copper vs brass plated bullets

[Will_]

Remington seems to use brass, everyone else copper on their .22 lr. Any difference or reason? Pros/cons on each?

 

[sunray]

"...Any difference or reason..." Nope. Remington just uses a different colour for marketing reasons.
As with any .22, you haveto try a box of as many brands as you can to find the ammo your firearm shoots best. In the case of a semi-auto, it has to cycle the action too.

 

[ntm]

I can tell you for certain that remington is generally regarded as the poorest .22 rimfire ammo on the market.
Dirty and inconsistant.

 

[diemaco]

I can tell you for certain that remington is generally regarded as the poorest .22 rimfire ammo on the market.
Dirty and inconsistant.

Its not that bad. The subsonics are reasonably accurate in my guns, and the yellow jackets are devastating varmint rounds. Personally, I've had the most problems with winchester wildcat. YMMV

 

[wcat]

Yep, Rem Subs are accurate in my rifles too, great rounds for hunting.

 

[CeeZer]

From what I understand - brass is an alloy made of copper and zinc and is harder than copper.

 

[Ron AKA]

Remington seems to use brass, everyone else copper on their .22 lr. Any difference or reason? Pros/cons on each?

The coating does nothing, and is just marketing hype. You will not see it on quality target ammo from Lapua and Eley. They use a wax lube on their very best ammo.

I find Remington Sub Sonics shoot well in my gun too -- about as well as the bottom end Eley target ammo. For high velocity loads the Remington Cyclones seem to shoot most accurate of all common brands I have tried.

 

[Will_]

Thanks for the replies. I am also wondering about fouling between the two, if one fouls more of less, or is easier/harder to clean out of the bore.

 

[Ron AKA]

Thanks for the replies. I am also wondering about fouling between the two, if one fouls more of less, or is easier/harder to clean out of the bore.

One concern would be getting copper fouling. However, I have checked with a copper solvent and even after shooting hundreds of rounds of copper coated bullets, there is zero copper indication. Rimfires shoot lead bullets and are very easy to clean. I go 300-500 rounds between cleanings and all it takes is one or possibly two pulls of a Boresnake to get them clean.

The flash coating on these bullets is only there for one reason - to get the buyer to part with their money. It has no functional purpose or harm.