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I just bought a 15-22 MOE in FDE on Gunbroker that I'm going to pick up on Monday and I already ordered three FDE 25 round mags from G&R Tactical. Before I load up on ammo, I'm curious to know which ammo you guys use and are there any specific brands to stay away from.
 
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congrats and post some pics up.

federal bulk and cci blazer are the 2 most popular bulk brands. if you want to spend a little more then cci mini-mags almost never have issues in any .22. cci tactical is designed for ar .22s but a few people have had issues (not me). if you read the manual, s&w lists a few brands to stay away from like remington thunderbolts.
 
Every rifle is a law unto itself, as far as ammo is concerned. Buy at least 100 rounds of each ammo you want to try. Don't just switch ammo from one to another. Run a BoreSnake or a couple of patches down the barrel when you change ammo and then put five or ten rounds through it before you start accuracy checks.

While S&W does not recommend most Remington ammo, there's no reason you can't try it, if that's what you have available. Many users have reported using it with no problems.

BTW, welcome aboard! We'll help you through the pains of adjusting to your new addiction. :)
 
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BTW, welcome aboard! We'll help you through the pains of adjusting to your new addiction. :)
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Thanks. I'm not new here. I was a moderator here for a number of years but decided to give it up when I turned 65 in July. So now that I have a lot more free time, I decided to take the plunge and bought the FDE 15-22 MOE.
 
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Before I load up on ammo, I'm curious to know which ammo you guys use and are there any specific brands to stay away from.
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I have mostly used CCI Blazer Bulk and Federal Bulk with virtually zero issues. I probably have close to 2k rounds through it now.
Just this past week I have been using CCI Sub-Sonic. It is much quieter here beside the house and it reliably works the action without any problems.
 
Thiokol,

Welcome to the fun, a lot of great information here. Once you pick up your new weapon you will have a blast with it.

I too am new to the board, had my M&P 15-22 almost a month. Like several folks have written you will need to find out what works best for you.

I have already used the following for several hundren rounds and have had no issues.

CCI Mini Mags (100) about 500 total
Federal Champion (50) several hundrend total
Federal Bulk (525)
Blazer Bulk (525)

I have a box of Winchester X-22 that is next followed by CCI Tactical is my last sample.

So far I have had no issues, but you need to try your weapon and see what it likes best. as others suggested try several hundrend rounds and see how they feed, eject, accuracy and what residue do they leave behind.

As the documentation reads and others have posted stay away from Remington. It does not want to play well with the 15-22.

Good luck and enjoy the time at the range with the new toy.
 
Hi, I think I'm going to give the Federal Auto Match another shot now that I have the rifle scoped......WVleo
 
I've had the best results as far as accuracy and performance with CCI Tactical. CCI made this 22LR for Semi-auto's like the M&P 15/22, if feeds 100% and burns very clean and no flyers, what more can you ask of a 22LR... Good Luck.
 
While my experience has shown that CCI Tactical is somewhat more accurate than Federal Classic, I have had more feeding problems with the CCI (in all my guns), while almost none - no, none - with the Federal. I bought 4 boxes of the CCI, and am still looking for a gun it will shoot completely reliably in.
 
All of my guns shoot CCI-Tactical pretty well. I used to use Mini-Mags in my rifles for competition but since earlier this year when CCI-Tac became available at WM I find it feeds better than MM, due to the slightly different shape of the bullet nose. It also shoots Fed 550 well but I get significantly more duds with Fed .22 than I do CCI. CCI is known to have better QC on the production line than Federal.
The only Fed I won't shoot anymore is Champion as that is the ammo that cause the jam in my AR15-22 at the PSA event this year.
I will shoot Fed 550 bulk, Lightning, and AutoMatch, all the CCI models plus Win M-22. The problem with the Fed Champion is due to the slightly longer OA length of the rounds compared to Fed 550 as the match chamber in my PC did not seem to like them that well.
 
+1 CCI Tactical

Easily the most accurate ammo in my 15-22...
I've tried against Winchester M-22, CCI Blazer, CCI Mini Mag, Federal 525 Champion, and Remington Yellow Jacket HP.

I shot this 10 round group yesterday from 50yds off the bench using my cheap plastic wobbly bi-pod (I also did the JP springs on my trigger)

CCI_Tactical_50yds.jpg
 
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Omster....I may have missed it in previous posts, but what type scope do you use if any. (iron sights)
 
CCI Blazer for bouncing soda cans around.
Cheap and reliable.

CCI Standard Velocity for shooting suppressed.
Stays subsonic in 16in barrel, reliable, improved accuracy over CCI Blazer and not too expensive at Dick's Sporting Goods $25/500.

Aguila Match Rifle for accuracy.
Low end match ammo but performs to the limitations of this rifle. Not too pricey at around $30/500 buying on line, reliable, and as a bonus it smells like burnt pineapples. :D

--- S&W used to include in the Manual (perhaps they still do) a do not use list of ammo. I think the list was the result of a ton of out of battery discharge occurrences which S&W seems to have cured with different springs a couple years ago. My 15-22 cycles well with a dozen or more different types of ammo I've tried, including some on the list.
 
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Ammo

I have run over 500 rounds of Aquila SuperExtra High Velocity through mine with no ftf, ftfeed, fte or OBDs and good accuracy. I'm new here and loving this fun-to-fire weapon.
 
CCI Mini-Mags and Blazers shoot 100% and are very consistent.
Federal bulk shoots 99% and are somewhat less consistent.
Gemtech subsonics shoot 100% with or without a can.
I stopped counting a long time ago, but I'm well past the 40,000 round mark and it just keeps getting better !!
 
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