What would you use for ammo?

[Darryll]

Since Center-X has become unobtanium, what would your next choice in rimfire ammo be if you were looking for accuracy?
Thanks,
Darryll

 

[J.d. Popkes]

My advice is worth what you paid for it. I’m nobody. I only have YouTube and forums to base my opinions on.

I thought you just had to test. I can’t count how many videos, reviews, threads I’ve seen where a scenario plays out with someone shooting Sk, pick a color, out shoots Eley tenex or lapua Midas plus.

Respectfully, in my opinion, only the paper with the holes in it can answer your question.

 

[houligan]

It has to depend on the rifle your using. I've found SK Auto shoots best in my CZ 457. My two Remington 540XR's shoot about anything well that's mid-range priced, like SK Std +, Rifle match,and Pistol match, while my Anschutz loves Eley Tenex so well I hope I can find more of the same lot.

Jim

 

[Ranger188]

Lapua Center x comes around every month or so.
You have to try different ammo in YOUR rifle.
Every action, barrel or chamber (head space) will shoot each ammo differently.
Everyone seems to be on the Lapua band wagon lately cause
they seem to have kept their tolerances and the Eley hasn't.
But you'll still see on Whiddens site that the Eley still shoots
in the right rifle very small groups.
And you can find Eley almost everywhere now.

 

[CharlieNC]

Eley Match shoots same as Center X for me, and their more expensive brethren are no better. Lower cost anything else is risky.

 

[MarkS]

My go to ammo is SK Long Range. But it may be as hard to get as CenterX Whidden has SK Rifle Match in stock. I got a few bricks to try. Eley is mostly in stock, give it a try.

 

[dusterdave173]

SK Rifle Match at Whidden right now is your best bet--Wait a couple days and that chance will evaporate --grab some of that to get you by --you have a good chance that it will shoot Great
If you are not in line at the usual sellers your chances of getting Center X are very slim

Another decent option is test Eley at Whiddens--test fees for Eley are low and they always have a big inventory of it--since you get to test as many as 15 lots or so the chances of getting some that is great in your rifle go way up

I would run don't walk to grab some of the SK red before it is gone--many folks have won matches this season with it

Another "maybe" is Phone BlueCollar each day--they get in Center X and sell it that day--it never makes the web site--I have walked in on 1/2 dozen cases being unloaded at the dock--it takes some luck and staying after it

Good Luck