What's the best bulk ammo for a 10/22?

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Just wondering if anyone had any advice on which type of bulk ammo performs best in a 10/22. When I go out shooting for a day I easily shoot at least 500 rounds. I picked up 1000 rounds of Winchester Xpert HV lead hollow points. But had some issues with them. I had bent shells that would not feed, and caused jams, others with the bullet falling off and a few that were just an empty case with no bullet or powder.

So if anyone has some suggestions on bulk ammo that works well in a 10/22 for a trigger happy shooter, that would be great.

When you have some Butler Creek 25 round mags and a girlfriend who is getting into shooting as well, the rounds go fast. Since I introduced her to shooting, she keeps bugging me to go out and fire off some rounds. So I need something reliable that I can buy a lot of.
 
I prefer CCI, including Blazers (and Mini-Mags, and Stingers) in everything, and - with rare exceptions - Federal bulk pack has generally performed well too.

I've never had much luck with any form of Winchester ammunition in any semi-automatic rimfire.

Strangely, others report opposite experiences.
 
The question you might want to ask is what bulk ammo works best in my 10/22 and thats somthing your going to have to answer your self
 
Im going through the same thing right now with my 10/22. Had the same issues with winchester, I bought a box of federal and put 400 or so rounds through today without a problem! Doesnt seem to be quite as accurate though might try blazers next.
 
mgerski said:
The question you might want to ask is what bulk ammo works best in my 10/22 and thats somthing your going to have to answer your self
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Absolutely right. Every firearm is different, almost like fingerprints. You can haved two firearms come off the assembly line, one after the other, and they can shoot the same ammo out of the same box in a different manner. There are a lot of variables between rifles. Even the way your hold the rifle, and how tight the action is fitted to the stock or aftermarket stock is a factor.

Just because a particular rifle was made by one Manufacturer, does not make all of them shoot the same. The 10-22 for example has been around for over 50 years, made in different models, by different employees whose skill varies, by machines and tooling that varies due to wear, and has parts supplied by different sub-contractors. Add to this, the multitude of add-on accessories, stocks and other goodies that are available for the 10-22 and you have more combinations than the odds on winning the 6-49 Lottery.

There are some general observations and recommendations, but no one sitting at a computer a thousand miles away can tell you what ammo is going to shoot best in your particular rifle.

All anyone can really say is what works best in their particular rifle of the same model. Even this is subjective, as they might have only tried three or four different brands or loadings, and other brands might even work better (or worse) in their rifle, but be real tack drivers in your own rifle.

Also, there could be a different perception in the level of accuracy. Hitting a 24 inch Ontario Woodchuck is accurate to some shooters. Hitting a 9 inch Prairie Gopher is accurate to others. Some shooters consider "minute of tin can" to be accurate. Target shooters want a rifle that will put 10 rounds into an inch at 50 yards every time. Added to this is the capability of the rifle. A cheap semi-automatic or bolt action rifle is not expected to give the accuracy of a $600 CZ or heavy barreled target rifle.

So really, all someone else can tell you is what works well, that is available in their local area, when they feed it into their own particular rifle that just happens to be made by the same Manufacturer as your rifle was.

What it all comes down to can be summed up in one sentence.

"Buy as many different brands of ammo as you can get, and shoot them in your rifle to see how they perform."
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I hear you I have a new 10 22 and the ammo goes fast. I have been using American Eagle 40 grain in the red box I pay 27.95 for a brick. I am going to buy a case of 5000 to get it 10 percent cheaper. I tried cci mini mags which is more money and didn`t notice a difference.
 
I bought some real cheap Remington Golden Bullets for 'goofing off plinking' and while I got pretty reasonable accuracy, the FTF aggravation (between 5 - 10%) didn't warrant the savings.

I've been pretty pleased with Dynapoints.
 
shms said:
I hear you I have a new 10 22 and the ammo goes fast. I have been using American Eagle 40 grain in the red box I pay 27.95 for a brick. I am going to buy a case of 5000 to get it 10 percent cheaper. I tried cci mini mags which is more money and didn`t notice a difference.
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Right there. You named the best compromise (accuracy vs. price vs....) bulk 22 available in the market. My opinion of course.
 
I run an ammunition tuning facility out of Nigeria. I can have my associates test fire your rifle with various types of ammunition to find out which brand it likes the best. All you have to do is send me your rifle, all the ammunition you can find, and $20,000.
 
I use federal bulk packs and they feed great. Blazers seem to be just as good, although each gun seems to like different types.
 
I shoot a Remington nylon 66. I really like the Winchester super X hollow points for grouse hunting. It seems to kill them even if I hit them in the leg. My .22 is horrible accurate.
 
I've had great results in my 10/22 with blazers and remington cyclones and thunderbolts, but I have heard a lot of people having problems with remy's ammo. The best advice is what has already been said, try everyhing out first see whats good in your rifle and stick with that.
 
I found blazers work well, however when I shoot (which is mostly summer) its really hot out and the wax lube on them gets everywhere and they are DIRTY. Never cleaned so much gunk out of a brand new gun with only 200 rounds down the pipe (Yes people I cleaned the gun before hand).

I have now switched to Federal 525 bulk packs as they work well, don't have that lube all over them, burn cleaner, and work well with my Marauder mags. Once my bolt gun comes in, I may be moving over to yet another type of ammo, not sure what though, prolly CCI stuff.
 
I've had great success with Federal Champion 36gr HP and 40gr RN out of my 10/22, SR-22 and 22/45. My sons' Savage MK II and Henry Min-Bolt both prefer CCI Blazer though.
 
And when you've found the ammo you like, wedge a credit card between the barrel and stock-try this at different spots, watch what happens. I thought AE 38gr was my plinking round, but now with a small chunk of rubber stuck under the tip of my forend I find Remington Subsonics give me better groups. Fun, fun, fun! Someone on here was talking about silicone bedding the action, I still haven't got around to trying it... .22=hours of cheap experimentation:D
 
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