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Apart from stingers (my rifle doesn't like 'em) what's considered to be the hottest load for the humble .22 rimfire?
Velocitors, MiniMags, or something else?

Regards,
DBT

Higher speed rounds would be the Aguila Super Maximum, but accuracy in my rifles was nonexistant. Most powerful .22 long rifle cartridge by far is the Velocitor. Accuracy varies widely, good in some rifles, poor in others, but you might try some of them if they are available down there. All of the other hyper velocity rounds have never given me any kind of usable accuracy in any firearm, I gave up on them and went back to shooting target loadings.

The Velocitors shoot pretty good in my 10/22. 1/2" or better at 50 yards. 40gr bullet around 1450 fps or so.

MiniMags are my back up with no stingers on hand. But I must ask what rifle do you have that doesn't shoot well enough to hit things that the stinger was made for?

Have you tried sorting them with a rim gauge? Typically I get three batches of rim thickness out of a box of 50 with the largest of the three shooting the best in my rifle. The other two creating the flyers. A rim gauge is cheap and worth it. BTW the flyer makers go into my Colt .22 semi auto pistol for rapidfire fun.

Are you sure about that. Extensive water bottle testing in my back yard found them kinda annemic compared to stingers both from my boy's Henry short lever gun and my long barreled 1885 single. Even the Colt .22 auto makes a louder pop with stingers than with velocitors. I kinda compare them to a run of the mill rem or fed. They shoot alright no doubt accurate enough but I don't think they got more juice.

I copied this info from a post of someone's, somewhere along the way. Somebody had documented quite a bit of comparative data, and I thought it was worth saving. Shane





Some of the members here who may be interested in the "ballistics" of various rimfire loads
may find what they are looking for in the list below. All of the information was gleaned from
my copy of the book, AMMO & BALLISTICS II, by Bob Forker. Some of the newest loadings
now available may not be included in this list. The copyright of this book is 2003.

NOTE: The table below lists the AMMO MAKER, the specific round, factory stock number
(in parentheses), type of bullet used, muzzle velocity (MV-fps.), muzzle energy (ME-ft./lbs.)
and ballistic coefficient (BC). Also note that even the pistol ammo listed herein was still
ballistically tested in a 24-inch barrel for the numbers generated.


(.17 HORNADY MAGNUM RIMFIRE)--24-in. barrel, 1 turn in 16-inch twist)

HORNADY, 17-gr. V-Max Bullet (83170), 2550 MV, 245 ME, 0.125 BC

REMINGTON, 17-gr. Premier V-Max AccuTip (PR17HM1), 2550 MV, 245 ME, ? BC---(BC, barrel length
& rate of twist to be verified w/Remington.)

CCI, 17-gr. TNT HP Hollow Point (0053), 2525 MV, 241 ME, 0.110 BC (Appx.)---
(Barrel length: 24 in., rate-of-twist: 1 turn in 9 in., and BC, approximated,
as per verification w/ CCI.)

FEDERAL, 17-gr. Speer TNT JHP (P770), 2550 MV, 245 ME, 0.100 BC---
(24-inch barrel length, rate-of-twist: 1 turn in 9 inches.)

FEDERAL, 17-gr. Hornady V-Max (P771), 2550 MV, 245 ME, 0.120 BC---
(24-inch barrel length, rate-of-twist: 1 turn in 9 inches.)



(.22 SHORT--24-in. barrel, 1 turn in 16-inch twist)


CCI, 29-gr. Short High Speed Solid (0027), 1132 MV, 83 ME, 0.105 BC
CCI, 27-gr. Short HP (0028), 1164 MV, 81 ME, 0.105 BC
SELLIER and BELLOT, 28-gr. Short (SBA02204), 932 MV, 54 ME, 0.065 BC
RWS, 28-gr. Short R25 (213 4267), 560 MV, 20 ME, 0.047 BC
AGUILA, 29-gr. Short High Velocity, 1095 MV, 77 ME, 0.105 BC
REMINGTON, 29-gr. Short Solid (1022), 1095 MV, 77 ME, 0.105 BC

WINCHESTER, 29-gr. Short Standard Vel. Solid (X22S), 1095 MV, 77 ME, 0.105 BC

CCI, 29-gr. Short Target Solid (0037), 830 MV, 44 ME, 0.074 BC
ELEY, 29-gr. Short Rapid Fire Match, 750 MV, 36 ME, 0.050 BC

CCI, 29-gr. Short CB Lead Round Nose Solid (0026), 727 MV, 33 ME, 0.072 BC-
--(Note: CCI's ballistics do not list a BC. They show MV out of a 6-inch handgun barrel
as 706 fps with 32 ME.)

