THIS KINDA LOOKS LIKE CRAP AS I'M COPY AND PASTING, AND IT'S NOT ACCEPTING MY CHARTS AND STUFF, BUT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
HERE IS SOME 22LR AMMO TESTED THROUGH A SAVAGE MK II. I'LL TRY TO CLEAN IT UP AS MUCH AS I CAN. ENJOY.
22 LR TEST
AS I HAD GOTTEN MORE INTERESTED IN RIMFIRE BENCHREST SHOOTING AND SMALL BORE SILHOUTTE, I HAD PURCHASED SEVERAL DIFFERENT BRANDS OF MATCH OR TARGET TYPE AMMO THAT WAS AVAILBABLE TO ME ON THAT DAY. MY GOAL WAS TO FIND AN AMMO THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE, AND FOR SHOOTING A MATCH FOR POINTS WOULD GIVE ME NOT NECESSARILY THE TIGHTEST GROUPS, BUT THE MOST HITS PER SQUARE INCH (IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE) INCLUDING ANY CLOSE IN FLYERS OR SEMI OPEN GROUPS UNDER 1? AT 50 YARDS, OR 100 YARDS, OR BOTH; CONSISTANTLY.
AT FIRST, I DIDN?T WANT TO INCLUDE PRICE AS A FACTOR, BUT I THEN I THOUGHT WHAT THE HECK! PERHAPS A LOWER PRICED AMMO WOULD PERFORM ALMOST AS WELL AS AMMO TWICE THE PRICE, WITH COMPARABLE POINT OF IMPACTS, THAT I CAN USE FOR PRACTICE. I DID FIND SOME INTERESTING THINGS OUT ON THAT SUBJECT.
BUT HOW DO I COME UP WITH A WAY OF OBJECTIVELY DETERMINING WHAT IS WORKING THE BEST, THROUGH MY SET UP, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CONSISTANCY, ACCURACY, CLEAN BARREL SHOOTING, DIRTY BARREL SHOOTING, PRICE, PERFORMANCE PER COST, AND FLYERS?
I CAME UP WITH MY OWN WAY OF CALCULATING ALL THOSE FACTORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF WHAT I?M USING THE AMMO FOR. AS FAR AS I KNOW THESE FORMULAS DON?T RESEMBLE ANYTHING ELSE AND I APPOLOGIZE TO ANYONE IF THEY RESEMBLE YOURS.
THESE NUMBERS, LEAST IN MY MIND, ARE A WAY OF JUDGING THE RELATIVITY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT BRANDS OF AMMO, AND FOR WHAT I?M LOOKING FOR IN ANY PARTICULAR CATAGORY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I?M IN A MATCH AND THEY DON?T ALLOW CLEANING OF BARRELS, I?LL LOOK FOR AMMO THAT SHOOTS WELL WITH A DIRTY BARREL. WHEN PLINKING AND NOT SERIOUS PRACTICE AT THE RANGE, RATHER THAN USING THE $10.00 PER 50 STUFF, MAYBE I CAN USE THE $5.00 PER 50 STUFF WITH COMPARABLE #?S WITH THE SAME POINT OF IMPACT, TO ACHIEVE NO SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS.
PERHAPS THESE NUMBERS WILL HELP YOU, AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I ACTUALLY STUMBLED ON TO SOMETHING. MAYBE I JUST WASTED TIME FIGURING THIS OUT, BUT THE #?S ARE ACTUALLY SHOWING THE SAME RESULTS AS I GOT FROM MY TARGETS. OBVIOUSLY, RESULTS (AND OPINIONS) VARY WITH EQUIPMENT, SO I LISTED WHAT I WAS USING AND OTHER PARAMETERS I THOUGHT TO BE IMPORTANT.
EQUIPMENT AND SET UP USED: FIREARM: SAVAGE MKII 20? BULL BARREL 1 ? 16 TWIST FREE FLOATED, 1LB TRIGGER, LAMINATED WOOD STOCK, 20 MOA BASE. 25 YD ZERO OPTICS: VARIABLE POWER (ADJUSTED TO 20X) CROSSHAIR WITH CENTERED SINGLE TARGET DOT. ENVIRONMENTAL FOR 50 YARD: 25 DEGREES (F) AIR TEMP. 3 MPH OR LESS WIND FROM 2:00, SUNNY. SLIGHT SNOW PACK TO TARGET. ENVIRONMENTAL FOR 100 YARD: 27 DEGREE (F) AIR TEMP. 3 MPH OR LESS WIND FROM 7:00 TO 5:00, OVERCAST, NO SNOW COVER. TARGET: 1 INCH BLACK RING WITH .5? WHITE CENTER ON WHITE PAPER, TARGET PLACED AS LEVEL PLANE TO THE BORE AS I CAN GET IT USING A LASER. TESTS WERE DONE ON 2 SEPARATE DAYS, 1 WEEK APART AS WEATHER AND DAYLIGHT PERMITTED. CHRONOGRAPH WAS SET 10 FEET AWAY FROM MUZZLE.
SHOTS FIRED FROM BENCH, HARRIS BIPOD MOUNTED NEAR RECEIVER / MAG WELL AND USING A REAR BAG. ANY SHOTS KNOWN TO BE PULLED, THE ENTIRE GROUP WAS SHOT OVER. THE ROUNDS WERE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX, NO WEIGHING OR MEASURING RIM THICKNESS, ETC. AS THE PERFORMANCE OF SUBSONIC / STANDARD VELOCITY 22LR AMMO IN WIND IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED, I TRIED TO LIMIT THE TEST TO THE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE AMMO OF THAT TYPE. THE AMMO LISTED IS THE ONLY AMMO I COULD GET OF THE SHELF IN MY AREA, AND THE PRICE PAID LOCALLY. I HOPE TO TEST AGUILA, LAPUA, FIOCCHI, ELEY, ETC. IN THE FUTURE AS TIME, WEATHER, AND FUNDS ALLOW.
I ALSO RANKED THEM IN 3 CATAGORIES: 50 YARD, 100 YARD, AND ?MULTI YARD? WHICH IS THE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE OF 50 AND 100, AS FAIRNESS TO EACH AMMO RESULTS COMPELLED ME TO DO SO.
EXPLAINATION OF TERMS, RATING #?S, AND EQUATIONS
THESE ARE THE TERMS, RATING #?S, AND EQUATIONS USED WITH MEASUREMENTS AND TESTING PARAMETERS TO GIVE AN OBJECTIVE JUDGEMENT ON THE AMMO USED.
MG = MEASUREMENT OF ?MAJOR GROUP? (EXCLUDING FLYERS) EG = MEASUREMENT OF ?EXTENDED GROUP? (INCLUDING FLYERS)
(THINKING OF MG AND EG AS THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SPREAD ON A DEER RACK)
FL = FLYERS (SHOTS NOTICABLY DEVIATED FROM MG) FR = FLYER RATIO (# OF FLYERS / OUT OF 15 ROUNDS)
CBR = CLEAN BARREL RATING - (BARREL WAS DRY SWABBED, SHOT 5 RDS (30 SECONDS BETWEEN, DRY SWABBED AGAIN BETWEEN CHANGING AMMO). THIS RATING WAS DERIVED BY ADDING MEASUREMENTS OF MAJOR GROUP, EXTENDED GROUP, AND NUMBER OF FLYERS, DIVIDED BY 3 (# OF CATAGORIES). GAVE AMMO THAT SHOT WELL IN A CLEAN BARREL A RATING.
