Chris in TN
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The wife is out of town, I'm caught up at work, and it was dead calm this morning and I'm still getting to know this new .22lr ammo.
The kids and I shot a bit yesterday (.22s at 175-225 yards) and while we were out I painted my 225-yard barn target. So it was cleanly painted this morning. Or as close as it gets with cheap paint. I took the 24" CZ457 and dialed 28 minutes (this scope maxes out at 29.5 and I try to avoid the very end of travel) and held another 4moa in the reticle - that's the same BC as CCI SV but with the velocity adjusted to match the new ammo, and has worked perfectly thus far.
Anyway, I shot 15 shots with the Scheel's-Federal bulk ammo. Best I can tell, the group was about 3.9moa tall and 1.9moa wide. Given that I observed an ES of 44 to 60 with this ammo the other day, I expected to have 2+ moa of vertical spread over and above my horizontal at 225 yards, so the group was, in my opinion, for ammo of this price, pretty darned excellent. Of course, this is bench shooting, and my actual field position groups will likely be larger, but, the takehome point is, this ammo is a great value, IMO.
I halfway intended to go measure the group (instead of just estimating size using 2moa reticles hashes) but junior walks into the barn and asks if he can shoot a few shots, so, no photos, as the group grew a bit.
I ordered another box of this ammo last night. Two boxes is ~3804 rounds and will last a long time.
The kids and I shot a bit yesterday (.22s at 175-225 yards) and while we were out I painted my 225-yard barn target. So it was cleanly painted this morning. Or as close as it gets with cheap paint. I took the 24" CZ457 and dialed 28 minutes (this scope maxes out at 29.5 and I try to avoid the very end of travel) and held another 4moa in the reticle - that's the same BC as CCI SV but with the velocity adjusted to match the new ammo, and has worked perfectly thus far.
Anyway, I shot 15 shots with the Scheel's-Federal bulk ammo. Best I can tell, the group was about 3.9moa tall and 1.9moa wide. Given that I observed an ES of 44 to 60 with this ammo the other day, I expected to have 2+ moa of vertical spread over and above my horizontal at 225 yards, so the group was, in my opinion, for ammo of this price, pretty darned excellent. Of course, this is bench shooting, and my actual field position groups will likely be larger, but, the takehome point is, this ammo is a great value, IMO.
I halfway intended to go measure the group (instead of just estimating size using 2moa reticles hashes) but junior walks into the barn and asks if he can shoot a few shots, so, no photos, as the group grew a bit.
I ordered another box of this ammo last night. Two boxes is ~3804 rounds and will last a long time.
