Best .22 lr rounds

Sparks

The BULL barrell on a match rifle won't heat up very much bunny (not for quite a large number of rounds anyway), though if you've got the lighter barrel, yes, 100 rounds through it in quick succession will get it a bit warmer than ambient
Taking a break for the time it takes to reload the magazine every 5 shots (assuming you have a 5-shot magazine) would be enough I'd have thought to let the barrell cool down enough though, unless it's an unusually hot day.

ArthurJ

Sparks wrote:

The BULL barrell

BULL barrel's aside, would the following be a reasonable, first choice of ammo, for the aspiring target shooter.

Lapua Master (L and M),
RWS R50,
Eley Tennex.
Eley match eps.

Best of luck

bunny shooter

Sparks wrote:

The BULL barrell on a match rifle won't heat up very much bunny (not for quite a large number of rounds anyway), though if you've got the lighter barrel, yes, 100 rounds through it in quick succession will get it a bit warmer than ambient
Taking a break for the time it takes to reload the magazine every 5 shots (assuming you have a 5-shot magazine) would be enough I'd have thought to let the barrell cool down enough though, unless it's an unusually hot day.

Was at range testerday and sporter barrel definately heated up. Not too hot to touch but was definately warm

bunny shooter

ArthurJ wrote:

BULL barrel's aside, would the following be a reasonable, first choice of ammo, for the aspiring target shooter.

Lapua Master (L and M),
RWS R50,
Eley Tennex.
Eley match eps.

Best of luck

I've used master M = very good especially out to 100yds, tnex = not great, eps = as for master m, haven't tried rws no dealer locally to me has ever had it ?

rrpc

bunny shooter wrote:

I've used master M = very good especially out to 100yds, tnex = not great, eps = as for master m, haven't tried rws no dealer locally to me has ever had it ?

Tenex eps is not especially good in windy conditions. Lapua is good and Lapua Signum is especially good.

bullets

My Bull barrell in 17HMR got fairly warm today!!!!
but I went through 150 Rounds!

Fired Vegetas 452 Lux .22 today using Eley's compared to the standard
club Lupua they were instantly better grouping although they fired low.

Have tried the Lupua Match ammo in the past but I did not like them.
I actually preferred the standard club ammo and got better results with them.

~B

bunny shooter

rrpc wrote:

Tenex eps is not especially good in windy conditions. Lapua is good and Lapua Signum is especially good.

no dealer down my way has signum

rrpc

bunny shooter wrote:

no dealer down my way has signum

It's hard to get I know, I'm hoarding some for those windy days

Press your dealer to get it, I know it's available.

Sparks

rrpc wrote:

Tenex eps is not especially good in windy conditions. Lapua is good and Lapua Signum is especially good.

I keep hearing only one of two things about EPS - either it's the greatest thing since cordite or it's utterly useless.
I still haven't tried signum, but rrpc's been shooting long enough that if he says it's good, it's good.
Tried Lapua scoremax yet? Had good results with that in wind before.

rrpc

Sparks wrote:

I keep hearing only one of two things about EPS - either it's the greatest thing since cordite or it's utterly useless.
I still haven't tried signum, but rrpc's been shooting long enough that if he says it's good, it's good.
Tried Lapua scoremax yet? Had good results with that in wind before.

Not tried scoremax, but I would like to at some stage. Have a lot of ammo at the moment, so it'll be a while before I need to get more.

EPS by the way is great indoors Works well in pistols too. That's just not a good enough reason to buy it when IMO there is better around.