MG + EG + FLYERS DIVIDED BY 3 = CBR
DBR = DIRTY BARREL RATING - BARREL WAS DRY SWABBED, SHOT 10 RDS (30 SECONDS BETWEEN, DRY SWABBED AGAIN BETWEEN CHANGING AMMO). THIS RATING WAS DERIVED BY ADDING MEASUREMENTS OF MAJOR GROUP, EXTENDED GROUP, AND NUMBER OF FLYERS, DIVIDED BY 3 (# OF CATAGORIES), AND GAVE AMMO THAT SHOT WELL IN A DIRTY BARREL A RATING.
MG + EG + FLYERS DIVIDED BY 3 = DBR
CR = CONSISTANTCY RATING - INCLUDED THE ALL OF THE FACTORS OF CBR AND DBR, DIVIDED BY 6 (# OF CATAGORIES). IT WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE A CONSISTANTCY VALUE, AS SOMETIMES TIGHT GROUPS ARE SPOILED BY A DISTANT FLYER OR TWO AND MORE OPEN GROUPS WERE HELPED BY CLOSER FLYERS. SINCE THIS RATING USES ALL THE FACTORS IN A CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL, AND ANY FLYERS ASSOCIATED, I THOUGHT IT WOULD GIVE AN ALL AROUND GRADE OF PERFORMANCE / CONSISTANTCY. THINK OF IT AS THE MOST SHOTS YOU CAN GET INTO AND / OR ?NICK? A QUARTER AT 50 YDS, CONSISTANTLY. IT GAVE AMMO A RATING SHOT THROUGH A CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL, AND GAVE RATING OF THE AMMO USED THROUGH BOTH. USED ALL 15 ROUNDS.
MG + EG + FLYERS OF CBR AND DBR = CR
VR = VALUE RATING - THIS ADDED A PRICE PER ROUND (PPR) FACTOR, WHICH AT FIRST I DIDN?T THINK WAS IMPORTANT, HOWEVER AS WE KNOW SOME MATCH / TARGET AMMO CAN BE PRICEY. THIS ?PERFORMANCE PER COST? ACTUALLY HELPED ME OUT ON PICKING A PRACTICE AMMO THAT GIVES SIMILAR PERFORMANCE TO MY TOP SHELF AMMO. THIS ALSO HELPED ME RATE LOWER PRICED AMMO COMPARED TO FLYERS, ETC. WHICH HELPED IT OUT IN THE OVERALL RATINGS. CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL MEASUREMENTS, PLUS PRICE PER ROUND, DIVIDED BY 7 (THE AMOUNT OF FACTORS USED).
MG + EG + FLYERS (OF CBR) + MG + EG + FLYERS (OF DBR) + PPR DIVIDED BY 7 = VR
OAR = OVERALL RATING - BASICALLY TOOK ALL THE RATINGS AND CAME UP WITH AN ?OVERALL RATING? WHICH I WOULD BELIEVE JUDGES AN AMMO USING ALL FACTORS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND GIVES THE BEST USAGE OVER MANY FACTORS.
CBR + DBR + CR + VR DIVIDED BY 4 = OAR
BALLISTIC COEFFICIENTS COULD NOT BE FOUND ON EACH, HOWEVER GENERALLY RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN .114 TO .144 DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK AND WHAT DRAG MODEL (G-1 G-7) YOU USE. IF I COME ACROSS MORE DEFINATE ANSWERS I WILL PASS THEM ON.
50 YARD RESULTS AND COMMENTS
THE FOLLOWING #?S BROUGHT SOME SURPRISES TO ME AS SOME OF THE MID / LOWER PRICED STUFF ISN?T REALLY ALL THAT BAD.
ALSO SOME OF THE HIGHER PRICED STUFF WASN?T WHAT IT WAS CRACKED UP TO BE FOR THE COST, AT LEAST THROUGH MY SET UP.
IN ORDER TO KEEP THINGS SOMEWHAT SIMPLIER, IF A GROUP WAS JUST UNDER 1?, 1/2? (.5?), ETC., IT IS MARKED -1?, -1/2? (-.5?), JUST OVER +1?, +1/2? (.5?), ETC.
IT WAS THEN ROUNDED TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER IN RATINGS.
MG = MAJ. GROUP (EXCLUDING FLYERS) EG = EXT GROUP (INCLUDING FLYERS)
FR = FLYER RATIO # OF FLYERS /(PER) # OF SHOTS
THIS IS HOW I RANKED THE AMMO TESTED THROUGH MY SET UP, WITH COMMENTS AND OPINIONS ON MY OBSERVATIONS FOR 50 YARDS.
50 YD AVG. GROUP WAS LARGEST AVG. GROUP SHOT USING CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL GROUPS, INCLUDING FLYERS, WHICH INFATED SOME GROUP MEASUREMENTS
WOLF EXTRA MATCH ?GROUP RESULTS - CLEAN BARREL .75? MG .75? EG 0/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -.75?MG -1.25?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP -1.25?
COMMENTS: GROUPS WAS USUALLY .75? OR LESS, THE 1 FLYER TURNED IT TO -1.25?. ONLY 1 FLYER IN 15 (JUST OUTSIDE 1?), WORKED WELL WITH CLEAN OR DIRTY BARREL. LEAVES A DIRTY RESIDUE, PRICEY.
WOLF MATCH TARGET ? GROUP RESULTS - CLEAN BARREL -.75?MG 1? EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -1?MG -1?EG 0/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1? OR LESS
COMMENTS: CLOSE TO THE MORE EXPENSIVE WOLF EXTRA, ONLY 1 FLYER IN 15 (STILL WITHIN 1?) WORKED WELL IN CLEAN OR DIRTY BARREL. LEAVES A DIRTY RESIDUE, STILL SEMI PRICEY.
REMINGTON/ELEY TARGET RIFLE ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL -.5?MG -1?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -.75?MG -1?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP -1?
COMMENTS: SHOT WELL OUT OF A CLEAN OR DIRTY BARREL. LEAVES A SEMI DIRTY RESIDUE, WOULD HAVE RANKED HIGHER, BUT FLYERS KILLED IT (3 OUT OF 15), PRICEY. HIGHLY LUBRICATED.
REMINGTON SUB-SONIC ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL .5?MG 1?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL .75?MG 1.25?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.25? OR LESS
COMMENTS: VERY GOOD GROUPS, PLEASED ME THE MOST IN ALL CATAGORIES FOR THE PRICE, WHICH RANKED IT HIGHER. NOT BAD ROUND FOR THE PRICE COMPARED TO MY TOP 3 AND NEXT 2. 3 FLYERS OUT OF 15 RDS, BUT NOT THAT FAR OUT. LEAVES A DIRTY RESIDUE. 38GR. H POINT.
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL +.5?MG 1.5?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -1?MG +1?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.5? OR LESS
COMMENTS: A PRETTY DECENT NEUTRAL AMMO, DOESN?T LEAVE MUCH RESIDUE, NICE FLYER RATIO. NO COMPLAINTS.
CCI GREEN TAG ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL -.75?MG 1?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1?MG 1.5?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.5?
