Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires Ruger 10/22 shooters ..... What is your most accurate ammo used?

Just wondering, those of you who own and or shoot the M10/22, What is the most accurate .22LR that you shoot in your rifle? (regardless of cost)

I mean that L-I-T-E-R-A-L-L-Y!

What 22LR ammo have you shot in your M10/22 that gave you best accuracy and tightest groups? (whether you shot a 'stock' rifle or one you modified / customized?)

I am not asking 'what is the most "accurate cheap or promotional ammo" that you like or buy.

I realize every gun (and barrel) is an individual and the best way to learn what a particular gun likes is to just try many different brands and loads. I'm hoping enough folks will chime in and show a trend in what many have success with.

THANKS ahead of time!

WW Power Points, and CCI MiniMagHPs seem to be what my little rifle likes best. Those two have shot about as good as anything at all, in every .22 rifle I've owned. Not the best for poking holes in paper, maybe, but I use 'em for hunting squirrels and such.

i tried a bunch and have settled on CCI Velocitors in my 10/22T

My 10/22T likes the Federal Auto-Match the best.

Mine shoots CCI MiniMag HPs quite well.

I have two 10/22s

One likes Winchester 40gr power points.

The other likes CCI MiniMags 40gr

Great question. Kind of surprised to not see Eley tennex or RWS match grade stuff come up?????????? The OP did say "regardless of cost". Sounds like the cheap run of the mill stuff, to me, you guys are using to get those extremely tight groups the op is looking for.

The best that I have TRIED is 40 grain Win Power Points. I havent run any match ammo thru it, but the PP's are accurate enough in my stock 10/22 for what I use it for.

Lapua Scoremax 48 grainers shoot extemely well in my 10/22, most other ammo is spray paint. With the exception of this ammo, mine is just a fun gun, probably the least accurate 22 I own. This turns it into a great squirrel rifle. They are no longer made, you can only find them at gunshows and gunbroker. I paid way too much for the last couple boxes I bought, but they do shoot.
Bfly

My box stock 1022 shoots CCI Velocitors the best.
My Clark likes Green Tag, CCI SV and the new AR Tactical stuff that CCI just introduced. Fact is my Clark shoots just about any of the CCI ammo real well.

True ... but the OP ALSO stated what we TRIED ... not all of us are spending Eley coin in a stock 10/22.

I own a home-made 10/22T-ish rifle ... serious consitently shot less than 1/2" @ 50 yards (I could remove 9 out of 10 thumbtacks with it) with the old Remmy Thunderbolts. Bought some new ones ... those things really sucked.

True enough AV. I'd like to say that I for one don't pay for the premium stuff either (can't afford it). Sounds like maybe he's thinking about competing with it though. I've got a bone stock 10-22 that shoots pretty good for being the standard barrel with the forend barrel clamp still on it. I have only adjusted the trigger and put a cheap azz rear peap and hi-viz front on it. Here's a pic of what it consistantly shoots like with the federal auto match which is very reasonably priced and sold at wallyworld:



Here's a target shot with some of the el-cheapo federal champion maroon box stuff:


Remember these are open sights and my left eye (shooting eye) is pretty [bleep] up



If I remember right it was 14 degrees that day and the federal stuff still functioned pretty good for the conditions. The new remington 22lr ammo does SUCK. You nailed that one on the head. I've had so many misfires and failure to go bang that I gave up on them...Oh by the way AV. This rifle used to belong to a friend and it shot 1/2 inch groups with a scope on it at 50 yds. He was hurting for money one day and you know the rest of the story

Usually just buy whats cheap or on sale, but just for kicks I tried a box of Green Tag. My 10-22T just loves it, darn near shoots the same hole at 50yrds. CCI standard velocity was pretty good too.

My 10/22 has a Clark match bull barrel, and shoots it's best with Eley 10x, 50 yd groups are 1/2" for 10 shots. It also shoots the Eley club match fairly well.

I usually shoot bulk ammo, as it'll still shoot 1" at 50 yds for 10 shots. If you have a factory 10/22, you're better off putting $ into replacing the barrel rather than running expensive match fodder through the factory tube.

My 10/22 shoots Wolf Match Target very well with some Eley not far behind. For hunting, I like Win. Power Point ammo, which is also very accurate and more effective on game.

Thanks fellas! Great responses.

What I'm hoping to learn from everyone is where to 'concentrate' my efforts in picking 'accurate' .22 ammo - but not to compete with at this time.

