Long Range .22LR

[wtkaiser]

Would a bullet heavier than 40 grains be of use in this case? I know the aguila 60 subsonic sniper (really!) ammo starts slower - only 950 fps or thereabouts - but if he's talking long distance maybe it could buck the wind better and slow down less, relative to 40 grains. maybe? a bit?

[TKM]

.... learn something new every day.... is there widespread agreement on that?

Not really an opinion. That's just what happens.


Here are some test results with various ammo from somebody with more time on their hands than us.

[G-forceJunkie]

Whats more important, bucking wind or accuracy? There is no free ride. Greatest accuracy ig going to come from sub sonic match ammo so you never have to transition from super to sub sonic. The higher the velocity, the less the wind drift. Bottom line: test as much ammo as you canget your hands on in the conditions you want to shoot and see what works for your rifle. Rimfires are picky about ammo, finding the best one is half the fun.

Would a bullet heavier than 40 grains be of use in this case? I know the aguila 60 subsonic sniper (really!) ammo starts slower - only 950 fps or thereabouts - but if he's talking long distance maybe it could buck the wind better and slow down less, relative to 40 grains. maybe? a bit?

[Lex]

Wow... lots of knowledge here. Thanks for all contributors. I will shoot it tomorrow but rain so I am not sure how it will turn out. Any advice on barrel breakin?

[TKM]

Oops, lost the ammo comparison test that I thought I'd connected. Sorry.

I wouldn't worry about the break in for a 22.

You can't really affect steel with lead. Not going to get much throat erosion with rimfire either.

[Izzy43]

Would a bullet heavier than 40 grains be of use in this case? I know the aguila 60 subsonic sniper (really!) ammo starts slower - only 950 fps or thereabouts - but if he's talking long distance maybe it could buck the wind better and slow down less, relative to 40 grains. maybe? a bit?

That 60 grain bullet looses velocity pretty quickly and have read that accuracy beyond about 40 yds is not good. Reason stated is that with the heavier bullet it needs a 1:9 twist to be stabilized. Most 22s have 1:16 twist and the bullet keyholes (read tumbles) out of most rifles. Lots of discussion over on rimfirecentral.com on this ammo. All have said that it really carries a lot of energy out to 50 yds and a big "whallop" when it hits something. Might be a good self defense round if all you have is a 22 firearm.

[donw]

.... learn something new every day.... is there widespread agreement on that?

i am not sure about .22lr but FWIW, it's pretty well known and established that in the world of airguns, that pellets that go supersonic DO destabilize when dropping back to sub-sonic.

i do not know if that's applicable to the .22lr bullet(s) but there are airgun pellets that are shaped like .22 rimfire bullets; it might very well be applicable.

[Lex]

Went to the range yesterday didn't have the chance to shoot paper target, but after few rough scope adjustments it was tatooing the smallest steel targe @ 100 yards. I would like to produce some results on paper soon. Due to the weight, it loves rapid fire and hitting the same spot every time.

[Chaos47]

Do you know approximately what the size of the steel was?

[Lex]

I would say about 3-4"