COMMENTS: GOOD GROUPS, SHOOTS SEMI CLEAN. ONLY 2 FLYERS, BUT THEY WERE OUT THERE. THE PRICE HELD IT BACK FOR THE PERFORMANCE GIVEN AS COMPARED TO ABOVE AMMOS.
REMINGTON TARG. 22 STD.VEL. ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL -.75?MG 1?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.25?MG 1.5?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.5?
COMMENTS: DECENT GROUP OUT OF A CLEAN BARREL, SHOOTS CLEAN. EXCEPT FOR LAUNCHING OUT OF A CLEAN PIPE, NOT TOO IMPRESSED ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE AND COMPARED TO THE OTHERS ON THE LIST. NOT GOOD OUT OF DIRTY BARREL.
WINCHESTER SUPER X T-22 ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL -.75MG 1.5?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -1?MG 1.75?EG 2/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.75?
COMMENTS: DECENT IN CLEAN BARRELS, ECONOMICAL, SHOOTS SEMI CLEAN. BAD IN DIRTY BARREL, FLYERS KILLED GROUPS.
CR=CONSISTANTCY RATING CBR=CLEAN BARREL RATING DBR=DIRTY BARREL RATING VR=VALUE RATING OAL=OVERALL RATING
50 YARD TEST RESULTS CHART, THE SMALLER THE #, THE BETTER THE RATING.
AMMO CR CBR DBR VR FR OAR $. RD 50 YD GRP FPS RESIDUE
WOLF MATCH EXTRA .75 .5 1 .67 1/15 .730 .20 -1.25" 1024 24 DEV DIRTY
WOLF MATCH TARGET .79 .91 .6 .69 1/15 .749 .14 1" 943 24 DEV DIRTY
REM / ELEY T.RIFLE 1.04 1.16 .91 .92 3/15 1.01 .20 -1? 1021 24 DEV SEMI DIRTY
REM. SUB SONIC 1.08 1.16 1 .94 3/15 1.04 .08 1.25? 947 46 DEV DIRTY
FED. GOLD MEDAL 1 1 1 .87 2/15 .968 .10 1.5? 1059 18 DEV CLEAN
CCI GREEN TAG 1.04 .91 1.16 .91 2/15 1.07 .14 1.5? 988 31 DEV SEMI CLEAN
REM. TARG.22 SVEL. 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.08 3/15 1.20 .08 1.5? 1086 66 DEV CLEAN
WINC. SUP. X T-22 1.29 1.08 1.5 1.11 3/15 1.24 .06 1.75? 1056 50 DEV CLEAN
OF THE REMINGTON SUB SONIC, FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL, AND CCI GREEN TAG, WHICH ARE COMPARIBLE IN MANY WAYS, I RANKED THE REMINGTON SUB SONIC
SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE OTHERS DUE TO CLOSE GROUPS FOR THE PRICE. IT FARED MUCH WORSE AND TAKEN OUT OF CONTENTION IN THE 100 YARD.
FROM A POINT OF IMPACT PERSPECTIVE (P.O.I.), FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL, REMINGTON/ELEY, CCI GREENTAG, WOLF TARGET EXTRA AND MATCH TARGET,
HAD BASICALLY THE SAME P.O.I., CENTER OF GROUPS WITHIN .25? OF EACH OTHER. REMINGTON TARGET 22 AND REMINGTON SUB SONIC WERE SOMEWHAT CLOSE,
CENTER OF GROUPS WITHIN .5? OF EACH OTHER. WINCHESTER T-22 SHOT COMPLETELY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BULLSEYE FROM OTHERS ON THE LIST.
ALL P.O.I. GROUPS WERE WITHIN 1.75? OF EACH OTHER, WINCHESTER T-22 BEING THE EXCEPTION.
100 YARD RESULTS AND COMMENTS
THESE RESULTS BROUGHT ABOUT SOME CHANGES IN THE RANKINGS FROM THE 50 YARD RESULTS. AMMO THAT PERFORMED WELL AT 50 DIDN?T DO SO WELL AT 100,
AND VISA VERSA. SOME OF THE MID / LOWER PRICED STUFF ISN?T REALLY ALL THAT BAD. ALSO SOME OF THE HIGHER PRICED STUFF WASN?T WHAT IT WAS
CRACKED UP TO BE FOR THE COST, AT LEAST THROUGH MY SET UP. AGAIN, IN ORDER TO KEEP THINGS SOMEWHAT SIMPLIER, IF A GROUP WAS JUST UNDER 1?,
1/2? (.5?), ETC., IT IS MARKED -1?, -1/2? (-.5?), JUST OVER +1?, +1/2? (.5?), ETC. IT WAS THEN ROUNDED TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER IN RATINGS.
MG = MAJ. GROUP (EXCLUDING FLYERS) EG = EXT GROUP (INCLUDING FLYERS) FR = FLYER RATIO # OF FLYERS /(PER) # OF SHOTS
THIS IS HOW I RANKED THE AMMO TESTED THROUGH MY SET UP, WITH COMMENTS AND OPINIONS ON MY OBSERVATIONS FOR 100 YARDS.
100YD AVG. GROUP WAS LARGEST AVG. GROUP SHOT USING CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL GROUPS, INCLUDING FLYERS, WHICH INFATED SOME GROUP MEASUREMENTS.
WOLF MATCH TARGET- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1?MG 1.25?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1?MG -1.75?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP ?1.75?
COMMENTS: JUST NUDGED OUT THE MORE EXPENSIVE MATCH EXTRA. SUPRISING TIGHT GROUPS AND LOW FLYERS. SHOT ALMOST EQUALLY IN CLEAN OR DIRTY BARREL AT THIS RANGE.
WOLF MATCH EXTRA- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1.25?MG 1.75?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.5?MG -2?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP ?2?
COMMENTS: LOST SOME OF IT?S PERFORMANCE AT THE LONGER DISTANCE, AT A HIGHER PRICE COMPARED TO THE MATCH TARGET.
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL .75?MG 1.75?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL .75?MG 1.75?EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.75?
COMMENTS: GAINED RANKING AT 100 FROM 50 COMPARED TO OTHERS.
CCI GREEN TAG- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1.5?MG 2?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.75?MG +2.25? EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP +2.25
COMMENTS: GAINED RANKING AT 100 FROM 50 COMPARED TO OTHERS.
WINCHESTER SUPER X T-22- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1.5?MG 2.25?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.5?MG +2.25?EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP +2.25?
COMMENTS: A BIT OF A SURPRISE, CONSIDERING THE 50 YARD PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMICAL PRICE. HELD PRETTY STEADY BETWEEN THE TWO DISTANCES. VERY COMPARABLE TO GREEN TAG WHEN SHOOTING AT 100 YARDS, AT MOR THAN HALF THE PRICE.
REMINGTON / ELEY TARGET RIFLE- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1.5?MG 2?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.75?MG -2.5?EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP ?2.5?
COMMENTS: BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT, EXPECTED MUCH BETTER RESULTS AT 100, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE. THE DISTANCE AWAY OF THE FLYERS AND OPENED GROUP KILLED IT.
REMINGTON TARGET 22- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1?MG 3?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.5?MG +2.25?EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP +3?
COMMENTS: NOT REALLY A SHOCKER, POOR PERFORMANCE FOR THE PRICE.
