Howard, I really - and I mean really - enjoyed this video. THANK YOU for your quantitative analyses , as well as for your very informative commentary, and for entirely fair methodology. Both rifles really are excellent for their intended purposes, and the RPR is superb (in honesty, I’m a bolt action guy . . . even during this era where AR’s justifiably dominate, my favorite rifle is a Ruger Gunsight Scout chambered in 5.56). I respectfully suggest that all marksmen and shooters, but few shooters are marksmen. You’re a marksman, I’m a shooter, however I cannot count the number of wonderfully enjoyable and solitary hours I have spent walking and plinking - with a .22LR - in Vermont, Colorado, West Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia, Alaska, and Missouri fields and woods. Precision marksmanship was NEVER attained, but “returning my mental compass to due north” always was. For me, there is nothing quite like “woods walking,” occasionally firing a round at a fence post, a pine cone or a tin can, and thus putting life’s many vagaries into perspective.

Good morning HR. Thanks to Ben for supplying the ammo. Range time is better when the ammo is free. When you said you were going to speed up the shooting video, my first thought was " Uh oh KZread is going to cancel him for full auto machine gun fire"😂

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

With the way they've been reacting to firearms content lately, that would not have surprised me.

@ElainesDomain

27 күн бұрын

LOL

Interesting. This makes me want to upgrade my 10/22 well beyond the Magpul stock and HiViz sights I put on mine.

Thanks for putting that ammo to the test. We now have two RPRs that don’t like the black box. If anyone ever unlocks the secret to why a rimfire likes certain ammo, let me know. I think it will always be a mystery.

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

I don't know if you saw my comment in the chat, but I really liked both the HV Hollow-point load and the Force. Both rifles seemed to like those loads pretty well too.

@bencrane8505

27 күн бұрын

@@hrfunk I think we have some Eley HV match red box in stock. It’s a premium high velocity loading designed for semi auto guns. I’ll grab a box to hand off to you on our next meeting.

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

Thanks! I’ve noticed that both the RPR and the 10-22 like the CCI AR Tactical load. That’s a 40 grain high-velocity load. Based upon that,and the results with the Eley HVHP, I THINK they would probably like a high velocity match load too. It might also be fun to test a load like that at an extended distance to see how much (if any) accuracy degradation occurs when the bullet goes transonic.

Another great honest video from you I would love to see that Ruger Precision vs Savage Precision both bolt actions what a great comparison that would be.

Nice comparison. It's hard to argue against bolt action precision. But it's also hard to argue against fun plinking with an accurate semiauto, too. Either way, the ammo quality seems consistent and that's another win. 👍👍

Thanks for this test. I just wish I could find that ammo more often in stores as I don't buy anything online. It can be difficult to find quality target ammo for the RPR & tricked out 10/22. That said, my plain old '70's 10/22 is minute of squirrel-head accurate.

Comments keep getting removed. Gotta love KZread censorship!

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

Welcome to my world.

@roykiefer7713

27 күн бұрын

Yep, it happens to me frequently.

@roykiefer7713

27 күн бұрын

As a generalized comment, I have never be even slightly dissatisfied with a Ruger firearm (and I own quite a few of their revolvers and rifles). I post this prior to watching today’s video, thus my foregoing opinion does not include any of HR’s impending testing, analysis or comments.

@jay-vd6rt

27 күн бұрын

I get censored more than Andrew dice clay and I don’t even swear !

@ElainesDomain

26 күн бұрын

@@jay-vd6rt HAHAHAHA. Good old Andrew.

Great video. As I have gotten older I enjoy shooting rimfire much more. Thanks to Ben for the ammo and thanks to you for putting it to great use. Thanks for the good information.

Outstanding video. I enjoy ammo, rifle comparisons like this immensely. Thanks for sharing...

Good morning, and afternoon HRFUNK and family. Happy Saturday to everyone there. I'm most definitely going to look up that Elly force. 👌

Glad to see the rimfire content.

Cool ! Thanks !

Nice work!! Have a great weekend.

I'd like to see the Ruger PR vs the Ruger American bolt action. Would using a vise be better for the test or the relative sizes of the groups would stay the same? That is with the vise perhaps the groups would be tighter but across ammo types you would still discover which ammo each rifle was most effective with. Thanks all the best!

