1varmint
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1varmint
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I’ve shot some of our big hogs with stingers right in the eyeball… they break wind and drop no pain
crkckr
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Like the CCI all copper 21 grain bullet, the Aguila is not espevially accurate out of any of .22 pistols or rifles! Whike I have one rifle that is especially accurate with most .22lr ammo, even it doesn't shoot either ammo well at all. While I've heard others say that both bullets shoot well out of their .22's, that has not been my experiences at all and neither one is suitable for hunting any living creature. I have 3 Ruger 10/22's (actually only 2 are Rugers, the third is a copy of the 10/22 in stainless steel by AMT. I've customized it a bit and it is extremely accurate!), a JC Higgens single shot, and 5 .22 pistols and none of them want anything to do with either bullet, sad to say, because I like the Aguila SSS Super Sniper 60 gr bullet. Oh well!
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crkckr
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crkckr
Over the years I have found that rifles and pistols all each like or dislike different brands and varieties of ammunition. I have also found that rifle barrels are also so fussy that even ammo coming from a different lot number of the exact same ammo that was shooting sub zero moa with one lot number will not come anywhere close to what the previous lot number would do. Not long ago I had several boxes of Winchester Silvertip 22LR that would shoot sub moa at 100 yards, I used that segmented ammo to shoot a lot of woodchucks on a neighbors farm. I was so happy with the performance that I bought a brick only to find out that my Tikka didn't like this lot number as well and instead of shooting sub moa would only shoot right at 1 moa. Still good at 100 yards but not as good as the same ammo of the previous batch did. I see Aguila .22 ammo mentioned as not being accurate. It shoots sub moa out of the Tikka, maybe not quite as small a group as with SK or Ely but it will take the head off of a squirrel at 100 yards. I have a friend who I shoot with a lot and his Ruger 10/22 absolutely loves Aguila and shoots 0.5 moa at 100 yards with it. My point is that different barrels pretty much all like different varieties of ammo to shoot their best. In order to find what your particular rifle likes you need to try different ammo. We do it with our high power rifles, and our .22's are not any different.
Critter Picker
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I recently decided to run a few (14 so far) different. 22 ammos through the chronograph and an excel sheet that I made up to evaluate my hand loads. Used 3 different target rifles. I didn't try any stingers,because I have stuck one in a bents chamber and it's kind of scary getting them out with a cleaning rod.
The most accurate round in 2 rifles was some Eloy ammo from the 70's that I've squirreld away . It was also the lowest es/sd of all the ammo that I tried. The Aguila hp ammo that the OP mentioned was a close second shooting quite well in all 3 rifles. Really well in my Ruger Precision and 10/22 . The Aguila also had the most ft. Lbs of energy of all rounds tested.
Again, this is an ongoing test,and I have a lot more ammo to test. And rimfire ammo does vary from lot to lot,so it's probably just an exercise in futility. With bow season starting all testing will probably be on hold until spring,but it will continue.
The most accurate round in 2 rifles was some Eloy ammo from the 70's that I've squirreld away . It was also the lowest es/sd of all the ammo that I tried. The Aguila hp ammo that the OP mentioned was a close second shooting quite well in all 3 rifles. Really well in my Ruger Precision and 10/22 . The Aguila also had the most ft. Lbs of energy of all rounds tested.
Again, this is an ongoing test,and I have a lot more ammo to test. And rimfire ammo does vary from lot to lot,so it's probably just an exercise in futility. With bow season starting all testing will probably be on hold until spring,but it will continue.
