Anyone having issues with 22 ARC being picky? I have two barrels tested. So far groups are mostly blah…some horrible and then one load like 1/4 moa with A2520 and the 75’s.
22 ARC real finicky?
- Thread starter Pickle Rick
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bolt or gas gun?
I’ve seen mixed results with gassers, but my bolt gun will stick 10 in 3/4” through a ladder test with multiple powders. I’ve tried varget, 8208, lever, shooters world Precision, n140, and Staball match and they all did damn near the same thing
I’ve seen mixed results with gassers, but my bolt gun will stick 10 in 3/4” through a ladder test with multiple powders. I’ve tried varget, 8208, lever, shooters world Precision, n140, and Staball match and they all did damn near the same thing
What barrel you got? Usually it's the barrel or just a bad combination of load components and not an actual chamber/cartridge itself.
Hornady’s 88 gr Eld-M load is money in my gun, but I could not reproduce it with hand loading. I found a great load using Berger 75 vlds, but they’ve been iffy to source. In my limited testing, these are the only 2 loads that were really good. So, yeah, maybe the 22 arc is a bit sensitive. All of my loading of the 22lr has been for a gas gun, with Hornady brass and cfe223, for what it is worth.
It’s actually a bolt-action AR upper. I have been running it at bolt action pressures and with Alpha brass I’m not getting any pressure signs. It’s just a range toy so I got a ballistic advantage barrel (fucked up) took it off and swapped with faxon’s new plain SS match series and it’s gotten better but still seems really picky. Want to build a bolt gun eventually as I really like this cartridge
At the higher end with Accurate 2520 (30grs) the 75 eld shot one of my best groups ever. I just hope it wasn’t a fluke ha
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