Anyone tried the Winchester Subsonic 42 Max rounds? I picked up a box and was wondering if they are decent, or a waste of money. I get it could vary depending on the rifle, but shot consistency is really what I'm interested in hearing about.....
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Subsonic 42 Max
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Having tested and comparing many 22LR rounds, the Win 42 gr was one of them. From my experience with Winchester ammo, they're what I would call average for non-Target/Match ammo. So, not much to speak about . . . typically. I even tried some of their "Match" for 22 LR (40tr RN; Listed MV at 1150) and it was awful . . . really awful! When I tried the 42 gr subsonic, to my great surprise it did really well (better than any of the Winchester 22LR I fired). I fired it through 5 different guns to include my Ruger American, 10/22 and Precision Rimfire and got really decent accuracy, AND . . . consistency. I got SD's averaging around 15 and velocities right at the Listed 1150 or a little higher our my my precison rimfire (18in barrel). It's not match grade stuff, but is shot pretty darn well for me.
Thanks for the reply, makes me feel a little better that I may not have completely wasted my money buying those! What is your ammo choice? I’m looking for a good varmint round that I can get a little distance out of. I would shoot match rounds as long as they were effective/efficient on small game.
That’s kinda what I’m looking for. Pushing past 50 would be nice, but not exactly necessary. I had horrible luck with the super fast CCI stuff!
Depending on the application, but for a "good varmint round" the CCI Mini Mag HP is what I like to use for the most part and for a decent inexpensive round I've gotten really good results from Federal's black box bulk they call "Field Pack" (they're essentially the same as their American Eagle's). For most consistency and accuracy I like Lapua's Center X and Federal's UltraMatch, though a little pricey . . . they're a good choice for varmints because of the consistency and accuracy you can get (even out to 2-300 yrds). For my 22LR hand guns I really like using these Winchester Subsonic 42gr HP rounds.
I've not shot these Subsonics out at long distances, so am not sure how they'd do. Guess, I'll have to try them some time soon and see what I get at 200 yds or so.
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Thanks for the info! I may be looking into Lapua and Federal now. I don’t shoot enough of them for cost to be a huge issue.
