Hi! It’s not marked as approved for .22 WMR, so I would be hesitant to use it. I might consider going for a model approved for .223 Remington to be on the safe side.

Thats true. It is made amazingly fast.

No, the precision wasn`t very good. But as you say the numbers on the chrono was good. This lot of Tenex has been mediocre.

It`s not bad, but one always want smaller groups you know😁

I have tried to find russian ammo, but to no avail. Back in the 80` and 90` we had a LOT of them, mostly Vostok and Baikal. I still have a few boxes, mostly for collection, but I`ll see if I have any duplicates I can shoot. But this is ammo from that period.

That was strange. One would think that if groups was bad at 100 it would be even worse at 200. Sometimes I wonder if I`ll ever going to understand this caliber?

@ my theory is that it’s an issue with my range. My guess is that 50 and 200 are protected from cross winds better than 100. Who knows for sure?

@@ronmartblog On my mange the wind changes directions two-three times from 0 to 200. It`s located in a small valley.

I have a couple of lots in the ammo cabinet. But winter stops me from testing them. And time… I have to do some actual work to make money to buy this stuff.

@thegunviking do I understand that! KZbin is definitely not my only job. Plus, my real job doesn't pay all that well. The benefits outweigh the BS. It's nice not to have to go to a public range!

@@chrislang5659 I totally agree. I`ve chosen to work only four days a week, and have one more day off. Thats when I go to the range, edit and do other «me-stuff». But it costs, especially with the high inflation days.

Yes. Low and nice SD. I only wish the groups could have been a bit smaller. But I always wish that😊

The equipment doesn't have to cost an arm or a leg to get good results.

Thank you! I did some 110 yard shootig today. The Lapua Polar and Center-X did good. SK Biathlon thats usually a winner at 50 did not so well. The SK Long Range is also one of my favorites, but i forgot to bring them today.

Hi! No, the Tikka T1X comes with a factory barrel, not a match barrel. So technically, it's a sporter. You can't really expect much more than this. And as you mentioned, a lot, maybe most, match ammo is optimized for 50 meters. I've been on the lookout for a reasonably priced used match rifle (KZbin doesn't even cover the ammo costs...), but as a left-handed shooter, there isn’t much to choose from. Still, it produces pretty good groups for being a relatively affordable rifle.

@thegunviking thank you very much for your answer. It is possible to find second hand match rifles. Finding model tuned for left handed people is indeed a lot more difficult.

@@marie-noellebaechler1433 I don’t know what I did wrong in my past life to deserve being punished by becoming a left-handed shooter... The selection is so much smaller.

@thegunviking you are right. Really sorry

@ I envy right handers when it comes to guns. I see guns I would buy in a heatbeat if I wasn`t left handed. On the other hand, I do save a lot of money😆

You could have 9 shots within 5-10 fps, and one 30 fps different. SD takes this into account.

SD really doesn’t show extremes. Only ES does. But to each his own.

ES can be quite high due to just one or two shots. If you have an unusually high or low velocity on one shot in a series of one hundred shots, the ES will be very high even if the other ninety-nine shots have exactly the same velocity. SD is a measure of how much each individual shot deviates from the average. Hope that explanation makes sense

I'll watch them. It's always interesting to see what other shooters use and how it performs. I subscribed.

@ thanks, I’m already subscribed. You’ve got a great channel.

@@Okrifleman Thank you! Yours looks great too!

It makes perfect sense. Today I had a rifle for test at 110 yards, a semi(video to come later) and it produced great groups and then suddenly opened up. Four shots tight together, and a fifth vent for a hike.... Expectations....

SK Long Range is one of my favorites. Standard Plus has been a bit of "hit-n-miss" depending on lots. Some has been great, while others not so much.

I agree. Match, and Team are equal of not superior in accuracy….

For informal shooting and plinking there's not any reason to pay for a Tenex or other similar cartridges. I usually pick up a brick of CCI Standard Velocity. It was good enough to win the Norwegian Nationals for me in steel Challenge last year. I don't shoot many boxes each year with the most expensive stuff.

@ Yes, Match is a very good cartridge, and as you say it can be better(and often is) than the Tenex.

It's pretty decent, but one always want to do better you know.

It's filmed in 2024.

This was last summer. I was on the range today. Lets just say it wasn't weather for a t-shirt🥶

Some Eleys give good results in my guns, and some don't. Eley has also given me more FTF rounds than any other high end ammo. In my match pistol, the Hämmerli M215, nothing beats SK ammo. Biathlon and Long range are favorites. But sometimes hard to come by.

