Norma 22 match -- any good?
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It's made by RWS...it's one of the midgrade products.
Not intended for serious competition.
Subject to mv spread, some lots better than others.
Practice, hunting, plinking.
Not intended for serious competition.
Subject to mv spread, some lots better than others.
Practice, hunting, plinking.
I was surprised how well it shot out of my CZ 457 MTR. Velocity was higher at Avg. 1134 with ES/SD: 22/7.0. At 50 yards was just over .50 and at 100 yards at .906.
I've never been overly impressed with it in any of my rimfire rifles. I mean it's fine and I have no idea what I paid for it, but it's nothing more than practice ammo for me. If it's a good deal I'd still pull the trigger if you are in need of ammo.
In my bolt it was good for practice. I'd say 65-70% of the ammo was consistent and shot well. Then there would be random fliers. The first box I shot, shot dimes at 50 so I bought more. Second box... 70% of it was good.
All in all, decent practice ammo. Just don't use it for training wind. You'll be chasing the fliers at 200.
All in all, decent practice ammo. Just don't use it for training wind. You'll be chasing the fliers at 200.
Like everyone else here, I’ve seen Norma shoot really well.. and I’ve seen it fall apart with a significant temp change. It’s definitely not high level competition ammunition, but it does surprisingly well sometimes in my rifles.
It doesn’t suck it shoots about a half inch at 50 with the occasional flyer in my sako and voodoo. I’d compare it with CCI standard velocity maybe a touch better
Any 22lr cartridge that is rated as similar to CCI SV is not getting a compliment.
Sorry folks... CCI SV is bulk 22lr expected to average 2 inches of spread for 5 shots at 100 yards.
The critical word there is "average". Expect anything from 1/4 inch to 4 inches
depending on y'er luck with the assembly line lottery.
Sorry folks... CCI SV is bulk 22lr expected to average 2 inches of spread for 5 shots at 100 yards.
The critical word there is "average". Expect anything from 1/4 inch to 4 inches
depending on y'er luck with the assembly line lottery.
I think anyone that doesn't listen to @justin amateur in regards to rimfire has rocks in there head. I enjoy all the tests that you've done and data you provide.
With that said... I bought another brick of it because I'm able to get it for 68 bucks haha
With that said... I bought another brick of it because I'm able to get it for 68 bucks haha
Camo, I go through bricks of bulk ammo trying to shoot offhand.
Not one of my better skills. Why waste Benchrest grade cartridges
when bulk 22lr is capable of better results than I am?
CCI SV, Fed 36 gr cphp, Blazer all can stay sub inch at 25 yards.
Me? Safest spot on the target is the bullseye.
Not one of my better skills. Why waste Benchrest grade cartridges
when bulk 22lr is capable of better results than I am?
CCI SV, Fed 36 gr cphp, Blazer all can stay sub inch at 25 yards.
Me? Safest spot on the target is the bullseye.
I always value what @justin amateur has to say.
It seems to me that he runs a little on the conservative side in his evaluations. Likely due to extensive test rather than picking the most favorable result.
It seems to me that he runs a little on the conservative side in his evaluations. Likely due to extensive test rather than picking the most favorable result.
For me, Norma Match 22 has been a below average performer (I shoot mostly at 100y), and I've been using it extensively this summer and in classes. In my CZ 457 with Lothar Walter barrel, it peforms below CCI SV...and my gun shoots well with CCI SV. I mostly shoot with various flavors of Eley and SK.
I am with you. My Tikka T1x will bug hole at 50 yds, but 100yds on it will have 4" of vertical, 200yds much more. CCI SV will out shoot it.
Mark
It's one ammo that seems to be readily available, pallets of it sitting around the aisles at our local Rural King. In all the years of watching/spotting shooters at my longrange rimfire matches only one gun really likes Tac-22 and shot it well. Comparing to CCI Std would be a pretty close comparison, it's an ammo that hits most of my targets and shoots around the smaller ones close enough to make a shooter think it was conditions or a slight mistake on their part.
Up to a point the higher end ammo is much more consistent which can be seen by group sizes on the targets but even the high end stuff isn't always the best for longrange work. Might shoot one hole easily at close range but opens up when pushing it farther out. Crazy stuff this rimfire shooting is, one day you'd have ammo you think could like matchsticks at 100 yards and another day can't keep it on a 2 or 3 inch target.
Just this weekend saw a lot of really top competitors struggle with ammo that has shot well all summer for them. Something was different because it affected so many, nearly all had to add elevation as they got farther out and lots of crazy misses on larger targets.
But, Tac-22 is available nearly everywhere. Is decent for getting trigger time but unless you have a gun that really likes it don't look for accuracy SK or similiar ammo will give.
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Up to a point the higher end ammo is much more consistent which can be seen by group sizes on the targets but even the high end stuff isn't always the best for longrange work. Might shoot one hole easily at close range but opens up when pushing it farther out. Crazy stuff this rimfire shooting is, one day you'd have ammo you think could like matchsticks at 100 yards and another day can't keep it on a 2 or 3 inch target.
Just this weekend saw a lot of really top competitors struggle with ammo that has shot well all summer for them. Something was different because it affected so many, nearly all had to add elevation as they got farther out and lots of crazy misses on larger targets.
But, Tac-22 is available nearly everywhere. Is decent for getting trigger time but unless you have a gun that really likes it don't look for accuracy SK or similiar ammo will give.
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