Next up is a toss up between Eley Match and SK Rifle Match. I'm giving it to Eley Match simply because I shot two great targets but only shot one target with SK Rifle Match. Remember these are with the shim under the barrel, I shot more SK Rifle Match but it wasn't good and I only had one box left to shoot with the shim in place.
SK Rifle Match. This is a cheaper bullet costing around $7-8 a box.I had a couple of bad groups but a 3/16", two 1/4", two 3/8" groups definitely warrants further testing. I will by buying more of this.
Next is probably Eley Edge. Edge is a cheaper bullet costing around $9-10 a box. One think to keep in mind is I chose these Eley types because they all have the blunt tip bullet or EPS design that the chamber is supposedly chambered for. In the end, I don't think any of that matters.
Next up is RWS R50sc. This is an expensive ammo, I've seen it anywhere between $15 and $20 a box. I bought mine on sale at SWFA for $10.81 a box.
The rest of the ammo groups are all about the same. I do want to say that the Flatnose bullet by SK does have a unique tip profile compared to the others. It appears that the Basic shot as good or better than the Match at $2 box cheaper. The biggest disappointment was in the Eley Team. To be a fairly expensive ammo it really shot bad, just bad. Not sure what "ninch" Eley is trying to fill or sell to but I won't be buying any more of it. The CCI SV was hard to lock the bolt down. CCI has been like this the entire test period. I won't be shooting CCI in this barrel any longer. SK had a very small percentage of hard bolt closures but nothing to be concerned with. Everything else chambered with ease. Another thing to point out is that I had zero malfunctions of any kind throughout this entire test. That's at least 1300 rounds of feed, extract and eject to perfection. I also checked several bullet tips after chambering and none were damaged like you see sometimes with denting the tip, scraping at the drive bands or scratching.
10 photo limit is reached. Final photos and conclusions in next post.
SK Rifle Match. This is a cheaper bullet costing around $7-8 a box.I had a couple of bad groups but a 3/16", two 1/4", two 3/8" groups definitely warrants further testing. I will by buying more of this.
Next is probably Eley Edge. Edge is a cheaper bullet costing around $9-10 a box. One think to keep in mind is I chose these Eley types because they all have the blunt tip bullet or EPS design that the chamber is supposedly chambered for. In the end, I don't think any of that matters.
Next up is RWS R50sc. This is an expensive ammo, I've seen it anywhere between $15 and $20 a box. I bought mine on sale at SWFA for $10.81 a box.
The rest of the ammo groups are all about the same. I do want to say that the Flatnose bullet by SK does have a unique tip profile compared to the others. It appears that the Basic shot as good or better than the Match at $2 box cheaper. The biggest disappointment was in the Eley Team. To be a fairly expensive ammo it really shot bad, just bad. Not sure what "ninch" Eley is trying to fill or sell to but I won't be buying any more of it. The CCI SV was hard to lock the bolt down. CCI has been like this the entire test period. I won't be shooting CCI in this barrel any longer. SK had a very small percentage of hard bolt closures but nothing to be concerned with. Everything else chambered with ease. Another thing to point out is that I had zero malfunctions of any kind throughout this entire test. That's at least 1300 rounds of feed, extract and eject to perfection. I also checked several bullet tips after chambering and none were damaged like you see sometimes with denting the tip, scraping at the drive bands or scratching.
10 photo limit is reached. Final photos and conclusions in next post.
