I was running out of CCI Standard Velocity, so I came across some CCI Blazer (edit) bulk pack (pictured below) and thought I'd give it a try for reliability, velocity, recoil etc for use in Rimfire Challenge competition. The following is my review. ( I found only good reviews online, ranging from 4.4 to 4.9 (out of 5) stars.
The Guns used:
1 - S&W SW22 Performace Center Victory Reviewed here ( https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/need-new-22rf-pistol-steel-challenge-gun.7002901/ )
2 - Ruger 10/22 receiver with TdK bolt, barrel and trigger
I fired approximately 120 rounds in both guns, and observed the following:
Ammo tested:
CCI Blazer, 38 grain, 1235 fps. $39.95 / 1,050 rounds at Walmart
CCI Standard Velocity, 40 gr, 1070 fps
SW22 - 100 % reliability with a measurably greater recoil impulse. That it would have a greater recoil at 150 fps faster is not suprising. That it was as noticeable as it was did suprise me. Its 22 rf....were not talking 300 WinMag here. But when measuring string times in hundredths of a second, the Balzerwould be a time handicap. Accuracy: PoA was consistently PoI (using Vortex Viper red dot)
TdK 10/22 - of the 120ish rounds fired, about 7 failures to feed, with the bolt riding over the cartridge and denting the side of the round. (I failed to get a pic of the damage). By meaurement the Blazers are about 0.032" shorter than the Standard Velocity. Why it causes FtFire in the 10/22 and not the SW22 eludes me. A slightly greater recoil impulse was barely noticeable. The CCI SV has always fed 99.99% reliably. Accuracy: PoA was consistently PoI (using Vortex Viper red dot) Both CCI Stinger and CCI SV rim diameter averaged the same - 0.272 - 0.273, so rim diamter doesntt seem to be the cause of the bolt riding over the CCI Blazer rounds
No FtFire in any rounds tested. The Blazer seemes to take a deeper primer hit indentation than the CCI SV.
The harder recoil in the SW22 and the unreliability in the 10/22 scared me away. So I just ordered 5,000 rounds of the CCI SV.
Seeing only good reviews online, I thought I'd share this review with y'all.
The Guns used:
1 - S&W SW22 Performace Center Victory Reviewed here ( https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/need-new-22rf-pistol-steel-challenge-gun.7002901/ )
2 - Ruger 10/22 receiver with TdK bolt, barrel and trigger
I fired approximately 120 rounds in both guns, and observed the following:
Ammo tested:
CCI Blazer, 38 grain, 1235 fps. $39.95 / 1,050 rounds at Walmart
CCI Standard Velocity, 40 gr, 1070 fps
SW22 - 100 % reliability with a measurably greater recoil impulse. That it would have a greater recoil at 150 fps faster is not suprising. That it was as noticeable as it was did suprise me. Its 22 rf....were not talking 300 WinMag here. But when measuring string times in hundredths of a second, the Balzerwould be a time handicap. Accuracy: PoA was consistently PoI (using Vortex Viper red dot)
TdK 10/22 - of the 120ish rounds fired, about 7 failures to feed, with the bolt riding over the cartridge and denting the side of the round. (I failed to get a pic of the damage). By meaurement the Blazers are about 0.032" shorter than the Standard Velocity. Why it causes FtFire in the 10/22 and not the SW22 eludes me. A slightly greater recoil impulse was barely noticeable. The CCI SV has always fed 99.99% reliably. Accuracy: PoA was consistently PoI (using Vortex Viper red dot) Both CCI Stinger and CCI SV rim diameter averaged the same - 0.272 - 0.273, so rim diamter doesntt seem to be the cause of the bolt riding over the CCI Blazer rounds
No FtFire in any rounds tested. The Blazer seemes to take a deeper primer hit indentation than the CCI SV.
The harder recoil in the SW22 and the unreliability in the 10/22 scared me away. So I just ordered 5,000 rounds of the CCI SV.
Seeing only good reviews online, I thought I'd share this review with y'all.
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