At $149.50 a carton(OK, it was a while ago at LeBaron's), I can tolerate the occasional misfires.
Accuracy depends on the gun. I shot my best group ever with "'Bolts" through a Super Citation.
"Stinky?" Never noticed any stench coming from them.
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At $149.50 a carton(OK, it was a while ago at LeBaron's), I can tolerate the occasional misfires.
Accuracy depends on the gun. I shot my best group ever with "'Bolts" through a Super Citation.
"Stinky?" Never noticed any stench coming from them.
Wow, that is a really good price. I got my bricks at LeBaron too but at higher prices and that was 16 years ago.
That was a great store. I remember one time I went in and bought something from every department in one visit - winter coat, sleeping bag, fishing tackle, ammo, water bottle...
Plinking - CCI SV, CCI Blazer probably the cheapest HV but CCI MiniMags HV solids and HP for consistency
American made ammo
Target - CCI SV and then the price goes up in this order Lapua CenterX, Eley Match, RWS R50 and Eley Tenex
Raspberries - Remington and Winchester or anything made in the USA
Anything made in the USA may not have repeatable accuracy and lot numbers mean nothing.
Testing of the higher priced European brands for serious target shooting from dealers that have sufficient quantities to supply a case.
American made ammo
Target - CCI SV and then the price goes up in this order Lapua CenterX, Eley Match, RWS R50 and Eley Tenex
Raspberries - Remington and Winchester or anything made in the USA
Anything made in the USA may not have repeatable accuracy and lot numbers mean nothing.
Testing of the higher priced European brands for serious target shooting from dealers that have sufficient quantities to supply a case.
My S&L shoots CCI SV very well. Readily available and cheap compared to the "match" stuff.
Savage MKII TR shoots groups with CCI Blazer's almost as tight as the S&L with CCI SV.
The Ruger MKIII HG gets the cheapest bulk stuff (Win555, AE, Wildcat, etc.) and what it doesn't like I feed it the the Henry H001L for some fun plinking.
Savage MKII TR shoots groups with CCI Blazer's almost as tight as the S&L with CCI SV.
The Ruger MKIII HG gets the cheapest bulk stuff (Win555, AE, Wildcat, etc.) and what it doesn't like I feed it the the Henry H001L for some fun plinking.
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Good ammo when you can get it..
That was 'bout the same time I bought them in the Ottawa store. On sale at 14.95 a brick.
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I like cci SV (plastic case) for good accuracy at a good price. Cardboard box not quite as much.
Cci minimags are reliable in every rifle I try but they’re not as accurate at long range once they go subsonic.
I had great luck with the federal blue box stuff. I went through three 525 rd boxes of them with my kids and they were probably 95% as reliable as the minimags. Then I got some more but packaged in the plastic bottle and they’re TRASH. Completely unreliable. Major jamming issues in any auto loader and frequent failure to fire in each and every rifle. Rotating in the chamber will result in a firing on the second attempt to some kind of issue with the primer. Really inconsistent to really garbage. Very disappointing and not sure what to do with the remaining three plastic jars of this crap.
Cci minimags are reliable in every rifle I try but they’re not as accurate at long range once they go subsonic.
I had great luck with the federal blue box stuff. I went through three 525 rd boxes of them with my kids and they were probably 95% as reliable as the minimags. Then I got some more but packaged in the plastic bottle and they’re TRASH. Completely unreliable. Major jamming issues in any auto loader and frequent failure to fire in each and every rifle. Rotating in the chamber will result in a firing on the second attempt to some kind of issue with the primer. Really inconsistent to really garbage. Very disappointing and not sure what to do with the remaining three plastic jars of this crap.
Shooting my B22 precision and mkII fvsr, 40gr solid minimags never let me down. Accuracy is quite good and reliability is perfect.
When I want to get serious, i offer another vote for cci sv but have printed my best groups with eley sub hp and rws pistol.
When I want to get serious, i offer another vote for cci sv but have printed my best groups with eley sub hp and rws pistol.
Almost all of my guns are all over the map. I rarely run "expensive ammo". So these are some cheaper brands that I get good results from.
CZ 452 Ultra Lux: Aguila Rifle Match
CZ 455 stainless: Federal Range Target Practice
CZ 457 MTR: CCI Standard Velocity
Savage MKII BTVS: RWS Semiautomatic
Ruger 10/22 VLEH: BBM
Ruger RPR: CCI Mini Mag
Remington is junk.
Plinking: Winchester Wildcat, CCI Blazer, Federal bulk blue or red box.
