.22lr ammo testing

[Stavross 16,315]

I’d didn’t know that lapua made .22 subs and at that price I wouldn’t want to know, I’d definitely give the Norma a go

[Sausagedog 7,381]

And me, I remember when ammo was about £2.50/50, and shot shells.

Russian 22 ammo was £1.25 when I was a lad 

[Meece 1,958]

12 hours ago, Gav said:

Those spatter targets are great huh

 

11 hours ago, Dave_4 said:

Love them, good value as well. Using the stickers I put about 50+ rounds through the fist target. 

So what's wrong with a cardboard box and a felt tip ?

17 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

And me, I remember when ammo was about £2.50/50, and shot shells.

Russian 22 ammo was £1.25 when I was a lad 

ahh, the veritable Baikals. The (black)  ones I bought were loaded with anti tank shell powder and the waddling was made from chopped up coppies of prabda newspapers. If there was a pigeon cruising at 40 thousand feet on oxygen the Baikal would have brought the blighter down. There was a muzzle flash about six foot long and a report like a sonic boom. After your eyes recovered from the flash and bang you might be lucky to see the bird coming down from high altitude

[Sausagedog 7,381]

1 minute ago, Meece said:

 

So what's wrong with a cardboard box and a felt tip ?

ahh, the veritable Baikals. The (black)  ones I bought were loaded with anti tank shell powder and the waddling was made from chopped up coppies of prabda newspapers. If there was a pigeon cruising at 40 thousand feet on oxygen the Baikal would have brought the blighter down. There was a muzzle flash about six foot long and a report like a sonic boom. After your eyes recovered from the flash and bang you might be lucky to see the bird coming down from high altitude

Baikal record they were.

The 22 ammo had no name. The lube was animal fat and oxidised. Shot ok.

[Dave_4 102]

2 hours ago, Stavross said:

I’d didn’t know that lapua made .22 subs and at that price I wouldn’t want to know, I’d definitely give the Norma a go

I miss read you initially post as, it was over priced, rather than, why are lapua even bothering

[Dave_4 102]

18 minutes ago, Meece said:

So what's wrong with a cardboard box and a felt tip ?

I used a cardboard box............and stuck a target to it

[Meece 1,958]

1 hour ago, Sausagedog said:

The 22 ammo had no name. The lube was animal fat and oxidised. Shot ok.

Were they loaded with anti tank shell powder like the Black Baikals.

[Sausagedog 7,381]

13 minutes ago, Meece said:

Were they loaded with anti tank shell powder like the Black Baikals.

No better, intercontinental ballistic rocket fuel! Good job it was only a couple of grains!

They were a little bit smoky and inhaling the smoke could give you a respitary disease!

[Stavross 16,315]

1 hour ago, Dave_4 said:

I miss read you initially post as, it was over priced, rather than, why are lapua even bothering

Yep, I was thinking both those things

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

17 hours ago, Sausagedog said:

And me, I remember when ammo was about £2.50/50, and shot shells.

Russian 22 ammo was £1.25 when I was a lad 

Federal classic hp still only three quid a box at livens. I’ve found them to be accurate

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

20 hours ago, Stavross said:

Jesus, that’s way over the top lapua for a rimfire

The lapua center x is top grade target fodder. I’d be surprised if the sk’s and rws’ aren’t accurate as well.

[Dave_4 102]

Put 50 rounds of the eley 38g through this afternoon, a mixed bag of groups all at 50 yards. 

 

 

 

And 5 at 100 yards

 

I also did this for @Meece

 

 

 

 

[Meece 1,958]

22 minutes ago, Dave_4 said:

Put 50 rounds of the eley 38g through this afternoon, a mixed bag of groups all at 50 yards. 

 

 

 

And 5 at 100 yards

 

I also did this for @Meece

 

 

 

 

From this experiment we find that It appears that you are a shit shot.  Bloody hell man your miles away from the felt tip target.  An elephant would be safe with a group like that . And I hope that you did your green duty and recycled that box ?

Only jokiñg. 

Ps. Are you shooting Free hand, or off a  bipod or other rest such as vehicle?

Edited May 1, 2019 by Meece

[Dave_4 102]

@meece I am quite poor, but very stubborn so hopefully those groups will tighten up  

The box is still going! Just sick another target on top I doubt there’ll be much box left at the end! 

I’m shooting prone off of a bipod and sand bag. 

[Meece 1,958]

When I'm zeroing my 223 at about 100 paces I lay on the ground prone using a Harris bipod. One hand is on the stock neck and the other is crossed over on the underside heel of the stock. Considering how rigid and solid this position is, the sheer blood pulse in my body causes the cross hairs on the Leupold scope to move from one side to the other of the target dot which is about 2cm diameter. Although there is this natural movement  the bullets form a tight group about the size of the dot. I'm  accurate enough to be confident to take a 300 pace shot.  Should it be necessary to take a shot at this distance but generally I use fieldcraft to get target distance down to about eighty paces or less. I am a reasonably good shot and again feel confident to take a rabbit head shot with my 22lr at seventy to eighty paces Free hand.