Sorting of 22lr ammo

Zxthinger

What’s the consensus on sorting and batching of 22ammo.

Is it viable for the average joe getting in to bench rest shooting?

What quantities do you need to be buying within the same factory batches to allow for, say, rim thickness and or overall weight

Is there any other metrics by which one might classify 22lr ammo?

Thanks for any input

Wadi14

Forget about weighing sorting measuring, your just giving yourself work. Buy a few different boxes of match ammo, try and get a few different lot numbers of each, find out what gives you the best results and buy as much of that lot number as you can afford/get.

The tolerances in good quality match ammo are very consistent, so you don't need to do the sorting.

JP22

As Wadi says, its a complete waste of time.

It may make a minuscule difference with cheap ammo but who’s going to use cheap bog standard ammo for comps where every point matters.

Better to use your time testing various lots of match grade ammo (Eley, Lapua, RWS) and use your time to practice.

EDIT - On the move earlier so short reply.

Ill add, All other things being equal (if such thing exists), the quality of ammo you use/need is solely dependent on the accuracy you require, that is the type/size of target you shoot at.

For gallery/general style targets any ammo that groups consistently within your ten-ring is fine. If you’re doing benchrest and chasing a 6mm ten-ring (little dots) then you need the best ammo that’s available and more importantly ammo that shoots consistently, this is where match grade ammo comes into its own.

For the most part RF ammo is mass produced with little or no human interaction, yes machines are set-up, tuned and fed components but the process is largely automated, what matters is the quality of machinery used, quality of components used and the manufacturing QC, this is why match ammo costs so much more.

I haven’t heard of any Olympic shooters weighing RF ammo but all of them do extensive testing to find a lot that shoots best/consistent and most will have several different lots to fall back on. Most Olympians will use one of three brands, Eley, Lapua or RWS R50, these are the ones that win medals.

Don’t waste your time with weighing/measuring etc, get lots that shoot best and practice.

Just my tuppence worth.