Happy New Year to All! You guys with vintage 10/22's, what brand of ammo's giving you best accuracy? I have a '78 Sporter Deluxe, 100% stock, Vortex 2x8x32 scope. I sighted in with mediocre brand name stuff, Federal 525 red brick stuff, and Winchester 333 brick stuff, accuracy was so-so at 50yds, 1.5"+ groups. That same ammo was yielding .50"-.75" groups out of an old, scoped Marlin 60. I didn't expect the 10/22 was picky about ammo. Fed everything 100%, even the few squibs the Winchester stuff had.
EUREKA, I found it! I should've guessed, CCl MiniMags, 36gr Copper HP's, the old sight in stand by. Groups at 50yds measured under 3/4" ALL day long, occasional flyer still yielded under 1" five+ shot group. With the right ammo, as accurate as the Marlin 60. Now we'll see how this '66 first year International 10/22 I have coming, does.
EUREKA, I found it! I should've guessed, CCl MiniMags, 36gr Copper HP's, the old sight in stand by. Groups at 50yds measured under 3/4" ALL day long, occasional flyer still yielded under 1" five+ shot group. With the right ammo, as accurate as the Marlin 60. Now we'll see how this '66 first year International 10/22 I have coming, does.