I thought my 9422 was pretty good with the irons....I never put a scope on it. The RAR has a 4x32 and I wasn't too impressed. This one is a 3-9x 32? At only 50yds. But I haven't experimented with any ammo yet. Hopefully it will tighten up with 40gr ammoThat's a nice rifle and a good shooter. Unlike 22lr that can shoot bug holes my experience with 22 magnum have never yielded bug holes.
Maybe a good cleaning of the barrel to make sure it is not leaded will tighten the group some more too.I thought my 9422 was pretty good with the irons....I never put a scope on it. The RAR has a 4x32 and I wasn't too impressed. This one is a 3-9x 32? At only 50yds. But I haven't experimented with any ammo yet. Hopefully it will tighten up with 40gr ammo
They tell me the .17hmr is the shooter!
I do not care for the CCI 22 mag ammo. The CCI ammo just uses a plated lead bullet that really isn't up to 22 mag velocities. I like Winchester or Armscor 22 mag ammo better. It come with a real jacketed bullet. When I would sight in at 100 yards with the Winchester ammo and then shoot 40gr CCI ammo it always landed below the Winchester rounds. It doesn't seem to be loaded as hot. Fiocchi also has good 22 mag ammo. But it used to be that Fiochhi ammo was loaded for them by Armscor in the Philippines. Also the CCI ammo seemed to foul the bore really quick. In 25 rounds groups would start to open up until I cleaned the bore. That was when my bore was new and it may have smoothed over time so there is that.
All CCI .22 WMR that I've bought and fired in the last 10 to 15 years is jacketed.
Yeah and they're both under-powered and non-expanding. Get some High-Velocity, hollow-points!!!Wow. Nice group. I need to shoot some more with 40gr bullets. I have some...but they're gold dots. I hate to sight in with them
Pretty good group, probably without a solid rest.Nice pick up, I really like the 780 series
I had picked up a 22lr 781 that I liked so much I decided that it needed a 783 sibling which I finally acquired last spring.
The group was 40g CCI @50 yards when I took it out for a function test right after acquiring it.
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Nice rifle. I have a 783 I bought new in 1981 from WM for $115. I have shot several hundred rounds through the gun. I zero at 75 yards. I prefer 40gr ammo in mine. I also have a stainless steel 883 with laminated stock. I found that in like new condition in a pawn shop. They wanted $200 and I offered $135 OTD. They took it.
I do not care for the CCI 22 mag ammo. The CCI ammo just uses a plated lead bullet that really isn't up to 22 mag velocities. I like Winchester or Armscor 22 mag ammo better. It come with a real jacketed bullet. When I would sight in at 100 yards with the Winchester ammo and then shoot 40gr CCI ammo it always landed below the Winchester rounds. It doesn't seem to be loaded as hot. Fiocchi also has good 22 mag ammo. But it used to be that Fiochhi ammo was loaded for them by Armscor in the Philippines. Also the CCI ammo seemed to foul the bore really quick. In 25 rounds groups would start to open up until I cleaned the bore. That was when my bore was new and it may have smoothed over time so there is that.
I guess if you were hide hunting and wanted a round with limited penetration the CCI ammo would be the way to go. If you want penetration get the Winchester or Armscor FMJ or Soft Point bullets in 40gr weight. I would love to try some of the 50gr loads. They dig deep. The 22 mag was made from the start to be a hunting round. Its too expensive to plink with. I bought 4,000 rounds of Armscor when Sportsmans Guide had it for $5.56 a box a decade ago. I have around 5,500 rounds on hand. Like I said I like the round. I got an email yesterday from Buds saying they got some Henry 22 mag lever actions in stock and I am really tempted to order one.