The_Armed_Therapist
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Results from the range yesterday (sorry, but no pictures!):
1.) Remington Golden Bullet, Plated Round Nose, High Velocity... 1255f/s, 40gr... ~1.5" group overall, very evenly dispersed. No fliers, no failures.
2.) Remington Viper, Hyper Velocity, Truncated Core... 1410f/s, 36gr... ~1" group with 9/10 shots, 0.5" group with 6/10. One flier hit approximately 4 inches to the left of the others. No failures.
3.) Remington Subsonic HP, lead round nose... 1050f/s, 38 gr... ~1" group, all evenly dispersed. No fliers, no failures.
4.) CCI Mini-Mag, Copper-plated round nose... 1235f/s, 40gr... ~0.5" group with 7/10, 1" group overall. No fliers, no failures.
5.) CCI Quiet-22, lead round nose... 710f/s, 40gr... ~3" group, approximately 4 inches low of the bulls eye. EVERY SHOT JAMMED. None of the 10 shots ejected and 4/10 didn't fire the first time.
6.) Federal Gold Metal Solid... 1080f/s, 38gr... 1.5" group, evenly dispersed. No fliers and no failures.
7.) Winchester HP, copper-plated... 1280f/s, 36 gr... ~1" groups with 9/10 shots with 1 hitting 2" high of the others. No failures.
The rifle used was the Ruger 10/22 Carbine. It was shot at 25 yards with Tech Sights installed, zeroed a prior day with the Winchester HP, copper-plated rounds. Each was fired in 10-shot groups using the same mag.
Conclusions:
1.) I will not ever use, nor will I recommend, the CCI Quiet-22 rounds. I'm sure there's a role for it and that there are plenty of guns in which it functions properly, but my experience with it was quite pathetic.
2.) I'm not sure what to think of the ones that had 1 flier (Winchester HP, and Remington Viper). My sample sizes cannot be used to determine that these two brands produce more fliers (and the others fewer). It's just as likely coincidence with my limited test.
3.) I'm also not sure what to think of those that were evenly dispersed vs. those that had a small group within a larger group.
4.) Overall, it looks like the CCI Mini-Mags performed the best with 7/10 within a 0.5" group and 10/10 within a 1" group. The Remington Viper showed a lot of potential, too, if not for that one flier that I'm not sure about.
5.) However, I'd also say that, minus the Quiet-22s by CCI, none were really head-and-shoulders above the rest.
1.) Remington Golden Bullet, Plated Round Nose, High Velocity... 1255f/s, 40gr... ~1.5" group overall, very evenly dispersed. No fliers, no failures.
2.) Remington Viper, Hyper Velocity, Truncated Core... 1410f/s, 36gr... ~1" group with 9/10 shots, 0.5" group with 6/10. One flier hit approximately 4 inches to the left of the others. No failures.
3.) Remington Subsonic HP, lead round nose... 1050f/s, 38 gr... ~1" group, all evenly dispersed. No fliers, no failures.
4.) CCI Mini-Mag, Copper-plated round nose... 1235f/s, 40gr... ~0.5" group with 7/10, 1" group overall. No fliers, no failures.
5.) CCI Quiet-22, lead round nose... 710f/s, 40gr... ~3" group, approximately 4 inches low of the bulls eye. EVERY SHOT JAMMED. None of the 10 shots ejected and 4/10 didn't fire the first time.
6.) Federal Gold Metal Solid... 1080f/s, 38gr... 1.5" group, evenly dispersed. No fliers and no failures.
7.) Winchester HP, copper-plated... 1280f/s, 36 gr... ~1" groups with 9/10 shots with 1 hitting 2" high of the others. No failures.
The rifle used was the Ruger 10/22 Carbine. It was shot at 25 yards with Tech Sights installed, zeroed a prior day with the Winchester HP, copper-plated rounds. Each was fired in 10-shot groups using the same mag.
Conclusions:
1.) I will not ever use, nor will I recommend, the CCI Quiet-22 rounds. I'm sure there's a role for it and that there are plenty of guns in which it functions properly, but my experience with it was quite pathetic.
2.) I'm not sure what to think of the ones that had 1 flier (Winchester HP, and Remington Viper). My sample sizes cannot be used to determine that these two brands produce more fliers (and the others fewer). It's just as likely coincidence with my limited test.
3.) I'm also not sure what to think of those that were evenly dispersed vs. those that had a small group within a larger group.
4.) Overall, it looks like the CCI Mini-Mags performed the best with 7/10 within a 0.5" group and 10/10 within a 1" group. The Remington Viper showed a lot of potential, too, if not for that one flier that I'm not sure about.
5.) However, I'd also say that, minus the Quiet-22s by CCI, none were really head-and-shoulders above the rest.