Was at the range today, and a nice older guy was shooting his custom CZ with a Lilja barrel, and we got to talking about rimfires, and he was trying a bunch of high-end ammo in his to see what it liked. He asked which one my Ranger 22 preferred, and I said, honestly never tried anything higher priced than CCI SV in it, as it shoots good enough to have fun with at 200. He slid me a whole box (50) of SK Match (red & black box) over, and said, mine won’t shoot these, give ‘em a try. So after about 15-20 rounds my barrel settled in with the SK, and I put down this 5-shot group. If the 5th one hadn’t gone wide, it would have been much more impressive. But I’m learning that .22 LR having fliers and dropouts is unpredictable, at best…Even with the high-end ammo.
View attachment 7997054I Wouldn't be too quick to form opinions on 22lr accuracy based on groups shot with a Ranger and SK match ammo or a custom CZ for that matter. While SK match is good ammo it is not considered High end! The 22lr can be extremely accurate at 50 yds but at a cost. It's all about how serious you are about accuracy. 5K for a custom build, 1k for a custom rest and $15 to $ 24 a box to lot test ammo. Then you'll see those flyers and dropouts " as you call them" go away!