He told the rifle shot good with Tenex before. Ammo tests outdoors are best with zero wind to get reliable results.

@@rapalaron6348 He did but that was at 50 yards. Some rifle/ammo combo works at 50 but isnt as good at 100. I have a savage that is dead on at 50 but at 100 not the best. My Vudoo, using the same ammo, is ridiculously accurate at 50, 100 and beyond.

They were hard to beat for the price….

And now they are discontinued... It's a shame, the were good ammo.

@ That's probably because they were too good for their price. It's not all bad news though: they have still the Flatnose Target & Match. I never tried those. ELEY has the same obsession with decent cheap ammo: I had the OUTLAW, they stopped those, then i went to the CONTACT, stopped too. All I've got left is the FORCE (6€/box).

@@JZsBFF I was in contact with SK and they confirmed to me thet they will no longer manufacture any flatnose versions. I suspect that whats on the market right now is the last of it. The other possibility is that they only make flatnose for the US market, but that seems a bit strange.

@ Thanks for the intel. Perhaps I should do some post holidays shopping.

I'll do that, but now it's winter, and the rifle range is closed so I only have prerecoded videos. Once spring arrives I'll do more testing with it in several rifles.

It`s quite easy to convert Walther/Hämmerli X-Esse magazines to fit 208/215. Those are easily available. I`ve done it several times.

@@thegunviking Thanks for the tip!

Hi! This is an old video. I use smaller targets now. Learning by doing😃

@ I don’t think you are a poor shot at all. Love your videos and your are a great marksman. Just trying to give constructive criticism. I’m sure you already knew that. Just wanted to pass along the information for the viewers.

Vertical stringing seems to be more common than horizontal the lower the velocities gets as you say. And that is logical.

Thank you so much for the tip. Sometimes there are a few tricks to make things work. Luckily, my rifle has improved a lot after some use. It seems like it needed a bit of a break-in period.

Nottingham wrong with the barrel. If anything it's the combination shooter and wind.

@@thegunviking Hm..

Some say you can't do harm to a .22LR barrel and that it really never needs cleaning... Regarding the speeds there is the question about barrel length, wasn't it quite alot change for every inch of barrel length?

@@johanneslaxell6641 It`s completely possible to damage a .22 barrel. I omce saw a guy drop a round in the sand and before I could stop him chamber it and fire. I`m sure that didn`t improve the barrel. But I think the most barrels gets damaged during cleaning. And depending on ammo it needs the occasional TLC. I don`t think it`s the barrel thats the culprit when it comes to velocity. Most, if not all, of the velocity is gained before 16 inches. It`s a mysteri for the ages…

@@thegunviking My thought was that shooting pure lead in a steel barrel (sand, salt and bullets made of concrete excluded 🤣) should be considered "safe". I looked around earlier and found shooters who (allegedly) has recorded +10 000 shots uncleaned and still win competitions. Then when talking .22WMR and Jacked Hollow Point (JHP) I see a need for cleaning. But not when it's pure lead...

Thank you! Next week I test the Eley Club. It did pretty good.

Thank you! They worked great this time.

Yes, I agree. I can buy two SK Std for one GT where I live.

I do get a flyer here and there with them(as we see on the video). But I can`t be sure it`s not me at least some of the times.

Yes, usually they are pretty spot on, so probably stamped wrong. I did double check😆

I`ve tried to find some without luck. Hopefully they will be available.

Yes, it's incredibly frustrating to get a tight and nice four-shot group, only to have a flyer ruin everything. I actually don't have a rim thickness gauge, so that's probably the next thing I should get. Here in Norway, we have long, dark evenings during the winter, which would be perfect for sorting ammunition. Thanks for the input.

As a everyday match cartridge SK i a great choise. I particularily like the Long Range and Biathlon.

No, it was more than good enough. I did shoot the Tenex before this, so I knew foulers wasn`t needed. But it sounded good on video😃

At least we can say it was the ammo😆

What is your favorite ammo? If it`s available I`ll test it. Best results I`ve had with SK Long Range.

@thegunviking Sk pistol match or lapua center x, Would like to try sk rifle match red /black box at 50yds.

@@RedneckRimfire Rifle Match has been a hit or miss for me. The last batch I bought groups like CCI Std, while the ones before grouped great.

@thegunviking that's what I'm afraid of. Your not the first to tell me that lol. I guess I'll stick to pistol match, sk+,lapua when available.

Thank you! This was last summer. Now the range is covered in snow…

That sounds great. It seems like you got a keeper there. And they are really good looking, classy rifles. Congrats!

