Re: CCI Subsonic Segmented HP Review
Today I finally was able to make it to the range to get some time behind the rifle and test out the new CCI Subsonic Segmented HP. This is part 1 of the review, the 25m accuracy portion. I'm hoping that next weekend while i'm off a whole 2 days in a row, or perhaps during the week before I go to work i'm going to a little comparison on cantaloupe since it's on sale at Wally World this week for $1.28/ea.
Anywho, the rifle that I was shooting the CCI Segmented Subsonic HP's through is a box stock Savage Mark II BV with a Wonder Optics WOTAC 4-14x50 scope, and the AT worked down to about a pound or so. The rifle has served me well in the 715 rounds that i've fired through it thus far.
Most of you know how pretty much all of CCI's rimfire ammuntion comes in the plastic 50 or 100 round boxes with the sliding top, and the plastic insert which holds the rounds in place inside. Well, CCI has either done away with that completely now, or just for this particular ammo as it comes in a paper box with the plastic round holder inside. I don't like it as you can't completely remove the rounds from the box without having them go everywhere when you set them down.
I suppose this is of little consequence if you are just at the range and you are going to burn through the box anyway, but if you are hunting, I think this could be a little more PITA than you'd desire.
While examining the bullets there were several that has excess lube on them, it has the consistency, texture, and appearance of standard wax. I wasn't concerned since I could just knock any excess off with a finger nail.
The hollowpoint on these rounds is larger than others i've seen, similar to the CCI Velocitor hollowpoint, however much deeper. The picture below is a Remington subsonic HP next to the CCI SSHP, you can see the size difference between the two. The remington's just happen to be my best shooting "cheap" ammo in this rifle.
The conditions for the range today weren't the best, the wind was blowin good and hard from just about every direction at 13-17mph, mostly from 3 o'clock, however it would sneek up on my and come at my 6 or in my face from time to time, one of the groups from the SSHP show a low impact from a wind change in my face that I didn't wait out. Temperature was mid 80's, sunny, and all around a nice day. I was at the lake all morning on the waverunner before that if that tells you what type of day it was!
I wanted to show a comparison of several types of ammo on the same target at the same range and day as a comparison to show how the rifle can shoot, generally shoots, and have that available as a good comparison as to how well a particular round works. Now given that we are shooting rimfires here, what works well in my rifle, make shoot like a shotgun in yours, a saying on here that i'd like to copy, "you're mileage may vary". All targets were shot at 25m to minimize wind issues, and I tried my best to fire each round in identical wind conditions, however today was apparently AR15 day and I had one on each side of me, and several more down the firing line, so I had to time my shots between the extremely LOUD 5.56mm rounds.
If you can't read my writing, or if it's just too small the firing order goes from the top line;
SK Match
SK Standard Plus
CCI Segmented Subsonic HP
Remington Subsonic Hp
This concludes Part 1 of this review, when the wind is better i'll get out to 50 as that's what will make or break this ammo in my rifle. I was happy with the performance, getting 2 groups under 1/4", and a 3rd under w/o the flyer is promising IMO. Looking forward to the 50m groups, and the cantaloupe testing!
Branden
P.S. Before you guys give me grief about the "flinch" notation on the first line of targets, please keep in mind all the mall ninjas and their AR15's blasting all around me. It wasn't a flinch because of the massive recoil of the .22lr round.