FIOCCHI, 29-gr. Short Round Nose Compensated Solid (22SM200), 650 MV, 27 ME, 0.110 BC



(.22 LONG--24-in. barrel, 1 turn in 16-inch twist)

CCI, 29-gr. Long High Speed (0029), 1180 MV, 90 ME, 0.109 BC

CCI, CB Long Solid (0038), 727 MV, 33 ME, 0.072 BC---(Note: CCI's ballistics do not list a BC.
They show MV out of a 6-inch handgun barrel as 706 fps with 32 ME.)



(.22 LONG RIFLE, Standard Vel. & Match Ammo--24-in. barrel, 1 turn in 16-inch twist)

SWARTKLIP, 13-gr. LR SDP Subsonic Diabolo Pellet (SK006), 480 MV, 7 ME ? BC--
-(BC & rate of twist to be verified w/ArmsCorpUSA. Barrel length: 24 in.)

LAPUA, 36-gr. LR Subsonic HP (4312246), 1033 MV, 85 ME, 0.118 BC
REMINGTON, 38-gr. LR Subsonic HP (SUB22HP), 1050 MV, 93 ME, 0.125 BC
AGUILA, 38-gr. LR Subsonic HP, 1025 MV, 88 MV, 0.111 BC
PMC, 38-gr. LR Modrator Subsonic Vel. (22SS), 1000 MV, 84 ME, 0.107 BC
RWS, 40-gr. R100 (213 4195), 1175 MV, 123 ME, 0.130 BC

REMINGTON, 40-gr. LR Target Solid (6122) (6100), 1150 MV, 117 ME, 0.149 BC

WINCHESTER, 40-gr. T22 LR Std. Vel. Solid (XT22LR), 1150 MV, 117 ME, 0.149 BC

FEDERAL, 40-gr. LR Ultramatch Solid (UM1), 1140 MV, 115 ME, 0.149 BC
FEDERAL, 40-gr. LR Match Solid (900), 1140 MV, 115 ME, 0.149 BC
AGUILA, 40-gr. LR Std. Vel., 1135 MV, 114 ME, 0.158 BC

PMC, 40-gr. Scoremaster LR Std. Vel. Solid (22SM), 1135 MV, 114 ME, 0.111 BC

FIOCCHI, 40-gr. LR Biathlon Match Solid (22SM340), 1120 MV, 111 ME, 0.140 BC=Estimated

AGUILA, 40-gr. LR Match Golden Eagle, 1100 MV, 110 ME, 0.109 BC
LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Polar Biathlon Solid (4317023), 1100 MV, 107 ME, 0.108 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Tenex Ultimate EPS, 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.150 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Match EPS, 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.150 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Club, 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.150 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Target, 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.105 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Practice, 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.150 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Standard, 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.150 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Biathlon Match, 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.150 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. LR Silhouex, 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.150 BC
REMINGTON/ELEY,40-gr. Match EPS (RE22EPS), 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.149 BC
REMINGTON/ELEY, 40-gr. Club Extra (RE22CX), 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.149 BC
REMINGTON/ELEY, 40-gr. Target Rifle (RE22T), 1085 MV, 105 ME, 0.149 BC
AGUILA, 40-gr. Match Rifle, 1080 MV, 100 ME, 0.197 BC

