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03-30-2011, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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Best .22 shell (Gopher Season)
Ok, Gopher season is soon to be upon us.
What is the best .22 shell on the market?
-CCI Stinger
-Yellow Jacket
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03-30-2011, 07:52 PM
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40g Winchester power points
Makes a good smack.............lol
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03-30-2011, 07:53 PM
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Yellow jacket all the way!!!
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03-30-2011, 07:53 PM
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speed kills...
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03-30-2011, 07:59 PM
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anything with a good hollow point , we use winchester HV or american eagle as they are more accurate in our guns than stingers or yellow jackets
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03-30-2011, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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The link below is a comparison of many brands of .22 ammo with results...
http://johno.myiglou.com/ammotest.htm
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03-30-2011, 08:04 PM
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Find the hollow point that is the most accurate and reliable in your rifle. What is 'best' in one persons rifle might shoot like crap in another's.
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03-30-2011, 08:04 PM
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Get a box of everything you would like to try and take them all to the range. Your 22 will tell you which one it likes.
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03-30-2011, 08:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 300 tc win mag
40g Winchester power points
Makes a good smack.............lol
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X2 most accurate in the .22s I shoot, out of many many trial brands and types.
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03-30-2011, 11:17 PM
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CCI 0064 Quick Shok's
Same Velocity as the Stinger but the size is a true .22 IIRC the Stinger is 0.11" taller than a standard .22 and does not chamber properly in quite a few guns.
That being the case, I have been shooting a lot of silhouette with American Eagle .40gr solids, and that will most likely be my gopher round this year.
Just finished chronoing the AE, and it is extremely consistant in terms of velocity and groupings.
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03-31-2011, 08:35 AM
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Personally I like Stingers, but if I shot more often, I'd probably just use a regular high velocity HP.
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03-31-2011, 09:12 AM
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22 loads
Personally I shoot the 40g Winchester Power Point. As stated above it makes a good smack. But it also is the same grain weight as the 40g American Eagle cheapo target ammo. I noticed a .75inch climb with my 10/22 when I dropped to 38g. This way I can plink for cheap and smack gophers well without touching my sights.
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03-31-2011, 09:21 AM
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best? what is best..best doesnt exist 
Just razzin
quik shock. no question for kills.
yellow jackets are just plain nasty
fedaral jacketed hi power in my 1022 for gopher type accuracy.
at the end of the day its whatever doesnt stovepipe,extracts, shoots groups best for fair dollar.
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03-31-2011, 09:22 AM
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Anything Winchester come out of my 795 really nicely, any of them. Tried the cheap all lead ones, and they where in a 3 inch circle at 100 yards. I find anytime ive smacked a gopher with any Winchester ammo(not past 50 yards with the 22) ive used the result are devastating. That said, my 17hmr really opens them up out to 150 yards, like big exit hole, bigger than anything with a 22.
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03-31-2011, 09:35 AM
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That said, my 17hmr really opens them up out to 150 yards, like big exit hole, bigger than anything with a 22.
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There is no question that the 17 rimfires are far superior to the 22lr, as far as range and accuracy is concerned. The 17mach2 ammunition is more affordable at around $7 per 50 compared to around $13 per 50 for the 17HMR, but both are much costlier than the cheaper 22lr loads.However, the 17mach2 loads aren't much more than the Stinger loads for the 22lr.
I no longer use a 22lr of any kind for gopher shooting.
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03-31-2011, 09:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 220swifty
Get a box of everything you would like to try and take them all to the range. Your 22 will tell you which one it likes.
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Swify pretty well says it all
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03-31-2011, 09:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by elkhunter11
There is no question that the 17 rimfires are far superior to the 22lr, as far as range and accuracy is concerned. The 17mach2 ammunition is more affordable at around $7 per 50 compared to around $13 per 50 for the 17HMR, but both are much costlier than the cheaper 22lr loads.However, the 17mach2 loads aren't much more than the Stinger loads for the 22lr.
I no longer use a 22lr of any kind for gopher shooting.
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Also depending on where you are shooting the .17hmr bullet construction is less likely to richocet, so they are a bit safer to shoot as well.
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03-31-2011, 09:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Juice?
CCI 0064 Quick Shok's
Same Velocity as the Stinger but the size is a true .22 IIRC the Stinger is 0.11" taller than a standard .22 and does not chamber properly in quite a few guns.
That being the case, I have been shooting a lot of silhouette with American Eagle .40gr solids, and that will most likely be my gopher round this year.
Just finished chronoing the AE, and it is extremely consistant in terms of velocity and groupings.
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03-31-2011, 04:42 PM
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I shoot CCI Mini Mags as well as WINCHESTER eXpert. Both Kill gophers out to about 80yards with boring regulatiry 
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03-31-2011, 04:47 PM
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x3 on the Win Power Points I shoot them out of a heavy barreled Savage BVSS and love em.
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