22 Rim Fire Ammo Test
1 The Ruger 10/22 had a Lilja heavy match barrel installed – 21 inches long, and a Volquarsten VX-2500 aluminum stock, and a Leupold 4-12 X scope.
2. The BRNO 452 ZKM had a match-fluted barrel from Lilja, 25 inches long, sporter weight. We cut the chamber with a match reamer from Dan Green. Scope was a Weaver 4-16.
3. Anschutz 1808. We replaced the target stock on this rifle with a sporter stock from McMillan. A Hoehn 4000 Plus barrel tuner was also installed, but no attempt was made to tune it for any of the ammunition that we shot. It had the standard factory heavy barrel, 19 inches long.
All the following are the average of 3, 5-shot groups at 50 meters.
AMMO |
RUGER 10/22 |
BRNO 452 ZKM |
ANSCHUTZ 1808 |
CCI BLAZER |
1176 – 0.444 |
1211 – 0.643 |
1266 – 0.914 |
CCI STINGER |
1459 – 0.823 |
1471 – 0.716 |
1510 – 0.675 |
CCI STANDARD VELOCITY |
1016 – 0.632 |
1002 – 0.663 |
1065 0.615 |
ELEY SILHOUEX |
1043 – 0.660 |
1034 – 0.606 |
1054 – 0.520 |
ELEY HV |
1228 – 0.511 |
1254 – 0.669 |
1266 – 0.621 |
ELEY SCORPION |
1256 – 0.817 |
1258 – 0.661 |
1287 – 0.513 |
ELEY PISTOL MATCH |
1056 – 0.697 |
1041 – 0.667 |
1053 – 0.548 |
ELEY MATCH-EXTRA |
1060 – 0.820 |
1038 – 0.833 |
1068 – 0.445 |
ELEY TENEX |
1043 – 0.488 |
1053 – 0.467 |
1058 – 0.279 |
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL |
1100 – 1.061 |
1097 – 0.939 |
1131 – 0.563 |
KASSNAR CONCORDE HP |
1196 – 0.637 |
1214 – 0.749 |
1224 – 0.567 |
LAPUA MIDAS L |
1026 – 0.531 |
1021 – 0.394 |
1058 – 0.213 |
LAPUA HP |
1352 – 0.707 |
1349 – 0.536 |
1364 – 0.524 |
MPB QUICK-SHOCK |
1576 – 0.725 |
1548 – 0.869 |
1629 – 0.864 |
NORINCO |
1091 – 0.415 |
1046 – 0.803 |
1097 – 0.679 |
REMINGTON HV |
1178 – 0.654 |
1240 – 0.633 |
1236 – 0.495 |
REMINGTON YELLOW JACKET |
1358 – 1.067 |
1317 – 0.812 |
1402 – 0.617 |
RWS SPORT |
982 – 0.801 |
1038 – 0.834 |
1046 – 0.730 |
SK – STANDARD PINK BOX |
983 – 1.187 |
975 – 0.643 |
1043 – 0.495 |
SK STANDARD YELLOW BOX |
970 – 0.817 |
985 – 0.611 |
1024 – 0.384 |
SK HV – GREEN BOX |
1065 – 1.180 |
1119 – 0.948 |
1096 – 0.987 |
SWARTKLIP |
1053 – 0.688 |
1079 – 0.692 |
1146 – 0.658 |
SELLIER & BELLOT HV |
1283 – 0.981 |
1035 – 0.989 |
1976 – 0.499 |
SELLIER & BELLOT SV |
1105 – 1.142 |
1054 – 0.637 |
1082 – 0.571 |
WIN XPERT SELECTED ACCURACY – RED BOX |
1033 – 0.864 |
1035 – 0.989 |
1976 – 0.499 |
WIN XPERT – YELLOW BOX |
1045 – 0.860 |
1054 – 0.637 |
1082 – 0.571 |
WIN T22 |
1051 – 0.623 |
1049 – 0.933 |
1090 – 0.497 |
WIN PISTOL SUPREME |
1042 – 0.658 |
1046 – 0.640 |
1078 – 0.582 |
WIN LASER |
1418 – 0.918 |
1592 – 0.906 |
1441 – 0.596 |
One thing I have learnt from running this test, and that is the incredible inconsistency with all of the ammo tested, except the ELEY TENEX.