My ruger precision rimfire loves cci standard velocitys!

Terrific video! I have viewed many of these ammo comparison shooting videos but this was one of the best. Combining using 2 rifles with a test of each type of ammo made for a very interesting test. I just got a CZ 457 24" bolt action 22LR and have been trying to find what ammo works best with it. So far Eley Club and Eley Benchrest Precision seem to shoot the best. I have got to try the Tenex. Anyway nicely done. I use your shooting videos as my standard of excellence to gauge for my shooting. I have a ways to go! Thanks!

Thanks for the video. I haven’t been impressed with Eley accuracy for the cost.

Good video and good information. I know a lot of work went into this project.

@hrfunk

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I believe Eley is involved in some way with Remington ammo. Back when I was on our high school rifle team the story was Eley Club Match and Target were all produced in the same batch and sorted post production into Target Club and Match parameters. If that was the case then it has to be external features like OAL weight and diameter. I suppose if you still have some leftover you can see what each type dims out at. I don't know if the new owners hold the standards that we saw from eley 26yrs ago. I doubt it as no company that's acquired seems to focus on maintaining quality, and I don't ever remember seeing the complaints about eley we see now. That said I was shooting bolt guns exclusively and we were using mostly donated cci ammo. My kimber 82 Govt wasn't very picky but cci SV was the most consistent. My dad's bolt gun actually prefers shorts or longs to LR

I've seen & shot several stock 10/22's that would group like that with ammo they liked & have never really had much interest in modifying them. Nothing against it, I just got them to do what I wanted stock & I like the feel of the stock rifle. The one I own now likes Mini Mags & will consistently shoot 1/2" to 3/4" at 50 yards with a fixed 4x scope so I can't complain. That precision bolt action looks quite interesting though. Thanks for showing me what it could do.

Something new! Cool!

Nice test report. RPR for the win. (No surprise there.)

When you consider that the 10/22 is firing from an unlocked breech or blowback while the RPR IS a locked breech, I think the 10/22 does a credible job for what it is. Blowback 22's can be fussy about what ammo they prefer as your excellent video proves. I have a 20 year old Ruger 10/22T with that spiral hammer forged barrel, Power Custom trigger parts and a Volquartsen bedding kit installed and it made a big difference in the groups I was getting. Eley ammo did not show especially good groups but CCI Green Tag and oddly enough Federal Auto-Match did. I hear very mixed reviews on the Federal stuff but mine seems to like it.

@michaell397

18 күн бұрын

I recently accidentally traded into a 10 22 n really sad shape. I ordered a low cost Shaw custom bull barrel for it which I fully lapped to 1 micron, 18,000 grit JIS, did a bit of bedding to the action and lightened the trigger pull the 1.8 lbs. For whatever reason, it loves Fed. Auto Match and low cost Armscor SV. The SV is pinpoint accurate in ti but is plagued with misfires. The Auto match loves to throw a flier every once in a while but is not often. No cold bore antics. Although the accuracy is not as good as the undependable Armscor, it is very serviceable. Best group to date is .205 at 50 yds. It normally hovers just under .5 at Fifty yards. Seems it is out shooting many very high buck custom 10.22's! KnifeMaker/Retired after over 47+ Years in the Craft

An excellent and interesting comparison of the two rifles. I urge you to repeat the same tests using RWS, SK and Lapua cartridges. I think you would enjoy it and I know I would enjoy seeing the results.

@hrfunk

26 күн бұрын

Thanks! I’m already planning to try some other types of ammunition. Stay tuned!

Through my rimfire journey I've found that SK products work a bit better. I've personally shot 1" groups at 100 yards with a near stock Rem.597 using SK Standard Plus. Watching hundreds of videos of other channels I've seen guys fight with Eley not chambering, misfires, and groups, where they don't seem to have these issues with SK. I'd love to see this test with those platforms and SK Standard Plus and / or Rifle Match. You may be surprised by the performance. I really think the 10/22 can do much better!

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

It has actually done better with far less prestigious loads. I would like to try SK ammo, but it seems to be pretty scarce in these parts. Maybe I can find some online.

