Eley Sport?

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Eley sport what's the velocity?
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It averages 1020FPS out of my 10" contender, 1070 out of my Henry Lever Action. About the same as Wolf/SK in the same guns.

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Eley Sport is now $225 a case at Champion's... up over $100 a case in one year. :shock:

Next best bet for low price ammo is the CMP or Aguila (who makes both the Eley Sport and CMP ammo) is through the CMP as it's still showing for $156 a case plus shipping.

Between ammo prices going up so much along with gas, food and hotels I hope it doesn't hurt our turn outs to much.

But wait..... I can look forward to getting some of the highly sought after NRA award points at the Nationals, for the double entry fees :wink:
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Yeah they called me today about a brick I had on back order and said it was $25 now. I went ahead and got it to still give it a try. Even with the price increase its still cheaper as they have all gone up or are in the process of going up now. Wish it would have shown up 2 days ago when they shipped me some Eley Standard could have saved on the shipping :shock: Think they would have honored the price I back ordered it at :P

I will post my impressions and results with it when I get it in and test it out. Finally.


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Sometimes I feel foolish for stockpiling several cases of ammunition, but if Eley Sport is that high it's beginning to feel like a sound investment.
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BlauBear wrote:Sometimes I feel foolish for stockpiling several cases of ammunition, but if Eley Sport is that high it's beginning to feel like a sound investment.
My investment in Ammo is having a better return rate than my 401K.... :?
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Guys.... Look on the CMP site they have the CMP Centurion .22 ammo (showing 10+ cases) at $159.95 a case plus shipping. It's sold in case lots only, but is made by Aguila the same company that makes the Eley Sport and uses the same Eley primer material.

http://estore.odcmp.com/store/catalog/c ... ote5=&max=


Get it at this price while it last....
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You guys might want to try some kind of tuner to improve the accruacy of your ammo. It can be as simple as a small weight on your barell that can be moved. Movements as small as 1/10 of an inch can make a dfference.
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Not allowed to use a tuner.
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A question that just occurred to me - could a barrel pressure point in the forearm considered a tuner? Legally, what's the difference between that and a Bughole Tuner?
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BlauBear wrote:A question that just occurred to me - could a barrel pressure point in the forearm considered a tuner? Legally, what's the difference between that and a Bughole Tuner?
Simple...
Bughole Tuner ----> Illegal :cry:
Bad Wood pushing on the barrel -------> Legal :wink:
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I bought two bricks recently. It groups ok in my CZ. I am just using it for practicing with paper targets at my local range. Its good enough that i can "hit" 9 or 10 chickens every time. Pigs are no problem, but at the turkeys and rams it seems like I am using buckshot.
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Ghostofwar wrote:I bought two bricks recently. It groups ok in my CZ. I am just using it for practicing with paper targets at my local range. Its good enough that i can "hit" 9 or 10 chickens every time. Pigs are no problem, but at the turkeys and rams it seems like I am using buckshot.
Sport seems to shoot okay, but it's dirty. My free advice is to stay away from it even though the price is attractive.
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BlauBear wrote: Sport seems to shoot okay, but it's dirty. My free advice is to stay away from it even though the price is attractive.
Well anyone want to buy a brick and a half of this stuff? Or trade for some wolf?
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Someone told me that tuners are legal on the heavy rifle. If they ain't, there are a lot of illegal guns at the nationals.
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