Ziege wrote:So, my little 2yo Ruger American, had probably 4000+ rounds through it by now, and it keeps surprising me with accuracy, originally it was a bitch, it loved CCI standard and Winchester T22, but now it's in love with federal bulk ammo (my wallet is happy about that), I've been knocking off a lot of pest birds in plantations/orchards and it's just never ceasing to hit even out at stupid distances like 150m on targets under a couple inches wide. Having a great time with it. However it's only accurate when dirty as, if I clean it, it will shoot way less tight groups than if it's fouled up. Anyone else get better accuracy fouled?
SCJ429 wrote:How many fouling shots do you need to fire before accuracy returns?
AussieCapitalist wrote:What magazine do you use mate? CCI seems to work best in lucky 13 25round mag. Other brands can have feeding issues.
Ziege wrote:SCJ429 wrote:How many fouling shots do you need to fire before accuracy returns?
Sorta graduates in, as little as 5 sees it sure up, over 20 and it's tac driving again.
Stays that way indefinitely.
Ziege wrote:AussieCapitalist wrote:What magazine do you use mate? CCI seems to work best in lucky 13 25round mag. Other brands can have feeding issues.
Yeah I don't have too many feed issues with the lucky 13 25 shot mag, btw anyone got one they don't want I'd gladly take it.
Mostly issues arise when one or two rounds aren't fully pushed in and others are stacked on top leading to them sitting flat, I give the mag a tap against my palm and it resolves straight away.
bladeracer wrote:Ziege wrote:SCJ429 wrote:How many fouling shots do you need to fire before accuracy returns?
Sorta graduates in, as little as 5 sees it sure up, over 20 and it's tac driving again.
Stays that way indefinitely.
How many rounds is indefinitely?
I clean the bore in the realm of 800 to 1500rds when it starts to open the groups consistently.
AussieCapitalist wrote:Ziege wrote:AussieCapitalist wrote:What magazine do you use mate? CCI seems to work best in lucky 13 25round mag. Other brands can have feeding issues.
Yeah I don't have too many feed issues with the lucky 13 25 shot mag, btw anyone got one they don't want I'd gladly take it.
Mostly issues arise when one or two rounds aren't fully pushed in and others are stacked on top leading to them sitting flat, I give the mag a tap against my palm and it resolves straight away.
They were selling for $130 before lucky 13 shut down, now the handful of ones left in stock were selling for $290 last I saw about a month ago. I think that shows how popular they are as a magazine. It is hard to import 25 round mags so we need more local production to bypass customs.
boingk wrote:Yeah this is how my little 22LR shoots. Clean its garbage, throw 50 rounds down it and she settles in to be a nice little johnny-on-the-spotter.
I'm getting a Ruger American Rach shortly, I dare say I'll have to have it foul up a tad to shoot tighter groups. Thanks for the tip!