I shot T22s in a 40X at Penn State years ago and it shot well. I see guys shooting it in a 10 Meter-any rifle- league that I shoot in the winter. For silhouette I use Wolf or RWS. T22s are pretty loud compared to wolf etc. With the heat some rounds may be pushing supersonic.

 

Terry,

This case is fairly new so maybe it has gone down in quality, I couldn't imagine competing with it. At first I thought it was me, the best I could get was a .62"
group at 50y., drop in Federal Match and group drops to .34".
I don't know what to do with the stuff, it is too frustrating to shoot, its inconsistency is the only thing consistent.

 

T22 is target, not match ammo. It should be more consistent (not necessarily more accurate) than standard ammo, but not as good as match. I used it in competition at 50 feet and it was okay at that short range. If you're getting a .62 group at 50 yards it sounds like that's about what you should expect from target ammo, as opposed to your .34 groups with match ammo.

 

With ammo you definitely get what you pay for. Sure, you may get a lot that shoots outstandingly in your rifle but the next lot may not group worth a darn. If you ever do find that magic lot of cheap ammo that shoots great buy as much of that lot as you can possibly afford and count your blessings.

 

I've used it in the past and it was okay considering the cost. You generally do get what you pay for . It's just standard velo ammo with the target name on it. Not what I would use in my 54 Anschutz if I was trying to realize the rifle's full accuracy potential.

 

The local rimfire match guys at my club say that T22 hasn't been much good for a long time.
Everyone around here uses Fed 711b or CCI Standard for general position practice. It's usually cheaper than T22 anyway, and shoots much better at 50yds.

 

5 years ago I bought some T22 to shoot in my model 41 target pistol as CCI SV was not availible. The cases were splitting on every third round or so, and some reports sounded louder than others. After a few magazines I stopped shooting it and called Winchester. They said send it back and they would pay the shipping from UPS. I also pulled bullets off a few rounds and looked at the powder inside, a couple rounds had about 1.5X the powder in them of the others. UPS picked up the two bricks I had, and about 6 weeks later I recieved a letter from Winchester with two $25 coupons. The letter claimed there was nothing wrong with the ammo, so I called them and they tried to tell me something was wrong with my S&W 41, funny it fired 500 rounds of Aguilla super extra after that with no problems.

So I am not a fan of any Winchester rimfire ammo, and won't buy any more.

 

I would bet a pretty penny that nobody even looked at your ammo. A complaint about 2/3" grouping is probably not going to get the same attention as having a barrel bulge or multiple squibs in a box - those are lawsuits waiting to happen whereas you're just ticked off at buying crap.

Sadly, even if they did examine the rounds, their statement may be accurate (more so than the rounds :bthumb because the rounds may be within specification and still shoot like garbage.

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The letter claimed there was nothing wrong with the ammo, so I called them and they tried to tell me something was wrong with my S&W 41, funny it fired 500 rounds of Aguilla super extra after that with no problems.

 

You think Winchester is bad, try some Remington. I don't think American rimfire ammo manufacturers make any good ammo. They are manufacturing for the masses, non target and competition shooters. I personally use Aguila Match Rifle Ammo for my T Bolt and it shoots just as good as Wolf, only $15 a brick cheaper.

 

I bought a case of this stuff quite a while ago. I have a Haenel KK Sport rifle (sort of a schuetzen .22) that is really difficult to open if I fire high velocity ammo it in.

About 1 in 20 rounds of T22 makes the action difficult to open, which suggests to me that those rounds are hotter than standard velocity.

YMMV

 

Well, I've learned my lesson with my wallet on this one. It is far too inconsistent
for silhouette practice so it looks like I'll supply the ammo for the backyard
brats and bullets plinking picnic.

 

It shoots very well in a cz trainer that I have. I have not yet tried it in my
54 sporter, but I will.