by sbd3927 » 09 Dec 2014, 10:16 pm
Having missed far too many shots with my WMR recently, ... on a box of Winchester Power Point. I pulled the scope off, checked the mounts etc, resighted and could get no better than +- 1" both vertically and horizontally, 2" spread at a mere 50 yards!
Digging around in the safe I found my last dozen rounds of MaxiMag Gold Dot, which I determined to be the most accurate when I bought the gun around 7 years ago. Hey Presto!, shoots 1/4" horizontal and less than an 1/8th vertically, I don't suck after all. I wish I'd bought a brick, but I've only recently gone through the last of the samples I bought back then.
Hunting around the net, the old Gold Dot was actually discontinued in 2004, so there wasn't much point to testing it in 2007, thanks LGS.
Apparently it was unusual, being a 50g 1550fps round. I also had the MaxiMag TNT at the time, which appears to still be around in the states, just not here, seems it was a 30g round, and as I dimly recall was runner up accuracy wise.
My question is... should I try to match bullet weight/velocity to get similar performance? Is it more factory variations/quality or ballistics, recoil and barrel whip that determines accuracy variations in rimfire?
It's a pain to have to go through ten shots per box again to find a decent load, at around $25/box. Someone should make sample packs to help us choose our ammo.
Anschutz 1515-1516 22WMR
Steyr Prohunter 308win, Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16x50