Eureka!! I’ve finally found .22lr ammo that will function reliably in every .22 I use! It’s readily available and reasonably priced.
The ammunition I speak so highly of is Federal Premium’s .22 AutoMatch, sold at Wal-Mart. Supposedly it’s been designed to function perfectly in semi-automatic .22 handguns, perhaps the fussiest guns when it comes to ammo.
After shooting 100+ rounds of it through both a Browning Buckmark pistol, and an AR-15 with a CMMG .22 conversion kit in an all steel .22 rifle/pistol match, I’m happy to report NO malfunctions when using AutoMatch. I did, however, have quite a few malfunctions ranging from misfires and failures to feed, to failures to extract when using Value-Pak ammo.
Brian,
This ammunition is what I use in my CZ452 LUX lefty for distance training. Of all the 22lr ammunition this is the best performer for my bolt action at 100, 200 and 300yds. At 100yds it shoots SUB-MOA, at 200yds this ammunition shoots about 1 1/2 MOA groups (3in) at 300yds you are looking a 3 MOA (9″) Groups.
This stuff rocks, I had a student come to a rifle class with his AR and a standard 16″ 10/22 no mod’s what so ever, with a cheap $50 Simmons 3-9 optic he could ring steel at 300yds with his 10/22.
John
Impressive! My only concern is that it run my .22 training guns out to 25 yards (which it does very well). I’ve used a Marvel 1911 conversion and AutoMatch to ring steel at 50 yards and that’s about as far as I’ve taken it.