.22LR ammo advice

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Prof

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I just purchased a new Ruger 77/22 rifle. I have read that you need to try different types of .22LR ammo to find the one that shoots best in your particular rifle. However, in looking around, I have found a bewildering assortment of brands, types, etc. Can anyone recommend, say, five good basic .22 types/brands which I might start with? And what's the difference between regular loads and "stingers", high-velocity, CB, etc. (is there a website which explains all this?)? Thanks!
 
Which brand of 22?

I have a Ruger 77/22 and a Ruger 22 M-II pistol. SOME GUNS SHOOT SOME BRANDS OF AMMO, WHILE OTHERS "the do not like".
Neither gun likes Remmington. I have steeled on COPPER COATED rounds, because they do not leave lead residue like the un-coated [Remmington] does.

I shoot Federal.
 
I have had good luck with many different brands and types of .22LR ammo. Some good starting choices might be:

Federal: Gold Medal Target ..This is the cheapest if the Federal Match ammo and can be very accuate in some guns.

Wincester: Super -X High Velocity (40 gr bullet)
Super Sihouette ( 50gr bullet)

PMC High Velocity

Really, just by a box of everything you can find and go have fun. Thats what its all about.

If you get serious, you can weigh all your rounds and discard the top and bottom 10% by weight. This has helped me get rid of most flyers that tend to open up your groups.

Measuring rim thickness is another trick you might try for the same purpose but you will have to by a rim thickness
gage. If interested I will try to find a source for you.

Standard Vel...Most target oriented ammo
High Velocity....what is now standard..most with 40 gr bullet
Hyper Velocity.. like CCI Stinger...use a lighter buller, usually around 30 gr. Good for small game but any or all can be accurate in a particular barrel.
Good Luck
Pistol Pete
 
I stocked up on a lot of American Eagle AE22 hollow point ammo years ago, and it's by FAR the best cheap ammo I have ever used. I dunno what current production is like, but if Federal has stayed on top of their business, AE is great ammo!

If you already know you disagree, but are undecided, just stay away from Remington's .22 rimfire ammo. I also bought a bunch of it, and it was T-R-A-S-H!
 
You know, I hear a lot of people say that Remington Golden Bullet .22 is no good. Maybe it is just me, but that is the best ammo I can buy in bulk packs for my .22's as far as accuracy and relibility is concerned. Maybe it's because I'm shooting Remington guns. I dunno.
 
Steel buster, do ya know where I can get my hands on some Super silhouett ammo. My Win 52 new version loves it but apparently not many other folks had the same results. Discontinued. Prof, steelbuster gave ya some good advice the more ammo you try the more time ya spend with that gun, the better it will shoot. Disreguard the first five rounds you shoot when changing ammo. Sometimes it takes a few rounds to settle a barrel in when switching ammo. beertrucker-x...I 'thought' I knew a lot about guns till I found these boards, you can sure learn a lot when ya hang around the right folks.
 
I'm cheap. If you start with the five least expensive brands you may get lucky and find one your rifle likes. Then you can try the more expensive brands as time and money permits. John
 
Hi beertrucker,
I bought my last brick of Super Sil from the local Gun shop where I get most of my reloading supplies. Wolfs Den Gun Shop, Hugo, Minnesota.(651) 426-2906. I did not know it was discontinued...bummer..my TC Contender Match barrel loves it.
Good advice on throwing out the first few shots after switching ammo.
 
The remington golden bullets are the best for the money. I have put about five thousand rounds through it at least since it was cleaned and i haven't had but a few stoppages with the rifle. It also works good in the Ceiner 1911 conversion and browning buckmark i use it in.
 
Cheap but decent ammo with reasonable repeatability:

Federal Gold Medal Target
CCI Green Tag
Eley Club Match

Best non match "good ammo" less than 5 bucks:

RWS Target

IMHO

SmallBoreSpazz
 
One more, Prof

My squirrel gun is a bone stock 10/22 with a 3x-9x on it. I've pumped all kinds of different carts through it. I always come back for more CCI Stingers. To me and my rifle, they make all the differance in the world when it comes to that 75-100 yd head shot. The light bullet flies nice and flat.
 
I have found the Quick-Shock .22 to frequently be the most accurate of all in (so far) every gun I've tried it in. It is also the highest speed, faster than Stinger, and manufactured by the same company (Blount).

You will find it to have about 1/2" drop at 100 yards... That allows for some of the flattest shooting you can find. With a rest, a good scope and a steady sqeeeeeeze you can reliably make head shots on squirrels out to 150 yards and usually explode the head.
 
I have burned cases of Remington ThunderBolts through a Ruger 10/22..... It is alright, functions VERY well, and decent when it comes to hitting the black at 100 yards...
 
Thunderbolts

The Thunderbolts a good for guns with normal and loose chambers like my stock barrelled 10/22 but they will not feed very well if you get an aftermarket barrel with a tighter/target chamber. The rounds are simply too fat. They won't feed into my Butler Creek barreled 10/22. They won't even feed cleanly in a little Marlin 15YN I got for my niece and nephew. Gotta really work the bolt to get the rounds to chamber. I'm not sure how tight a 77/22 is.

They are pretty cheep though (usually $7-$8 a brick here in OH) and I've burned up enough bricks of those to build a house...dog house that is.
 
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