what do you shoot through your 10/22

[paul2012]

As above really, Id like to know what you guys shoot through your 10/22. Ive tried cci sub hollow point 40gr and they don't group well so I'm just after ideas as to what to buy next. Thanks in advance

[rec-baller]

Must admit I only use Cci subs, best idea is get a few different brands and try them

Shaun

[Symes]

CCI subs, group vey well.

 

But give some others a try!

[simon1979]

i use winchester subs or cci subs, i have used remingtion to, they all seem to work well,

rws and elay dont run through the gun well at all.

atb

simon

[northeastshooter]

Lapua group really well through mine and it hates Winchester jams every 5-10 rounds best trying a few till you find the right one remember to lead your barrel first

[paul2012]

thanks for the replys,

 

ill buy some winchesters and remingtons to try next. The barrel is already leaded up as its second hand. Thanks, Paul

[Symes]

How old is the gun and how many rounds have been through it?

 

The reason I ask is when I first started (many moons ago !!) I was told not to clean it. I was suffering with in accuracy and jams all the time.

So I decided to strip it down and give it a good clean, guess what no more jams (ok the occasional one) and on the money accuracy wise .

[paul2012]

I'm unsure of its age but when i got it was full of ****. The previous owner had used engine grease on everything, i was well shocked and the rfd that sold it to me got a speaking too as i thought they would have cleaned it before they sold it. Nether the less it took me a few hours but its now spotless and lubed up as recommended by ruger22.com and has not jammed on me once. I leaded the barrel back up with a few rounds and set to test the grouping at 15, 25, 30 yards it was within 2" and further out it was like shooting a shotgun. At first i thought it may have been my technique although so I set it up on sandbags and they same happened again. So i know that 30 yards and under is enough for a rabbit but ideally id like to bring it down to within 2" preferably 1" all the way to 70-100 yards. Or am i expecting too much from the gun and go get myself a 452 in .17hmr?

Edited December 27, 2013 by paul2012

[Rimfireboy]

That's not good enough, and if you can only shoot rabbits at thirty yards, you might as well use an air rifle.

[pestbry]

mines an old 10/22 target heavy barrel and ely subs are the best in it i have found

[BattleFieldRelics]

Winchester subs.

[steve_b_wales]

Winchester Subsonic 40 gr. They sometimes cause a jam, owing to the low power, but they group well in my rifle.

[Sx3 clay breaker]

Elegy sub best 22 round imho

[paul2012]

which I'm fully aware of, so i was asking what other people use in their 10/22 so I can try them in my gun. I know each gun will take to different ammo but i don't want to go and buy 6 more boxes of different brands to find say winchesters group best and then i have 5 redundant boxes when i could have spent the cash stocking up on the prefered brand.

That's not good enough, and if you can only shoot rabbits at thirty yards, you might as well use an air rifle.

[bigrab]

my 10/22 worked best with either cci or winchester subs.stay away from rws as they have a heavy wax coating on the bullets gummed up the rifle completely, even after a complete stripdown and clean it wouldnt cycle right eventually put it into 2 gunsmiths who still couldnt get it cycling right,had to scrap the rifle in the end as it was totally pi**ing me of.