Thread: Why do .22s have such different accuracy with different ammunition?

Originally Posted by Tentman

I guess another way of thinking about it is that many 22 accuracy claims are overstated, therefore ones expectations can be out of whack with what is "achievable". Yes it does take access to a 22 of known performance to sort 22 ammo batches. It took me 8 years and probably more than 8 different 22's to get a bolt gun and a semi that would pass the 5x5 under 0.5 @50 test -and about 50% of it is shooter, sporter weight 22's are about the most "sensitive to hold" rifles you'll ever come across.

Yes...expectations.
I've been to the range many times frustratingly trying to get these .22s of mine to shoot 0.5 MOA. Then a new guy comes along with a rifle that he has just purchased. Sights it in and then shoots a 2 MOA group and is over the moon happy with the results.... Sometimes ignorance (better to say 'low expectations') is bliss....

I'm going to try a weight tuner on the Lithgow now after reading what @Ultimitsu said....my expectations are still rather high

I was watching a vid last night kinda on this topic . This guy shoots a custom vuuduu (not sure on spelling) in competition and pointed out the variation even within the same batch and said pretty much the same thing as uk exile mentioned above . His also put it down to the primer ring being inconsistent in thickness and measures every bullets primer thickness and only uses the ones all with the same measurement as that can be enough for surprisingly large performance/accuracy changes. (His words not mine)