REMINGTON SUB SONIC- GROUP RESULTS ? GROUPS WERE SO OPEN AND ERRATIC (OVER 4.5?) NO REAL DATA COULD BE RECORDED AND TOOK IT OUT OF CONTENTION AT 100
COMMENTS: BIG SURPRISE OF THE TERRIBLE 100 YARD SHOWING, AS THE 50 YD PERFORMANCE WAS QUITE GOOD, EVEN FOR THE LOWER PRICE.
CR=CONSISTANTCY RATING CBR=CLEAN BARREL RATING DBR=DIRTY BARREL RATING VR=VALUE RATING OAL=OVERALL RATING
100 YARD TEST RESULTS CHART, THE SMALLER THE #, THE BETTER THE RATING.
DROP IS FROM 50 TO 100 YARDS IN INCHES.
AMMO CR CBR DBR VR FR OAR $. RD GROUP FPS DROP
WOLF MATCH TARGET 1.16 1.08 1.25 1.02 2/15 1.19 .14 -1.75? 943 24 DEV. -11.5?
WOLF MATCH EXTRA 1.42 1.33 1.5 1.24 2/15 1.37 .20 -2? 1024 14 DEV. -10.75?
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL 1.33 1.5 1.83 1.44 5/15 1.53 .10 1.75? 1059 18 DEV. -9.25?
CCI GREEN TAG 1.92 1.5 2.33 1.66 4/15 1.85 .14 +2.25? 988 31 DEV. -11?
WINC. SUPER X T-22 1.92 1.58 2.25 1.67 4/15 1.86 .06 +2.25" 1056 50 DEV. -9?
REM/ELEY TARGET RIFLE 2.13 1.83 1.81 1.85 5/15 1.91 .20 +3? 1021 24 DEV. -10?
REM. TARGET 22 2.38 2 2.75 2.05 6/15 2.29 .08 +3? 1086 66 DEV. -10?
REM. SUB SONIC NG NG NG NG NG NG .08 +4.5? ?
AT 100 YARDS THE GROUPS OF BOTH WOLF AMMOS WERE SIMILAR, WITH SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT POINTS OF IMPACTS,
THE REM/ELEY HAD SIMILAR POINTS OF IMPACT WITH REM. TARGET 22, THE WINCHESTER T-22 VERY SIMILAR IN
EVERY WAY EXCEPT P.O.I., WHICH ONCE AGAIN WAS WAY TO THE LEFT OF THE BULL. THE OVERALL RATING WAS MORE
INLINE WITH AVERAGE GROUP SIZE, WHICH IN THE 50 YARD, DIDN?T REALLY MATCH UP AS WELL. AS FAR AS PRICE
PER ROUND, AT 100 YARDS, IT SEEMS YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, EXCEPTING THE REM/ELEY.
THIS LED TO THINK ABOUT WHICH AMMO DID THE BEST INCLUDING THEIR 50 AND 100 YARD PERFORMANCE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
OVER A BROAD SPECTRUM OF DATA COLLECTED OVER MULIPLE RANGES. SO.....
MULTI YARD RATING (MYR)
CBR OF 50 + 100 DIVIDED BY 2 = CBR / MYR
DBR OF 50 + 100 DIVIDED BY 2 = DBR / MYR
CR OF 50 + 100 DIVIDED BY 2 = CR / MYR
VR OF 50 + 100 DIVIDED BY 2 = VR / MYR
CBR + DBR + CR + VR OF 50 AND 100 DIVIDED BY 4 = MYR OAR
MULTI YARD RATING (MYR) CHART, AVERAGE OF 50 AND 100 DATA, OVERALL PERFORMANCE
ACROSS MULTIPLE RANGES, CLEAN / DIRTY BARRELS, INCONSISTANTCY OF FLYERS
AMMO MYR CR MYR CBR MYR DBR MYR VR MYR FR MYR OAR $. RD MYR GROUP FPS
WOLF MATCH TARGET .978 .995 .925 .855 3/30 .938 .14 -1.5? 943 24 DEV
WOLF MATCH EXTRA 1.08 .915 1.25 .956 3/30 1.22 .20 -1.62? 1024 14 DEV
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL 1.17 1.25 1.42 1.16 7/30 1.25 .10 1.62? 1059 18 DEV
REM/ELEY TARGET RIFLE 1.58 1.50 1.36 .925 8/30 1.34 .20 -2? 1021 24 DEV
CCI GREEN TAG 1.48 1.21 1.75 1.29 6/30 1.43 .14 +1.88? 988 31 DEV
WINC. SUPER X T-22 1.60 1.33 1.88 1.39 7/30 1.55 .06 +2? 1056 50 DEV
REM. TARGET 22 1.81 1.63 2 1.56 9/30 1.75 .08 +2.25" 1086 66 DEV
REM. SUB SONIC NG NG NG NG NG NG .06 NG 947 46 DEV
LOOKING AT ALL THE FACTORS, IT APPEARS THAT THROUGH A SAVAGE MKII IN A SILHOUTTE MATCH WHERE VARIOUS RANGES ARE SHOT,
AND OF THE AMMOS TESTED, THE WOLF MATCH TARGET IS THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK (VR) AND ALTHOUGH MAY NOT BE THE BEST THROUGH
A CLEAN BARREL (CBR), OFFERS THE BEST GROUPS AND CONSISTANTCY (CR). AT A 100 YARD ONLY MATCH, THE SAME HOLDS TRUE, CLEAN
OR DIRTY BARREL. AND ALTHOUGH AT 50 YARDS IT GIVES UP A LITTLE TO WOLF MATCH EXTRA, IT IS BY NOT MUCH.
IF PRICE IS THE MAIN CONCERN, IT SEEMS AT 50 YARDS, REM. SUBSONIC IS A GOOD ROUND, BUT AT 100, DOESN?T EVEN GROUP GOOD ENOUGH TO MEASURE.
SO FOR A FEW CENTS PER ROUND MORE, ONE CAN STEP UP TO FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL WHICH PLACED BETTER IN THE 100 YARD AND MYR THAN SOME AMMO TWICE
IT?S PRICE, WITH LESS DROP AND FLYERS THAN MOST. SOMETHING CHEAP AND SEMI ACCURATE, FOR THE NOT SO DESCRIMINATE SHOOTER, SEEMS TO BE THE
WINCHESTER T-22, BUT I WOULDN?T TAKE IT TO ANY COMPETITION.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. NUMBERS AND VALUES THAT BREAK DOWN THE AMMO TESTED FOR YOUR STYLE OF SHOOTING, WHETHER 50 OR 100 YARDS, CLEAN OR DIRTY
BARREL, CHEAP OR EXPENSIVE. COMPITITION OR PUNCHING HOLES IN PAPER AT THE RANGE. HOPE TO TEST OTHERS THE SAME WAY IN THE FUTURE, BUT UNTIL THEN,
THIS IS WHAT TO EXPECT OUT OF THE TYPE OF NON HIGH VELOCITY AMMO YOU CAN FIND EASILY.
?A CRAFTSMAN CAN?T REALIZE HIS FULL POTENTIAL, WITHOUT FINDING THE POTENTIAL OF THE TOOLS HE USES?.....TOP PREDATOR - 2009
HERE IS SOME 22LR AMMO TESTED THROUGH A SAVAGE MK II. I'LL TRY TO CLEAN IT UP AS MUCH AS I CAN. ENJOY.
