Good bulk .22lr ammo? (vanity)

7/18/10 | self

[verum ago]

Hey all, I got a used Remington 597 a little while back (love it!) and I'm wondering what a good brand of bulk .22lr ammo is. I ran 100 minimags and federal game shoks through it tonight, and they performed well, but it would be nice to have something cheaper for general practice.

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance, ~v.a.

[Buffalo Head]

"And you’re a millionaire for designing it?" No. Just a paycheck every two weeks.

"Will cheap ammo cause a gun to jam?" Probably not.

"My .22 Ruger jams if I fire it too fast." Rate of fire is not a factor in functioning. I have never seen a Ruger 10-22 jam with any kind of 22 Long Rifle ammunition when using the original Ruger magazines with steel feed lips. After-market, extended capacity, magazines with plastic lips (regardless of color) are prone to wear and damage, which can produce problems.

"I’m using Remington rounds." I doubt that your described problem is related to the ammunition.

[Rappini]

Glad to see your on FR.

[VeniVidiVici]

The .17 Mach 2 and HMR are flat-shooting, fast rounds with decent range. The Mach 2 is the smaller of the two. Even feels more solid when shooting it compared to a .22LR. Downside is that 500rds are certainly not as cheap as .22LR.

The website - RimfireCentral.com is a great resource for both rimfire rounds and firearms

[verum ago]

I was just told by a friend that it’s $18 here. So what kind of ammo is in those federal 550 packs anyway?

[mad_as_he$$]

Good question. Several 10/22’s I have eat it just fine.

[gundog]

“Remington rounds” covers a lot of territory. I’ve found Thunderbolts to be very dirty, but Golden Bullets cleaner and very accurate for bulk ammo. That said, it’s a .22...ya gotta clean ‘em once in awhile.

[gundog]

The worst .22 ammo is Remington Golden bullets.

I tested every bulk .22 ammo I could lay my hands on before putting away my stores...well before the 2006 election, by the way. Golden Bullets grouped the best(in a Marlin and a 10-22) and gave same reliability you cite for Federal.

[Malsua]

Golden Bullets grouped the best(in a Marlin and a 10-22) and gave same reliability you cite for Federal.

Purchase a box today. It's complete garbage. It's not just me. I am an active shooter in NJ (www.njgunforums.com) and _EVERYONE_ I shoot with has exactly the same experience with Remington Golden bullets. They won't cycle SW MP15 or GSG-5, Walther P22 or Sig Mosquitos reliably.

I have a Marlin 60, Remington Model 5(both of those are bolts) and a Ruger Mark II. I don't have cycling or feed problems with golden bullets...just duds. I tried dud after dud in all three firearms. The Remington is new, the Marlin from the late 50s, my MKII is from the early 90s. All smash the hell out of the rim of the cartridge.

I get occasional duds on Federals, but no where near what I get on the Rem GBs. Much fewer duds on the other remington rounds but almost no consistency down range and my Remington model 5 is a tack driver with decent ammo.

I used to use Remington .22 ammo back in the 80s and I don't recall the quality issues but today it's just crap in my opinion. Obviously you have better luck with it, good luck with that.

[Malsua]

SW MP15-22

[gundog]

...but today it's just crap in my opinion.

Someone on FR had issues with the brass being weak in the post-election Remington .22. I got all of my stash when it was on sale for less than $8 a brick. Need to dig out the oldest box and check for reliability. A friend bought a couple of bricks recently and it's reliably available, now, so maybe I'll do a head-to-head comparison.