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I ran across some PMC "Scoremaster" .22lr ammo the other day and was curious if anyone has ever used it. I'm historically no fan of PMC at all, but it was at a shop that caters to silhouette shooters, and the owner (naturally) swore by it, as did a customer in at the time, so I bought a brick just out of curiosity.
It's 40-grain solid, "standard velocity" (i.e. subsonic), and priced lower than any subsonic solid I've come across so far. $16.50 a brick, iirc.
I ran a crude test, both to check the ammo, and also to check the alignment of the suppressor mount on my new CAR-15. (Testing with .22LR's first is "safer" and appeals to a conservative like me...)
Shooting straight down into a 5-gallon bucket of water, ran 2 mags of the PMC thru the Ciener. (Had to "top off" the water in the bucket between mags.) Surprised me that 19 of the 20 rounds completely penetrated the full 14" of water, out the bottom of the bucket, and into the ground. The one I was able to recover was undamaged (no baffle strikes), so I've since started running some .223 thru the gun & suppressor comination.
I didn't expect that much penetration from a 40-grain subsonic .22lr; goes to remind us of how easy it is to disrespect the little 22. I may start carrying some of this to replace some of the subsonic HP's I carry; have to shoot it some more & see how it does accuracy-wise.
Anyone else have any experience with this load?
It's 40-grain solid, "standard velocity" (i.e. subsonic), and priced lower than any subsonic solid I've come across so far. $16.50 a brick, iirc.
I ran a crude test, both to check the ammo, and also to check the alignment of the suppressor mount on my new CAR-15. (Testing with .22LR's first is "safer" and appeals to a conservative like me...)
Shooting straight down into a 5-gallon bucket of water, ran 2 mags of the PMC thru the Ciener. (Had to "top off" the water in the bucket between mags.) Surprised me that 19 of the 20 rounds completely penetrated the full 14" of water, out the bottom of the bucket, and into the ground. The one I was able to recover was undamaged (no baffle strikes), so I've since started running some .223 thru the gun & suppressor comination.
I didn't expect that much penetration from a 40-grain subsonic .22lr; goes to remind us of how easy it is to disrespect the little 22. I may start carrying some of this to replace some of the subsonic HP's I carry; have to shoot it some more & see how it does accuracy-wise.
Anyone else have any experience with this load?