la bala Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 Have been to RFD today, cant get any more 40gr, what your views on the 42gr, is there any noticable difference, i see they are still quoted at 1065fps. Your comments lads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 No difference at all.They zero same as 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul sullivan Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 Been using 42,s for a while n found no difference only the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 Been using 42,s for a while n found no difference only the price What you paying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 Same here, if anything, very slightly more accurate in my anschutz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 One of the son in laws tried them in his Brno auto. Don't know the model number but the gun had problems with the tip of the bullet colliding with the top of the breech ramp because the tip is a bit more bull nose than a standard 40 grain. If you have any check the 42 against a 40 and you will see what I'm on about. The tip just caught and the round was really bent in the process. so I bought them off of him and he bought CCI. I now use them in my bolt action with no problems at all. Very accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 One of the son in laws tried them in his Brno auto. Don't know the model number but the gun had problems with the tip of the bullet colliding with the top of the breech ramp because the tip is a bit more bull nose than a standard 40 grain. If you have any check the 42 against a 40 and you will see what I'm on about. The tip just caught and the round was really bent in the process. so I bought them off of him and he bought CCI. I now use them in my bolt action with no problems at all. Very accurate. Got a few 40s left, will check them. They going in bolt action anyway. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 I suppose the extra lead has got to be situated somewhere and to me they look a bit more rounded in the tip. The 40 seems a bit more pointed but it could be the make of bullet that I was using as a comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul sullivan Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 What you paying £4:50 box as opposed to £4 for the 40,s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 £4:50 box as opposed to £4 for the 40,s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangBangNik Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 I'm part way through a brick and so far, a lot have gone off with a supersonic crack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minghis Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 I'm part way through a brick and so far, a lot have gone off with a supersonic crack! Yep, same here. Had to check on more than one occasion that I hadn't loaded HV's in error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thanks for your comments lads. This morning i gave the 452 a barrel clean and bolt strip down, the reason being, on the last 2 outings on rabbits i have missed a couple over the top. After printing off some targets from Mytargets.com i was off to one of my perms. The breeze was minimal and as i was below a bank no problem. I put a target out and pinged it at 50yds as this is the zero i use. I had brought along my last 40gr winchester subs and new to me some 42gr. I shot off twenty 40gr to foul the barrel and this showed the rifle was shooting 1 iinch high, which i had already expected. The groups were a bit ragged but getting better. Next up the 42gr, and as i had already been told on here they were zeroing just the same as the 40s. One thing i did notice straight away, they were noticably louder and although you cant really say a .22 has recoil, i can feel a difference through the rifle. I fired off a box of fifty 42gr and had 2 crackers. I finished up with 5 shot groups that would fit a £1 coin, I was still pulling one or two, down to the fact i have just fitted a new seat to the landy, and am now sitting 2 inches higher. My next project, to raise the rifle rest on the side of the landy. My overall opinion on the Winchester 42gr sub, I am not sold yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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