blazer ammo any good?
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Vagrant
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Normally I'd say the stuff is great, maybe even better than federal bulk. My .22's love the stuff. However, I recently purchased a bad batch. Read my experience here:
Anyone use CCI Blazer .22LR recently
If you plan on buying multiple boxes, buy one box first and open it up. If it looks good buy more of the same lot number.
Anyone use CCI Blazer .22LR recently
If you plan on buying multiple boxes, buy one box first and open it up. If it looks good buy more of the same lot number.
hkyplr
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Haven't tried the bulk, rather I use the Blazer packaged in 500 rnd bricks and absolutely love it.
LBWill
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Mine eats it like candy. Always performs flawlessly in all my 22's
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Picked up 1,050 rounds at Dick's this weekend. On sale for $18 for 525.
Put 1 box through my 4 day old AR15.22 last night. Only 1 FTF.
This past Saturday I put around 650 rounds of the Remington bulk through her and had a FTF on virtually every clip.
So far pleased with the Blazer bulk. Also picked up 1,050 rounds of the Federal bulk. Haven't used any though. Definitely staying away from the Remington bulks.
Put 1 box through my 4 day old AR15.22 last night. Only 1 FTF.
This past Saturday I put around 650 rounds of the Remington bulk through her and had a FTF on virtually every clip.
So far pleased with the Blazer bulk. Also picked up 1,050 rounds of the Federal bulk. Haven't used any though. Definitely staying away from the Remington bulks.
Geo9547
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Since Oct of 2011 I have run approx 30,000 Blazer LRN's in 525 bulk pack with no problems. I just received a new lot of 10 boxes from Palemtto State and they all have this waxy gunk on them just like Vagrant detailed. They were difficult to load in the mags and were causing failure to feed issues. I am on my way to UPS to return them to CCI which they have said they will replace plus more to cover my cost to return them. I have never been able to find them locally (Southern New Hampshire) so I buy them from Palmetto who usually have the best price.
dan01
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Haven't used it in any of my rifles yet, but my S&W mod# 2206 does well with it......No failures.
I don't see any bulk around here just the 100 round packages.
I'm waiting for reviews on the "new and improved" Remington Goldies.
I don't see any bulk around here just the 100 round packages.
I'm waiting for reviews on the "new and improved" Remington Goldies.
I don't buy the blazer 525 bulk packs as it is cheaper to buy the brick of 500 rounds ($17.50 regular price) locally. It is even cheaper to buy them at Dicks, when they are on sale, in the 50 packs (last sale i saw was 1.69 for 50 or $17.99 for 525). That said I have had no issues and all my 22s function perfectly with them. I have not had any with the over wax like an earlier post mentioned.
Beuford T. Rimfire
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Just speculation on the wax build-up issues mentioned a few posts back, but several weeks ago during a mid-day 100 degree shoot (with no shade) I had CCI mini-mag and M22 ammo that the wax melted off of before I could get it loaded into a magazine. I could dump them out on my black (hot) tailgate liner of my truck and before I could even get a few rounds loaded, there was a moist puddle developing under my ammo. Maybe during the overly hot summer the country has had this year some ammo has been left on shipping trucks, etc. in high-heat conditions and the wax has melted off some bullets and deposited on others? The wax is there for a reason, you just usually don't realize it's there.
Just speculation. I wouldn't let this black-list all CCI Blazer ammo.
Just speculation. I wouldn't let this black-list all CCI Blazer ammo.
Gopher Slayer
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Blazer works better than anything else I've tried in my 15-22. CCI rules.
Hockey is Life
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I have run the first box of Blazer bulk thorugh last night and had no issue at all. Did find one or two rounds that had the wax build up but there were only a few.
No issues at all, used 10 round and 25 round mags and the entire box worked well. Will add extra boxes to my next order.
Try a box first but I think you will like what you see.
Moving on to Winchester M-22 box next time I am at the range to try something different
No issues at all, used 10 round and 25 round mags and the entire box worked well. Will add extra boxes to my next order.
Try a box first but I think you will like what you see.
Moving on to Winchester M-22 box next time I am at the range to try something different
stavman11
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I am going to contact them also...
I got 5k from palmeto and had the same issues.....
But like Beuford T. Rimfire it was also HOT here and coulda melted before UPS could deliver them
EDIT: Just emailed them so hope they help me as well....
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AR-Getsome
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Junk. Overrated.
photobiker
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Now that you mention it, Vagrant. I'm going by memory but I remember Blazers being right up that with Federals. But on my last outing the waxy bulk pack were all over the place. I don't usually keep targets but as I mentioned in a different thread I have way too many varieties of and need to figure which firearm like which ammo. I have 2 pics, one of a target using a CZ-75 with a 22 Kadet at 10 yds showing Blazers, Fed 525 and Fed 375. Next range visit I will save my 50 yd targets for comparison. The other is my fun/reactive target at 50 yds. Shooting paper holes gets boring after awhile. I use the targets up top to determine where a particular ammo is shooting so I can make adjustments.
Majorlk
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Just one shooter's opinion.
It's essentially the same ammo as Federal Champion, except for the difference in bullets. Both are made by ATK (as is CCI).
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Majorlk
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The "wax issue" isn't an issue if one doesn't let the ammo sit out in the hot sun for a long time or sits in a hot truck. The wax is an anti-leading coating and wax melts sitting in the heat. Simple physics.