@chrislang5659

27 күн бұрын

@hrfunk Sportsmans Den I think is where I ordered from last. And yes CCI Standard Velocity can be surprisingly accurate also!

It would be interesting to compare the - Hornady Extreme Range ammo to the - Eley Extreme Range ammo

Love the tee shirt.

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

Thanks! I've had it for a while, but I don't often wear it.

I have a 10/22 with a Volquartsen trigger shoe, hammer and springs but everything else is stock. It shoots very close to my RPR 22lr. My fully built 10/22 (trigger stock and barrel changed) it is negligible from it and the the RPR at 50 yds. Maybe it would open up at 100yds buy IMO 22lr is a 50yd rifle. I will say. CCI Mini mag 36hp and 40 sp, Aguila super extra in those grains and cheap federal auto match are my go to. I will never shoot a competition. Just bragging rights with friends. This precision ammo is something I wont use but love the video. Maybe with better ammo I would see a bigger difference.

A simple way to get a more exact measurement is to measure from the extreme outside edge of the hole on one side to the extreme inside edge of the hole on the far side of the group. This measurement is the same as the measure from the center of the holes. PS: If the paper tears carefully pull the edge out to find the black ring left by the bullet and use it for the measurements. Again outside edge to the inside edge of the rings.

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

I'm familiar with that method, but truthfully when it comes to measuring to the thousandth of an inch, I'm not certain it's any more precise.

Howard now you know I had to slap the old thumbs up for this video. If I could I would just hangout and repeatedly press it over and over again. BUT you know what I want. I just released a new Summer Captain America challenge and would love to see you and one or both of these rifles in it.

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

Thank you, Sir! I was actually thinking about you when I recorded this one. I saw the Captain America challenge in your last video. Where/how can I get the target? PS, my rest is not nearly as sophisticated as yours!

@hrfunk

26 күн бұрын

Disregard that question. I just found the target on your website.

My rifles prefer the SK semiauto 22 ammo.

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

I want to try some SK, but I don't see it here locally.

👍👍This is my second post as the first one disappeared. Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the video and that I would be pleased if my semi auto 22lr rifle shot that well, Thanks.

@hrfunk

26 күн бұрын

Thank you!

👍👍

so am I the only one who would like one of those t-shirts....lol like the 10/22 curious as to the cost of the upgrades

@hrfunk

26 күн бұрын

I’m not sure about the total cost, but it was probably more than the cost of a stock 10/22. The T-Shirts are unfortunately not available any more.

I shoot about 1.5 MOA with my stock Savage MK II bolt gun with CCI MiniMags. I am not as good a shot as you are so you would probably do better. I think the biggest source of error is the inconsistency of .22 ammo even if match grade. Can you really call your rifle a 10/22 anymore? It seems the original piece is rhe receiver.

All that investment on the 10_/22...did our buddy consult on that? No flashcan? To complete the project, now sell it at a loss...😪

@LUVDOGS1954

27 күн бұрын

Also needs Magnaport...😮

@ElainesDomain

27 күн бұрын

@@LUVDOGS1954 That isn't a nice thing to say. Out loud.

@hrfunk

27 күн бұрын

I can't reply right now, I'm on the phone with the cryo company.

@LUVDOGS1954

26 күн бұрын

@@ElainesDomain do you have any idea what we are referring to?

@ElainesDomain

26 күн бұрын

@@LUVDOGS1954 I'll give it a shot. Buy a car. Put thousands into it to make a hot rod. Add more bucks here and there. Sell it for chump change.

I'm curious about how much money you have invested in each rifle just for comparison's sake, not to be nosey

@hrfunk

20 күн бұрын

Off the top of my head, I don’t remember what I paid for the RPR. I think it was in the $600 range. Add the scope and bipod and I probably have a grand in it. That’s roughly the same amount I have in the 10/22.

@glenk2254

7 күн бұрын

@@hrfunk You took off the original muzzle device from the RPRF. It was kind of ugly. Did the removal make a difference in any way?

For those interested here is a roasted chicken recipe from my wife's cooking channel kzread.info/dash/bejne/aqGolLuFppadg7w.html this is not high quality production like HR's videos no talking just video and music. Thanks HR