SELLIER and BELLOT, 40-gr. LR SB Standard (SBA02201), 1084 MV, 104 ME, 0.131 BC

SELLIER and BELLOT, 40-gr. LR SB Standard (SBA02202), 1084 MV, 104 ME, 0.131 BC

FEDERAL, 40-gr. LR Ultramatch Solid (UM1B), 1080 MV, 105 ME, 0.139 BC
FEDERAL, 40-gr. LR Target Solid (711B), 1080 MV, 105 ME, 0.138 BC
FEDERAL, 40-gr. LR Match Solid (900B), 1080 MV, 105 ME, 0.139 BC
RWS, 40-gr. LR Target Rifle (213 2478), 1080 MV, 100 ME, 0.109 BC
CCI, 40-gr. LR Std. Vel. Solid (0032), 1070 MV, 100 ME, 0.105 BC
CCI, 40-gr. LR Green Tag Comp. Solid (0033), 1070 MV, 100 ME, 0.105 BC
CCI, 40-gr. LR Pistol Match Solid (0051), 1070 MV, 100 ME, 0.105 BC
RWS, 40-gr. LR R50 (21304187), 1070 MV, 100 ME, 0.105 BC
LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Master Solid (4317033), 1066 MV, 101 ME, 0.132 BC
LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Midas L Solid (4317022), 1066 MV, 101 ME, 0.132 BC
LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Midas M Solid (4317021), 1066 MV, 101 ME, 0.132 BC
NORMA 1, 40-gr. Lead, Round Nose (15613), 1066 MV, 101 ME, 0.132 BC
NORMA 2, 40-gr. Lead, Round Nose (15614), 1066 MV, 101 ME, 0.132 BC
NORMA 3, 40-gr. Lead, Round Nose (15615), 1066 MV, 101 ME, 0.132 BC
FIOCCHI, 40-gr. LR-Rifle Match Solid (22SM320), 1050 MV, 98 ME, 0.140 BC
FIOCCHI, 40-gr. LR Match Trng. Solid (22M320), 1050 MV, 98 ME, 0.130 BC
LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Super Club Solid (4317066), 1050 MV, 98 ME, 0.114 BC
LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Std. Rifle Club Solid (43122420), 1050 MV, 98 ME, 0.114 BC
WOLF, 40-gr. LR Match Target Solid Round Nose, 1050 MV, 97.91 ME, ? BC*
WOLF, 40-gr. LR Match Extra Solid Round Nose, 1033 MV, 94.77 ME, ? BC*
WOLF, 40-gr. LR Match Gold Solid Round Nose, 1033 MV, 94.77 ME, ? BC*
PMC, 40-gr. Match Rifle (22MR), 1050 MV, 98 ME, 0.110 BC
RWS, 40-gr. LR Rifle Match (213 4225), 1035 MV, 95 ME, 0.096 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Tenex Ultimate EPS Pistol, 1030 MV, 94 ME, 0.109 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Pistol Xtra, 1030 MV, 94 ME, 0.109 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Target Pistol, 1030 MV, 94 ME, 0.109 BC
LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Pistol King Solid (4317031), 1033 MV, 95 ME, 0.130 BC
LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Pistol Trainer Solid (4312260), 1033 MV, 95 ME, 0.130 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. Pistol Match, 1000 MV, 89 ME, 0.140 BC
FIOCCHI, 40-gr. LR Pistol Match Solid (22SM300), 984 MV, 86 ME, 0.130 BC
FIOCCHI, 40-gr. LR Match Trng. Solid (22M300), 984 MV, 86 ME, 0.125 BC
PMC, 40-gr. Match Pistol (22MP), 900 MV, 72 ME, 0.095 BC
WINCHESTER, 40-gr. LR Lead HP (W22LRB), 1150 MV, 117 ME, 0.150 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. LR Subsonic Xtra Plus, 1065 MV, 100 ME, 0.115 BC
RWS, 40-gr. LR Subsonic HP (213 2494), 1000 MV, 90 ME, 0.092 BC
LAPUA, 48-gr. LR Scoremax Solid (4317030), 1033 MV, 114 ME, 0.144 BC
LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Multi Match Solid (4317020), 1100 MV, 129 ME, 0.134 BC
AGUILA, 60-gr. SSS Sniper Subsonic, 950 MV, 120 ME, 0.090 BC

*NOTE: Queried WOLF company directly to verify the above, however, they said they did NOT
have available any of the BCs for the above three loads, nor did they list the length of
the test barrel or its rate of twist. Will try asking them again for the BCs, test barrel
length and rate of twist.)



(.22 LONG RIFLE, High Velocity & Hyper Velocity)

AGUILA, 30-gr. Super Maximum Solid P., 1750 MV, 204 ME, 0.102 BC
AGUILA, 30-gr. Super Maximim Hollow P., 1750 MV, 204 ME, 0.102 BC

FEDERAL, 31-gr. LR Hyper Vel. HP Copper Pltd. (724), 1550 MV, 165 ME, 0.107 BC

CCI, 32-gr. LR Stinger HP (0050), 1640 MV, 191 ME, 0.103 BC
CCI, 32-gr. Quik-Shok (0064), 1640 MV, 191 ME, 0.103 BC
REMINGTON, 33-gr. LR Yellow Jacket HP (1722), 1500 MV, 165 ME, 0.107 BC

SWARTKLIP, 35-gr. LR SLD Spitzer Low Drag (SK001), 1410 MV, 157 ME, ? BC--
-(BC & rate of twist to be verified w/ArmsCorpUSA. Barrel length: 24 in.)