You get one group that goes into one ragged hole about a third of an inch, and the next one is spread over 5 times that area. You can hear different reports from each round, as some of them go supersonic. Some of them have wax over most of the brass case, which got into the chamber, causing some cases to stick, this required frequent cleaning of the chamber. We cleaned the rifles barrels before the test, but no cleaning was done in between.
4. BRNO 452 ZKM HB, it has a 21 inch barrel.
5. Ruger 10/22, with a 16.5 inch carbon barrel.
6. Browning Gold Medalion, with a 22 inch barrel.
Ammo |
BRNO 452 ZKM HB |
RUGER 10/22 VOLQUARSTEN CARBON BARREL |
BROWNING GOLD MEDALION |
CCI BLAZER |
1262 – 0.593 |
1249 – 0. 713 |
1241 – 0.728 |
CCI STINGER |
1515 – 1.605 |
1383 – 0. 707 |
1493 – 0.870 |
CCI STANDARD VELOCITY |
1058 – 0.458 |
1069 - 0. 391 |
1079 – 0.448 |
ELEY SILHOUEX |
1056 – 0.238 |
1063 – 0. 651 |
1058 – 0.338 |
ELEY HV |
1254 – 0.518 |
1254 – 0. 467 |
1249 – 0.499 |
ELEY SCORPION |
1264 – 0.828 |
1256 – 0. 537 |
1279 – 0.403 |
ELEY PISTOL MATCH |
1015 - 0.368 |
1002 – 0.595 |
1004 – 0.758 |
ELEY TENEX |
1074 - 0.274 |
1068 – 0.559 |
1075 – 0.580 |
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL |
1134 – 0 958 |
1118 – 0.665 |
1120 – 0.631 |
KASSNAR CONCORDE HP |
1271 – 0. 270 |
1278 – 0.508 |
1263 – 0.305 |
LAPUA MIDAS M |
1041 – 0.355 |
1021 – 0.453 |
1020 – 0.519 |
LAPUA HP |
1319 – 0.868 |
1332 – 0.503 |
1325 – 0.692 |
MPB QUICK-SHOCK |
1565 - 0.961 |
1581 – 0.748 |
1559 – 0.670 |
NORINCO PISTOL & REVOLVER |
1077 – 0.506 |
1069 – 0.817 |
1040 – 0.978 |
REMINGTON HV |
1220 – 0.851 |
1213 – 0.780 |
1165 – 0.829 |
RWS SPORT |
1040 – 0.728 |
1029 – 0.578 |
1036 – 0.656 |
SK STANDARD -YELLOW BOX |
1140 – 1.086 |
1134 – 0.611 |
1114 – 0.506 |
SK HV – GREEN BOX |
1185 – 0.753 |
1187 – 0.592 |
1149 – 0.630 |
SWARTKLIP |
1094 – 0.713 |
1057 – 0.526 |
1057 – 1.058 |
SELLIER & BELLOT HV |
1283 – 0.768 |
1262 – 0.946 |
1280 – 0.456 |
SELLIER & BELLOT SV |
1127 – 0.934 |
1115 – 0.684 |
1091 – 0.779 |
WINCHESTER XPERT SELECTED ACCURACY – RED |
1075 – 0.459 |
1050 – 0.752 |
1079 – 1.110 |
WINCHESTER EXPERT – YELLOW BOX |
1093 – 0.457 |
1074 – 0.835 |
1080 – 0.539 |
WINCHESTER T22 |
1087 – 0.538 |
1085 – 0.649 |
1073 – 0.803 |
WINCHESTER PISTOL SUPREME |
1072 – 0.524 |
1068 – 0.719 |
1074 – 0.492 |
ELEY SV |
1092 – 0.642 |
1089 – 0.400 |
1089 – 0.580 |
RWS R50 |
1091 – 0.328 |
1079 – 0.659 |
1062 – 0.691 |
WINCHESTER SUPER X HP |
1263 – 0.682 |
1264 – 0.702 |
1255 – 0.658 |
NORINCO |
1104 – 0.540 |
1103 – 0.470 |
1086 – 0.990 |
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Remington 541T
Heckler & Koch Model 270
BRNO 452 2E ZKM "Goofy Rifle" named in honor of one of our hyacinth macaws, a painting of his appears on the stock.
