Eley priming. Larry
Aguila Ammo
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Eley priming. Larry
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Maybe someone can explain to me the concept of "dirty." What's the complaint?
Have a bunch of that primer powered .22 stuff that can be used indoors for pellet rifle style practice with a non auto rimfire. Also they made some .22 shorts that are supposed to be for target and are not as powerful as say, CCI shorts. If you are taking out varmints with a bolt or lever .22, this stuff is much quieter than the full power shorts. You can get away with these and a long barrel to protect your garden without alerting the neighborhood. Theoretically, of course. I would never shoot in my neighborhood! That is strictly verboten.
Aguila 22lr
Greasy and feels like it was dipped in fine sand. Post firing powder residue.
My AR with a dedicated upper and CMMG 22 conversion really likes Aguila Super Extra; it shoots like a shotgun with anything else.
Some people think Aguila .22 ammo is "dirty" because of the priming compound. Aguila .22 formerly had Eley priming which had way more priming in the case than typical US ammo. Now it says on the boxes it has Aguila priming which is supposed to be the same as Eley. Maybe. Either has a lot of so called "stinky" compound in the case that leaves more residue in the bore than most other .22 ammo. So what? The good side in my experience with Aguila .22 ammo is that velocity is consistent and reliability is enhanced. I cannot recall ever having a misfire with Aguila .22 LR or 22 Shorts.
I've used their 22, 9mm, .380, and .38 special. No problems at all. I say it's good to go.
I finally got a few boxes of that 60 grain SSS… well, it is in route. I ordered off OpticsPlanet back in April. The ETA ship date just kept moving backwards.
Found someone on Gunbroker who had it in stock, unfortunately about twice as expensive. Being I just want to try it out of a few suppressed pistols, I didn't have an issue with spending a little more to test. Mainly want to see how bad it keyholes and if I'd be good running it suppressed.
If not, oh well. I've wasted more money on lesser things.
Found someone on Gunbroker who had it in stock, unfortunately about twice as expensive. Being I just want to try it out of a few suppressed pistols, I didn't have an issue with spending a little more to test. Mainly want to see how bad it keyholes and if I'd be good running it suppressed.
If not, oh well. I've wasted more money on lesser things.
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All .22 rimfire ammo is dirty, some a little more than others. Accuracy, no misfires, and the reliable functioning of semi-auto actions seems to be of far less importance to many of today's shooters. The cleaning effort required for a gun that's a little dirty vs. one that's very dirty is the same, sort of like the guy who obsessively must pass you on the street but both of you get to the next stoplight at the same time.
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Great in 22 lr…centerfire pistol good practice fodder…