REMINGTON, 36-gr. LR Viper Solid (1922), 1410 MV, 159 ME, 0.117 BC
SELLIER and BELLOT, 36-gr. LR HV (SBA02206), 1330 MV, 141 ME, 0.091 BC

LAPUA, 36-gr. LR HP (4312245), 1345 MV, 145 ME, 0.122 BC
CCI, 36-gr. LR Mini-Mag HP (0031), 1280 MV, 135 ME, 0.126 BC
REMINGTON, 36-gr. LR Cyclone HP (CY22HP), 1280 MV, 131 ME, 0.124 BC
REMINGTON, 36-gr. LR HP (1622), 1280 MV, 131 ME, 0.124 BC
FEDERAL, 36-gr. LR HP (730), 1255 MV, 125 ME, 0.125 BC
WINCHESTER, 36-gr. LR HP (XPERT22), 1220 MV, 122 ME, 0.105 BC
WINCHESTER, 37-gr. LR HP (X22LRH), 1280 MV, 135 ME, 0.128 BC
ELEY, 37.5-gr. LR HV Hollow, 1312 MV, 143, ME, 0.193 BC
SELLIER and BELLOT, 38-gr. HV HP (SBA02203), 1281 MV, 138 ME, 0.102 BC
AGUILA, 38-gr. LR High Vel. HP, 1280 MV, 138 ME, 0.124 BC

SWARTKLIP, 38-gr. LR SXHP Super Hollow Point (SK002), 1340 MV, 156 ME, ? BC-
--(BC & rate of twist to be verified w/ArmsCorpUSA. Barrel length: 24 in.)

AMERICAN EAGLE (Federal) 38-gr. LR Hollow Point Copper-Plated (AE22),
1280 MV, 140 ME, 0.132 BC

FEDERAL, 38-gr. LR HP Copper-Plated (712), 1280 MV, 140 ME, 0.132 BC
PMC, 38-gr. Zapper LR High Vel. HP CC (22D), 1280 MV, 138 ME, 0.109 BC

SWARTKLIP, 39-gr. STB Sabre Tip Bullet (SK004), 1340 MV, 150 ME, ? BC-
--(BC & rate of twist to be verified w/ArmsCorpUSA. Barrel length: 24 in.)

LAPUA, 40-gr. LR Speed Ace Solid (4312243), 1345 MV, 161 ME, 0.120 BC
ELEY, 40-gr. LR HV Solid, 1312 MV, 153 ME, 0.193 BC

AMERICAN EAGLE (Federal) 40-gr. LR Solid (AE5022), 1260 MV, 140 ME, 0.138 BC

FEDERAL, 40-gr. LR Solid, Copper Plated (710) (810), 1260 MV, 140 ME, 0.138 BC

FEDERAL, 40-gr. LR Solid (510), 1260 MV, 140 ME, 0.138 BC
CCI, 40-gr. LR Silhouette (0065), 1255 MV, 140 ME, 0.138 BC
CCI, 40-gr. LR HS Mini-Mag Solid (0030), 1255 MV, 140 ME, 0.138 BC
PMC, 40-gr. Zapper LR High Vel. Solid CC (22CC), 1255 MV, 140 ME, 0.121 BC
REMINGTON, 40-gr. LR Solid (1522), 1255 MV, 140 ME, 0.138 BC
REMINGTON, 40-gr. LR Thunderbolt Solid (TB22A), 1255 MV, 140 ME, 0.139 BC
WINCHESTER, 40-gr. LR Wildcat Solid (WW22LR), 1255 MV, 140 ME, 0.139 BC
WINCHESTER, 40-gr. LR Solid (X22LR), 1255 MV, 140 ME, 0.139 BC
AGUILA 40-gr. LR High Velocity, 1250 MV, 139 ME, 0.141 BC
PMC, 40-gr. Sidewinder LR High Vel. Solid (22SC), 1250 MV, 139 ME, 0.121 BC
CCI, 40-gr. Velocitor HP (0047), 1435 MV, 183 ME, 0.132 BC
RWS, 40-gr. High Velocity HP (213 2494), 1310 MV, 150 ME, 0.104 BC

WINCHESTER, 40-gr. LR Power-Point HP (X22LRPP), 1280 MV, 146 ME, 0.118 BC

SWARTKLIP, 45-gr. SHP Solid Heavyweight Bullet (SK003), 1225 MV, 156 ME, ? BC-
--(BC & rate of twist to be verified w/ArmsCorpUSA. Barrel length: 24 in.)



