SK or other Rival Lapua Center-X?

[grauhanen]

is there any SK or other brand 22 ammo that shoots as well as center x ?

Not all Center X shoots the same. No variety of .22LR match ammo will shoot similarly from one lot to the next.

All varieties of SK ammo are entry level match ammos. Such ammos will often have considerable performance variation within a lot. Some boxes in a lot may be better than others, and some rounds in a box will be better than others.

True match grade .22LR ammo will usually have less variation within lots. Of course the name on the box or brick is never a guarantee of performance.

 

[Terrykuz]

I have a "bunch" of Anschutz silhouette rifles. I did a pretty big test with 6 of them last spring.
Like most of the posts say, it depends on the rifle. Overall, CenterX shot the best groups on average, with SK+ coming in second place. In some rifles, SK+ shot better.
The "best" rifles shot TAC and CCI std well, but of course, SK+ and CentrerX shot better. Lesser barrels showed more specific liking for particular ammo. Some shot TAC better, some shot CCI better. TAC always had fliers. I also ran ancient Eley black box and RWS rifle. Since that ammo is limited in my stock, I just shot that for fun, but it followed the same path as the other ammo. Good barrel shot everything well, lesser barrel was finicky. My best barrel is a Douglas on a 54MSR sporter.
I shot multiple 10 shot groups at 50 yards to weed out "poor" ammo. Then I took the better results to 100 yards for multiple 10 shot groups. The results at 100 yards were pretty obvious, and a lot more telling than 50 yards.
For me, shooting offhand, SK+ is the best choice. It ran a definite good race with CenterX, and even bested it in some rifles. This might hurt some people, but personally I am better off practicing and match shooting with SK+, than dedicating my time and money for .1 inch better groups at 100.
I guess it is all relative, because some of my rifles # 1 ammo does not shoot as well as my best rifle's #2 ammo choice. So like everyone said, the rifle picks the ammo, and lot to lot the results may change.

 

[Fire Dog]

Interesting. All the years I've been shooting Center-X I've never had a batch that was just OK to shotgun in any of my rifles. Some batches were better than others but even the worst lots shot well. They just had a few more fliers per box than I prefer. Overall all of my rifles shoot Center-X well, even my two Anschutz

I've only tried one batch of SKLRM and it was just ok in all the rifles I've tried it in. Seems like SKRM to me and typical of the price point. I'm sure I'll try some more at some point. Maybe I'll luck into a good shooting lot number

My club sent the case back {The Shot Gun stuff} and got a refund.. This was about 6 years ago. I had started out with Lapua pistol match and that was pretty good at 50 mtrs but the CX went even better but still struggled beyond 50 and I was using Eley club for 75 & 100. Then along came SK red and that was going well 50 & 75 but not so much at 100. The SK long range match covers all bases for me, at least my current case. Sold off my R-50 to a fellow club member as his rifle {Anschutz} shoots it real well and I could never get good results in mine...
Just a matter of trying a lot of different brands and lots of ammo and when you find one that is special in your rifle then mortgage the house and buy up all you can find... {:~)

 

[PWNolan]

Just a matter of trying a lot of different brands and lots of ammo and when you find one that is special in your rifle then mortgage the house and buy up all you can find... {:~)

Yeah in the 30+ years I've been shooting 22LR semi-seriously I've never gone for the whole my rifle "likes" this or that brand of ammo thing. I get a good lot number of a certain brand and it does well in all my rifles. Same with a poor shooting lot. I've heard it parroted over and over for years. 22 rifles are individuals and you need to find the brand your particular rifle "likes" best. Well, what every one of my rifles likes is a great lot of ammo. I mostly shoot Lapua these days for matches but I've had success with Eley Tenex and Match too. Not so much in recent years though. I do have a lot of SK and other mid-grade ammo that I use for fun. Same thing with those. Good lots shoot well in all my rifles and poor lots shoot poorly. Many are just so so which is typical of mid-grade ammo

 

[USMCDOC]

When it comes to SK, the way I look at it is, you can be looking at four cases of ammo, one of those four is going to shoot horrible compared to the others. I have used it and Pistol Match Special for practice with good results

Found my targets from were i was testing some lapua long range. First target is SK PMS
Second target is the Long Range
These are 100 yards.

