Remington Thunderbolt ammo.

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I know that I've read here before that people have complained about the Thunderbolt ammo, but it seems to work very well in most of my semi-auto .22's.

The round nose doesn't seem to suffer from the stove pipes that some of the HP's do with rapid cycling. Not very many FTF's either.

Seems like the going rate can be as high as $33 per brick, but I've picked it up at times for less than $30 at times. So it's reasonably priced plinking ammo. The Winchester 333 stuff works horribly for me in the semi's. Federal bulk packs are ok but still have occasional jams.

Anyone else have good/bad luck with this ammo?
 
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I know that I've read here before that people have complained about the Thunderbolt ammo, but it seems to work very well in most of my semi-auto .22's.

The round nose doesn't seem to suffer from the stove pipes that some of the HP's do with rapid cycling. Not very many FTF's either.

Seems like the going rate can be as high as $33 per brick, but I've picked it up at times for less than $30 at times. So it's reasonably priced plinking ammo. The Winchester 333 stuff works horribly for me in the semi's. Federal bulk packs are ok but still have occasional jams.

Anyone else have good/bad luck with this ammo?
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The Thunderbolt was actually one of the few types of .22LR that Charter-Arms AR-7 owners used to prefer for reliability.....:yingyang:
 
Teapot said:
People in the US seem to avoid it like the plague. I have had great success with it. It leaves a firearm filthy with burnt propellant though.
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I've never shot them before but I've been staying away from them because of a video I saw where the guy fouled his barrel so bad that the bullets started hitting keyhole shaped holes in his target. He was shooting a ruger mkiii like me so I always skipped them. Every gun seems to likes a different ammo right? lol

anyways, reliable has them at $19.50 / 500 brick or something, dunno if that sale is over though
 
Two of three years ago, LeBaron's of Ottawa, had them for $14.99 a brick.
I bought 2 cartons. Even worked in my new Mosquito.
I like my .22 ammo, the same way I like my women.
Black and dirty!
 
My 10/22 shoots them no problem. They are very dirty and thats why I do not shoot them. I had a couple bricks and ended up giving them away.
 
I do after every range visit, I am very anal about cleaning. Its just pain in the ass with the amount of filth they cause compared to Fed 525 packs to justify the few bucks saved.
 
Thunderbolts have been nothing but reliable through my 10/22; however, every brick is almost guaranteed to have a dud. Otherwise, it's good cheap plinking ammo. If you've ever taken the time to examine a few rounds, you'd be surprised at how perfect they are(nearly mirror smooth, no dents, etc)...

I'd advise anyone using them to check the bore every 200 rounds for signs of leading. I found this out the hard way a couple months ago; cleaning consisted of a steel rod and a 5lb mini sledge. The thread should still be around.
 
The only time I tried them was in my Berreta 89 pistol. Every shot had burning bits of powder hitting my hand and forearm. Once was enough. Wouldn't take the stuff if it was free.
 
I use Thunderbolts almost exclusively. Bolt, pump, semi-auto, no problems.

Unlike Winchester Wildcats that jam every 2nd or third shot in my Ruger MK2.:mad:
 
yah at $17/500 from LeBaron, you cant go wrong. its dirty stuff but the only ammo that the sig mosquito seems to like. works well in my other .22's as well, but again, dirty ammo.

I like CCI blazers 40 gr's more, but have a few 1000's of thunderbolts at hand as well
 
Sorry if I have posted this before but here are some twenty-five yard results using iron sights. This five shot group is shot from a Remington Nylon 66 using Remington Thunderbolt cartridges.
Why do I have no problem with them in either of my rifles? The build-up on the end of the barrel was grey and not metallic like it would be were it lead.

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