.22lr match grade ammo recommendations

bambihunter

I recently bought a new 10/22 target heavy barrel rifle and I am wanting to find and buy several different types of accurate match grade ammo for paper punching (not for hunting use).
It will be fired from the match 10/22 with a good scope for extended ranges.
Thanks

Mk 19

You are right, you need to buy several different types of match ammo to see what your 10/22 shoots best. When you find the best ammo check the lot number and buy all of it that you can find. My 10/22 loes to shoot Wolf Match Extra but you may also want to try:
Eley: Tenex Ultimate EPS Red
Tenex Ultimate Semi-Auto (round nose bullet)
Match EPS Black
Match Semi-Auto (round nose bullet)
MS Metallic Silhouette
Club Extra Orange
Club Extra Orange EPS
Target Rifle
RWS: R50
Rifle Match
Target
Lapua: Midas M
Midas L oversized
Master M
Master L
Lapua Super Club

You can find each of these for sale at http://www.championshooters.com

perry shooter

Plus one on MK19 remember the lot number is just as important as the brand when you get down to the very best ammo IN YOUR RIFLE. Champions choice is also first on my list You might want to contact them and ask Homer to suggest something a semi auto rifle may need ammo that will also function as compared to a bolt gun that you load the round in the chamber.

bambihunter

Thanks fellas, that's exactly the info I was looking for...

In the past, I have used Remington Thunderbolt's for practice and Cyclone (hollow points) for hunting. It was cheap and accurate enough at rimfire hunting ranges. However, I have much higher hopes for this rifle (and by default, the ammo) in terms of its performance.

That site looks like what I had hoped to find, being able to order the different ammo all from one place.
Thanks again!

leeblackman

You will probably run into Remington/Eley Target ammo or even Federal Gold Medal 711B (new box) at your local sporting goods. Don't waste your time or money with it. Its alot more expensive than normal 22, but you won't really even see a difference in the groups.

iceracerx

I don't know how much experience you have shooting and selecting 22 target ammo, so might I suggest that you clean your barrel before you switch to a different BRAND of ammo and then fire 2 or 3 FOULING SHOTS before you shoot for group size? 22 match ammo is rather finicky and one brand might not "like" the lube that another brand uses and this might throw off the group... or at least this is the "old school" way I was taught to select my match ammo.

bambihunter

Iceracer, this is a brand new custom so I am starting with a clean slate. I do intend to clean between ammo types and will likely shoot several sequences of each type to allow for fouling, barrel temp, etc.
Lee, I am glad you mentioned about Eley, I always thought they were fairly decent. I think that is what I use on my suppressed rifles but they aren't on anything special accuracy-wise.

Mk 19

quote:You will probably run into Remington/Eley Target ammo or even Federal Gold Medal 711B (new box) at your local sporting goods. Don't waste your time or money with it. Its alot more expensive than normal 22, but you won't really even see a difference in the groups.
quote:Lee, I am glad you mentioned about Eley, I always thought they were fairly decent. I think that is what I use on my suppressed rifles but they aren't on anything special accuracy-wise.

What Lee was mentioning was the Remington/Eley branded subsonic target ammo. That was made by remington and has Eley's name on it, there is really noting special about it but it can be bought very cheeply and most good gun shops or at Bass Pro.
Real Eley target ammo such as the EPS series is regarded as the best pure target .22 on the market today and Eley .22 has won more championships than any other brand.

B17-P51

I will probably get beat up pretty good for this reply but here goes. WOLF Match Target. In my experince it has outshot anmmo costing 4 or 5 times as much. Some people do not like the oily feel it has. Just dump it in a towell and roll it around if it bothers you. This is purely a personal dislike by many and the oily feel will not affect performance of the rifle.

bill2740

quote:Originally posted by B17-P51
I will probably get beat up pretty good for this reply but here goes. WOLF Match Target. In my experince it has outshot anmmo costing 4 or 5 times as much. Some people do not like the oily feel it has. Just dump it in a towell and roll it around if it bothers you. This is purely a personal dislike by many and the oily feel will not affect performance of the rifle.


+1

gotstolefrom

Two of my better 22's like Wolf best also.
I bought 3 bricks and noticed no POI difference when taking boxes from the different bricks (in case of different lots).

I almost didn't try it. Glad I did.