remington golden bullets?

rebel yell · May 11, 2014

Have any of you shot these through your gun? I know the manual for the 15-22 say's not to use them,but a friend of mine has a huge stash of these and is willing to sell me a few bricks. So yes or no?

micocyco · May 11, 2014

rebel yell said:
Have any of you shot these through your gun? I know the manual for the 15-22 say's not to use them,but a friend of mine has a huge stash of these and is willing to sell me a few bricks. So yes or no?

Of all the 22 LR I have shot through my 15-22 this is the only one I have had trouble with, so even with 22 LR being so hard to come by I pasted on buying a bucket o bullets , that is the golden bullets. I'm sure you will hear some say they run it just fine.

97catintenn · May 11, 2014

I don't like them, they smell funny and the gun gets dirtier shooting them. BUT, if I need ammo and I had a buddy that would sell me a few bricks, I'd buy them.

So yes, they shoot fine...keep in mind that they are the cheap, so expect a few duds and a dirty gun, after that you'll be happy.

brucev · May 11, 2014

I have had no problems at all with the Rem. GB .22 LR ammunition in my 15-22. I used the GB's to test feed/function when converting some ProMag magazines to 32 rd. capacity. This was done at the house as I converted each magazine. Some of those rounds were cycled through the rifle numerous times. Later at the range these rounds as well as those which were still in the boxes cycled perfectly. Firing from a normal sitting position POI was POA at 50 yds. Accuracy was slightly over 2.0 inches firing groups of 10 shots with the iron sights.

If I were offered the opportunity to buy GB's especially at a good price, I'd buy them. They have worked perfectly in my 15-22 as well as my 18-3. JMHO. Sincerely. brucev.

hoc9sw · May 12, 2014

Rem. GB - I don't have a 15-22, so can't be precise in a response for the weapon, but as to the ammo, I have experience.

In my Ruger 10/22, it works most (ok, almost all) of the time. There are a few FTF rounds that have to be retried the second or third time, but no dump-box duds. Unlike Winchester M-22, which has a 3 dump-box dud per 100 round rate for me.

In my Sig 1911-22, they are not the worst junk, but so close as to be grouped in. I've had them actually break the bullet away from the brass on the ramp.

One of my range buddies has a Beretta Neos, and in that, the GB works like a champ. So, if that is what is available, I buy it for our range days, and when there is extra, it goes to the local Scout summer camp, which is still some 30K rounds short of what they will need for the summer. They shoot single round bolt action, so everything works.

It is, at least at Wally World, the cheapest round.

They are not as dirty as the Thunderbolts.

lefty60 · May 12, 2014

I don't have a 15-22. I have shot a lot of Golden bullets, mostly doing pest control and tree rat hunting.

I've shot about 1500 rds in the last two years, I've had only 3 failures to fire in that number of rounds. Two of those fired the second try, one would not fire at all.

As far as I am concerned the GB's are as good as any medium priced .22 ammo. YMMV

rebel yell · May 12, 2014

any one else?

Concept1 · May 12, 2014

I've shot about 200 of these over the last few weeks and I can say that they are equal to any bulk brick you can buy for $25 or so. You get a few FTF or FTE but if you ask me that happens a few times per 100 rounds with any cheap bulk pack. If you can get them for cheap, buy them. If not, tell your boy I'll buy a few bricks from him.

swinokur · May 12, 2014

If the manual says don't do it, why would you?

MichiganScott · May 12, 2014

I don't own a 15-22, but the Remington GB is the ammunition that functions best in my Ruger Mark II pistol.

I'd like to know why S&W says not to use it.

Smitty357 · May 12, 2014

I wouldnt give golden bullets to my worst enemy.

If its not CCI, then my 15-22 doesnt get shot. And now days i find it cheaper to shoot the 50 cal than it is to shoot the .22lr anyways.

imashooter2 · May 12, 2014

I've only ever had a single brick of Golden Bullets and it will be dire straights before I give them cash for another.

