Reason I dumped all my 22's. The quality of ammo sucks!
There's quality .22 ammo, but it's not found in bulk packs for under a dime a cartridge.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1...unition-22-long-rifle-40-grain-lead-flat-nose for example.
The Best of The Best Gets Better
The article is pretty interesting. Kinda makes it sound like Eley out engineers NASA.
It's quite well known that 22LR is very finicky even in good firearms. For the recent DNR Youth shooting day I had to sight in a couple Anschutz match rifles. The difference between CCI SV vs Blazer was almost 2". I realize one is sub and one is super-sonic but that's still a fair bit at 50 yards.I went to the range today and took my Remington 597. I wanted to finish off one bulk pack and start a new one. I was shocked at the difference from POA to POI from two different manufactures, Winchester and Federal. Both 36g HP rated at 1260fps.
This is indeed what Olympians do - test lots of the best there is and buy up what shoots best in your rifle. Since we were a whole team and only shot 50' reduced targets it wasn't much of an issue, but I would test all the lots we had when I had to compete in an outdoor match (50 yds or M). It's really amazing how much it matters and how secretive the manufacturers are. I toured the RWS plant but we weren't allowed to see the really high-end stuff being made.The frustrating thing about 22 ammo is that you can find some stuff that shoots GREAT through your favorite rifle, only to find that the next box (different lot #) of the "same" thing is nowhere near as good. If you do happen to find a particular ammo that shoots well from your rifle, buy a bunch of it with the exact same lot number and you'll be set for a while.
I went to the range today and took my Remington 597. I wanted to finish off one bulk pack and start a new one. I was shocked at the difference from POA to POI from two different manufactures, Winchester and Federal. Both 36g HP rated at 1260fps.