update:
I'm looking forward to getting my CMP Rem40x rifle out to see what she likes best. I mounted a Leupold 24x Benchrest scope onto my rifle and will take an afternoon this week to see how well she likes the ammo I have on hand.
I pulled a box of each brand/type of rimfire ammo I have and hope for some decent results.
I have a Kimber 82G target rifle on the way and I'll be repeating this test when that rifle arrives as well in a couple of weeks time.
I realize that some are duplicate ammo types like the Eley/Remington brand and some are obsolete. I still have enough to run a match or two with them though and its worth finding out if the rifles like them enough to set them aside or run them through a 10-22 later on.
I'm bringing the Remington Target green box ammo to zero the scope and to foul the barrel a bit before testing.
Once I see what the ammo is capable of, I'll switch back to irons and zero the rifle.
I'll be needing 50 foot and 50 yard zero's with the irons.
Ken
I took the day off to hit the range yesterday, perfect weather. 68 degrees, a little breeze and sunny. Brought the 40x and a bunch of different ammo to test.
I shot from a concrete bench at 50 yards with a Hart front rest that I used to use in centerfire benchrest and a leather rear sand bag. I used one wind flag at about 40 yards out to gauge wind for the test.
In all, there were no real suprises, the high end match ammo shot best with the lower cost match ammo shooting well but with some uncalled fliers.
Here are the pictures of my setup and the targets. Before testing each brand/type of ammo, I fired 5 fouling shots to condition the bore for the test.
Last edited by NYCSTRIPES; October 9th, 2011 at 09:28 PM.
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