Interesting, I didn`t notice that. And yes, the price for this ammo has become insane. I was online to buy some more earlier this week, snd the price is up almost 30% from last time i bought it. Converted to dollar they are now 50 cent a pop.

Nice of you to say😊 At least I can pretend it`s not me.

Yes, they are FFP scopes. I’ve ended up going with Meopta because I think these scopes offer the best value for the money. Clear and good optics, reliable click adjustments, and a solid warranty. I now have four of them on different rifles. I started the channel with a Zeiss Conquest, and it was decent enough, but you know how it is-new gear is always fun 😊. And for longer ranges, 200+ yards, it didn’t have enough adjustment. The Dichrotech look interesting. Mine are all standard illuminated. Is it really that cold in Texas? I thought it was warmer there. The first thing I’m going to build when I win the lottery is an indoor long-range shooting range!

@@thegunviking I don't have a FFP Meopta, yet. I made two purchases of different optics makers that unfortunately are disappointing if I sell them a new Meopta would be in order. The Dichrotech reticles are interesting in bright sun they are red I haven't really shot much against a dark background or lower light situations where they change to a bluish tint. The red does stand out very well. The only other quality scope I have to compare them to is a German made Schmidt Bender Varmint model 4-16 x 50 and they are equal to it as far as clarity goes. The Varmint model doesn't have much elevation in the turrets it has a holdover style reticle it's not intended to do much dialing once zeroed. I recently bought one of the Arken models surprisingly it has pretty good lenses and the dials do what they are supposed to do. Bright sun kind of washes it out though I haven't used it much since mounting I didn't have the sunshade on it at first. Yes, it's been a cold week for this area. I am south of San Antonio towards the Mexico border north of here has had snow and icing and quite a bit in the northeastern areas towards Dallas we do have snow here but it's kind of rare. Tomorrow morning the low is supposed to be in the high 20's. It will be warming up to the 50's though almost back to normal. We almost hit 80 F a few days before this system.

@@perdidocamaronero5400 Strong sunlight isn’t something we deal with much where I live 😆. But in the winter, the combination of snow and sun can be very intense. I’ve used a lot of German optics, and honestly, they’re the best on the market. Although, now that I think about it, Kahles and Swarovski from Austria might actually be even better. I’ve had, or still have, optics from most of them. But again, for the price you pay, it’s hard to beat Meopta in terms of quality. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Arken. They’re available here, but you can buy a used Meopta for the price of a new Arken. Which scopes did you buy that weren’t good?

@@thegunviking Burris XTR II 4-20 and a Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25. I bought the Vortex to replace the Burris after I sent the Burris back to see if they could do something with the focus. They said it met their specifications so it cost me shipping and to make matters worse they sent it to the wrong address and it cost me around a hundred dollars to get it back to me. The shipping wasn't 100% a Burris problem. I mailed it to them with my shipping address and they shipped it to that address by UPS and UPS redirected it to another address they had on file for me from years ago. So it went to someone I didn't have any way of contacting so I paid my real estate agent to go retrieve it and ship it to me. I doubt I would have been able to collect insurance from UPS. The Vortex is not too bad it probably meets their specs also both scopes make my eyes tired trying to focus. I don't have this problem with the Meopta scopes. I constantly have to focus both the eyepiece and the parallax on the forementioned two scopes. I am over it now all my better optics are in QD mounts so I can move them if I want to. I was reading about Schmidt Bender they acquired another optics company and their Klassik line is made by them I believe in Austria? My SB Klassik scope is clearly marked Made In Germany though, no worries they are still fine scopes. I also haver a Nightforce SHV mounted on a .308 Winchester it has been an excellent scope and as we say here, I didn't have to sell the ranch to buy it.

@@perdidocamaronero5400 I've never tried the Burris target scopes, bur my brother has one on one of his huntingrifles. It seem ok, but nothing more. I used to own a Strike Eagle in 1-8 but it was like looking into a Coca COla bottle. The problem with owning expensive, hidh quality optic is that everything else looks bad... I had a S&B on one of my huntingrifles. It was in 3-12x50(or 56?). It was a really good scope. I was unavare that S&B has bought another company, but that might very well be the case. My other brother worked at the Norwegian importer of Nightforce. The looked like high quality scopes, but they turned out to be too expensive to get a foothold in Norway. And most norwegian hunters only buy brands they heard of. Another thing is that since we can only own a certain number of guns we tend to spend more money on each and one of them. The new hot item in Norway is thermal scopes. They sell like hotcakes.

It may melt next week. I cross my fingers. But with warmer weather comes wind…

I`ll do more challenges in the future. It`s great fun😊