22 LR TEST
AS I HAD GOTTEN MORE INTERESTED IN RIMFIRE BENCHREST SHOOTING AND SMALL BORE SILHOUTTE, I HAD PURCHASED SEVERAL DIFFERENT BRANDS OF MATCH OR TARGET TYPE AMMO THAT WAS AVAILBABLE TO ME ON THAT DAY. MY GOAL WAS TO FIND AN AMMO THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE, AND FOR SHOOTING A MATCH FOR POINTS WOULD GIVE ME NOT NECESSARILY THE TIGHTEST GROUPS, BUT THE MOST HITS PER SQUARE INCH (IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE) INCLUDING ANY CLOSE IN FLYERS OR SEMI OPEN GROUPS UNDER 1? AT 50 YARDS, OR 100 YARDS, OR BOTH; CONSISTANTLY.
AT FIRST, I DIDN?T WANT TO INCLUDE PRICE AS A FACTOR, BUT I THEN I THOUGHT WHAT THE HECK! PERHAPS A LOWER PRICED AMMO WOULD PERFORM ALMOST AS WELL AS AMMO TWICE THE PRICE, WITH COMPARABLE POINT OF IMPACTS, THAT I CAN USE FOR PRACTICE. I DID FIND SOME INTERESTING THINGS OUT ON THAT SUBJECT.
BUT HOW DO I COME UP WITH A WAY OF OBJECTIVELY DETERMINING WHAT IS WORKING THE BEST, THROUGH MY SET UP, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CONSISTANCY, ACCURACY, CLEAN BARREL SHOOTING, DIRTY BARREL SHOOTING, PRICE, PERFORMANCE PER COST, AND FLYERS?
I CAME UP WITH MY OWN WAY OF CALCULATING ALL THOSE FACTORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF WHAT I?M USING THE AMMO FOR. AS FAR AS I KNOW THESE FORMULAS DON?T RESEMBLE ANYTHING ELSE AND I APPOLOGIZE TO ANYONE IF THEY RESEMBLE YOURS.
THESE NUMBERS, LEAST IN MY MIND, ARE A WAY OF JUDGING THE RELATIVITY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT BRANDS OF AMMO, AND FOR WHAT I?M LOOKING FOR IN ANY PARTICULAR CATAGORY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I?M IN A MATCH AND THEY DON?T ALLOW CLEANING OF BARRELS, I?LL LOOK FOR AMMO THAT SHOOTS WELL WITH A DIRTY BARREL. WHEN PLINKING AND NOT SERIOUS PRACTICE AT THE RANGE, RATHER THAN USING THE $10.00 PER 50 STUFF, MAYBE I CAN USE THE $5.00 PER 50 STUFF WITH COMPARABLE #?S WITH THE SAME POINT OF IMPACT, TO ACHIEVE NO SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS.
PERHAPS THESE NUMBERS WILL HELP YOU, AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I ACTUALLY STUMBLED ON TO SOMETHING. MAYBE I JUST WASTED TIME FIGURING THIS OUT, BUT THE #?S ARE ACTUALLY SHOWING THE SAME RESULTS AS I GOT FROM MY TARGETS. OBVIOUSLY, RESULTS (AND OPINIONS) VARY WITH EQUIPMENT, SO I LISTED WHAT I WAS USING AND OTHER PARAMETERS I THOUGHT TO BE IMPORTANT.
EQUIPMENT AND SET UP USED: FIREARM: SAVAGE MKII 20? BULL BARREL 1 ? 16 TWIST FREE FLOATED, 1LB TRIGGER, LAMINATED WOOD STOCK, 20 MOA BASE. 25 YD ZERO OPTICS: VARIABLE POWER (ADJUSTED TO 20X) CROSSHAIR WITH CENTERED SINGLE TARGET DOT. ENVIRONMENTAL FOR 50 YARD: 25 DEGREES (F) AIR TEMP. 3 MPH OR LESS WIND FROM 2:00, SUNNY. SLIGHT SNOW PACK TO TARGET. ENVIRONMENTAL FOR 100 YARD: 27 DEGREE (F) AIR TEMP. 3 MPH OR LESS WIND FROM 7:00 TO 5:00, OVERCAST, NO SNOW COVER. TARGET: 1 INCH BLACK RING WITH .5? WHITE CENTER ON WHITE PAPER, TARGET PLACED AS LEVEL PLANE TO THE BORE AS I CAN GET IT USING A LASER. TESTS WERE DONE ON 2 SEPARATE DAYS, 1 WEEK APART AS WEATHER AND DAYLIGHT PERMITTED. CHRONOGRAPH WAS SET 10 FEET AWAY FROM MUZZLE.
SHOTS FIRED FROM BENCH, HARRIS BIPOD MOUNTED NEAR RECEIVER / MAG WELL AND USING A REAR BAG. ANY SHOTS KNOWN TO BE PULLED, THE ENTIRE GROUP WAS SHOT OVER. THE ROUNDS WERE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX, NO WEIGHING OR MEASURING RIM THICKNESS, ETC. AS THE PERFORMANCE OF SUBSONIC / STANDARD VELOCITY 22LR AMMO IN WIND IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED, I TRIED TO LIMIT THE TEST TO THE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE AMMO OF THAT TYPE. THE AMMO LISTED IS THE ONLY AMMO I COULD GET OF THE SHELF IN MY AREA, AND THE PRICE PAID LOCALLY. I HOPE TO TEST AGUILA, LAPUA, FIOCCHI, ELEY, ETC. IN THE FUTURE AS TIME, WEATHER, AND FUNDS ALLOW.
I ALSO RANKED THEM IN 3 CATAGORIES: 50 YARD, 100 YARD, AND ?MULTI YARD? WHICH IS THE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE OF 50 AND 100, AS FAIRNESS TO EACH AMMO RESULTS COMPELLED ME TO DO SO.
EXPLAINATION OF TERMS, RATING #?S, AND EQUATIONS
THESE ARE THE TERMS, RATING #?S, AND EQUATIONS USED WITH MEASUREMENTS AND TESTING PARAMETERS TO GIVE AN OBJECTIVE JUDGEMENT ON THE AMMO USED.
MG = MEASUREMENT OF ?MAJOR GROUP? (EXCLUDING FLYERS) EG = MEASUREMENT OF ?EXTENDED GROUP? (INCLUDING FLYERS)
(THINKING OF MG AND EG AS THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SPREAD ON A DEER RACK)
FL = FLYERS (SHOTS NOTICABLY DEVIATED FROM MG) FR = FLYER RATIO (# OF FLYERS / OUT OF 15 ROUNDS)
CBR = CLEAN BARREL RATING - (BARREL WAS DRY SWABBED, SHOT 5 RDS (30 SECONDS BETWEEN, DRY SWABBED AGAIN BETWEEN CHANGING AMMO). THIS RATING WAS DERIVED BY ADDING MEASUREMENTS OF MAJOR GROUP, EXTENDED GROUP, AND NUMBER OF FLYERS, DIVIDED BY 3 (# OF CATAGORIES). GAVE AMMO THAT SHOT WELL IN A CLEAN BARREL A RATING.
