Today I went out to the range to test some different types of ammo. First range visit couple of months ago went bad, using Highland RX Hi velocity solid nose bullets. Constantly shot high then, 4 MOA above where I needed to be with a centre hold.
Today I tested:
WInchester power points (hollow point, hv) (WPP)
WInchester subsonics (hollow point, low velocity) (WSS)
Eley Sport (green box) solid nose lead standard velocity (ELY)
Winchester T22 solid nose lead standard velocity (T22)
CCI solid nose lead standard velocity (CCI)
Retried Highland X high velocity solid nose copper plated. (HRX).
Here are my results. this was for open sights, 50m range, 6 o clock hold, factory sight setting, resting the front on a bench rest but not the rear of the rifle.
Ammo Type --- Shots --- Group Dia. --- Fliers --- Cost/round --- Notes
WPP --- 10 --- >15cm --- 2 --- 17.9c --- Shot about 6" high. Had one jam during lifting the round into the chamber, overshot the chamber and hit to top of it.
WSS --- 10 --- 9cm --- 1 --- 15.9c --- Shot about 2" low
ELY --- 15 --- 9cm --- 0 --- 20.7c --- Shot True
T22 --- 15 --- 11cm --- 0 --- 11.9c --- Shot True
CCI --- 20 --- 12cm --- 1 --- 11.9c --- Shot True
HRX --- 5 --- Gave up! Terrible stuff in this rife. 9c/round. Shot 8- 10" high.
The gun was NOT happy with the Win Power Points. not happy loading it, not happy shooting it, felt like to much powder for it.
It looks like this rifle prefers solid nose lead bullets. for the cost, the T22 looks like a good balance between cost and reasonable performance in a little lever action with iron sights.
Too bad I bought a 500 brick of the highland stuff when I got the rifle... will have to be my apocalypse day stash.
Now I'm no sharpshooter, but guys at the range said those groups are about as good as they get with iron sights. What can one expect at 50 yards with open sights with a little lever?
One more thing. after 200 rounds total, the lever action really grinded where the bolt slides over the hammer. it was very bad on the start of the return stroke. Spent 10 minutes trying to figure out where the grinding was from... solved by a drop of gun lube!
Today I tested:
WInchester power points (hollow point, hv) (WPP)
WInchester subsonics (hollow point, low velocity) (WSS)
Eley Sport (green box) solid nose lead standard velocity (ELY)
Winchester T22 solid nose lead standard velocity (T22)
CCI solid nose lead standard velocity (CCI)
Retried Highland X high velocity solid nose copper plated. (HRX).
Here are my results. this was for open sights, 50m range, 6 o clock hold, factory sight setting, resting the front on a bench rest but not the rear of the rifle.
Ammo Type --- Shots --- Group Dia. --- Fliers --- Cost/round --- Notes
WPP --- 10 --- >15cm --- 2 --- 17.9c --- Shot about 6" high. Had one jam during lifting the round into the chamber, overshot the chamber and hit to top of it.
WSS --- 10 --- 9cm --- 1 --- 15.9c --- Shot about 2" low
ELY --- 15 --- 9cm --- 0 --- 20.7c --- Shot True
T22 --- 15 --- 11cm --- 0 --- 11.9c --- Shot True
CCI --- 20 --- 12cm --- 1 --- 11.9c --- Shot True
HRX --- 5 --- Gave up! Terrible stuff in this rife. 9c/round. Shot 8- 10" high.
The gun was NOT happy with the Win Power Points. not happy loading it, not happy shooting it, felt like to much powder for it.
It looks like this rifle prefers solid nose lead bullets. for the cost, the T22 looks like a good balance between cost and reasonable performance in a little lever action with iron sights.
Too bad I bought a 500 brick of the highland stuff when I got the rifle... will have to be my apocalypse day stash.
Now I'm no sharpshooter, but guys at the range said those groups are about as good as they get with iron sights. What can one expect at 50 yards with open sights with a little lever?
One more thing. after 200 rounds total, the lever action really grinded where the bolt slides over the hammer. it was very bad on the start of the return stroke. Spent 10 minutes trying to figure out where the grinding was from... solved by a drop of gun lube!
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