Best (inexpensive) ammo for SR22

Rockycb21

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Just got my SR rifle today.... Been reading some ammo horror stories on bad ammo feed problems etc... (Remington comes to mind)...

I want to buy some bulk(1-5000 rounds) fairly quick after Xmass, just wondering if anyone has any advice... Didn't really want o go through the long drawn out process of buying a bunch of individual brands for trials....
 
Well if you dont want to find what ammo it likes then understand your taking a crapshoot on an expensive lot of ammo that your stuck with if you buy the wrong stuff. Most issues are rifle or magazine related when it comes to a 10/22 with sporter chamber. Obviously the 10 round rotary mags will give you little if any trouble. BC steel lips, promag (I only have experience with their smoked banana mags, not the new marauder mags) work well when fitted properly. Some have had success with TI25 mags but I never could get them to feed reliably, 1 other member had the same issue. Blazers are known good in a stock 10/22 action with sporter chamber and good mags, they dont lead the bores much in these particular barrels and they shoot pretty good. The more expensive CCI stuff is usually GTG too. Grab some 50 rd boxes and have fun while taking notes on their performance. Its not hard or expensive, but very worth it if you plan to buy a case. Also, stick with HV ammo. New 10/22s are very rough and need hotter ammo to cycle reliably, especially in the winter. After about 500-1000 rds it will get noticeably smoother and start cycling milder loads but nothing subsonic. There are a few tricks that can make it cycle subs without alot of work but break it in first.
 
The SR-22 is really craving the CCI Stinger, they are powerfull and super precise in my SR-22... JP.
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Every gun is different as to what type of ammo it likes. My advice to you would be to go and buy a box of as many different kinds of ammo as you can and see what your gun likes. Once you figure what it likes then buy bulk.
 
Cabelas has a 2100 round ammo can for 89$ of federal hollow points! Not with that being said I did have a few fte with mine and this ammo but it was not regular enough to worry about . It works out to 4.2 cents a round + you get the ammo can so pretty good deal me thinks
 
My sr22 likes the Winchester m22 ammo a lot. I use the steel lip smoked bc mag I have also found the federal bulk ammo to work pretty well. But I recommend buying a few boxes and finding out what works best for you and your SR, before buying thousands of rounds
 
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