Aguila Super Extra 22LR-Seems good but stinkey
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max503
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That stuff is some of my favorite ammo. Yea it smells different .... but so did girls back when I was a kid.
As far as being hard to eject, there are issues with the S&W 22 revolvers. It's a common practice to ream out the cylinders. I did my Model 34 and it made all the difference in the world. There's threads on here about that.
The smell is Eley priming. Eley ammo has the same smell. Larry
Exactly right. Aguila uses the same priming compound as Eley.
I've used Aguila SV in bullseye competition for years after I did some careful testing and found it to be every bit as reliable and accurate as CCI SV in my Walther GSP Expert, and a good bit less expensive. However, it wasn't powerful enough (apparently) to cycle reliably in my wife's gun, a Walther KSP (basically a fancied-up IZH-35, and about as common as unicorns).
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This is a very common problem with Aguila SV - reliable functioning in a semi-automatic. The CCI SV will generally work in everything even if it costs a little more. As for accuracy, the difference is often small and may not be enough to worry about depending on shooter, the gun, and purpose.
Several years ago, I fired five, five-shot, fifty yard groups with a couple of good quality, non-target type bolt-action rifles using around twenty-five ammos. I used cheap stuff and up, but no expensive target ammo. The Aguila SV averaged .83" for ten groups while CCI SV did .67". For reference, Aguila HV averaged .77" and Federal Auto Match (one that many like to criticize) came in at .68".
The above figures are no indication that your results would be the same as cheaper ammo does not have the batch-to-batch consistency of the higher priced ammo and never will. However, CCI SV seems to be more consistent than many of the others and I certainly wouldn't call it expensive.
smoothshooter
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I have had very good luck with the Aguila.
Never noticed the smell, but then I shoot muzzleloaders ( flintlock and percussion ) a lot.
Old Corp
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The name escapes me, but during a shortage a few years back, picked up some Philippines - made .22 LR HV ammo. (Armscor, IIRC)
What was strange, the individual boxes in the brick held 40 rounds each, and the brick was 400 rounds.
And, they did smell odd upon shooting.
What was strange, the individual boxes in the brick held 40 rounds each, and the brick was 400 rounds.
And, they did smell odd upon shooting.
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My indoor range requires st. velocity ammo. It was a change in policy so it caught me short handed during the last .22 crisis. I finally found some Aquila at a gun show for a semi reasonable price.
I would say it had a "different" smell, but I didn't find it particularly objectionable. What WAS objectionable was the performance in a semi and the accuracy in any handgun.
When CCIs and Federals became available again I tossed the smelly ones into a bin for outdoor plinking use only.
I would say it had a "different" smell, but I didn't find it particularly objectionable. What WAS objectionable was the performance in a semi and the accuracy in any handgun.
When CCIs and Federals became available again I tossed the smelly ones into a bin for outdoor plinking use only.
Protocall_Design
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Maybe the smell is bat guano? The Navy used that in their big guns powder in WWII.
Chubbs103
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They recently had a big stack of it at my LGS. I picked up 1,000 rds at 7 cents a round. I added it to my stash, but haven't shot any yet.
