SK LONG RANGE MATCH .22 LR 40 Grain Lead Round Nose – 50 Rounds (Box) 420158

SK Long Range Match .22 LR is the load you reach for when the target is further out than a rimfire has any business shooting at, and for good reason. It is a 40 grain lead round nose match cartridge, 50 rounds to the box, carrying catalog number 420158. Precision rimfire shooters have made it a fixture.

Dependable .22 LR ammunition from SK is loaded to run in anything chambered for the cartridge, but this particular load exists to solve one problem: keeping a rimfire bullet stable and predictable well past the distance most .22 ammunition stops being useful.

What SK Long Range Match Ammunition Is For

Extended distance rimfire has become one of the fastest growing shooting disciplines. Steel targets at 200, 300 and even 400 yards demand ammunition with velocity consistency that ordinary rimfire simply does not have.

Velocity spread is the whole game at distance. A rimfire bullet drops steeply, so a swing of even 20 feet per second between shots translates into vertical dispersion you can measure in inches once the range opens up.

This load is built for the precision rimfire series shooter, the extended distance steel competitor and anyone who wants to see what their .22 can do past 100 yards. It is equally at home punching paper at 50.

Key Features

• 50 rounds per box, the standard match count
• .22 LR chambering with rifles and components available everywhere
• 40 grain lead round nose, the heaviest common standard weight
• Match grade loading focused on velocity consistency
• Feeds smoothly and prints consistent groups
• Manufacturer model 420158 for accurate reordering

The Specifications and Why They Matter at Distance

Forty grain is not an arbitrary choice. Heavier bullets retain velocity and resist wind deflection better than the light hyper velocity projectiles, and at extended rimfire distance wind is the single largest source of error.

The lead round nose profile is the traditional match shape. Soft unplated lead engages rifling consistently, and match rimfire has stayed with the design because nothing else has proven measurably better.

Velocity that stays consistent lot to lot is what keeps your point of impact honest. Once you have built a drop chart for SK Long Range Match in your rifle, that chart should remain valid across boxes rather than needing rebuilt each time.

Fifty rounds per box is right for how this ammunition gets used. Extended distance shooting is deliberate work with careful wind calls, so a box covers a lot of meaningful trigger time.

Practical Use, Care and Compatibility

Any .22 Long Rifle chamber accepts this ammunition, though it belongs in a rifle with a good barrel and honest optics. Match ammunition in a worn barrel will not show you what it can do.

Build a real drop chart. Chronograph the load in your rifle, confirm the numbers on steel at each distance, and record the data, because rimfire trajectory past 100 yards is far steeper than most centerfire shooters expect.

Keep the bore clean but do not over clean it. Many precision rimfire shooters find a slightly fouled barrel shoots more consistently than a freshly scrubbed one, so establish your own routine and stick to it.

Let the ammunition come to ambient temperature before you shoot it. Rimfire velocity is genuinely temperature sensitive, and a box that has been sitting in a cold truck will not match the numbers you recorded on a warm afternoon.

Store boxes cool, dry and off bare concrete, and keep your lot numbers written down. When a lot performs, being able to reorder the same one is worth more than any other single thing you can do.

Buy in lot quantity when you find ammunition your rifle likes. You can compare it against other match options in our ammunition selection and stock what works.

For anyone pushing a rimfire past the distances it was designed for, SK Long Range Match is where to start. Order enough to test properly and shoot the season. This ammunition ships straight to your door wherever state and local law allows.