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Gentlemen, I have been snooping around the internet for the last month or so and decided to buy a T1X Hunter. I have an OCL Ti22 suppressor(thanks Don) and went with the 16" barrel version.

Yesterday afternoon the wind was pretty decent so after work I did an informal accuracy test at 50 yards. I dug around in my ammo stash and ended finding 8 different subsonic versions of ammunition. I shot a five shot group of each with a 'fouler'(off target) shot before each group. Not sure if the fouler shot made any difference but I figured it wouldn't hurt.

Here is the ammo.
(let me know if you can't tell what each brand is and I will list them)

I kept notes of each ammo and group size and can post groups pics if anyone is curious otherwise I will just list group size and pics of the top 3.

Here is how the ammo stacked up, best at top, worst at bottom.

I also shot an additional 5 shots of the top 3 performers which of course made for a 10 shot group.



#1. The SK Rifle Match was 9/16" for 10 shots.



#2. The CCI Suppressor Max was 7/8" for 10 shots.



#3.(tie) The Winchester Super Suppressed was 7/8" for 10 shots.





Everything actually shot okay except for the CCI Quiet-22 which was 2 1/4" for five shots at 50 yards. It was also by far the slowest at a listed 710fps.

I forgot the CCI Suppressor was virtually a tie with the Suppressor Max so we have a 3 way tie for 2nd place.

That’s impressive

Decent weather today, so I scoped a T1x and sighted it in. It’s now ready to ship to my daughter. It’s a lefty T1x with the synthetic stock and 20in barrel. I put a Burris Droptine Rimfire 3-9x on it and shot CCI SV ammo. 5 shots in 0.4in at 50 yards centered in the bullseye. Another Tikka “easy button”. Our other two shot better with Norma TAC, but I think I’ll just let this one be. She’ll have easy access to this ammo where she lives.

Good thinking! Last thing you want to do is set someone up with something they’ll struggle to feed.

I have mine set up exactly the same way and it groups the same as yours using the CCI S/V. It is definitely an "easy button" rifle/scope/ammo combination.

Sam - pick up a box of CCI S/V you will likely be surprised at how well it groups, it is a "best bang for the buck" ammo in my Tikka.


drover

Looking good Sam.

Glad to see you post again

Thanks guys.


Drover, this morning before chores I dug around in another stash of 22 ammo I bought a LONG time ago and found two entire bricks of CCI Standard Velocity 40 grain lead round nose @ 1070fps.

So being it is an absolutely beautiful day here with literally zero wind I shot some groups at 100 yards. The CCI S/V went around 1.25-1.5" for 5 shot groups. I would get 4 at an inch and then a flyer.

I also retested the SK Rifle Match and CCI Suppressor 45 grain HP's. Again I would get 3-4 pretty close with a flyer(or two) that would open up the groups to 1.125-1.5". Nothing really consistent until I shot the last group of the day. The little Tikka stuck 9 shots of the CCI Suppressor into about a nice 1" group. I am thinking maybe a little luck but I'll take it!

I was aiming at the right angle intersection of the package tape that about 1.5" above the group. The CCI Suppressor shoots lower than the SK and CCI S/V and I didn't monkey with the scope in between groups...





This is the first time I have ever shot 22lr groups at 100 yards and I wasn't sure what to expect. I was hoping for more consistency but I guess there is hope/potential in this setup.

I also had a few beers and ordered some Eley Tenex last night so we'll see how that experiment goes. Regardless this is a fun way to get some low impact(quiet) shooting done!




Pic from last Friday.

I sure would think that 1 inch group at 100 would be awfully respectable!!

That was by far the best group.

Most 5 shot groups were closer to 1.5" than 1".

A few 5 shot groups were actually around 2".

Sam, did you condition the bore by firing some of the next type of ammo between groups?

Pappy, I did shoot 1 fouler shot when I did the 50 yard test last Friday. But I didn't do it today.


I've been wondering about that and also action screw torque. What do you guys think is a good starting point?

In my research I came up with 25-35 inch pounds. So of course I started at 35 in lbs....lol

Pard can you get some pictures of you shooting said rifle with no shirt on? Thanks pard

Looking good, Sam..

I'm kinda shopping and the Tika looks like a winner.

Pard, you know I'm always there for you.

try some SK long range match if you can find it

Copy, thank you, I will check that out.


Now is the golden age of ordering fancy 22lr ammo and it's delivered to your door. A temporary distraction from work....lol

Sam,

I have a LGS that sells a variety of 22 RF from cheap, through all varieties of SK and upward. I do not compete and maybe "upward" matters but the SK stuff just works at $8 - $10 a box. A simply tweaked 10-22 of mine.

Five at fifty.



A NULA. Stiff trigger that need some work.



An old Sako P72 (IIRC)

Never worried much about action screw torque, mainly since I started this nonsense before everyone began using torque drivers on their toothpaste tubes and ketchup lids. Tight is tight, aside from some quirky items like pre-64s etc. that prefer a certain sequence. Others place great store in it, so I can’t totally dismiss it.

OTOH, I believe that firing some rounds to dress the bore can be very helpful, depending on the lube on the bullets. More than once I’ve watched shots walk across the target after changing ammunition, eventually settling down. I like to shoot ten if convenient, and also sometimes run a snake through to clean out the old lube a bit before firing the conditioning rounds. Don’t know if that really helps. I’d definitely recommend firing a good many rounds of each before deciding anything. If the final selection is spendy, I also like to see if something else on hand that’s cheaper lands close to the same place for a practice load, preferably something that uses a similar lube.