rugerman07
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I refuse to pay these prices.
Midway has 22 LR in stock.
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45_auto
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Wow, there are a LOT of people on here who have obviously never shot a .22 for accuracy. If you have a 10/22 with a decent barrel (typically with a "Bentz" chamber) don't be surprised to see your group sizes cut in half if you try subsonic ammo. You'll also notice that it feeds and cycles perfectly.
There's a reason the top .22 match ammo (Eley Match, Eley Tenex, etc) is subsonic. The shock as a bullet's velocity drops through the sound barrier and compressibility becomes a factor is one of the biggest disrupters of accuracy. Same reason long range center-fire competitiors make sure that their bullets stay supersonic all the way to the target. You either want to be completely above or completely below the sound barrier all the way to the target. Crossing the barrier is not good for stability.
The subsonic .22 loadings such as the Remington subsonic, Eley Match, Eley Tenex, CCI Green Tag, etc) are the standard for accuracy. I've never seen a 10/22 that had a problem cycling them. All three of my 10/22's love the CCI Green Tag and will easily shoot .38" groups at 50 yards with it.
There's a reason the top .22 match ammo (Eley Match, Eley Tenex, etc) is subsonic. The shock as a bullet's velocity drops through the sound barrier and compressibility becomes a factor is one of the biggest disrupters of accuracy. Same reason long range center-fire competitiors make sure that their bullets stay supersonic all the way to the target. You either want to be completely above or completely below the sound barrier all the way to the target. Crossing the barrier is not good for stability.
The subsonic .22 loadings such as the Remington subsonic, Eley Match, Eley Tenex, CCI Green Tag, etc) are the standard for accuracy. I've never seen a 10/22 that had a problem cycling them. All three of my 10/22's love the CCI Green Tag and will easily shoot .38" groups at 50 yards with it.
bhk
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THANK YOU, 45 Auto. I tried to get this point across in post #22, but I guess it was ignored. I hope your post does better. Funny how many folks want to speak with 'authority' without the benefit of research, experience, and common sense. Heck, I believe many of them read the OP and post a response without reading any of the answering posts. Frustrating.
BTW, my 50+ years of rimfire experience has been worth every hour. I have had the benefit of a backyard range most of those years, so lots of ammo has sliced through targets here. They are fun guns.
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MedWheeler
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Update: No longer available at this time. "Not available. No backorder at this time."
That's my favorite ammo to shoot in my 10/22. Rangemaster actually asked me what kind of suppressor I was using! I even shot them from my bedroom when my window overlooked a desert. Sounded about like hitting a 2x4 with a hammer. More accurate at long range than any other loads I've tried (probably because it never crosses the sound barrier). Last summer I got over 20 marmots with them using my dad's 10/22 between 145 &165 yards. I once put 5 rounds into .68" at 100 yards. (Pure luck, but was getting consistent 2" groups). Never a single malfunction in hundreds of rounds.
Library Guy
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Pricey?
Midway did donate one million dollars to the NRA-ILA last month.
Midway did donate one million dollars to the NRA-ILA last month.
Captains1911
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A lot of misinformation here. That ammo, and any other sub sonic ammo I have tried, will function just fine in a factory 10/22. This ammo is underpowered just enough to keep the velocity sub sonic, not grossly underpowered like CB longs.
Captains1911
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Amen to that.I just want me some bricks of CCI SV.
Elkins45
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The lever doesn't seem to work any differently for subsonic ammo than it does for the high velocity stuff
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