Jim Taylor
Been chasing .22's
Friday, October 19, 2018, 09:55

Finding what works in some guns is quite a chore when it comes to .22's. My little carbine that I modified last year is somewhat touchy as to what it will feed reliably.

I have a bunch of the cheap lead roundnose ammo but it don't always like those. I bought a couple thousand Winchester plated HP but man .. some of them won't even fire in a Ruger Single Six! I have some that I tried .. turned the cartridge 1/3 of a turn in the chamber and tried again .. and did it once more with nothing happening.

Tried Aguila Super Extra plated hollowpoints and it runs good on those.

CCI Mini Mags function very well with more of a "report" at the muzzle than others. Last night I was in the shop shooting some on my indoor range. I fired into the bullet trap and as I did one of the 8 foot long florescent lights fell on the floor right in front of me!

Been shooting my daughter's Bersa Thunder .22. Boy is that thing touchy about what it likes. The best so far ... no failures of any type whatsoever .. are the Remington Golden Sabre plated round nose.

The good thing about shooting lesser brands in it is that you get a lot of practice at clearing misfeeds, failures to extract etc.

But since we have been in rain for quite awhile and no letup in sight, shooting the .22's in the shop is about my only way of getting some trigger time. And I am learning what works in what.