So what do you do when you have a nice 10/22 left to you by a dear friend who passed in ‘21, oranges, lemons, and a grapefruit that aren’t fit to eat, and 100’s of rounds of CCI 22LR?
Well, I decided it was a good day to play Paul Harrell. I do own a somewhat similar jacket, but it was just too hot and humid to put it on.
I have been meaning to run my stash of CCI target and Mini-Mags through this real nice rifle for the past year to see what shoots better. I figured it was time; this had been Terry’s favorite 10/22 and I figure he would want me to enjoy it as much as he had.
I don’t have a chrono, but I am guessing the MM’s are a good bit faster. If anyone has timed these rounds out of a 10/22, feel free to tell me what you got.
As for accuracy, I was surprised that I shot better groups with the MM’s that with the target rounds. I figure I’ll keep the target rounds for my Buckmark and the MkIII which was also left to me by my old friend, as they both seem to like that round.
I found you can shoot citrus fruit all day long with the target rounds. It just kinda sits there gettin’ mushy. But only expect to hit it once with a MM, as it will explode in glorious fashion. And that’s all just plain fun to see.
i won’t try to equate this to effectiveness against a bad guy or for hunting. But if you ever find yourself under attack by mutant space fruit, I suggest you go with the Mini-Mags.
