Amazing Rimfire Accuracy — 0.93″ 5-Shot Group at 200 Yards
Australian John Lavaring recently shot a group at 200 yards that would make most centerfire shooters proud. The five-shot group, with all shots in the center 10-ring, measured just 0.93 inches. That works out to 0.44 MOA at 200 — mighty impressive for a .22 LR. Recorded at a Rimfire Fly Shoot benchrest event in Canberra, Australia, this 200-yard target set two new Australian SSAA National records! John was using ELEY Tenex ammunition.
Congratulations to John Lavaring for a spectacular demonstration of how well a rimfire rig can shoot — even at 200 yards. We rarely shoot our .22 LR rifles past 50 meters. Maybe it’s time to start a Rimfire ELR series, with targets at 200 or even 300 yards. What do you think of the Rimfire ELR idea? Leave comments below.
Anschutz 54 Benchrest Rig
The rifle was a Anchutz model 54 Match in a custom benchrest stock. John’s record-setting rig features a barrel block, which you can see forward of the action. Scope is a Bausch & Lomb BR model. We don’t have the round count on Lavaring’s barrel, but good rimfire benchrest rifles can often get 10,000 rounds (or more) of accurate life.
Rimfire Ballistics at 200 Yards
Some folks may be wondering about .22 LR ballistics at 200 yards. Well, with a 25-yard zero, the 200-yard drop for John’s 40gr Tenex ammo is 54 inches, assuming 0.145 G1 BC and 1085 fps muzzle velocity per ELEY website. And at 200 yards, a 10 mph crosswind will push that little bullet 15.3 inches! We’re told the winds were pretty tricky when Lavary shot his record group. This makes his achievement all the more impressive — we have to admire John’s wind-reading ability.
This ELEY ammo has proven to be exceptionally accurate. Here is a short video showing TEN rounds of Tenex shot from a machine rest with target at 50 meters.
Ten Rounds ELEY Tenex at 50 meters:
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Tags: Aussie, Austrailia, Benchrest, Eley, Fly Shoot, Precision, Rimfire, Smallbore, SSAA
We are playing more and more with 22lr at ELR – now we understand the physics and have the equipment needed.
I think the March Genesis will get some serious long range events happening; especially when 1000 yard rimfire is proved to be viable.
Hello I am john Lavarings team mate who built his stock and barrel mount for his Anschuts I was spotting for him when he shot his record target – and it was a quite windy day for sure
it was a great achievement
cheers john mc quire
Woohoo! I have to say this is nothing short of amazing! Congrats to all involved. Considering we are using designs and ammunition that is more than 100 years old, i can not beleive at how much better the performance is now than 40 years ago. I can’t even begin to speculate what other advancements will make those 100+ year old designs even better.
Kudos
That’s just a BIG WOW
Great shooting!
Have been shooting my stock Anschutz 64MPR with Leupold VX-3 6.5 – 20 X 50 scope at 200-300 meters for several years. Targets are steel plates set up on a friend’s farm field. Firing point is at the top of a hill with a 4-5 degree slope down to the targets. There is always a varying wind, so lots of fun and challenge reading and adjusting to keep rounds centred. Also, much less expensive than centerfire ELR and equally challenging. Love to hear the ring of steel and actually see the rounds impact through the scope.
Hi John ‘
Looking for a little more info on the stock you built for lavaring. I am shooting 100yd f class with a 54 super match and would like to try your stock configuration.