Newbie looking for advice on ammo

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badwolf

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Hey, I just got my first rimfire rifle. Haven't shot .22 since I was a kid, and I need some ammo advice. Its an older, but really nice Lakefield Mk II. My thinking is since it's a bolt action, feeding issues will become an almost non-factor, as compared to a semi auto that will require the right amount of energy to cycle a round at the right timing and speed. It will be used to do some small game hunting, but mostly plinking reactive metal targets, and paper targets. So along those lines, I am looking for the cheapest bullet I can buy that will give me reliable target results, relatively clean burning, and not a lot of lead fowling. What I don't want to do is buy 15 different boxes of 50 rounds each and find they aren't for me. Although I wont mind shooting them off :) If anyone out there has experience with this rifle, or want's to tell me I am right out to lunch, let me know, but I do need a good place to start.

Thanks!!!

Also, apologies if this has been covered a million times before in this forum...
 
The problem is that you can have two rim fires both off the same production line and they both may like different ammo. I would try a couple of the bulk packs, I like Win 555 packs.
 
If you're plinking, it doesn't really matter what ammo you are using, as long as it reliably goes bang. Little things like a worn firing pin or weak spring on an older rifle can cause misfires with some ammo more than others. If you are not doing precision target shooting, you won't notice any difference, so don't worry about it.

That said, grab a bulk pack of CCI (Blazer), Winchester 555, or Federal (most places typically only have 1 or 2 of these brands in stock at any one time these days, and often none of them), so shoot whatever is in stock, and go have some fun.
 
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I do tons of plinking, and I have begun to notice a trend. The "standard velocity" .22 ammunition seems to be much more accurate and also more consistant than the "high velocity" stuff. This holds true will all the different rifles I have chambered for this cartridge. CCI does have a standard velocity ammo, but I've had better experience with the Winchester Target 22. Hope this helps :)
 
Awesome. I will go with a Winchester 555 for now (available and cheap) for starters, and move to CCI when I get a chance to buy some. I basically wanted to narrow it down to four or five, and after experimenting, have a different round for different uses. Or maybe I will find a best all round, we will see. Cheers, and thanks again!!!
 
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