Can you identify CCI 22LR?

[15Krounds]

RRich had posted in the 15-22 forum about his experience with the CCI AR Tactical. I thought to myself, "those are just Mini-mags." It led me to take a look at the differences at the different boxes of CCI I have to see if there are any differences.

I was pretty surprised to see some of the differences. So, can you identify which is what load below? I'll post the answers in a day or two. It's a bit difficult to see, but the two lead round nose bullets have a different shade. #4 is noticeably darker. Let me add that there aren't any "Quiet" "Green Tag" "Velocitors" "Pistol Match" or "Segmented Hollow Point" if that helps.

 

[ruthless robbie]

#1 = AR Tactical
#2 = Mini mag round nose
#3 = Mini mag hollow point
#4 = Standard Velocity
#5 = Green Tag
#6 = Stinger
#7 = Velocitor

 

[Keith44]

The two mini-mags and the stinger round I figured out, no experience with the rest.

Other than the nose shape of the bullet what is the difference between the AR tactical round and the round nose mini-mag? Any benefits to one over the other?

 

[15Krounds]

Here is what they are:

 

[15Krounds]

I was surprised at the "Choot Em's" If you look carefully at the two grooves around the bullet, one side is different from the other. The grooves seemed to be smashed tight on one side. To me it looked like it was a manufacturing defect on that one particular round. Every bullet in the box was like that though. I can't imagine that they would be intentionally manufactured like that.

My pictures don't show the detail as I would have liked, but the "Choot Em's" look like they are seconds, or they cranked up the machine to output more volume causing this defect.

The black box wal mart standard velocity and the 50 round boxes were pretty close, but the bullets are darker out of the wal mart box.

The AR tactical appear to have the same bullet shape as the standard velocities but are copper plated.