Favorite 22lr Bulk Ammo?

[Chokoloskee Joe]

I shoot 50-yard 22LR pistol competition with friends twice a week now going on 5 years. Thats 200 rounds a week or over 10K rounds a year. The best performing bulk ammo we use is the Federal AutoMatch and it is very clean shooting as well. Aguila High Velocity 40 grain ammo comes in a close second and sometimes shoots a bit better in my S&W K22 Masterpiece revolver. I gave up on Winchester bulk as it was terrible. I buy the AutoMatch by the case and, like all .22LR ammo, some lots are better than others. Rimfire firearms are usually picky at what ammo they like, so take any recommendation with a grain of salt and always test various brands for what shoots best in your particular rifle or pistol.

 

[blueprairiedog]

Cci standard velocity 40g . I shoot a lot of 22's Remington 40x USMC,Winchester 75,S&W 41, others and I have a lot of brands of ammo but CCI works across the board with every gun I shoot in a match.

 

[longrangebo]

It is strange, but my Anshutz and Cz like certain ammo, but my Winchester 52 shoots just about anything good!

 

[blueprairiedog]

It is strange, but my Anshutz and Cz like certain ammo, but my Winchester 52 shoots just about anything good!

I have a Anshutz also 64 action German not savage it really shines with eley match but I have won with cci.I have a B&L 36 power on it. I own and shoot a lot of 22's and every thing else.When I die someone will crap their pants.

 

[blueprairiedog]

I shoot 50-yard 22LR pistol competition with friends twice a week now going on 5 years. Thats 200 rounds a week or over 10K rounds a year. The best performing bulk ammo we use is the Federal AutoMatch and it is very clean shooting as well. Aguila High Velocity 40 grain ammo comes in a close second and sometimes shoots a bit better in my S&W K22 Masterpiece revolver. I gave up on Winchester bulk as it was terrible. I buy the AutoMatch by the case and, like all .22LR ammo, some lots are better than others. Rimfire firearms are usually picky at what ammo they like, so take any recommendation with a grain of salt and always test various brands for what shoots best in your particular rifle or pistol.

I shoot the S&W 41 at 50 slow fire and then 25 rapid fire.I am in the mid 200 score range with cci and tighter groups with eley pistol orang and black box but took me a long time to get there and I have friends that make me look bad

 

[blueprairiedog]

Here is some ammunition from days gone by but good stuff

 

[L2land]

Here is some ammunition from days gone by but good stuff

Oh man! I had a partial box of that golden eagle match given to me. Best ammo I've put through my B14R. Of course, not made anymore.

 

[Namuh]

In my CZ 457 American I bought for hunting the sub sonic ammo at about 1,050 fps seems to hold tighter groups. The Federal Automatch has been pretty accurate but the Aquila Super Extra 38gr @ 1,280 fps not so much in that gun. Since CCI comes in a plastic box that individually holds each round separately I don't consider it packaged in bulk, but the CCI Standard Velocity @ 1,070 has been good and the CCI Sub Sonic hollow point @ 1,050 worked for me last weekend on 4 ground squirrels with one shot kills at 10, 25, 38 and 56 yards.

Since my last post I bought a few more boxes of the CCI Standard Velocity. This 1,050 fps, 40 grain round was consistently giving me roughly one inch groups at 50 yards out of my CZ 457 American, I couldn't get the same lot number and the new lot is giving me 2" groups at 50 yards, not good enough for me for squirrel hunting. I went back and bought two boxes of the bulk Federal Automatch and I'm back to quarter size groups at 50 yards. I also bought two boxes of the CCI suppressor hollow point, 975 fps, 45 grain. I shot 10, 5 shot groups and this round is giving me penny size groups at 30 yards and easily under a quarter at 50 yards, there's about a one and a half inch drop between these two distances that I had to dial in with the scope.