CCI Standard Velocity, Norma TAC - 22 and Norma Match. These are under $5 a box around here and do well in my CZ and Win 52.

 

Thank You! I'll check these out.

 

I just got a T1X and I bought some Lapua Long Range. This shoots very good out of the gun but it's expensive. The guys at my local store use this for competition and they like it for their T1X. I'm looking for cheaper options that shoot good also.

What's the most consistent and accurate ammo for a bone stock T1X MTR?

We all have a different opinion or experience, but there's enough T1X shooters here to get a good, consistent conclusion. At least I can learn some good ammo that's worth trying and what to avoid.

If there's a thread on this already please point me to it because I didn't see it.

jp,

try some SK long Range or SK Rifle match. The SK pistol stuff is darn good too!

 

For practice nothing in my Tikka beats Norma TAC 22. For matches I shoot SK Rifle Match, although SK Standard Plus shoots about on par with the Rifle Match.

 

My T1x likes SK Rifle Match and R50. Neither of those are "cheap". It will shoot SK Standard+ and Norma Match-22 pretty well too (the latter also made by RWS), but not as well. Having said that, every rifle will have unique ammo preferences. What shoots well in mine may not in yours, and vice-versa. The only way you will know what your rifle shoots best is to try quite a varietyof ammos, from less expensive to more. If you're lucky your rifle won't be ammo fussy and maybe even a cheap date, loving the "low-priced spread". But it's fun to find out.

Doug

 

Thank You Doug! If I had a place to shoot in my yard, I may not ask the question. I would love to sit in my back yard and shoot every box of ammo ever made. That would be a great time! But it's hard to find time to get to a range and shoot.

Thank You for the info!

 

I just got a T1X and I bought some Lapua Long Range. This shoots very good out of the gun but it's expensive. The guys at my local store use this for competition and they like it for their T1X. I'm looking for cheaper options that shoot good also.

What's the most consistent and accurate ammo for a bone stock T1X MTR?

We all have a different opinion or experience, but there's enough T1X shooters here to get a good, consistent conclusion. At least I can learn some good ammo that's worth trying and what to avoid.

If there's a thread on this already please point me to it because I didn't see it.

Not to be overly simplistic but, the best ammo for any .22, Tikka included, is the ammo that is proven to shoot best through testing.

I know 3 people that shoot Tikkas in ARA factory class. One of them, shoots almost exclusively Eley match. He is usually top dog but, he spends a ton of money lot testing Eley to find a few bricks that shoot good. The other 2 both shoot SK standard + for practice and lapua long range in competition. They both are also excellent shooters with very accurate guns.

The most expensive part of shooting RFs is finding ammo that shoots well.

 

If you want the $5 range, CCI Standard Velocity, Norma TAC-22 and Norma Match will indeed be the category leaders.
Up a couple more bucks per 50 rounds, there's SK Standard Plus.
Then there's Eley Club at around $8.
After that, you're going to be into the $10-$12 range in a blink.

 

Eley has slightly edged out Lapua, but, only marginally at our house with the T1X rifles. All the Eley performed well, including the older sport - which doesn't exhibit match accuracy often.

If you want a surprise, try the CCI AR Tactical or Aguila Super Extra High Velocity. Those performed well in all our T1Xs.

 

My Tikka T1X likes Eley Tenex, Eley Match, and for cheaper fodder CCI SV.

 

Mine shoots Eley Team as well as the Match and it's a little cheaper.

 

My T1x (or any of my other rifles) have never shown a preference to any particular brand over another in a similar price range. What shoots well in all of them is good lot#s of quality ammo. So when I get a good lot of Center-X it shoots pretty well in anything I try it in. OK maybe one rifle might shoot lot #A a little better than lot #B and another rifle vice versa but they all shoot either pretty well

When I used my T1x for ARA Factory class I shot Lapua Center-X and Midas+. Thee same ammo I use in my custom RFBR rifles that I use for ARA Unlimited class. The 3 lots of Eley that I have don't shoot as well in any of them. It shoots great but I get too many random flyers for it to be competitive

My lower priced ammo of choice in my T1x is Norma TAC22. It shoots very well for the price. It also shoots well in my other rifles that I've shot it in. Some have suggested CCI SV. I would normally agree except the two lot numbers I have on hand aren't very good and it didn't shoot well in my Tikka or anything I've tried them in

 

My T1X shoots everything darn good.
Having said that I triedSK Plus SK semi auto Eley Tenx, target. semi auto presion.
All shot OK but no better than Norma Tac-22 so that'a what i stay with.
I don't shoot any matches only against myself so at $3 a box I'm happy

 

I have a lot of Center-X that I bought after testing in my T1X at Marengo. It shoots well in all the bolt guns I’ve tried it in, but surprisingly shoots poorly in my 10/22. Of the HV ammo tested in the 10/22, MiniMags shot the best.

 

...but surprisingly shoots poorly in my 10/22. Of the HV ammo tested in the 10/22, MiniMags shot the best.

MiniMags shot better than the Center-X?

I have two 10/22s (both with Kidd barrels) and they both shoot Center-X great

 

My Tikka T1X likes Lapua Center X, then Eley Match, and for plinking like others Tac22.

 

If your gun likes Lapua long range I'd see about finding some SK Long Range for a reasonable price. But that's harder to find right now than Lapua long range.

