Ammo Accuracy Test
I have been setting up a Marlin 25N to be my match rifle. Allen at Diamond Collision and DeeneVanmetter custom designed a rail to put Anschutz match sights on her. I got her back last week and verified my zero and got accustom to the new sights.
Mother’s Day I went out and tried eight different types of ammo, to see if she had a preference. I shot five shot groups of each ammo from a sled, to take the shooter error out of the equation. I used CCI Standard Velocity which has been what I use in most my .22 shooting. Next was Federal Premium HV Match, then Wolf Match, Eley Target, Norma USA Match, Aguila Super Extra, Aquila Target Competition, and Aquila Rifle Match Competition. All were 40gr solid round nose bullets, with different velocities.
The results were a little surprising to me. All of my rifles have shot well using the CCI Standard Velocity before, so I expected it to be one of the better of the eight. My center fire rifles really like the Federal Gold Match grade ammo, so I expected it to be one of the better ones also. I didn’t expect them to be the bottom two.
Below are pictures of the targets. They are marked with the group size, and are in order of performance from best to worse.
Since I am primarily a sling shooter, I am going to go back and see how these eight different ammunitions perform in the conditions in which they will be used. It will be interesting to see if the results are the same.
Also, I’m not endorsing one ammunition over another. I’m just sharing my findings of what my little Marlin likes. A friend of mine, Unbridled Liberty did a similar test with his Marlin 2000, with most of the same ammunition and his Marlin liked the Wolf the best. Here's a picture of the rifle used.
I have been setting up a Marlin 25N to be my match rifle. Allen at Diamond Collision and DeeneVanmetter custom designed a rail to put Anschutz match sights on her. I got her back last week and verified my zero and got accustom to the new sights.
Mother’s Day I went out and tried eight different types of ammo, to see if she had a preference. I shot five shot groups of each ammo from a sled, to take the shooter error out of the equation. I used CCI Standard Velocity which has been what I use in most my .22 shooting. Next was Federal Premium HV Match, then Wolf Match, Eley Target, Norma USA Match, Aguila Super Extra, Aquila Target Competition, and Aquila Rifle Match Competition. All were 40gr solid round nose bullets, with different velocities.
The results were a little surprising to me. All of my rifles have shot well using the CCI Standard Velocity before, so I expected it to be one of the better of the eight. My center fire rifles really like the Federal Gold Match grade ammo, so I expected it to be one of the better ones also. I didn’t expect them to be the bottom two.
Below are pictures of the targets. They are marked with the group size, and are in order of performance from best to worse.
Since I am primarily a sling shooter, I am going to go back and see how these eight different ammunitions perform in the conditions in which they will be used. It will be interesting to see if the results are the same.
Also, I’m not endorsing one ammunition over another. I’m just sharing my findings of what my little Marlin likes. A friend of mine, Unbridled Liberty did a similar test with his Marlin 2000, with most of the same ammunition and his Marlin liked the Wolf the best. Here's a picture of the rifle used.