Doc Windshadow Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I just got the email from Midway for my birthday discount and as I have almost used up my >22 LR plinking ammo (bought about 6000 rounds in the 90s and down to my last half brick) I was looking at what is on offer from Midway and I wee quite few now to me brand names and I was wondering what the Forums take on the Rimfire market today was. I see prices (with discount ) between $ 1,418.39 [Federal Premium gold medal ultra match and $179.51[Remington cyclone] for 5000 rounds that is a huge range and while I do not plan to use this stuff fold anything but plinking so I can cut the price range down to those that range between say $190 and $300 for 5000 but that is still a rather wide range I know better than to get the real cheap stuff like the Rem Cyclone but of the stuff in the low to middle range what are folks happy with these days as I sailed I have never heard of some of the brands but I do not want to dismiss them just for that (Names like Aguila and even Fiocchi (know that one for shotgun shells but not rimfire) One of the guns I do a lot of plinking with is my Ace Conversion in my 1911 and its floating chamber does not like dirty ammo so that is a small part of the consideration as lone as it lets me bust 100 rounds at the range before I clean that is fine I think it is also a bit happier with plated ammo .... Any way what is the wisdom from the rest of the gang propping up the bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I find I like federal bulk or cci I had 60% failure with remington bulk. Some failures I can live with but not that many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas SASS #80082 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I've had great luck with Federal maroon bulk box. I've had very good results from Federal AutoMatch, but I did get a 353? round box that gave me a "sputt" about 1 out of 15 shots. CCI is always great - and expensive. Didn't like the Remington. Dirty and too many Failures To Fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 While I do not shoot .22 LR from a pistol, I prefer Federal. I have had less success with CCI but I quit on Reminington because of FTF and dirty barrel. I also stay away from the hotter stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Smokepole #29248L Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 For performance and consistency, I recommend CCI Mini Mags... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Windshadow Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 Thanks Gang CCI standard velocity plated is what I have been shooting with but I wanted to check. I had a brick of the Remington Cyclone as a gift last year and about 5% sounded like they had no powder in them or flat failed to fire unless indexed and struck again in another spot on the rim I ended up leaving it on the take it or leave it table at the range with a note saying what my results were and a week later it was back less about 50 rounds with an addition to the note this happened twice more before it stopped turning up on the table,,, not ammo I would ever buy again Just for a change I guess I will go with the federal if it is still in stock when I call on monday. I have just about talked myself into buying myself the Caldwell motorized gallery as well so we may have a happy happy birthday as well I think I will drag the old Wetherby Mark XXII out of the back of the safe and hunt up the magazines for it perhaps I will give another try at modifying the 5 shot with one of those Ruger high capacity ones the last time I jiggered with the dam thing I never got it to feed more than 10 without jamming and I have a few normal Wetherby 10 shot ones so no gain there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I recently bought a CZ Varmint but have yet to shoot it. I thought I would try it today, but other issues got in the way. Maybe tomorrow or next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracos Kid Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 As a 22 competition shooter, I have found the Federal Automatch at Walmart, about $15 for a box of 325 rounds about as good as you can get for the money just to plink.....but for competition the best is Wolf Match Grade, and the best prices I have found are at http://www.championshooters.com/store/home.php and http://www.ammunitionstore.com/categories/rimfire-ammunition/22-lr-ammo.html?sort=featured&page=2 You can't beat these for quality and accuracy...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Wayne Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 My Grandson shot .22s for over a year as a buckaroo,he shot Ruger single six's and a Henry. The Bulk Ammo-Federal Maroon box & match grade-Remington Golden-Winchester 525- ALL gave POOR results. CCI always performed well ,But SPENDY.The best BANG for the Buck was Winchester WildCat,Came from Cabelas in the cool wooden box.I have about 30,000 rounds of bulk ammo used for plinking only-NO Matches.Will only use wildcat or the CCI in a match .Cheap ammo IS cheap ammo! D-Wayne Glad Buckshot Ryan shoots center fire now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack Saddle Slim, SASS #73122 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I pretty much stick to CCI now. Have had bad luck with Remingtons. You'd think they'd eventually get the picture and get their act in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rusty Bore SASS#22739 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Overall I've had very good results from CCI Blazers. Years ago I used Winchester Wildcats and had great results but they have been hard to come by around here for some reason. I'll not say what I think about Remingtons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherokee Charlie Regulator #4967 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Gracos Kid and I shoot together and out of about 25 of us only a handfull of us shoot the same ammo but we all agree that Federal Automatch (for the money) is as good as you can buy and expect a reasonable result. I shot Federal Premium for a couple of years until I discovered Wolf Match Extra and now I wouldn't shoot anything else. I still shoot a lot of Automatch in practice. That's my 2c worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Roy Stone Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Just ran 250 rounds of Remington Golden Bullet through my 22 Lr Henry Golden Boy and my S&W K masterpiece with no problems at all, 525 rounds at Academy Sports for 17.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 JMO The CCI Blazers are very constant , for me any way . Std vel , lead bullet , and reletively cheap . I like them , for some reason they are hard to come by here , in the bulk pack . CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. P. Cobb Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I get my Remmie Hollow points from the local farm and ranch at sixteen a box of 250, had one FTF in two boxes, and the bore is clean, can't figure out you boys with dirty barrels. When I fire the Winchester FTF is about ten to a box of fifty. I like the Remmies in the SW AR15/22 runs clean and never misses a beat. Guess it's a mixed bag of reports huh? ____________________________ Just ran 250 rounds of Remington Golden Bullet through my 22 Lr Henry Golden Boy and my S&W K masterpiece with no problems at all, 525 rounds at Academy Sports for 17.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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