SGW Gunsmith
Blackhawk
I shoot a LOT of .22 rimfire on my range in back of my shop. And I'll buy and try, any .22 rimfire ammunition I feel the urge to try, even ELEY 10-X. I do it for my curiosity and no one else's, I just feel the need to know. Most all of my first phase of testing .22 ammunition begins at 35 meters, and if things look good, I'll go back from there, sometime even to 100 yards.
Here's just one example of a test shooting I did with THREE (3) different Lot #'s of Norma TAC-22 from a CZ 455 FS rifle:
The CZ 455 FS is by no means a "target" rifle and the optic setting was not changed 1-click in either direction.
Here are two groups shot just yesterday from a CZ 457 MTR .22 rifle at the same distance target stand. 5 shot groups:
The left group was shot with RWS R100, what could be considered a premium ammunition, the group on the right was shot with ELEY Target .22 rimfire, same rifle, same distance. Cost of those rounds is around ¾'s as much as the RWS.
The conclusions are there. Better mostly means a bit more costly, but in the long run, it involves what you want as an end result achievement. And, different lot numbers doesn't always mean that accuracy will be affected drastically.
The ONLY way to see how any .22 rimfire rifle will shoot with any .22 rimfire firearm, is to buy some and then shoot in your rifle of interest to see what it actually does.
Here's just one example of a test shooting I did with THREE (3) different Lot #'s of Norma TAC-22 from a CZ 455 FS rifle:
The CZ 455 FS is by no means a "target" rifle and the optic setting was not changed 1-click in either direction.
Here are two groups shot just yesterday from a CZ 457 MTR .22 rifle at the same distance target stand. 5 shot groups:
The left group was shot with RWS R100, what could be considered a premium ammunition, the group on the right was shot with ELEY Target .22 rimfire, same rifle, same distance. Cost of those rounds is around ¾'s as much as the RWS.
The conclusions are there. Better mostly means a bit more costly, but in the long run, it involves what you want as an end result achievement. And, different lot numbers doesn't always mean that accuracy will be affected drastically.
The ONLY way to see how any .22 rimfire rifle will shoot with any .22 rimfire firearm, is to buy some and then shoot in your rifle of interest to see what it actually does.