lapua-vs eley

[renagade]

im wanting to shoot my annie 1712 in some matches, i've heard good & bad about both eley & lapua. im looking for HELP with a good starting point. is there a speed range this gun normally likes or a certain type of bullet? I dont want to pump a pile of $$ down the tube just to figure out what others have found out...im sure this will be helpfull to a bunch of others as well.!!! thank for any advice.

 

[Flykiller]

Mostly Centerfire here

Hey Renagade, Try the rimfire forum. Good Luck . Clint

 

[Travelor]

Eley shooter

My wife and I shoot Eley exclusively (except for a BR Suhl that loves Lapua). We ahve found that our rifles really like ammo from machine 3 or 4 and in the 1050 fps speed range.

Currently we are shooting Eley Club Xtra EPS and Eley Pistol Xtra with very good results out to 100 meters.

Out at 200 yards we are using Eley Match EPS out of a Anscutz 64 MS with a box indicated speed of 1150 fps, but are getting no supersonic "crack" so it must be slightly slower.

I jsut got a SAKO Finnfire Range and it shoots Eley TENNEX speed 1067 fps into 2.5" at 200 yards in very calm winds.

Remember the box indcated speeds are not the speeds your rifle may actually shoot but are a good indicator in comparing ammo.

George