Posted on 02/05/2019 4:50:17 AM PST by marktwain
During the last six years, as the .22 rimfire ammunition bubble expanded and deflated, Aguila Ammunition saw the opportunity to gain market share. They aggressively took up the challenge. They now vie for the title of the largest producer of rimfire ammunition on the planet.
At the Shot Show over the last three years, Aquila management informed me they have come very close to doubling their production. They did this by purchasing new ammunition manufacturing capability. Aquila is now producing over a billion rounds of rimfire ammunition a year.
More than half of that goes into the United States market. My sources at Aguila would not give a specific number. It is more than 500 million rounds of rimfire ammunition being sold in the U.S. market every year. 500 million rounds is about 10 percent of the productive capacity in the United States.
They did this through innovation, price competition, and the willingness to expand with market uncertainty. Their gamble has paid off.
Innovation is one of the key factors. Aquila has a wide line of specialized .22 rimfire products. These include products such as the .22 Colibri, .22 Super Colibri, and the .22 Sniper Subsonic 60 grain cartridges are examples.
These are special purpose cartridges. But manufacturers do not know all the special purposes a cartridge may be used for when it is manufactured.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
60 grain Sniper Subsonic,
Interesting.
What I’ve read is that it’s good but dirty.
Thanks, I was just about to ax.
I’ve shot a lot of Aguila. You just clean more often that’s all.
The 60 grain SSS needs a faster twist barrel to be accurate at longer ranges.
It is meant to be shot out of 5.56 barrels. A twist of 1-9 or faster is recommended.
Most .22 LR rimfire barrels are 1-16. I see signs of instability by 25 yards.
A few years back, I bought a box of Aguila .22 long rifle, along with a selection of other brands, to try out in a new rifle. I don't remember how the Aguila shot (or if I even fired any), because one of the 50 cartridges in the box looked like it had been grabbed with pliers & twisted out of shape. Kind of made me wonder about Aguila's quality control (was there any propellent in the cases, or primer compound?). Hopefully their QC has improved since then...
They say it has.
They say they purchased all new equipment, using the Ely priming system, over the last 5 years.
Made in Mexico. No thanks.
Marktwain thanks for posting this. Does that mean my local Walmart will finally have .22 ammo in stock?
The Walmart stores I have been looking at have been fairly well stocked in .22 ammo for six months.
Prices for bulk ammo are about 4 cents per round.
The lowest prices on the Internet are less than 3 cents a round.
One of the positive surprises of the great ammo and gun shortage of the Obama years was the emergence of many new gun and ammo manufactures. Most started small but many are growing rapidly. A wonderful silver lining.
The Aquila .22 cartridge is blistering hot, though dirty. Personally, I prefer the CCI Stinger, which is a vicious little cartridge.
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Just shy of 3 million a day if they work weekends and holidays. That aint chicken feed.
I need to go shootin’!
Agreed,
I may rebarrel a 10/22,
I’d like to see it thru
some pistols making
25 yards Okay.
Made in Mexico. I tried accessing the manufacturer’s website but couldn’t—because my browser blocked it completely. Six times.
The prospect of having to wait in line at WalMart’s sports department behind all of the Spanish-only-speaking Aztecan construction-worker MS-13 member patrones who are buying up all the ammo in preparation for their government-sanctioned genocidal attack on white Americans that’s coming down the pike doesn’t exactly inspire me.
And yes they use their U.S. citizen anchor babies to make the purchases for them. How many anchor babies do we have now?
“How many anchor babies do we have now?”
The Schumer-holes next door to me have 12 so far
Me too. I like the 40 grain segmented hollow point. Dirt cheap and shoots good. Never a misfire.
Been shooting their Colibri (primer only) rounds for years. Great backyard fun! Virtually no noise, but yes, they are dirty.
Guns are not like the “10,000 mile oil change” in your car; they’ve gotta be cleaned - regularly.
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