Norma TAC-22 is very reasonably priced and while it can't keep up with either of those ammo options, it's 1/4 to 1/5 the price. If you want to learn to shoot well, go out on the worst weather days and practice shooting with TAC-22 - while it will have some scatter it won't make much difference if the wind is blowing your shots more than it's scattering.
Many shooters have good luck using CCI standard as their budget ammo, although it's pretty popular and so the price point has migrated from budget toward mid-range.

I'm seeing a lot of price variance in 22 ammo - a box of Lapua Long Range can be as cheap as $15.50 but some charge $22. So unless you're buying into a known-good lot, I'd get to know the price point of several good ammo options and minimize the amount of money those vultures make on me. Get in the habit of checking a number of sources regularly or just plain old backorder from a retailer and wait for it to arrive.

 

Wow! thanks y'all! This is exactly what I was hoping to learn. I wish I had the time to try every box of ammo to find out what my gun likes. I will focus on some of the ones that were consistently mentioned and that will be a great starting point.

I had a box of CCI Subsonic 40gr 1050fps. At 25 yards it was grouping almost as good as the Lapua Long Range, but stretched out to 100 yards you can start to tell the difference.

 

I know it’s hard to believe that MiniMags shoot better than Center-X in my 10/22. I was surprised. It’s a stock carbine, 18 inch barrel, with the barrel band, with the only non-stock part a BX trigger. I still have the targets around here somewhere and will post pictures when I find them.

 

Some ammo is made to feed, others are made to be loaded as single shots. I have one repeater and loading match ammo from the mag is always poorer accuracy.

 

Mt t1x shoots just fine with Sk standard yellow box. I've tried a few others but it didn't show a huge improvement

 

We just ransom rested my wife's new target pistol yesterday. We shot 5 different varieties of Eley, 2 of CCI, 3 of SK and center-x. Center-x was by far the best but, SK yellow and pistol match tied for a close second place. The worst, by far, was tenex. We repeated the test 4 times because it was so bad. I thought something must have been loose on the rest but it repeatedly shot 4-5 inches at 50 yards. Center-x was well under an inch and standard+ and pistol averaged 1- 1 1/2". She will likely shoot yellow box at matches because it is 50% the cost of center-x.

 

Cheap and good = CCI std velocity. I have an average 4.6" five shot groups at 200 meters (and had to deal with some breezy conditions). so 2.3 MOA pretty dam good for plinker grade. I was happy. I need more testing but this is my initial data.

measured velocity w/ 20" bbl = Max=1087 , MIN=1033 , AVG = 1066

 

Another vote for Norma Match,it averages in the high 3s with occasional groups in the 2s at 50 yards out of my TX1.
CCI standard averages around .400 +/- with occasional .250s

 

Mine shoots CCI SV great..I cannot tell you how great as no one would believe me anyway,LOL

 

I haven’t tried any ammo more expensive than SK Semi-Auto, the best I’ve shot so far. But then again I don’t compete formally, so I haven’t looked any further. But my experience so far is all ammo is going to have flyers, some less often, and some that have flyers that land in the infield instead of the outfield.

 

My T1x 20”bbl loves good subsonic loads. Anything subsonic is better than HV.

for plinking I use NormaTAC and some CCISV capable of great groups, but too many flyers per box to be competitive still price per grin ratio is very good 😊

For informal Target Shooting pretty much anything SK much higher price per grin

for competitive games lot tested ammo for me that’s Lapua CX hurts the wallet and the competition equally! 😅

 

My T1X will shoot most any ammo. I shoot long range steel matches out to 400yds. I use SK Long Range for matches. The best everyday shooting ammo is Eley Contact, it shoots well out to 500yds. ( $ 5.25 / box from Killough's every day) Contact shoots way above it's price point. I also use CCI SV, and Norma 22 Tac, but you start seeing vertical around 300yds.

 

Op hasn't been back in a while...curious if @jp159951 has found some good ammo for the T1X??

 

Wow, 500 yards and shoots "well"..I am impressed. I can hardly hit anything well with my Centerfires out to 500 yards anymore.LOL But that said..I just shoot CCI SV in mine.. Accurate enough for me 100 yards and under.. They are a fine little Rifle though..

 

CCI SV and TAC 22. I tried these based on the recommendation of others. They shot great at 25 & 50 yards. I haven't shot further than that.

Thank You all for the suggestions!

 

I picked up a T1X UPR last week and had a session testing all the ammo i had at home.

Winchester subs were average to rubbish in mine
Ely Field HP were pretty good
Lazer were awful, some being supersonic
RWS Field were disappointing
CCI HP Subs were the best at a consistent 15mm 10 shot groups at 54m

I have 500 SK Magazine to try as these have always shot well in previous 22lr rifles.

In relation to the other thread about solid 22lr vs HP on rabbits I would rather use the more accurate solid and stick with head shots than reduce ranges and chances by using a less accurate HP.

I fired at least 50 of each different ammo above in 10 round groups as each subsequent group did tighten up, some more so than others. From a look on a few online forums and youtube it seems the SK always perform well, the SK+ doing as well as the SK Match but cheaper and the Lapua doing well but definitely more expensive.

The good thing with the 22lr is that its quiet and cheap and no recoil so you can practice plenty and really get to know what works.