22 rimfire ammo

[270man]

Double-Deuce Shooters,

I read the posts on Federal Lightning 22HV ammo and would like to expand the discussion to more brand and types. We all have to accept that different firearms (rifles and handguns) seem to like one or more brand/type ammo better than others. Also, a newly manufactured lot of ammo from the past may not give the same results as an older lot.

Since I have a large supply of Win Super-X purchased years ago, and since it works so well in my firearms, it is my favorite ammo for small game hunting and general shooting/plinking. I prefer the 40gr solid bullet but the hollow point seems to be just as accurate.

Several years ago, I competed in the NRA indoor postal matches and also in informal matches at my local gun club. Most of us used stanard velocity ammo for these matches. Over a period of several years, we gravitated to Federal Champion SV (solid bullet) and Win T-22 (solid bullet) -- because they worked well and were fairly inexpensive. Remington's "Target" SV ammo was unreliable and we could count on several misfires in every box of 50. This wasn't just a fluke. We had at least 5-6 competitors with different rifles and handguns who experienced the failures. I hope Remington is now doing a better job with their quality control.

My competition days are about over but I still enjoy SmallBore Silouette rifle matches at my club. You can see almost every brand and type of ammo at these matches. Most of the shooters avoid the extremely expensive ammo from RWS, Lapua etc., in favor T-22, Federal Gold Metal Target, Lapua SK and other similar types that fall in the mid-range of cost.

What really bugs me about Federal is that they play a "name" game. I have some old Federal "Champion" SV ammo that is almost as accurate as T-22, Lapua SK and Federal Gold Medal. Federal dropped the Champion several years ago but I recently saw some advertised and was ready to buy until I found that it is now High Velocity ammo. The Federal Gold Medal Match that I currently use is nothing more than the old Federal SV ammo (711B).

Comments on these brands/types are welcome, as well as those on others. Aguila, Wolf, CCI and many others may be favorites for many of you.

270man