MG + EG + FLYERS DIVIDED BY 3 = CBR
DBR = DIRTY BARREL RATING - BARREL WAS DRY SWABBED, SHOT 10 RDS (30 SECONDS BETWEEN, DRY SWABBED AGAIN BETWEEN CHANGING AMMO). THIS RATING WAS DERIVED BY ADDING MEASUREMENTS OF MAJOR GROUP, EXTENDED GROUP, AND NUMBER OF FLYERS, DIVIDED BY 3 (# OF CATAGORIES), AND GAVE AMMO THAT SHOT WELL IN A DIRTY BARREL A RATING.
MG + EG + FLYERS DIVIDED BY 3 = DBR
CR = CONSISTANTCY RATING - INCLUDED THE ALL OF THE FACTORS OF CBR AND DBR, DIVIDED BY 6 (# OF CATAGORIES). IT WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE A CONSISTANTCY VALUE, AS SOMETIMES TIGHT GROUPS ARE SPOILED BY A DISTANT FLYER OR TWO AND MORE OPEN GROUPS WERE HELPED BY CLOSER FLYERS. SINCE THIS RATING USES ALL THE FACTORS IN A CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL, AND ANY FLYERS ASSOCIATED, I THOUGHT IT WOULD GIVE AN ALL AROUND GRADE OF PERFORMANCE / CONSISTANTCY. THINK OF IT AS THE MOST SHOTS YOU CAN GET INTO AND / OR ?NICK? A QUARTER AT 50 YDS, CONSISTANTLY. IT GAVE AMMO A RATING SHOT THROUGH A CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL, AND GAVE RATING OF THE AMMO USED THROUGH BOTH. USED ALL 15 ROUNDS.
MG + EG + FLYERS OF CBR AND DBR = CR
VR = VALUE RATING - THIS ADDED A PRICE PER ROUND (PPR) FACTOR, WHICH AT FIRST I DIDN?T THINK WAS IMPORTANT, HOWEVER AS WE KNOW SOME MATCH / TARGET AMMO CAN BE PRICEY. THIS ?PERFORMANCE PER COST? ACTUALLY HELPED ME OUT ON PICKING A PRACTICE AMMO THAT GIVES SIMILAR PERFORMANCE TO MY TOP SHELF AMMO. THIS ALSO HELPED ME RATE LOWER PRICED AMMO COMPARED TO FLYERS, ETC. WHICH HELPED IT OUT IN THE OVERALL RATINGS. CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL MEASUREMENTS, PLUS PRICE PER ROUND, DIVIDED BY 7 (THE AMOUNT OF FACTORS USED).
MG + EG + FLYERS (OF CBR) + MG + EG + FLYERS (OF DBR) + PPR DIVIDED BY 7 = VR
OAR = OVERALL RATING - BASICALLY TOOK ALL THE RATINGS AND CAME UP WITH AN ?OVERALL RATING? WHICH I WOULD BELIEVE JUDGES AN AMMO USING ALL FACTORS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND GIVES THE BEST USAGE OVER MANY FACTORS.
CBR + DBR + CR + VR DIVIDED BY 4 = OAR
BALLISTIC COEFFICIENTS COULD NOT BE FOUND ON EACH, HOWEVER GENERALLY RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN .114 TO .144 DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK AND WHAT DRAG MODEL (G-1 G-7) YOU USE. IF I COME ACROSS MORE DEFINATE ANSWERS I WILL PASS THEM ON.
50 YARD RESULTS AND COMMENTS
THE FOLLOWING #?S BROUGHT SOME SURPRISES TO ME AS SOME OF THE MID / LOWER PRICED STUFF ISN?T REALLY ALL THAT BAD.
ALSO SOME OF THE HIGHER PRICED STUFF WASN?T WHAT IT WAS CRACKED UP TO BE FOR THE COST, AT LEAST THROUGH MY SET UP.
IN ORDER TO KEEP THINGS SOMEWHAT SIMPLIER, IF A GROUP WAS JUST UNDER 1?, 1/2? (.5?), ETC., IT IS MARKED -1?, -1/2? (-.5?), JUST OVER +1?, +1/2? (.5?), ETC.
IT WAS THEN ROUNDED TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER IN RATINGS.
MG = MAJ. GROUP (EXCLUDING FLYERS) EG = EXT GROUP (INCLUDING FLYERS)
FR = FLYER RATIO # OF FLYERS /(PER) # OF SHOTS
THIS IS HOW I RANKED THE AMMO TESTED THROUGH MY SET UP, WITH COMMENTS AND OPINIONS ON MY OBSERVATIONS FOR 50 YARDS.
50 YD AVG. GROUP WAS LARGEST AVG. GROUP SHOT USING CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL GROUPS, INCLUDING FLYERS, WHICH INFATED SOME GROUP MEASUREMENTS
WOLF EXTRA MATCH ?GROUP RESULTS - CLEAN BARREL .75? MG .75? EG 0/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -.75?MG -1.25?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP -1.25?
COMMENTS: GROUPS WAS USUALLY .75? OR LESS, THE 1 FLYER TURNED IT TO -1.25?. ONLY 1 FLYER IN 15 (JUST OUTSIDE 1?), WORKED WELL WITH CLEAN OR DIRTY BARREL. LEAVES A DIRTY RESIDUE, PRICEY.
WOLF MATCH TARGET ? GROUP RESULTS - CLEAN BARREL -.75?MG 1? EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -1?MG -1?EG 0/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1? OR LESS
COMMENTS: CLOSE TO THE MORE EXPENSIVE WOLF EXTRA, ONLY 1 FLYER IN 15 (STILL WITHIN 1?) WORKED WELL IN CLEAN OR DIRTY BARREL. LEAVES A DIRTY RESIDUE, STILL SEMI PRICEY.
REMINGTON/ELEY TARGET RIFLE ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL -.5?MG -1?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -.75?MG -1?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP -1?
COMMENTS: SHOT WELL OUT OF A CLEAN OR DIRTY BARREL. LEAVES A SEMI DIRTY RESIDUE, WOULD HAVE RANKED HIGHER, BUT FLYERS KILLED IT (3 OUT OF 15), PRICEY. HIGHLY LUBRICATED.
REMINGTON SUB-SONIC ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL .5?MG 1?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL .75?MG 1.25?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.25? OR LESS
COMMENTS: VERY GOOD GROUPS, PLEASED ME THE MOST IN ALL CATAGORIES FOR THE PRICE, WHICH RANKED IT HIGHER. NOT BAD ROUND FOR THE PRICE COMPARED TO MY TOP 3 AND NEXT 2. 3 FLYERS OUT OF 15 RDS, BUT NOT THAT FAR OUT. LEAVES A DIRTY RESIDUE. 38GR. H POINT.
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL +.5?MG 1.5?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -1?MG +1?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.5? OR LESS
COMMENTS: A PRETTY DECENT NEUTRAL AMMO, DOESN?T LEAVE MUCH RESIDUE, NICE FLYER RATIO. NO COMPLAINTS.
CCI GREEN TAG ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL -.75?MG 1?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1?MG 1.5?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.5?
COMMENTS: GOOD GROUPS, SHOOTS SEMI CLEAN. ONLY 2 FLYERS, BUT THEY WERE OUT THERE. THE PRICE HELD IT BACK FOR THE PERFORMANCE GIVEN AS COMPARED TO ABOVE AMMOS.