Ammo |
Remington 541T |
H & K 270 |
Brno CZ 452-2E ZKM |
CCI BLAZER |
1303 – 0.730 |
1234 – 0.875 |
1244 – 0.514 |
CCI STINGER |
1563 – 1.030 |
1452 – 0889 |
1459 – 1.473 |
ELEY SILHOUEX |
1044 – 0.543 |
1027 – 0.495 |
1036 – 0.470 |
ELEY HV |
1244 – 0.926 |
1218 - 0.467 |
1282 – 1.194 |
ELEY SCORPION |
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1261 – 0.598 |
ELEY PISTOL MATCH |
1037 – 0.337 |
972 - 0.671 |
980 – 0.519 |
ELEY TENEX |
1068 – 0.667 |
1035 – 0.683 |
1061 – 0.645 |
ELEY TENEX ULTIMATE EPS |
1058 – 0.558 |
1034 – 0.415 |
1043 – 0.815 |
FEDERAL GOLD MEDAL |
1102 – 1.532 |
1070 – 0.834 |
1140 – 0.829 |
SK HV |
1232 – 1.136 |
1126 – 0.406 |
1130 - 0.748 |
SK SV |
1143 – 1.758 |
1100 – 0.946 |
1115 – 1.119 |
LAPUA MIDAS L |
1057 – 0.608 |
1004 – 0.409 |
1026 – 0.446 |
MPB QUICK-SHOCK |
1574 – 1.338 |
1514 – 1.228 |
1546 – 0.735 |
WINCHESTER T-22 |
1083 – 0.950 |
1060 – 0.921 |
1075 – 0.656 |
WINCHESTER X-PERT PREMIUM |
1061 – 0.707 |
1054 – 0.952 |
1048 – 0.678 |
NORINCO PISTOL-REVOLVER SV |
1090 – 0.668 |
1056 – 0.867 |
1016 – 0.912 |
WINCHESTER XPEDITOR |
1579 – 2.655 |
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1643 – 2.297 |
WINCHESTER SUPER SPEED HP |
1316 – 0.762 |
1323 – 0.888 |
1308 – 0.720 |
WINCHESTER SUPREME PISTOL |
1059 – 0.697 |
1042 – 0.851 |
1034 – 0.490 |
WINCHESTER XPERT |
1108 – 0.632 |
1028 – 0.819 |
1066 – 0.904 |
WINCHESTER EXTRA POWER HP |
1258 – 0.819 |
1249 – 849 |
1283 – 0.814 |
ELEY CLUB |
1061 – 0.549 |
1011 – 0.749 |
1083 – 0.559 |
ELEY PISTOL EXTRA |
1067 – 0.500 |
1038 – 0.650 |
1069 – 0.729 |
ELEY STANDARD |
1081 – 0.426 |
1091 – 0.601 |
1069 - 0.563 |
ELEY MATCH EPS |
1057 – 0.490 |
1040 – 0.552 |
1094 – 0.757 |
SWARTKLIP MATCH TRAINER |
1090 – 0.816 |
1061 – 0.731 |
1059 – 1.012 |
SELLIER & BELLOT HV HP |
1279 – 1.007 |
1236 – 0.651 |
1300 – 0.753 |
SELLIER & BELLOT SV |
1043 – 0.943 |
1071 – 1.087 |
1067 – 1.060 |
JUNIOR SPORT HUNTING – RUSSIAN |
1036 – 1.929 |
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1059 – 1.439 |
REMINGTON YELLOW JACKET |
1387 – 1.108 |
1443 – 0.963 |
1397 – 0.811 |
NORINCO |
1108 – 0.639 |
1061 – 0.580 |
1085 – 0.466 |
LVE JUNIOR SV HUNTING - RUSSIAN |
1045 – 1.109 |
917 - 1.760 |
989 - 1.341 |
KASSNAR CONCORDE HV HP |
1287 – 1.005 |
1245 – 0.843 |
1253 – 0.733 |
RWS SV |
1121 – 0.746 |
1020 – 0.894 |
1097 – 0.448 |
RWS SPORT |
1036 – 0.881 |
1006 – 0.759 |
1030 – 0.919 |
RWS PISTOL MATCH |
1097 – 0.896 |
1077 – 1.078 |
1077 – 0.682 |
RWS R 50 |
1046 – 0.413 |
994 - 0.610 |
1099 – 0.607 |
LAPUA – CROW – HP |
1386 – 0.614 |
1264 – 1.313 |
1331 – 0.672 |
You will notice that some of the ammo has not been fired in some rifles. We ran out of Winchester's Expeditor. The Russian Junior Sport Hunting kept misfiring in the H&K 270
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