aarondhgraham
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I shoot a lot of .22 semi-auto pistols for recreation,,,
I have found that my pistols are far more reliable with hi-velocity ammo.
For this reason I have a lot of CCI Mini-Mags on my shelf.
Last week I was on a 5-day "stay-cation",,,
I decided that was an excellent time to dial in my scoped .22 rifles.
I was using the Mini-Mags in the rifles,,,
But my groups looked more like shotgun patterns,,,
No matter how I tried I could not bring any of my rifles to a tight group.
Then I ran out of Mini-Mags,,,
I had only taken 100 rounds for this trip.
The only other ammo I had with me that day,,,
Was a brick of Remington Mil-Surp 40 grain standard velocity LRN.
Wow! What a difference.
A 3-4" pattern from my Savage Mk-IIF,,,
Immediately shrank to a 1" (or smaller) group at 50 yards.
The same thing happened with my Henry Acu-Bolt,,,
The 3-4" pattern immediately became a tight little grouping.
With both rifles (off of a cheap plastic front rest),,,
I was hitting a 2" metal gong at 100 yards.
So now I can save the pricier Mini-Mags for my semi-auto handguns,,,
And enjoy actually hitting my targets again with my rifles.
The good thing is that I have 17,000 rounds of that mil-surp ammo,,,
That cache should last me for quite some time.
Ya live and learn,,,
Aarond
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I have found that my pistols are far more reliable with hi-velocity ammo.
For this reason I have a lot of CCI Mini-Mags on my shelf.
Last week I was on a 5-day "stay-cation",,,
I decided that was an excellent time to dial in my scoped .22 rifles.
I was using the Mini-Mags in the rifles,,,
But my groups looked more like shotgun patterns,,,
No matter how I tried I could not bring any of my rifles to a tight group.
Then I ran out of Mini-Mags,,,
I had only taken 100 rounds for this trip.
The only other ammo I had with me that day,,,
Was a brick of Remington Mil-Surp 40 grain standard velocity LRN.
Wow! What a difference.
A 3-4" pattern from my Savage Mk-IIF,,,
Immediately shrank to a 1" (or smaller) group at 50 yards.
The same thing happened with my Henry Acu-Bolt,,,
The 3-4" pattern immediately became a tight little grouping.
With both rifles (off of a cheap plastic front rest),,,
I was hitting a 2" metal gong at 100 yards.
So now I can save the pricier Mini-Mags for my semi-auto handguns,,,
And enjoy actually hitting my targets again with my rifles.
The good thing is that I have 17,000 rounds of that mil-surp ammo,,,
That cache should last me for quite some time.
Ya live and learn,,,
Aarond
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