Personal favorite - CCI Mini-Mags. Second choice - CCI standards. Yes; CCIs cost a little bit more. There’s a reason. Third - Federal Automatch. They were pushing boxes of these for relatively cheap a couple of years ago, and I bought a bunch. They shoot well in my .22s.
Well, that’s taking it to the next level …
For general plinking? As much as people hate em, Remington Golden Bullets as well as Federal bulk ammo has generally been fine in most of my non-precision guns.
For more sensitive guns? If it needs high velocity (supersonic), CCI MiniMags are a good choice. Federal Automatch has also worked well in semi-autos. Also consider CCI Standard, Federal Gold Medal ammos, or any of the precision stuff below, particularlyfor guns that like subsonics.
For precision work, basically anything SK, RWS Lapua, or Eley - but be prepared to pay for that good stuff. CCI standard can be a reasonable alternative
Avoid: my experience, do not buy any Winchester rimfire ammo
For general plinking, whatever is on sale.
For precision shooting without breaking the bank, CCI standard velocity.
And Aguila, but I must have a defective cat, because I never thought they smelled like cat piss.
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Federal 510 was the best “bulk” ammo i used to use. Was till packed in 50rd boxes in a 500rd brick but was clean, reliable and inexpensive.
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For regular plinking, I have been using cheap Golden Bullet without issue.
Federal HV .22lr alwasy good for me. Champion, AE and automatch. I gone through thousands of all of those.
Ive got a bunch of CCI mini mags that ive not even touched.
CCI Mini Mag for any semiauto and the cheapest stuff for a revolver. I still have some Obama shells from CMP.
My experience is that this is very gun dependent. My 10/22 eats anything and everything while the Buckmark hates CCI but does better with Aguila or Remington.
Used my targetsports membership to order a few boxes of all sorts of ammo to test without worrying about shipping costs each time.
I have many brands of .22 ammo, but CCI seems to work best in all of my 22’s.
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CCI and Blazer work best for my GSG 1911. My TX22 will take any 22 round so far.
Anything made by CCI is my go to!
CCI standard velocity is what I use on my suppressed 10/22.
I only hear the action cycle.
Big fan on of CCI Mini Mags. Really hate the Remington Thunderbolts.
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