I know a few people on this forum have said this before, but I saw firsthand what a crapshoot rimfire ammo can be.
I scored a brick of Center X this week and was excited to go see how awesome it would be in my Vudoo. I’ve shot Center X in it before with amazing results. Well, this lot kind of sucks. Averaged .625” for 16 five shot groups. Bad enough that I was questioning my gun and myself. So I shot four more 5-shot groups from my Supergrade. Same results, .75” groups at 50yd.
So I then started thinking it’s me that sucks. Switched ammo in the Kidd to Eley Team and shot several groups in the .3’s and .4’s, basically enlarged holes. Same when I ran some Pistol King and SK Std+ in the Vudoo—.2’s and .3’s.
Then I tried something with unexpected results. The Std+ that shoots one-holers in the Vudoo barely stayed inside an inch in the Supergrade. I thought that was weird. Either ammo is good or it isn’t, right? But good in the Vudoo isn’t necessarily good in the Kidd. Then I turn around and shoot a couple half inch groups from the Kidd using Mini Mags! JFC.
I guess that’s what makes these guns so fun. Or frustrating…
I scored a brick of Center X this week and was excited to go see how awesome it would be in my Vudoo. I’ve shot Center X in it before with amazing results. Well, this lot kind of sucks. Averaged .625” for 16 five shot groups. Bad enough that I was questioning my gun and myself. So I shot four more 5-shot groups from my Supergrade. Same results, .75” groups at 50yd.
So I then started thinking it’s me that sucks. Switched ammo in the Kidd to Eley Team and shot several groups in the .3’s and .4’s, basically enlarged holes. Same when I ran some Pistol King and SK Std+ in the Vudoo—.2’s and .3’s.
Then I tried something with unexpected results. The Std+ that shoots one-holers in the Vudoo barely stayed inside an inch in the Supergrade. I thought that was weird. Either ammo is good or it isn’t, right? But good in the Vudoo isn’t necessarily good in the Kidd. Then I turn around and shoot a couple half inch groups from the Kidd using Mini Mags! JFC.
I guess that’s what makes these guns so fun. Or frustrating…