I’ve been in
the hunt for awhile for a 22LR round that can do solid work at 100 yards and
not cost an arm and a leg. I believe I’ve
found one that will due . . . the Ely Semi-Automatic Benchrest Precision round
that I purchased from Luckgunner. They
came in at $13 per box so I bought a couple 500-round bricks to tide me over
for a bit.
On 4/11 I did
an extended range trip. The first part
was 50-rounds at 50-Yards. To restate my
goals – 2MOA group average, all rounds within their respective 2-inch
targets. For this round my hit rate was
100% and my average group size was 1.89MOA.
Pleased with this performance but I’ve matched or exceeded it with my
favorite round for the 22LR rifles – the Eley Club. However, the Club does not hold up at
100-yards so I was curious how the Eley Semi-Automatic Benchrest Precision
would hold up.
I used Target #1
on Sheet #1 as my zero target. My
adjustment was essentially dialing in for a 4.5-inch drop. Once that was done, my elevation held solid
for the whole 100-rounds I sent down range.
You can look at the individual target sheets and the scored sheets as
well. My Average Group Size for Sheet #1
was 1.58-MOA, Sheet #1 was 1.56-MOA, Sheet #3 was 1.63-MOA and Sheet #4 was
1.91-MOA. The last sheet was probably
pushing things a bit – I had a Hit Rate of 100% on the first 3 sheets but
dropped 3 on the third sheet for and overall hit rate of 92/95 or 97%.
The way I view
this is that I can now work on the fundamentals with the RPR in 22LR for around
$26 for 100-rounds rather that $100 for 100-rounds for the .308 rifles. I like that.
I admit it doesn’t give training for recoil mitigation . . . but if I
loose concentration anywhere, it’s on the fundamentals. And, it’s just a bit more fun to shoot at
100-yards rather than 50-yards.
So, there ya go
. . . is was a fun day at the range.
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