LAPUA’S NEWEST 22LR AMMO: LAPUA SUPER LONG RANGE ACROSS THE CHRONOGRAPH
Lapua Product Development
Lapua product development team has been hard at work for their 2023 release. They have come on to the scene in a major way trying to disrupt the 22LR long range market with Lapua Long Range and Lapua Super Long Range.
The Lapua Super Long Range is made and designed for those who are looking for the best of the best in extreme long distance shooting with .22 caliber ammunition according to Lapua’s product development team. The marketing numbers claims a muzzle velocity of 1106fps with a flat trajectory and improved wind performance. If their claim is accurate this should make Lapua Super Long Range fit a number of uses such as Long Range, PRS, rimfire benchrest ( I am excited about this one of course) and even Field Target shooting. The price range depending on where you purchase falls right in between that of CenterX and Midas+ ranging between $14 and $18 dollars per box.
LAPUA SUPER LONG RANGE TEST CRITERIA
I shot Lapua Super Long Range across the chronograph at both 50 and 100 yards. I did compare physical exterior dimensions to Lapua CenterX, Lapua Midas+ and Lapua Long Range. After examination of all 3 rounds measuring the rim thickness and cartridge overall length they all seemed very much the same with very little exception. The wax/lube on the exterior of the case of the Super Long Range was a bit more excessive than the others.
RIFLE: LITHGOWLA101 20IN HAMMER FORGED BUTTON BROACHED 6 GROVE THREADED 1/2×28 BARREL – HARREL TUNER
DISTANCE: 50YARDS AND 100 YARDS
AMMO: LAPUA SUPER LONG RANGE
CHRONOGRAPH: PROCHRONOGRAPH BLUETOOTH RECORDED BY DELL TABLET
RIFLE REST: RANSOM INTERNATIONAL RIFLE REST MASTER SERIES FRONT AND REAR
SHOTS FIRED: 10SHOTS FIRST TARGET FOR FOULING AND CHRONOGRAPH READING THEN 3 FIVE SHOT GROUPS
WAITED 6 MINUTES BETWEEN EACH AMMO BRAND TEST FOR A COLD/COOL BARREL
WEATHER: 77 DEGREES WITH 6 TO 12MPH WINDS
LAPUA SUPER LONG RANGE CHRONOGRAPH TESTING
LAPUA SUPER LONG RANGE FIVE SHOT GROUPS
HOW LAPUA SUPER LONG RANGE COMPARED AGAINST OTHERS CHRONOGRAPH RESULTS
#1 Lapua Super Long Range Turned in the lowest extreme spread and standard deviation 22ES, 7SD
#2 Lapua Long Range Turned in the second best extreme spread and standard deviation 30ES, 9SD
#3 Lapua Midas+ Turned in the third best extreme spread and standard deviation 92ES, 24SD
#4 Lapua CenterX Turned in fourth best extreme spread and standard deviation 99ES, 28SD
LAPUA SUPER LONG RANGE ON TARGET RESULTS
Let me start by saying this sampling is really hard to test for with so many different variations, me and my trigger finger, IF the rifle/barrel likes the ammo or not and not to mention shooting outside in 6 to 14MPH winds as the norm, though it is a great way to simulate real world conditions. More reald world use than scientific. Also in all transparency keep in mind the Harrel Tuner was specifically tuned for a lot of CenterX I was shooting in the previous test.
#1 Lapua Super Long Range Turned in an average group size including the 10 shot group of 0.521
#2 Lapua Long Range Turned in an average group size including the 10 shot group of 0.608in
#3 Lapua CenterX Turned in an average group size including the 10 shot group of 0.783in
#4 Lapua Midas+ Turned in an average group size including the 10 shot group of 0.786in
Lapua Super Long Range has turned in by far the best extreme spread and standard deviation therefor turning in a much smaller group. The CenterX and Midas+ the variation were so close in ES and SD that the difference could be the wind because I know it’s NOT the SHOOTER LOL.
LAPUA SUPER LONG RANGE 100 YARD GROUPS
So far the Super Long Range has lived up to it’s brand with a much better ES and SD therefor deserved a try at the 100 yard line in the exact same conditions on the same day.
LAPUA SUPER LONG RANGE V LONG RANGE GROUP AVERAGE AT 100 YARDS
#1 Lapua Super Long Range Turned in an average group size including the 10 shot group of 1.104 The second group fell apart on me which I believe was shooter related, humbling experience.
#2 Lapua Long Range Turned in an average group size of 1.196 from the previous test. But this test included two 10 shot groups.
The comparison is so close in accuracy I think it is time to test both head to head at the 100 yard line stay tuned for this comparison. Until then watch how testing was done a results came out on video.
The lube on the bullets is there for a couple of reasons, one, it retards the oxidation of the lead and brass. If you’ve ever seen lead or brass that has sat in the air for several months you can begin see the retardation of both materials and it only gets worse over time. The next one is just my personal opinion, when you put a lubed case in the chamber it has a “sealing effect,”so all the spent powder and pressure theoretically goes right down the barrel right behind the bullet. If you get any gray or black on the case you have other problems. Typically, with both high end Ely and Lappula you should be able to keep 10 shots inside a 1 inch ring at 100 yards, no shots outside. With the people I compete with it’s almost required. Enjoyed your videos hopefully they’ll be more.
BTW, my youngest son was in the Marines and came out high shooter in his platoon and was fourth or fifth overall.