r/canadaguns • u/EastRidgeOutdoors • Jul 12 '26

Shooting .22 LR Ammo Test - Henry Lever Action

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I tested four different .22 LR rounds in my Henry Lever Action to see which one it preferred.

Test setup

  • Distance: 50 yards
  • Front rest and rear bag
  • 10-shot groups

Ammunition tested

  • CCI Blazer (included because it won my bulk ammo test)
  • CCI Mini-Mag
  • Eley Club
  • Eley Force

I was starting to lose hope in the Henry at 50 yards until I tried out the Eley Force

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '26

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u/Canadian-Footy-Fan Jul 13 '26

And yet the test shows very clearly that some ammo is better than others and that one brand in particular is quite accurate.

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u/SpectreBallistics Spectre Ballistics International (Verified) Jul 13 '26

Even with premium ammo it's still cheaper than centerfire. In the $75 to $150 / brick range are a lot of choices for really really good ammo.

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u/SpectreBallistics Spectre Ballistics International (Verified) Jul 13 '26

Yeah, bulk ammo is not going to perform outside of 50m typically.

But when you start pushing 200m+ with a 22 buying good ammo is worth it. That or doing speed shooting like uspsa steel challenge where reliability is most important.

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u/EastRidgeOutdoors Jul 12 '26

I know what you mean. I’m actually converting my CZ 457 from 22 WMR to 22 LR to test this out.
I’ll mostly use it as a 22 mag but figured it was worth a try for a couple hundred bucks

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u/bung_musk Jul 15 '26

my 10/22 will put a full 10 rounds inside a 1” circle at 50 yards with cheap Aguila ammo..