(.22 WINCHESTER MAGNUM RIMFIRE--WMR)

CCI, 30-gr. WMR Maxi-Mag + V HP (0059), 2200 MV, 322 ME, 0.084 BC
CCI, 30-gr. WMR TNT HP (0063), 2200 MV, 322 ME, 0.084 BC
FEDERAL, 30-gr. WMR Jacketed HP (767), 2200 MV, 325 ME, 0.088 BC
FEDERAL, 30-gr. WMR TNT JHP (P765), 2200 MV, 325 ME, 0.079 BC

REMINGTON, 33-gr. WMR Premier V-Max Boat Tail (R22M1), 2000 MV, 293 ME, 0.137 BC

WINCHESTER 34-gr. WMR Jacketed HP (S22WM), 2120 MV, 338 ME, 0.102 BC
CCI, 40-gr. WMR Maxi-Mag Solid (0023), 1910 MV, 324 ME, 0.110 BC
FEDERAL, 40-gr. WMR FMJ Solid (737), 1910 MV, 325 ME, 0.111 BC

PMC, 40-gr. WMR Predator Magnum Jacketed Soft Point (22WMA), 1910 MV, 324 ME, 0.183 BC

PMC, 40-gr. WMR Predator Magnum Jacketed Hollow Point (22WMB), 1910 MV, 324 ME, 0.183 BC

REMINGTON, 40-gr. WMR Pointed Soft Point Solid (R22M2), 1910 MV, 324 ME, 0.114 BC

WINCHESTER, 40-gr. WMR FMJ Solid (X22M), 1910 MV, 324 ME, 0.110 BC
CCI, 40-gr. WMR Maxi-Mag HP (0024), 1910 MV, 324 ME, 0.110 BC
REMINGTON, 40-gr. WMR Jacketed HP (R22M2), 1910 MV, 324 ME, 0.116 BC
WINCHESTER, 40-gr. WMR Jacketed HP (X22MH), 1910 MV, 324 ME, 0.110 BC
FEDERAL, 50-gr. WMR Jacketed HP (757), 1650 MV, 302 ME, 0.158 BC

Again, a debt of gratitude goes to Mr. Bob Forker for his extensive research in producing
a valuable text for all shooters and hunters. The aforementioned text (listed above) also
includes extensive load listings for centerfire rifle and handgun cartridges as well.

ADDITIONAL RIMFIRE MFR. BALLISTICS INFO ADDED. See website below:

http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/proszak...Ballistics.html

On the above website, you may "click" on any high-lighted ammo manufacturer's name to go
directly to their loadings offered.

NOTE: Any tracer-type ammo (i.e. OSSI, American mfr.) reportedly cannot be shipped to
California or New York City. RWS (Germany) and Eley (England) also manufacture .22 tracer
ammo, but it cannot reportedly be imported into the United States. One other U.S.
manufacturer of .22 rimfire tracer ammo (All Purpose Ammo, aka APA) is not listed on
the above website. For .22 rimfire tracer ammo distributors in the U.S., see websites below:

http://www.outlandsales.com/

http://www.ammobank.com/cgi-bin/cshop/store/index.tam

Outlandsales offers the OSSI .22 rimfire tracer ammo; Ammobank offers both OSSI and All
Purpose Ammo - APA brands of .22 rimfire tracer ammo.

To find .22 rimfire tracer ammo on the Ammobank website, first click on their website
(Home page) above. Then, click on "List Categories." After that, click on "RIMFIRE."
Lastly, scroll down and click on ".22 LR Tracers."