REMINGTON TARG. 22 STD.VEL. ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL -.75?MG 1?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.25?MG 1.5?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.5?
COMMENTS: DECENT GROUP OUT OF A CLEAN BARREL, SHOOTS CLEAN. EXCEPT FOR LAUNCHING OUT OF A CLEAN PIPE, NOT TOO IMPRESSED ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE AND COMPARED TO THE OTHERS ON THE LIST. NOT GOOD OUT OF DIRTY BARREL.
WINCHESTER SUPER X T-22 ? GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL -.75MG 1.5?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL -1?MG 1.75?EG 2/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.75?
COMMENTS: DECENT IN CLEAN BARRELS, ECONOMICAL, SHOOTS SEMI CLEAN. BAD IN DIRTY BARREL, FLYERS KILLED GROUPS.
CR=CONSISTANTCY RATING CBR=CLEAN BARREL RATING DBR=DIRTY BARREL RATING VR=VALUE RATING OAL=OVERALL RATING
50 YARD TEST RESULTS CHART, THE SMALLER THE #, THE BETTER THE RATING.
AMMO CR CBR DBR VR FR OAR $. RD 50 YD GRP FPS RESIDUE
WOLF MATCH EXTRA .75 .5 1 .67 1/15 .730 .20 -1.25" 1024 24 DEV DIRTY
WOLF MATCH TARGET .79 .91 .6 .69 1/15 .749 .14 1" 943 24 DEV DIRTY
REM / ELEY T.RIFLE 1.04 1.16 .91 .92 3/15 1.01 .20 -1? 1021 24 DEV SEMI DIRTY
REM. SUB SONIC 1.08 1.16 1 .94 3/15 1.04 .08 1.25? 947 46 DEV DIRTY
FED. GOLD MEDAL 1 1 1 .87 2/15 .968 .10 1.5? 1059 18 DEV CLEAN
CCI GREEN TAG 1.04 .91 1.16 .91 2/15 1.07 .14 1.5? 988 31 DEV SEMI CLEAN
REM. TARG.22 SVEL. 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.08 3/15 1.20 .08 1.5? 1086 66 DEV CLEAN
WINC. SUP. X T-22 1.29 1.08 1.5 1.11 3/15 1.24 .06 1.75? 1056 50 DEV CLEAN
OF THE REMINGTON SUB SONIC, FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL, AND CCI GREEN TAG, WHICH ARE COMPARIBLE IN MANY WAYS, I RANKED THE REMINGTON SUB SONIC
SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE OTHERS DUE TO CLOSE GROUPS FOR THE PRICE. IT FARED MUCH WORSE AND TAKEN OUT OF CONTENTION IN THE 100 YARD.
FROM A POINT OF IMPACT PERSPECTIVE (P.O.I.), FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL, REMINGTON/ELEY, CCI GREENTAG, WOLF TARGET EXTRA AND MATCH TARGET,
HAD BASICALLY THE SAME P.O.I., CENTER OF GROUPS WITHIN .25? OF EACH OTHER. REMINGTON TARGET 22 AND REMINGTON SUB SONIC WERE SOMEWHAT CLOSE,
CENTER OF GROUPS WITHIN .5? OF EACH OTHER. WINCHESTER T-22 SHOT COMPLETELY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BULLSEYE FROM OTHERS ON THE LIST.
ALL P.O.I. GROUPS WERE WITHIN 1.75? OF EACH OTHER, WINCHESTER T-22 BEING THE EXCEPTION.
100 YARD RESULTS AND COMMENTS
THESE RESULTS BROUGHT ABOUT SOME CHANGES IN THE RANKINGS FROM THE 50 YARD RESULTS. AMMO THAT PERFORMED WELL AT 50 DIDN?T DO SO WELL AT 100,
AND VISA VERSA. SOME OF THE MID / LOWER PRICED STUFF ISN?T REALLY ALL THAT BAD. ALSO SOME OF THE HIGHER PRICED STUFF WASN?T WHAT IT WAS
CRACKED UP TO BE FOR THE COST, AT LEAST THROUGH MY SET UP. AGAIN, IN ORDER TO KEEP THINGS SOMEWHAT SIMPLIER, IF A GROUP WAS JUST UNDER 1?,
1/2? (.5?), ETC., IT IS MARKED -1?, -1/2? (-.5?), JUST OVER +1?, +1/2? (.5?), ETC. IT WAS THEN ROUNDED TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER IN RATINGS.
MG = MAJ. GROUP (EXCLUDING FLYERS) EG = EXT GROUP (INCLUDING FLYERS) FR = FLYER RATIO # OF FLYERS /(PER) # OF SHOTS
THIS IS HOW I RANKED THE AMMO TESTED THROUGH MY SET UP, WITH COMMENTS AND OPINIONS ON MY OBSERVATIONS FOR 100 YARDS.
100YD AVG. GROUP WAS LARGEST AVG. GROUP SHOT USING CLEAN AND DIRTY BARREL GROUPS, INCLUDING FLYERS, WHICH INFATED SOME GROUP MEASUREMENTS.
WOLF MATCH TARGET- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1?MG 1.25?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1?MG -1.75?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP ?1.75?
COMMENTS: JUST NUDGED OUT THE MORE EXPENSIVE MATCH EXTRA. SUPRISING TIGHT GROUPS AND LOW FLYERS. SHOT ALMOST EQUALLY IN CLEAN OR DIRTY BARREL AT THIS RANGE.
WOLF MATCH EXTRA- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1.25?MG 1.75?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.5?MG -2?EG 1/10 FR AVG. GROUP ?2?
COMMENTS: LOST SOME OF IT?S PERFORMANCE AT THE LONGER DISTANCE, AT A HIGHER PRICE COMPARED TO THE MATCH TARGET.
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL .75?MG 1.75?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL .75?MG 1.75?EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP 1.75?
COMMENTS: GAINED RANKING AT 100 FROM 50 COMPARED TO OTHERS.
CCI GREEN TAG- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1.5?MG 2?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.75?MG +2.25? EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP +2.25
COMMENTS: GAINED RANKING AT 100 FROM 50 COMPARED TO OTHERS.
WINCHESTER SUPER X T-22- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1.5?MG 2.25?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.5?MG +2.25?EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP +2.25?
COMMENTS: A BIT OF A SURPRISE, CONSIDERING THE 50 YARD PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMICAL PRICE. HELD PRETTY STEADY BETWEEN THE TWO DISTANCES. VERY COMPARABLE TO GREEN TAG WHEN SHOOTING AT 100 YARDS, AT MOR THAN HALF THE PRICE.
REMINGTON / ELEY TARGET RIFLE- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1.5?MG 2?EG 2/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.75?MG -2.5?EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP ?2.5?
COMMENTS: BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT, EXPECTED MUCH BETTER RESULTS AT 100, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE. THE DISTANCE AWAY OF THE FLYERS AND OPENED GROUP KILLED IT.
REMINGTON TARGET 22- GROUP RESULTS ? CLEAN BARREL 1?MG 3?EG 1/5 FR DIRTY BARREL 1.5?MG +2.25?EG 3/10 FR AVG. GROUP +3?
