Rminton Subs

[whippeter69 88]

Hi guys, just a quick question as i have been having a few problems with my .22lr at the mo. Im using winchester subs and they are not as good as i hoped (maybe its a bad batch) but im getting 1/2 inch groups to 2 inch groups, the bullet is just not consistent enough.

 

I have been looking around and wandering what the the remmis like? good, accurate. subsonic ?

 

The gun is a Sako Finnfire is that helps, also any other brand wpuld be appriciated.

 

Thanks, whippeter

[speedystu 0]

Its a good round mate but not that good! you wont get a consistent grouping within the tolerance! also what distances are you trying?

Try the lapua,slightly more expensive but if your looking for tight groups then I think they might be better

Edited December 26, 2010 by speedystu

[heritage 202]

Ive tried most brands and the ones i found to give the most consistent results were the eley subs....

[David Dey 2]

I have been looking around and wandering what the the remmis like? good, accurate. subsonic ?

 

The gun is a Sako Finnfire is that helps, also any other brand wpuld be appriciated.

 

Thanks, whippeter

 

Hi.

I've tried them all and Eley subs are the best for me (CZ varmint)

 

DD

[green oval 8]

I find eley the best if shooting at paper targets, but they don't have the stopping power. Winchester are the hardest hitting but occasionally lack the acurraccy,lately have found them to have excess wax on them which cause jams even in the bolt actions. CCI's are quite good but very tight in the breech. Remingtons are fairly consistent both power and accurracy,but they are very hard and richochet very easily making them unsuitable for stoney ground.

[matt_hooks 188]

Rimmies are like most rifles, some barrels like one bullet, whilst others on the same rifle, even from the same batch of barrels, will like another make. The only way I've found of finding a consistent round in your rifle is to try several, and find which one shoots best. All of the cartridges are capable of performing, in the right rifle, it's just pot luck if you have a barrel that likes cheap rounds or expensive ones. Buy a box of each, and try them out. It's not cheap, but it's the only way to be sure!

[LordGamebore 0]

I know plenty of people that now only use target ammo for hunting. It's a bit more expensive, however it's far more consistent and kills clean. When you hunt you're not firing off hundreds of shots so an extra few £'s ins't that big a deal. Try some Eley Match and use the Winchester brand for plinking/target.

[LordGamebore 0]

I find eley the best if shooting at paper targets, but they don't have the stopping power.

 

A 40 grain .22 caliber bullet travelling at just over 1000fps will kill any rabbit no problem, head or chest shot.

[matt_hooks 188]

The only problem with that LGB is that all the match ammo I know of is supersonic, whereas I like to use subs for hunting, just for the noise level.

[stillair1 16]

Hi I have a finnfire and I have found the best are rws subs, they shoot groups less than 1/2" at 50, sometimes 1/4" if I'm on form. Mine has a tight chamber and eleys were tough to cycle. Lapua subs were accurate, but have a very small hollow point and are not as good for body shots.

Winchester were on and off as you have found. Remingtons, I would not bother with to be honest.

 

Neil

[michael40 4]

Ive tried most brands and the ones i found to give the most consistent results were the eley subs....

 

 

same here +1 for eley

my sons cz loves them

[LordGamebore 0]

The only problem with that LGB is that all the match ammo I know of is supersonic, whereas I like to use subs for hunting, just for the noise level.

 

 

Nearly all target ammo I can think of is subsonic. In fact I don't think there is any target ammo in production that is supersonic.

 

http://www.eley.co.uk/ammunition/products/match.aspx

[LordGamebore 0]

Hi I have a finnfire and I have found the best are rws subs, they shoot groups less than 1/2" at 50, sometimes 1/4" if I'm on form. Mine has a tight chamber and eleys were tough to cycle. Lapua subs were accurate, but have a very small hollow point and are not as good for body shots.

Winchester were on and off as you have found. Remingtons, I would not bother with to be honest.

 

Neil

 

 

Any .22 caliber bullet, hollow point or not, that is travelling at 1000fps will destroy a rabbits heart/lungs with ease.

[hw100sniper 2]

+1 for the Eley's ,the remmies just dont do it thru my old cz, the winchesters are accurate put were prone to jamming in the barrel and the cci's seemed to be quite high in powder had a lot of fliers and a good few out of each box sounded like HV's.

[RicW 67]

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