama panic has subsided.
CCI rimfire ammo has always worked best for me, particularly the Mini-Mags, YMMV.0 -
Hello IMHO There is and never will be a BEST ammo for any given 22 rifle or pistol . While it may be true that High grade MATCH ammo is more uniform as a general rule you could take 5 Ruger 10.22 and each one may shoot s different brand of ammo the best on top of this one LOT NUMBER of one brand of ammo may shoot better or worst then another LOT number of the same brand. Small Bore Rifle Match shooters buy large amounts of a number of different lot numbers and different brands and save the best after testing for important matches such as the National Championships that are going on now at Camp Perry OHIO 0 -
For a short answer, Ely TEN X has for a long time, been the standard of which other's are judged.
You have a major crap shoot on your hands these days...with struggling companies, greedy CEO's, and High over paid executives trying to cost reduce all of their lines, even premium.
I have had the best luck with the old 550 bulk pack of Federal 36 grain copper plated HP's that we used to get for $8.88 at Wal-Mart, in a Browning A-Bolt 22, and Buckmark Varmint. I tried Federal Gold Medal, Ely Ten X, CCI green tag, and a few others that cost between 6 and 12 dollars per box of 50. The 550 bulk pack outshot them all. You just have to buy a box or two of a bunch of different ones, and go to the range for a day or two to figure out which ones your rifle likes best.
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I've always had good luck with Federal Classic. On the opposite side of the fence, I usually find Remington ammo to be at or near the bottom of the heap for accuracy and reliability. 0 -
Well, I have a few 22 target rifles that are a bit more accurate than most. Have tried Tenex, Green Tag, etc etc. Wolf Match, Lapua Master, Fiocchi Match, and Dynamit Nobel R-50 are the best I have tried in my bolt rifles. At about $18/50 rounds when I can find the stuff!
However, you may want to try this: Dick's Sporting Goods is the only place I have found it- Federal Champion STANDARD VELOCITY. About $18 a brick, and shoots almost as good as my match ammo. Lot of places carry the Champion HIGH Velocity, but the Standard is the most accurate.0 -
quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
However, you may want to try this: Dick's Sporting Goods is the only place I have found it- Federal Champion STANDARD VELOCITY. About $18 a brick, and shoots almost as good as my match ammo. Lot of places carry the Champion HIGH Velocity, but the Standard is the most accurate.
Great ammo, supposedly it was the stuff from the Federal "Gold Medal" ammo that didn't make quality control sold at a discount.
Dicks eventually became the only buyer.
Unfortunately, its been discontinued. You can buy old stock on the auction site, but you're unlikely to find any new stock at a Dicks (or anywhere else).
I agree with an earlier poster. . .the way things look right now, you should count yourself lucky to find any .22 at all, let alone match grade.0 -
quote:Originally posted by tsr1965
You just have to buy a box or two of a bunch of different ones, and go to the range for a day or two to figure out which ones your rifle likes best.
+1 to this, and +1 to "get anything you can find at the moment".0 -
For a lower cost alternative - try the WOLF Match target - supposedly made by Dynamit Noble in Germany - I've had good luck using it in target type revolvers, haven't seen as dramatic an improvement in semi-auto rifles. 0 -
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For a lower cost alternative - try the WOLF Match target - supposedly made by Dynamit Noble in Germany - I've had good luck using it in target type revolvers, haven't seen as dramatic an improvement in semi-auto rifles.
Wolf is good stuff.
a. Yes, it is made in Germany (unlike the other Wolf products made in Russia).
b. Its not that cheap. It will run you about $6.50 - $7.00 per box, . . .if you can find it.
c. The primers smell really weird. . .(its one of those love it or hate it things).
d. I personally had some trouble cycling at least one of my pistols with it reliably. But this is VERY gun dependent, and your particular gun might love it.
If you are looking for the best performance possible, the Eley Tenex (get it "Ten - X-ring" has long been considered the best ammo available. But unfortunately, its fairly scarce and when do you find it, you usually have to pay nearly as much for it as centerfire ammo.
Right now there is a bit of the Lapua match .22 ammo available, and at only $50 a brick, (eg $0.10 a round) its not terribly expensive for high grade .22. I just bought some, but I haven't had a chance to test it out yet.
In terms of absolute bang for the buck, right now, that's *probably* the aguila match ammo, but again. . .good luck finding any.0 -
Sorry, but Perry Shooter is corrct there is not cheap, easy one cartridge fits all answer. Try a bunch of different .22 cartridges, cheap, not cheap and in between to find which one works best in your 10/22. Not that 10/22 is necessarily a tack driver. Since you will not be shooting a 10/22 in competition, you may not need the very best. 0 -
The 22 is the most ammo sensitive gun you will ever own, period.
Try as many boxes of different stuff as you can.
I found Wolf Match to be better that RWS rifle match in my rifle. It also liked the ELEY Pistol match ammo. Only testing will tell the tale. When you find one that is a tack driver buy a few bricks of the same lot.0
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