best 22lr off the shelf?

[YodaSends]

it didn't feed reliably with the CCI sub sonics which are what I wanted to shoot

while CCI is definitely not garbage, I've not found it to shoot well in most "match" grade guns and often splits groups in the rifles I have. Eley, Lapua, SK are the kool-aid all the cool kids are drinking, but can be 2x the cost of CCI green-tag. Even within those it's a matter of finding which one and which lot your rifle likes. Tenex has won a ton of olympics, but it shoots like trash in action/chamber that's optimized for Center-X.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

while CCI is definitely not garbage, I've not found it to shoot well in most "match" grade guns and often splits groups in the rifles I have. Eley, Lapua, SK are the kool-aid all the cool kids are drinking, but can be 2x the cost of CCI green-tag. Even within those it's a matter of finding which one and which lot your rifle likes. Tenex has won a ton of olympics, but it shoots like trash in action/chamber that's optimized for Center-X.

Im sure it does but I don't shoot 22s for groups, it's strictly for hunting and plinking, I don't want to pay 25.00/50 rounds for 22. I have a few dozen boxes of expensive 22 ammo and I've never even tried it. I've found the CCI subsonic to be perfect for my needs, it wasn't an accuracy issue in my tikka, it was a feeding issue.

 

[peaches]

For some reason, none of my rifles like the subsonic CCI as much as the SV. Guess that's a good thing since it's plentiful at Rural King for $4/50. I'm hoarding 2 brinks of the old Wolf match that I used to get for $25/brick years ago. I wish I had bought more ...

 

[BLJ]

Agree on the Wolf. It’s pretty good stuff.

 

[peaches]

I heard the SK Standard may now be the same load, but haven't ever found any locally to try.

 

[BLJ]

I heard the SK Standard may now be the same load, but haven't ever found any locally to try.

I believe new Wolf Match Target and Wolf Match Extra are made by Eley in the UK.

 

[Parkerpusher]

CZ and Savage are generally really good out of the box.

I’ve got a competition rig I need to think about selling if you end up going that route eventually.