Rather I'm putting together a small 'rainy day' stash of specialized .22 ammo that includes Mini-Mags (or similar fodder), Velocitors (most powerful 40grain load currently available), CB Shorts and Longs, .22 Target Shorts (CCI), and at least one subsonic load (at @1050-1080fps).

The 'really accurate' subsonics I hope to focus on might prove spendy, but I'm willing $100-worth.

Thanks again guys.

DO try the CCI and Winchester subsonic HP loads, my 455 is showing some signs that it likes that load a lot. Remington's SS stuff is priced okay, but it's typical Remington rimfire reliability rules it out. I know a lot of folks who swear by RWS SS for squirrel hunting, it's "not unreasonably" priced.

Subsonics sometimes choke and puke an autoloader, even the 10/22s, so don't be surprised if it happens, just move on to something else.

If that is the purpose of this thread, you are literally wasting your time.

And that is the sad truth.

YOUR RIFLE- not anecdotes from well meaning posters , will prove the pudding.

In a Ruger 10/22 stay away from ANY brands of loose bulk packed ammo for the sake of reliability.

Other than that, there is no telling WHAT type of ammo your rifle will like without shooting it.. Especially, if it does not have a true short throated match chamber.

I've shot many hundred of rimfire rifles and tens of thousand of rounds of ammo over 30 + years to find that out.

Every rifle is so individual you simply must must go out and buy as many different types and shoot them in your gun. Go with the cheapest an easiest to get first, and work you way UP the expense ladder.

When you get the amount of accuracy you want. STOP and then RUN to wherever you bought it and buy more- preferably of that lot. But "Accuracy testing" ammo in your rifle based on 'net reports is silly..

As an example of this- I give you the 550 BULK PACKED stuff made by Remington. For years, everyone has been complaining about poor the reliability is in auto loaders. Which is true.


You would think, that such "unreliable crap" would never group well in anything.

And yet, I have shot that SAME ammo over the years in some well built 22s like CZ 452s etc and "GUESS WHAT".In ALL of them ,it shoots at least 3/4" at 50 yards and in several of them crowds 1/2".

In a fixed breech gun, misfires are rare and it' is great ammo for shooting vermin.

If I only bought ammo based on the internet anecdotes, I would have never tried it out.

40 gr Mini-Mags. The second most accurate was 36gr Mini-Mags.

Jim62. I've had the same luck with the older remington ammo that you state, but their new stuff is very much lacking. As far as bulk pack ammo, the federal hollowpoint champions are great in my 10-22. Once again you are correct, don't believe what you read on the internet. The OP needs to try different ammo out for himself.

I have never had much luck with most of the Federal bulk packed HP stuff. I have had decent luck with the "Auto match" but it appears to be nothing more than loose packed Champion/Lighting loads that actually cost more per 500.. So I really don't buy them anymore either.

On the subject of Remington ammo in most of it(except for the Target stuff they source from Eley) is not worth the cost.

In a fixed breech gun, the 550 pack HP loads shoot well.All mine has been made in the last few years.

At about $18 per 550 they are about the cheapest HVHP loads that shoot well in my non auto-loading guns. So I keep plenty on hand just keep them out of auto-loaders. Which mostly get fed non bulk packed CCIs

Box stock 1022: Auto Match works pretty well.

One with the .920 A&B tube: Wolf MT.

Either shoot a variety of ammo fairly well and with few issues. Dynapoints, most Fed. stuff, even the Walmart bulk pack ammo.

Mine loves the bulk Federal "Auto Match". The Remington Yellow Jackets, CCI Stingers, Remington Thunderbolts, Remington Sub Sonics.....

Shoots them all well. The YJs and Stingers shot the best respectively with the Auto Match 3rd. I generally shoot the Auto Match.

My rifle is the 10/22 T no after market parts besides scope. Sub 1 inch groups with the above ammo at 50yds.

Haven't shot everything but those are the best of what I have.

FWIW

Wolf MT hands down

Was down a local range last summer with Ken (firearms44) and was shooting Federal Bulk and Remington Bulk at a 50 yard target. This was with a stainless 10/22 International with pepper laminated stock.

The Federals were making 2+" groups and the the Remingtons were doing better at about 1.5". Ken gave me a few CCI Velocitors and 5 rounds went into a thumbnail size group...

We split a case and that is all I have been shooting since....

Bob

Thanks everyone for your inputs, even the gent who thought the thread was useless.

