22 LCR & 43c Chrono & Long Range

[BN]

There are several existing threads about snubs, 22 ammo and long range shooting, but I wanted to keep this all together.

I chronographed 3 kinds of ammo through my 22 LR 43c and LCR and here are the average velocities of 8 rounds each.

43c Velocitor: 975 fps, Punch: 1134 fps, Stingers: 1067 fps.
LCR Velocitor: 965 fps, Punch: 1149 fps, Stingers: 1082 fps.

I shot the Velocitor and Punch at an OPOTA target at 50 yards through both revolvers.

The 43c hit center for most shots. Punch had 7 of 8 hits in the scoring zone with 1 hit in the arm. Velocitors had 5 hits centered in the scoring zone, 2 more that were on the silhouette and 1 clear on the bottom of the target off the scoring zones. I didn't time the first Punch run but it was probably around 15 to 20 seconds. The Velocitor run was 13.42 seconds.

The LCR was hitting left with all ammo. Punch had 5 hits in a decent group, just off the left edge of the silhouette, 1 hit in the edge of the scoring zone and 2 misses. Velocitor did a little better with 3 hits in the scoring zone, 2 on the edge of the head and 3 off the silhouette but still on paper. The Punch run was 10.03 seconds and the Velocitor run was 14.42 seconds.

With the success of the Punch run with the 43c, I decided to make a run at 75 yards with it. Time was 22.05 seconds. 4 hits in the chest area of the scoring zone, 1 hit in the neck, 1 on the edge of the paper and 2 misses.

I used the OPOTA target in order to catch as many stray shots as possible.

I've been pocket carrying the 43c with Velocitors, but I think I'm going to switch to Punch. I've been listening to the P&S Modcasts about small caliber Snubs. Quite a lot of good information on there.

I shot the LCR at 25 yards on an IDPA target and was getting left hits there. I would like to adjust the sights but I'm not sure the best way to do it.

I have XS sights on both guns because I'm old and half blind. I float half of the ball in the notch and half up out of the notch and it seems to work OK for me. I shoot drive the dot.

I had easy ejection with both revolvers and all the ammo I shot today.

I'll probably try this again with a more capable pistol.

[momano]

Thank-you~ much appreciated!

[BN]

I put the factory sight back on the LCR but I haven't shot it yet.

[Polecat]

So timely, I am gonna pic up a 43c tomorrow!

[tlong17]

I've been having trouble ejecting Punch from my LCR. It ejects all other makes of 22lr just fine.

Did yours eject Punch issue free out of the box?

[BN]

I've been having trouble ejecting Punch from my LCR. It ejects all other makes of 22lr just fine.

Did yours eject Punch issue free out of the box?

I had ejection problems with several kinds of ammo. I reamed the chambers and it works great now. https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....olver-Chambers

[BN]

I put the factory sight back on the LCR but I haven't shot it yet.

I shot the LCR with a green painted factory sight off the back porch at 15 & 25 yard steel and it seemed to hit center. I put the XS dot sight back on and went to the range where I could shoot 50 yards. With Punch, at 50 yards slow fire, I had 5 hits centered on the chest area, 2 hits on the left edge of the scoring area and 1 just barely outside the silhouette to the left. I decided to time a run at 50 yards. I had a time of 13.30 seconds with 4 hits scattered all over the scoring area, 2 hits in the arm to the left and 2 shots completely off the paper. I'm beginning to think that the left hits are all my trigger management.

I had some sticky extraction with Punch. I lifted 7 spent brass out with my fingernail and 1 stuck tight. I'm going to ream that chamber more to see if that solves the problem.

Punch seems to be a little more accurate than Velocitors.