COMMENTS: NOT REALLY A SHOCKER, POOR PERFORMANCE FOR THE PRICE.
REMINGTON SUB SONIC- GROUP RESULTS ? GROUPS WERE SO OPEN AND ERRATIC (OVER 4.5?) NO REAL DATA COULD BE RECORDED AND TOOK IT OUT OF CONTENTION AT 100
COMMENTS: BIG SURPRISE OF THE TERRIBLE 100 YARD SHOWING, AS THE 50 YD PERFORMANCE WAS QUITE GOOD, EVEN FOR THE LOWER PRICE.
CR=CONSISTANTCY RATING CBR=CLEAN BARREL RATING DBR=DIRTY BARREL RATING VR=VALUE RATING OAL=OVERALL RATING
100 YARD TEST RESULTS CHART, THE SMALLER THE #, THE BETTER THE RATING.
DROP IS FROM 50 TO 100 YARDS IN INCHES.
AMMO CR CBR DBR VR FR OAR $. RD GROUP FPS DROP
WOLF MATCH TARGET 1.16 1.08 1.25 1.02 2/15 1.19 .14 -1.75? 943 24 DEV. -11.5?
WOLF MATCH EXTRA 1.42 1.33 1.5 1.24 2/15 1.37 .20 -2? 1024 14 DEV. -10.75?
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL 1.33 1.5 1.83 1.44 5/15 1.53 .10 1.75? 1059 18 DEV. -9.25?
CCI GREEN TAG 1.92 1.5 2.33 1.66 4/15 1.85 .14 +2.25? 988 31 DEV. -11?
WINC. SUPER X T-22 1.92 1.58 2.25 1.67 4/15 1.86 .06 +2.25" 1056 50 DEV. -9?
REM/ELEY TARGET RIFLE 2.13 1.83 1.81 1.85 5/15 1.91 .20 +3? 1021 24 DEV. -10?
REM. TARGET 22 2.38 2 2.75 2.05 6/15 2.29 .08 +3? 1086 66 DEV. -10?
REM. SUB SONIC NG NG NG NG NG NG .08 +4.5? ?
AT 100 YARDS THE GROUPS OF BOTH WOLF AMMOS WERE SIMILAR, WITH SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT POINTS OF IMPACTS,
THE REM/ELEY HAD SIMILAR POINTS OF IMPACT WITH REM. TARGET 22, THE WINCHESTER T-22 VERY SIMILAR IN
EVERY WAY EXCEPT P.O.I., WHICH ONCE AGAIN WAS WAY TO THE LEFT OF THE BULL. THE OVERALL RATING WAS MORE
INLINE WITH AVERAGE GROUP SIZE, WHICH IN THE 50 YARD, DIDN?T REALLY MATCH UP AS WELL. AS FAR AS PRICE
PER ROUND, AT 100 YARDS, IT SEEMS YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, EXCEPTING THE REM/ELEY.
THIS LED TO THINK ABOUT WHICH AMMO DID THE BEST INCLUDING THEIR 50 AND 100 YARD PERFORMANCE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
OVER A BROAD SPECTRUM OF DATA COLLECTED OVER MULIPLE RANGES. SO.....
MULTI YARD RATING (MYR)
CBR OF 50 + 100 DIVIDED BY 2 = CBR / MYR
DBR OF 50 + 100 DIVIDED BY 2 = DBR / MYR
CR OF 50 + 100 DIVIDED BY 2 = CR / MYR
VR OF 50 + 100 DIVIDED BY 2 = VR / MYR
CBR + DBR + CR + VR OF 50 AND 100 DIVIDED BY 4 = MYR OAR
MULTI YARD RATING (MYR) CHART, AVERAGE OF 50 AND 100 DATA, OVERALL PERFORMANCE
ACROSS MULTIPLE RANGES, CLEAN / DIRTY BARRELS, INCONSISTANTCY OF FLYERS
AMMO MYR CR MYR CBR MYR DBR MYR VR MYR FR MYR OAR $. RD MYR GROUP FPS
WOLF MATCH TARGET .978 .995 .925 .855 3/30 .938 .14 -1.5? 943 24 DEV
WOLF MATCH EXTRA 1.08 .915 1.25 .956 3/30 1.22 .20 -1.62? 1024 14 DEV
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL 1.17 1.25 1.42 1.16 7/30 1.25 .10 1.62? 1059 18 DEV
REM/ELEY TARGET RIFLE 1.58 1.50 1.36 .925 8/30 1.34 .20 -2? 1021 24 DEV
CCI GREEN TAG 1.48 1.21 1.75 1.29 6/30 1.43 .14 +1.88? 988 31 DEV
WINC. SUPER X T-22 1.60 1.33 1.88 1.39 7/30 1.55 .06 +2? 1056 50 DEV
REM. TARGET 22 1.81 1.63 2 1.56 9/30 1.75 .08 +2.25" 1086 66 DEV
REM. SUB SONIC NG NG NG NG NG NG .06 NG 947 46 DEV
LOOKING AT ALL THE FACTORS, IT APPEARS THAT THROUGH A SAVAGE MKII IN A SILHOUTTE MATCH WHERE VARIOUS RANGES ARE SHOT,
AND OF THE AMMOS TESTED, THE WOLF MATCH TARGET IS THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK (VR) AND ALTHOUGH MAY NOT BE THE BEST THROUGH
A CLEAN BARREL (CBR), OFFERS THE BEST GROUPS AND CONSISTANTCY (CR). AT A 100 YARD ONLY MATCH, THE SAME HOLDS TRUE, CLEAN
OR DIRTY BARREL. AND ALTHOUGH AT 50 YARDS IT GIVES UP A LITTLE TO WOLF MATCH EXTRA, IT IS BY NOT MUCH.
IF PRICE IS THE MAIN CONCERN, IT SEEMS AT 50 YARDS, REM. SUBSONIC IS A GOOD ROUND, BUT AT 100, DOESN?T EVEN GROUP GOOD ENOUGH TO MEASURE.
SO FOR A FEW CENTS PER ROUND MORE, ONE CAN STEP UP TO FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL WHICH PLACED BETTER IN THE 100 YARD AND MYR THAN SOME AMMO TWICE
IT?S PRICE, WITH LESS DROP AND FLYERS THAN MOST. SOMETHING CHEAP AND SEMI ACCURATE, FOR THE NOT SO DESCRIMINATE SHOOTER, SEEMS TO BE THE
WINCHESTER T-22, BUT I WOULDN?T TAKE IT TO ANY COMPETITION.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. NUMBERS AND VALUES THAT BREAK DOWN THE AMMO TESTED FOR YOUR STYLE OF SHOOTING, WHETHER 50 OR 100 YARDS, CLEAN OR DIRTY
BARREL, CHEAP OR EXPENSIVE. COMPITITION OR PUNCHING HOLES IN PAPER AT THE RANGE. HOPE TO TEST OTHERS THE SAME WAY IN THE FUTURE, BUT UNTIL THEN,
THIS IS WHAT TO EXPECT OUT OF THE TYPE OF NON HIGH VELOCITY AMMO YOU CAN FIND EASILY.
?A CRAFTSMAN CAN?T REALIZE HIS FULL POTENTIAL, WITHOUT FINDING THE POTENTIAL OF THE TOOLS HE USES?.....TOP PREDATOR - 2009