That's what I thought, holy crap shane, thats a lotta info

Stingers are bad stuff at short ranges, with the extra velocity and the big cavity bullet. At 100 yards, the Velocitor hits with a LOT more power. Also might be irrelavant, but so far in 25 years of reading everybody's chrono testing, I've never seen Stingers meet the advertised velocity, it's usually about 1,580 to 1,600 fps. Of course the Velocitors might not meet specs either, I haven't seen much on them floating around. So far, I've never owned a .22 that would shoot Stingers. I've tried them in a Ruger 77-22, Winchester 94-22, Marlin 39A, CZ 452 Classic, Kimber NY 22, Kimber OR 82, Ruger 10-22, Ruger 10-22 aftermarket barrel from Midway USA, Remington 552A, Mossberg 27 single shot, and probably some others I've forgotten, and at best got 2'' groups at 50 yards with violently bad flyers. Some rifles I could't keep them all on a sheet of typing paper at 50 yards. Aguila SuperMaximums neither. Remington Yellowjackets would do 1'' groups in some of these guns, some I never shot them in. Velocitors shot OK in the NY Kimber, about 1'' at 50 yards and 2'' or so at 100 yards, but shot extremely poorly in the Oregon Kimber 82 I've got right now. They weren't around when I had the CZ 452 a few years ago, so I have no clue how they would've shot in it.

All of the hyper velocity ammo looks good on paper, but in the field at any ranges over about 35 to 50 yards, I always did better with plain old high velocity hollowpoints, like CCI Minimags or Winchester Super X. Most of my .22 long rifle hunting in the last ten years has been with subsonic hollowpoints or match bullets, usually deadly accurate, although not too good on body hits. Pinpoint head shots are always instant death though, regarless of the bullets construction.

There are too many variables in the rimfire game to critique the largest mass manufactured overall quantity of ammo of a particular CALIBER in the world, by name brand alone.

The best trick is finding the brand that shoots the best in YOUR rifle with the highest power scope you can get from the bench bags.

I would say the largest contributor to RF inaccuracies is the human wobble. Or the 4X scope covers up the X ring durring load assessment. You can't hit what you cant see.


I challenge that to a beer can blowin up contest, I've both ammo on the shelf and a rifle to shoot it!!!PM me, i'll send ya the rules. loser replaces the beer two fold.

I've got a Ruger 77/22 that shoots groups around 3/8" at 50yd's with match ammo, but the stingers go around 3/4" with quite a few fliers.

I've never heard of a rim gauge, I'll have to look into getting one....thanks.

Phil,

Prayers go out for your Dad, hope things go very well.

I've just not found any hyper velocity loadings that were accrurate enough to suit me. The best in a high velocity cartridge, for me, is the Power Point and the Eley Rabbit HVHP. I stick with the Eley Subsonic Hollow Xtra Plus @ 1080 fps for most of my shooting.

Best,
JB

JBM has really updated their online, program. Hadn't been there in a while.

FWIW, I plugged in the above info on Stingers vs Velocitors.

At 100 yards/4000 ft elevation:

Stinger: 1177 fps/98 ft-lbs

Velocitor: 1123 fps/112 ft-lbs.

They're pretty close.

http://www.eskimo.com/~jbm/cgi-bin/jbmtraj.cgi

At 30 yards, both deliver 158 ft-lbs.

Unless you are shooting really cheap ammo, like Mexican Aguila, I think that sorting 22 LRs by rim thickness is a boring waste of time and money. I've done it and it does work, but I'd rather spend my $$ on RWS or Eley ammo that is 99% consistant and spend my time doing something slightly less mind numbing than sorting Aguila ammo into several different piles. I think that I have 2 sets of rim thickness gages and would be happy to sell a set to you for what I've got into it plus the actual shipping to you DU.

Jeff

Sinclair and others can fix ya up.

Mine is very old and a handme down, It is made by MERIT.

It is a small steel bar with hole drilled perpendicular to its length. Bushing installed in that hole for a .22 to slip down into it hanging by the rim.
A "T" type slot is milled lenghtwise at a very slight angle from "level" for a slide bar to pass over the rimmed part of the case.
The slide bar is graduated with marks and numbers 1 thru 7 with the lower numbers being the thick rims and the higher numbers being the thin ones.
Its a crude thing as far as measurement but it is fast and for what I need accurate enough to weed out the flyers.

My wife has the camera, post a pic when the camera comes home.

Neal Jones makes one about identical you your Merit. I've not had much success with any of them.

Wow:

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Great post Shane.

I'm looking for "pop" at 100 yards. I will try velocitors.

BMT

Shane,

Thanks for posting the 22 ammo data..

Also, I use A Bald Eagle Rimfire gage for measuring rim thickness. I do have the one Neal Jones makes, but the Bald Eagle is much faster.

Don

There's plenty I don't know, but I DO know how to highlight/copy/paste....grin

Nobody shoots YELLOW JACKETS?
They work well in my 52B for ground squirrels to about 100 yards.
Bob