Besides the M10/22, I also have a 22LR Contender barrel and am seriously considering ordering a Bullberry 'match chambered' 22Short barrel. Sorry for 'that' confusion! Yeah a 22Short goes bang in a M10/22, but with a lot of "slop" before it sleeps down the bore!

Win Power Points

+ 1

With all the various .22 ammo mentioned so far in this thread I'd truly being interested in hearing about anything that out shot Wolf MT in "your" rifle. Granted, some of the more "exotic" and expensive target ammo might be more accurate but ........................

I have a very early 10/22 in original form that is not that picky with ammo. The very best groups have been with some of the lower velocity/target stuff.
CCI GreenTag
CCI pistol match
Elly Club
and believe it or not, Remington Subsonics.

When I said it is not that picky. It shoots CCI stingers and some other high velocity stuff under 1/2" five shot groups at 50 yards. At least two or three rounds of each group will hit under 1/4 or so. Not target accuracy but very good for high velocity stuff in a factory barrel, factory stocked, aftermarket triggered, autoloader.

CCI Standard Velocity Match 40 grain,shoot sporter rifle at 50 feet and it shoots one hole !!!!!

CCI 'Select' ??

Anyone have good experience with that round?


The Wolf Target rounds and Winchester Powerpoints regularly are well praised across a spectrum of shooters .....

I use CCI Mini Mags in mine. Excellent results.

My old standard (non-modified) Ruger 10/22 (serial #9xx-that's right, 1 of the first 1,000 manufactured) doesn't shoot any "one-hole-half-inch-groups" at 50 yards, but my pillar-bedded CZ453 heavy-barreled varmint-model rifle in .22 rimfire with a glas-bedded action, floating heavy barrel and single-set trigger does with Wolf Match/Target ammo.

After trying at least 15 or 20 different brands/types of .22 rimfire cartridge in my 10/22 off the bench, my very old Ruger, purchased just after the model came out, shoots the bestest it can shoot with Super-X high-velocity hollow-points (my go-to squirrel ammo). It shoots a silver dollar sized group at 50 yard or about a "minute of squirrel".

While I prefer "standing-still head shots", the ol' 10/22 has chased many a bushy-tail out a tree limb, chipping off the wood behind him while slowly closing on the tree-rat from the rear. By the 3rd or 4th shot, Mr. bushy-tail is usually "centered" by the 38 grain hollow-point and is "in-the-bag".

Ain't that the way it is supposed to be done?


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

+1 and add the Remington subsonics. My 10/22 shoots bugholes with them.

stubbleduck,with the select my gun shot a little different as the FPS are not the same as the standard velocity rounds,I shot 50 rounds and it grouped good,just not as good as the standard velocity rounds

CCI 22 Standard velocity

I was using standard Remington stuff to do Appleseed shooting. But, I think my target barrel 10/22 can do better, and the occasional misfire isn't acceptable in a match.

So this morning I ordered five bricks of different higher quality ammos. I will keep records and report back.

American Eagle hps have always shot well out of my stock 10/22. I recently tried out some Aguila Super Maximums, and holy cow, they not only shoot tight, they kill very well.

There are so many variables that go into this it's not even funny. Bone stock, modified, use, etc etc. I for one am a hunter first, informal target shooter second, plinker third. Now when I say informal target shooter I mean I practice. Not just burning up ammo (plinkin) but not slow fire target work from a bench either. What I found in my 10/22's over the years:

Bone stock 10/22's generally don't do much if any better with higher dollar target ammo than with quality hunting ammo. I tested 5 or 6 boxes of various target ammo 10 or 12 years ago and CCI Mini Mags were as good as any although many were very consistent and just as good. But it wasn't gonna pay to buy higher dollar stuff for zero to minimal gain. Yours may like quality Winchester, CCI or Federal but spend much more than $6 per 100 isn't gonna gain you much. CCI Mini Mag HP's became my ammo of choice for anything even remotely serious.

Modified guns are completely different. In many cases, aftermarket barrels may shoot quality hunting ammo worse than the stock barrels but really begin to shine when you start putting high dollar stuff thru em. My 10/22 with a new green mountain barrel is a perfect example. Mini Mags are worse, Velocitors are worse, Federal Bulk is worse. Still need to get some better ammo (Wolf MT is on the top of my list) and put it thru some paces.

Now on to Velocitors....... From my experience 10/22's like em just as well and sometimes better than Mini Mags. Are they the most accurate round? Heck if I know. But for MY USES they are the most accurate and best option more times than not.

CB