I shot them from my 617... Noticeably different report and recoil shot to shot. Accuracy was poor. Dirty, and left some weird hard crud on the end of my barrel. It looked like a lube star, but I needed Chore Boy to get it off. More duds than I've ever had before or since. And finally, a rim blew out and peppered my trigger finger with brass bits.

My package was marked "improved." Hard to believe that they could have actually marketed something that was worse than the absolute dung they sold me.

hangnoose · May 12, 2014

GOLDEN BULLETS & THE 15-22

I had issues with them gumming up the bolt in MY 15-22, to the point that the extractors would not grab & eject a round if not fired. If fired they will eject due to the blow back design. I clean pretty much after each use & everything looked spotless, but the bolt had to be completely disassembled & cleaned to function correctly. Granted it took a large # of them 1,000 app to get to this point, YMMV. Since I stopped using them I have not had the same problem. They were fine accuracy/reliability wise but as said dirty & inconsistent sounding. I avoid them if I can find others. If that's all you can get, use them, just be aware of potential problems & how to fix it, & I wouldn't pay more than 40$ a brick ( & that is way high $ for me). Occasionally you can come across the 1400 round buckets for 60-70$, & I'd probably buy one.

raver · May 12, 2014

I have a partial brick of them that I started several years ago. I shot maybe 50-75 of them through various guns. I don't like them at all. My Neos eats them, but with **** grouping. Also dirtied my gun like I'd run 10 times the amount of rounds through.

Still, if it's all you can get, get it. Better to clean powder residue than cobwebs out of it.

cyphertext · May 12, 2014

swinokur said:
If the manual says don't do it, why would you?

Where does the manual say "don't do it"? I see where the manual says that the GB was not reliable in S&W's testing, therefore not recommended, but I don't see "don't do it" or "do not use"... big difference between the two. Also, the "not recommended" blurb was in the manual prior to S&W changing the springs in the rifle. Once the springs were swapped out with the heavier bolt spring, many folks have reported that they can use GB without issues.

jagular · May 12, 2014

After owning my 15-22 for almost two years I tried some of these a few months ago since it was the only thing I could find. I was having FTF and FTE issues and in the end a case rim blew and with it my extractor. Luckily I had on the case deflector and all the parts landed neatly on the shooting table. I was able to reassemble the bolt with no issues to date. I'll never use that ammo again but that is up to you to decide.

Straightshooter2 · May 12, 2014

I had three 525 boxes of GB and shot most of one through my 15-22. I had so many FTF, including the very first round, I ended up selling the other two boxes cheap. I did try a few of them through some of my old single shot Stevens .22 rifles and ignition seemed a little more reliable. With those rifles I put the FTF back into the chamber and a firing pin strike in another spot fired the round. But others, as they have posted, have 15-22s that will fire the GB just fine. I don't know if it's the rifles or the various lots of GBs making the difference. All I can say to the OP is, if you can get them for a decent price, try them. If they don't work, you should be able to get your money back from someone else.

CW

johnfjr · May 12, 2014

Smith & Wesson recommends that you DO NOT use remington gold bullet in the MP15-22 also sonic ammo. It's stated in the manual.

CAR-AR-M16 · May 12, 2014

This is what is stated in the manual:

Through our testing, Smith & Wesson has also found that there are several brands and types of .22LR ammunition that do not perform consistently or reliably. Consequently, Smith & Wesson DOES NOT RECOMMEND that the following brands or types of .22LR ammunition be used in your M&P15-22 rifle:
• Remington Golden Bullet
• Remington Thunderbolt
• Remington Target 22
• Winchester Wildcat
• Any and all sub-sonic brands and types

Majorlk · May 12, 2014

Folks, the recommendations in the manual are almost FIVE YEARS OLD and are almost useless today as most of today's ammo isn't even on the list.!!!

They were written when S&W was having some problems and most likely come from user reports and not any testing by S&W. In over 20k rounds, I have yet to find any ammo that my 15-22 won't digest, including all the not-recommended ammo.

remington golden bullets?

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

US Veteran

Member

US Veteran

Member

Member

Member

Similar threads