Hunters! Ammunition questions!?

Question

So i've come down to it, everyone keeps telling me to buy a Ruger 10/22, so thats wat im going to do, i just need to find the best ammo for it, i dont anything that is going to clog up my gun with lead though, so please tell me the most accurate ammo there is, but i also want to buy it in bulk, say 5000rds for about 120, i know winchester has that, but i want to see who has other type how good it is and how much it will cost me thanks!

Answer 1

i have 3 different brands of .22 rifles. all 3 of them love CCI mini mags. i dont know about the bulk issue but 100 rounds is generally about 5 bucks or so. they are copper jacketed and come in either a hollow point (JHP) or a full metal jacket (FMJ).
i have shot 25 yd groups with various brands and the CCI is the most accurate .22 round there is aside from match rounds that cost too much for plinking. average groups with various other brands is about 1.5 inches. average groups with the mini mags is about .5 inch or less at 25 yds. this is done shooting off of a bench without a gunvise. only an old pillow for support. im sure with a gunvise the groups at 25 yds would be extremely tight.

as far as fouling is concerned just stay away from any of the cheap off brands. they are notorious for being extremely bad with carbon build up. the ruger will eat about any bullet you put through it without any major malfunction. it is not nearly as picky as the rest of the .22 autos. but for accuracy i would definately stay with CCI mini mags, its a little more expensive than some of the rest but the accuracy is worth it.

bouncing a 20 ounce coke bottle around at 125 yds is not even a challenge with the CCI mini mags and a little practice.

Answer 2

Wal-Mart >5000 Federal's will run you about $90...
CCI Mini-Mag- 5000 = $240
CCI Stinger- 5000 = $400

If you're a nut for squeezing that last 1/4 of an inch out of your 10/22 then by all means go for the CCI...When I want to have some fun and do a little plinking with my Ruger 10/22 or Winchester M62 It's Federals...When a rabbit sounds good for supper I use the CCI Stingers and Weatherby XXII...Yep I'm frugal!

There are a lot of nice .22's to choose from, don't buy one because "everyone" is telling you to. Buy the one that is right for you.. The Ruger 10/22 is a great little rifle and a very good value, but, that does not mean it's the perfect .22 for you.. I'm going to give you an internet site to check out..What the heck, it's fun to look! Even if you're dead set on a 10/22 there are several configurations you might want to consider...

http://www.gunbroker.com

Answer 3

First of all, don't go out and buy a bunch of ammo for your rifle. The first thing you must do is to determine which ammo it likes. Every rifle is different. Not all 10/22s will shoot the same ammo with the same accuracy. I don't know why but it is true. What you want to do is to mount a good scope on your rifle and then buy one box of several different brands and different types within each brand of ammo. Go to a range and set up with a good solid bench rest of sand bags. Put your target at 25 yards and use some small targets with bullseyes of about 2 inches in diameter. As the saying goes "Aim big, miss big. Aim small, miss small". Shoot several (three or more) five shot groups with each box of ammo and record on the target which ammo you used. Use a new target for each group. As long as the group is near the center of the target it is good enough for now. Measure each group, average the size of each group shot by each box of ammo. Compare the size groups you get from each box of ammo and that will tell you which ammo your particular rifle prefers. Then go looking for some where that you can get a bargain on a few bricks of that particular ammo. Now it is time to go back to the range and zero your sights for the particular ammo you have chosen (or rather that which your rifle has chosen) so that you are hitting the bullseye. If you don't follow this procedure you will never know which ammo your rifle likes best. You might just as well go buy a pile of whatever ammo you can get cheap and be make up your mind to be satisfied with it.

Answer 4

Go to the store where you buy your 10/22 and buy one box of every type .22 long rifle ammunition there. See what it likes. Get the copper plated and not all lead bullet and you'll be better off. My 10/22 like CCI (my brother in law's likes Remington), but my Marlin liked federal, so you just never know. Federal, Remington and Winchester all have bulk packs you can buy. You'll just have to try and see which your gun likes best.

Answer 5

I don't know of anyone who actually manufactures a 'jacket' bullet for the .22 rimfire. Best you can do is get copper-coated bullets.

Unfortunately .22 rimfire ammo is dirty burning. I have to have my Browning .22 LR Belguim made auto rifle deep-cleaned every 600 to 1,000 rounds.

Just buy quality .22 LR ammo in bricks of 500 or more rounds. Remington or Winchester are good.

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Answer 6

First off excellent choice of rifle. Mine has seen literally over 120,000 rounds. Mostly of the Federal bulk pack copper coated HP's. The others who have said get one box of several different kinds are right on the money. I have 3 rifles and 3 handguns in 22LR and none of them prefer the same ammo and I have collected over 140 different kinds of ammo. Good luck.

Answer 7

i like the remington golden bullets for my 22's. i used to use whatever was cheapest, and it worked fine in my rifles, but i bought a new s&w 22a hand gun and the thunderbolts lead fouled the barrel so bad that the cleaning brush got stuck so bad that i eventually had to take a propane torch to the barrel of my brand new gun , just to melt the lead and get the brush out. now i use the golden bullets and after 1000rds in a session there isnt anything in the barrel besided a few specs of powder.

Answer 8

as long as you use a jacketed bullet you should get lead build up in the barrel since a person cleans a weapon after each use it is not a problem. Buy a single box of several different brands go the range and test fire them.