Back in January I bought a box (325 rounds) of Federal Auto Match to try in my Ruger 22/45. The stuff works great. So I bought a case (3250 rounds). Also works great in both my 10/22 rifles. Very very clean burning, and I have now shot four boxes without a failure of any kind. Availability on line is pretty good. Give it a try.
? on .22LR ammo for use in pistol
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The ones that are not suggested for semi-auto's are the things like CCI Stingers (super sonic to use a name) due to potential slide damage when the slide rebounds back toward the frame. This is especially true on some of the older pistols like the High Standard target pistols.
Other than that, any will do. I have found that the copper washed (copper bullets) tend to feed better in semi-auto pistols. The waxy coating on the grey solids tend to junk up semi-autos over time. But my go to plinking ammo is the Federal Lightning/Champion 510B/510's. Still have quite a bit of it on hand even though I haven't seen any at Walmart in years. Back when they were routinely in stock, I'd pick up 500 rounds (10 50-ct boxes) just about every visit to Walmart (weekly). They pile up. That's 25,000 rounds a year.
Standard velocity 22LR tend to be more accurate.
You must experiment a little as to what works in your guns and what you are trying to accomplish with the ammo of choice.
Other than that, any will do. I have found that the copper washed (copper bullets) tend to feed better in semi-auto pistols. The waxy coating on the grey solids tend to junk up semi-autos over time. But my go to plinking ammo is the Federal Lightning/Champion 510B/510's. Still have quite a bit of it on hand even though I haven't seen any at Walmart in years. Back when they were routinely in stock, I'd pick up 500 rounds (10 50-ct boxes) just about every visit to Walmart (weekly). They pile up. That's 25,000 rounds a year.
Standard velocity 22LR tend to be more accurate.
You must experiment a little as to what works in your guns and what you are trying to accomplish with the ammo of choice.
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I may have spoken too soon there. I just got back home from the range and had two failures to eject with this Federal Auto Match. But, it may be a dirty pistol, that hasn't been cleaned in 500+ rounds. Regardless, two failures in 1000 rounds of bulk pack is still pretty darn good as far as I'm concerned.
0.2% actually.
But I bought some of the "quiet" .22LR (subsonic) for a bolt action rifle to off an armadillo that was tearing up my yard without scaring my neighbors out of their shorts. Played around with it enough to confirm that it didn't cycle the slide on my Neos, and the Neos eats absolutely anything else with no indigestion whatsoever. I wonder if the OP read something related to that. I'm not at all certain, but my foggy memory is telling me there might have been a warning on the box to that effect.
But I bought some of the "quiet" .22LR (subsonic) for a bolt action rifle to off an armadillo that was tearing up my yard without scaring my neighbors out of their shorts. Played around with it enough to confirm that it didn't cycle the slide on my Neos, and the Neos eats absolutely anything else with no indigestion whatsoever. I wonder if the OP read something related to that. I'm not at all certain, but my foggy memory is telling me there might have been a warning on the box to that effect.
johnwilliamson062
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I mostly shoot 22lr and have 22lrs.
I have found Federal bulk packs to be the most reliable across the variety of 22lr firearms I own. Pretty much everything will run it well enough I enjoy my range time.
I have found Federal bulk packs to be the most reliable across the variety of 22lr firearms I own. Pretty much everything will run it well enough I enjoy my range time.