Thread: Shooting Today

Originally Posted by John P

Took the 22lr out for a bit of ammo testing today, and also curious to see if the suppressor affected accuracy or not
Target at 50m
CCI standard on the top
Norma TAC-22 on the bottom
LH side suppressor fitted
RH side no suppressor
I was surprised to see tighter groups with suppressor fitted ( I thought it would have the opposite affect if any).
TAC-22 was slightly tighter grouping though not much in it (certainly less of a factor than my skills I would think), although right after I took this photo the CCI shot a 10 round sub inch group with all bullets touching. Not sure if that was me putting a better shot string together, or maybe something to do with the fact that I cleaned the bore fairly thoroughly yesterday…..
So overall, ended up with more questions than answers for the day

Hi John,
22LR rifles like to be a bit dirty to shoot well. I find after cleaning mine can take about 10-20 shots before the accuracy comes back to "normal". When testing ammo make sure you shoot a mag or two before going for an "accuracy" group. This is also true when you swap between ammos - to coat the bore in the new ammo's lube you'll want to shoot a mag or two before shooting a group for "accuracy".
I personally find the Norma Tac-22 ammo to be excellent (particularly when you add on price and supply reliability).