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[Mortblanc]

I own one of those fully reworked Ruger 10/22 rifles you see in the magazine articles with the internals all rebuilt and a 1" fluted bull barrel. 2-16x scope with range compensator and all the goodies.

When I built it I tested all the brands of .22 rimfire I could get my hands on. That was back in the early 2000s and ammo was available from any source you could dream. I tested it with Midas, SK, Eley, DN and RWS in all their target forms. Several of those brands cost me more than $20US per 50 rounds.

That rifle is exceptionally accurate and it makes the premium ammo go into a spot that barely widens the diameter of a single bullet.

I worked my way down to CCI minimags which cost $7 for 100 rounds and discovered that they shot into 1/4"@25m.

Out of curiosity I decided to try Blazer in it, and got the same results. The Blazer cost $10 for 500 rounds. I think I remember the groups being something silly, like .28".

I do know that it was not such a difference that I would have missed my game shot with Blazer if I had been shooting for the pot.

The difference between 40 cents a shot and 2 cents a shot is not worth the price for .05" group size after you got the one bragging group from the $20 box.

Since Blazer was extremely cheap when bought in bulk I laid by a good supply some time ago.

Which brings up another point. You are in GB and buying Blazer and I can not get any form of .22 ammo for any amount of money. The CCI factory is over here, producing and shipping to you over there, but not to me!