CZ 452 Ultra Lux: Aguila Rifle Match
CZ 455 stainless: Federal Range Target Practice
CZ 457 MTR: CCI Standard Velocity
Savage MKII BTVS: RWS Semiautomatic
Ruger 10/22 VLEH: BBM
Ruger RPR: CCI Mini Mag
Remington is junk.
Plinking: Winchester Wildcat, CCI Blazer, Federal bulk blue or red box.
To shoot small groups must have good ammo, NO FILERS
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I more or less shoot rimfires for fun so am not a serious target shooter so here is what I use.
CCI Blazer in the little boxes versus the bulk box they are made in different places and got a few FTEs with the bulk box.
CCI Standard velocity for my pistols
CCI quiet is fun when I have the kids out.
The above is about all I use now they seem to go bang every time and give me reasonable accuracy.
I used to love Winchester Wildcat in my 10/22s but they seemed to have declined in quality and have all but disappeared.
I have been meaning to buy some quality ammo but seem to be happy with the basic stuff.
CCI Blazer in the little boxes versus the bulk box they are made in different places and got a few FTEs with the bulk box.
CCI Standard velocity for my pistols
CCI quiet is fun when I have the kids out.
The above is about all I use now they seem to go bang every time and give me reasonable accuracy.
I used to love Winchester Wildcat in my 10/22s but they seemed to have declined in quality and have all but disappeared.
I have been meaning to buy some quality ammo but seem to be happy with the basic stuff.
Plinking, CCI SV, Winchester Dynapoints, Eley practice, CCI Blazer, Federal bulk blue box.
Informal targets, Eley Target, Lapua Super Club, RWS Target rifle, SK Standard.
Serious matches: Eley Match EPS, Eley 10X, Lapua Midas L or M RWS R50 or 100.
Cold Weather match: Lapua Polar Biathlon.
Which is used depends entirely on the rifle, since they are fickle, in my experience.
Dave.
Informal targets, Eley Target, Lapua Super Club, RWS Target rifle, SK Standard.
Serious matches: Eley Match EPS, Eley 10X, Lapua Midas L or M RWS R50 or 100.
Cold Weather match: Lapua Polar Biathlon.
Which is used depends entirely on the rifle, since they are fickle, in my experience.
Dave.
This will be a bit long.
Plinking:
Rem Thunderbolt!
But only out of my T/CR22 and up to 25 yards. It's the only firearm that I ever owned that this cheap crap will actually group. Got it years ago for $15/brick. It gets a horrible flyer at 50 yards.Federal 525 bulk pack. Cheap and good enough to knock off pop cans or let kids and noobies blast away. $15/brick way back when.
CCI Blazer, in individual boxes of 50. Scored huge on these at $0.98 for 2 boxes!
Canadian Tire made the mistake of issuing $5 coupons with the sole condition of one coupon per customer per day. Repeatedly went into every nearby CT and bought 2 boxes priced at $2.99 each, then presented a coupon. 
They haven't made that mistake again.Hunting: Winchester Xpert lead HP, CCI Blazer individual box of 50 with CCI bullets. There was a run of CCI Blazer individual boxes with what looks like Federal bullets (different shape and lighter color) that don't shoot as well. These also came in a full tray instead of CCI's top only tray.
Target practice: CCI Standard Velocity ($220 a case way back when
), Federal Gold Medal Target (711B), Fiocchi Standard Velocity.Competition target shooting: SK Standard+ (found for $420 a case at a gun show!
3 years ago when we still were allowed shows), Fiocchi Match (dry lube, very consistent, easy to feed, and reliable in pistols and most rifles).Raspberries: Rem Thunderbolt (doesn't group worth a damn and in semi-autos I occasionally got hot gas back in the face
), Eley Rapid Fire Match and Lapua Pistol King (for $11/box I would NOT expect multiple duds per box!!! ).You're referring to ISSF 25m pistol? Where I shoot, we call NRA Conventional Pistol "Bullseye", which is shot at 25 & 50 yards. And yes, that old Federal Gold Medal Match (911 A for high velocity, and B for standard velocity) was awesome stuff! It came in a blue and white box and had a dimple in the center of the case head.
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We can take two identical rifles and each may prefer different ammo. In saying that , I guess the best way to find out is to try whatever you can...dang , that means more time shooting .
IMPO ,the best ammo that I've used is usually any popular standard velocity stuff.
I'm not a MOA type of guy for the most part . Hell , I'm happy just sending lead downrange.
I stay away from Winchester whitebox fodder ( 555 , 333 ) and Remington Thundercrap.
IMPO ,the best ammo that I've used is usually any popular standard velocity stuff.
I'm not a MOA type of guy for the most part . Hell , I'm happy just sending lead downrange.
I stay away from Winchester whitebox fodder ( 555 , 333 ) and Remington Thundercrap.