 

[dgeesaman]

Found my targets from were i was testing some lapua long range. First target is SK PMS
Second target is the Long Range
These are 100 yards.
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That’s some great Lapua LR. I hope you have plenty of it.

 

[USMCDOC]

That’s some great Lapua LR. I hope you have plenty of it.

I have a case of it

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

To the OP you just have to test various ammo to see what can shoot equal or better to CX. just asking which brand of what might very well be disappointing to you as to what your results may be. the constant here is good will shoot good no matter it be SK or any of the other Lapua lines.
Now if your question is more about suggestions here are some examples- both targets are from two different rifles.

Lee
P.S Champions Choice has CX & Midas+ in stock!

Lapua SLR & LR


Lapua Pistol King-

 

[USMCDOC]

To the OP you just have to test various ammo to see what can shoot equal or better to CX. just asking which brand of what might very well be disappointing to you as to what your results may be. the constant here is good will shoot good no matter it be SK or any of the other Lapua lines.
Now if your question is more about suggestions here are some examples- both targets are from two different rifles.

Lee
P.S Champions Choice has CX & Midas+ in stock!

Lapua SLR & LR

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Lapua Pistol King-
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Yeah that Pistol King was a great lot wasn’t it

 

[rebs]

will pistol king shoot at 100 yds

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

Yeah that Pistol King was a great lot wasn’t it

It certainly was. it was also the first time I used it in that rifle. I have maybe 3-4 boxes left of 3 bricks I got.

Lee

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

will pistol king shoot at 100 yds

I don't see why not. it's one of those things you just have to try and see how it shoots. like any other ammo

Lee

 

[USMCDOC]

will pistol king shoot at 100 yds

Yes, it will, some lots better than others.

 

[USMCDOC]

It certainly was. it was also the first time I used it in that rifle. I have maybe 3-4 boxes left of 3 bricks I got.

Lee

I have 8 or 9 bricks of it left. No you can’t have any.

 

[MUP]

will pistol king shoot at 100 yds

Yes, in my rifle it does very well.

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

I have 8 or 9 bricks of it left. No you can’t have any.

That's ok, I still have 3 bricks of that CX I got from you awhile back. I wish all my ammo was already presorted.
I met a fellow F class shooter back in December Jim Murphy? I believe his name was he said he knew you.

Lee

 

[USMCDOC]

That's ok, I still have 3 bricks of that CX I got from you awhile back. I wish all my ammo was already presorted.
I met a fellow F class shooter back in December Jim Murphy? I believe his name was he said he knew you.

Lee

Oh yeah Jim is a great guy, very good shooter too!
Hope he didn’t say too many bad things about me!

 

[Wellington]

My barrel can shoot some sk match lights out and other lots are not so good. I had one lot that at 50 yds I could put 5 into .25 more often than not. Kept a few hundred back for brotherly competitions. Other lots can be pretty bad. When a person finds something that works best to load up.

 

[Fire Dog]

My barrel can shoot some sk match lights out and other lots are not so good. I had one lot that at 50 yds I could put 5 into .25 more often than not. Kept a few hundred back for brotherly competitions. Other lots can be pretty bad. When a person finds something that works best to load up.

Load Up indeed....

 

[whatsupdoc]

22 ammo is like a box of chocolates, you NEVER know what you will get.
I have had $6 a box RWS embarrass $18 a box Midas.

Shooting a rimfire at 100 yards vs 50 yards will really amplify the ammo's weakness. One particular lot of SK rifle match would shoot 1/2" or less 10 shot groups at 50 yards but at 100 it would be 2" or larger groups due to 10% of the ammo leaving the barrel at 100 FPS slower than average.

Another issue is you cant just go and buy a few different lots of Lapua or SK ammo to test so you buy whats
available and shoot it.