Ammo

Yeah, try a few types... Likely your gun will be fine with all of them.

The Semiauto/non semiauto labeled ammo thing is mostly irrelevant.

Some may crimp their semiauto labeled stuff a little tighter, or simply load it to HV. (High Velocity, meaning anything over, on average between brands, 1050fps from a rifle)

Mostly the real factor to pay attention to is velocity...

The reason is that some semiauto actions need a bit more power to get the action to fully cycle when firing. Higher velocity ammo has a bit more power, simply because it must push the bullet faster.

Many will work fine on Standard Velocity, some may not. Almost no semiauto 22lr firearms will work well with the "quiet" or "BB" ammo, which has a reduced powder load, or no powder and only the primer.
 
Lots of good advice above. I guess I'll just tell you my experience. I have a number of hand guns but did not have any .22s. Wound up buying 2. One a Ruger SR22 and an M&P22. Both are excellent guns. Will fire anything you put in them. If I had to pick only one of them I guess it would be the M&P22. Only because it has a full size gun feel. As far as ammo as I stated both seem to fire anything. I've shot all kinds of ammo but I'm rapidly becoming a huge fan of Aguila ammo. I've found a lot of their product on par with CCI ammo but CHEAPER! Buy most of my ammo thru Target Sports USA. Great prices and a lot of free shipping. A lot of info but I hope that helps you alittle.
 
As a generally good place to start, CCI Mini Mags work well. But as others have pointed out, get the fun and play with it until you get it sorted. I've had excellent results with Federal Match ammo, the one that comes in a bulk cardboard box.
 
I think there is one ammo that's intended for semi-autos and that's CCI Stingers. The cases are nickel plated.

I found the Stingers to work quite well in my semis but I also liked Reminton Thunderbolts.

Give them both a try.
 
Any 22 lr ammo will work in any 22 lr semi auto, It all depends on how well different ammo works in the gun you buy. 22semi auto guns are known for their problems with feeding, ejection and not firing different bullets much more than the larger center fired bullets.

So you need to get a gun and buy a small variety of bullets made by different companies and shoot them to see what is the most reliable for your new gun.

Like some have said CCI would be some of the first bullets to buy, I've had at least 20, 22 semi fired pistols and rifles and never had problems with them.

When you test the 22 bullets for reliability test 2 kinds at a time to get to the correct bullet faster.

You need to read up on what to do when your gun has problems and what do you do when you have jams or when the gun doesn't fire. This is important because it can be dangerous when trying to get stuck bullets out of your gun, so you need to know before you get in that position.
 
This way I will have ammo ready to go when I get the gun.
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Again, you best chance of getting ammo ahead of the gun that will most likely work in anything is CCI MiniMag. You very well may find many, or even most other brands will work just fine. 22 rimfire handguns can be a bit picky about what ammo works well, or is most accurate. I say can be because many will digest about anything you put in them.
 
Can't miss with CCI. I'd run a couple of hundred rounds through, then try some other stuff.

Just bought a sweet Mark IV 22/45. Took it to the range with 4 boxes of different manufacturer's product. Ran a couple of mags of each through it, then started mixing it up. Weaknesses will show up eventually.

For me, WWB seems useless. I haven't had any trouble with it in 9mm or any other caliber, but the 22lr makes my Colt Rail gun into a single-shot.
 
You all gave some things to think about. Looks like CCI is pretty popular. I will still give other manufacturers a try and see how they shoot.
 
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