Eley lot analyzer

[Mikemontminy]

Does eley still offer access to their lot analyzer or is this something they did away with.

 

[MrG52D]

Gone

 

[whiddengunworks]

Eley tells us that the lot numbers are different now. In other words, you really can't decode them.

 

[foxguy]

Eley said at the time that they removed access to the lot analyzer that they would be coming out with a better one and shooters would have access to it. I suspect that they didn't want shooters having access to the testing results data, Shooters wanted to purchase the better lots of the ammo that was tested thru 5-Barrels and performed well, that left lots unpurchased that didn't perform as well. My Best Guess.

 

[1066]

Eley said at the time that they removed access to the lot analyzer that they would be coming out with a better one and shooters would have access to it. I suspect that they didn't want shooters having access to the testing results data, Shooters wanted to purchase the better lots of the ammo that was tested thru 5-Barrels and performed well, that left lots unpurchased that didn't perform as well. My Best Guess.

I think you are probably right - when you look at the size of some of the groups shot with lots of Tenex that get rejected when lot testing at Eley they are certainly nothing to shout about. It's all very well if you are in a position to test and choose the exact lot that suits your barrel, but for the ordinary Joe, buying a brick of, what he assumes, is top notch target ammo, from his local dealer, it's just pot luck.

 

[doclu60]

Eley said at the time that they removed access to the lot analyzer that they would be coming out with a better one and shooters would have access to it. I suspect that they didn't want shooters having access to the testing results data, Shooters wanted to purchase the better lots of the ammo that was tested thru 5-Barrels and performed well, that left lots unpurchased that didn't perform as well. My Best Guess.

You 'suspect' wrong. I was in on the the analyzer deal and the results it showed burned several shooters, and I'm not talking about casual shooters, but big time sanctioned RFBR shooters. The issue with the test barrels Eley uses is no secret as to how accurate they are, or not, after analyzer results were put out there for everyone to see. Several of us during a time of sketchy ammo availability bought blind off the analyzer results. I, and several other well traveled big match shooters found the best way to buy is to test just we always did. If someone got a good lot off of buying blind from analyzer results, it was most likely pure luck. I don't know of anyone who shoots serious sanctioned RFBR that misses the analyzer at all.

Scott

 

[Fuj]

I can see where the analyzer would skew purchases, but the bottom
line is still "Your" barrel. Over two flags at 50 yards, I had the grandson
shoot Tenex with RWS-50......The CZ really likes the RWS-50 !!!

 

[grauhanen]

Eley's "Lot Analyser" gave a snapshot of the performance of a lot through four different test barrels. That's all it did or could do. A snapshot of the performance of many lots of match ammo is often insufficient to reveal how the lot will shoot in general. Unfortunately, many lots of match ammo are not uniformly consistent.

The Lot Analyser showed what the particular rounds that were shot did in four test barrels. The results were not a guarantee of how the lot would perform with a larger number of rounds.

What's significant with the Lot Analyser results is that many were not always consistent, even with any one barrel. This means is that there was considerable variation in performance within many lots. In other words, the results show too small a picture and could not be reliable.

To be sure there were some (too few) lots that produced consistent results in all barrels. These were the potentially good lots. More testing would be needed to confirm. The Lot Analyser could not deliver the information shooters wanted, which was to identify without personal testing the lots that would shoot well.

Shooters who bought ammo based on Eley Lot Analyser results were no doubt often confused and disappointed by the results. Under such circumstances the Lot Analyser couldn't survive for very long.

Any shooter who buys a lot based on a snapshot only of a lot's performance may be disappointed in the results of a larger sample. Match ammo lots are not always equally uniform in consistency from box-to-box.

It wouldn't be a surprise if the majority of lots at testing facilities get purchased because at some point they provide a performance snapshot that shows good results -- regardless of how a larger sample would do.

 

[RubiconJoey]

For anyone else that has never heard of this (like myself), here's a link

Find the perfect batch with ELEY’s Lot Analyser

Use ELEY Lot Analyser to check ammunition performance before purchasing. Reveal essential info such as velocity, group size, ballistic coefficient and more.

eley.co.uk

 

[Bottom Fodder]

I’m lucky my gun never found a lot# of Eley Target it didn’t like