Selecting One Rimfire Brand

[Harv 24]

I know the old school methodology was a clean bore, but I have found that more bores get damaged/worn by cleaning then shooting. I rarely clean a rifle barrel, until the accuracy drops off. When testing new ammo, I fire about 5 rds of the new ammo and then fire for groups size. Uncle Sam beat into us a clean rifle and made us clean too often as they had not changed there mentality since the days of corrosive ammo, where you did need to clean multiple times to insure no corrosion.


Now a days, I do a quick wipe down and run a wet patch thru and done. Modern barrels combined with CNC have given us a level of barrel accuracy and consistencies that we did not have 30 years ago. Most often, firearms are more accurate then the shooter.

Same with Ammo, High speed ammo lines produce a fairly consistent product, but 22 rimfire is still 22 rimfire and its all about cost and qty.

If one shops around, and buys in case lot, there are plenty of good deals to be had on Eley and SK match as well as Lapua.

I do agree that for the money ,along with ability to purchase in most sporting good stores, CCI SV is a good value and a consistent performer.

I don't get wrapped on solvents or lubes. I like what's cheap and Hoppes #9 is still a good performer overall, and the smell is tradition

 

[chief38]

I have a CZ 453 American with a Leopold scope and have shot many different bullets through it on my quest for the best accuracy. I typically sight in a .22 rimfire at 75 feet and find that the CCI high velocity 40 grain bullets are the most accurate by far. The second most accurate for my CZ 453 are the Federal #510, 40 grain high velocity bullets. I have also found that my CZ rifle does not like standard velocity loads of any brand!

The target below is typical of how the CZ performs with the CCI 40 gr., HV bullets. My model CZ has the single set trigger which is incredible for precision target accuracy and is my most accurate rimfire rifle.