Best bang for the buck .22LR ammo?

[Hayata]

I've had decent luck with standard velocity Aguila.

In some guns shoots better than CCI SV. Of course, different lot numbers shoot different than others.

.22's are a never-ending rabbit hole.

 

[Scraper]

I keep a small sample of 22 LR on-hand to shake down each platform, as I've found that rarely do any 2 of them prefer the same food.

Below is a pic of my latest test batch for my BMR Carbon and the results.

I factor in feel of bolt lift (only pertinent to a bolt action but may have relevance on a semi-auto platform), average group size, and cost-per-round to land on my winner in any given test.

CCI SV would've been my pick on this one, but I couldn't find any in bulk so I skipped over Blazer (horrible bolt lift) and picked up 3k rounds of matching lot # Eley Club. That ammo is now dedicated to that rifle, so on and so forth.

Rimfire is definitely the most fun because you can do shakedowns like this and not go bankrupt in the process.

 

[wolfmanrogers]

SK, CCI Green Tag, Wolf