CCI Blazers .22 rimfire garbage

[ruger 22]

Rob1, I have also had problems with Blaser 22's. In fact I still have some and they average about 2-3 misfires out of 100. They are not as good as my others such as Federal, Winchester and Remington.

 

[Snowninja]

Never had any problems with blazer. But all I know is that it's GREAT to actually have choices in 22 again.

 

[Squarebutt]

In a prior year ammo shortage I bought a brick of Blazer after I ran out of CCI standard velocity and other premium ammo. One night shooting in our indoor bullseye league, the stars were aligned and the force must have been with me, as I shot a 97 slow-fire with it in my Model 41, still my all-time best.

 

[Gopher Slayer]

I have to ask if what I experienced recently is the "NORM" ?
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In short, even though the Blazer cost half the price of the other stuff, I WILL NEVER be TOUCHING that GARBAGE again, I was under the impression that CCI made good if not some of the best .22 ammo out there.

GUESS NOT!

You ask for input, but it looks to me like you've made your mind up that one batch of cruddy ammo makes the entire operation GARBAGE.

Keep buying the eley and save the CCI for me. I like to support them as much as possible.

 

[Rob1]

Hi Gopher,

Not at all, if you follow my other comments, based on the responses of the other guys, it seems my brick was not the usual for these, so it is likely that, once I use up the gecco that I recently purchased, I shall try another batch to see how they fair.

As you can imagine, I was frustrated at time of writing hence why I asked the question.

Thanks, one and all for responses.

When I do try another brick, I will be sure to update the experience, either way, whether good or bad.

By way of balance.

Rob

 

[michael1952]

never had an issue with them

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Rob1,

Sorry to hear of your experience with CCI Blazer, since there's always a chance it will happen to me with some of my newer Blazer (I've just about finished up my older stuff).

No reason to ignore your actual experience. It happened, and it was the ammo. Usually I make excuses for rimfire, saying that the only rule is that there are no rules, but this seems to be a pretty blatant case. However, I have used Blazer for many years, and it has been both reliable and accurate. It seems to me that you have run into a bad batch, and that seems to make more sense with the inexpensive Blazer than with other CCI ammo. There must be SOME reason why it is less expensive (QC), but until now I couldn't find out what it was.

Your idea of trying another batch seems reasonable, but I certainly wouldn't be in a hurry, and for sure you might take the trouble to check the actual batch number to avoid a repeat.

Good luck.

 

[OLDSTER]

The ONLY .22 LR I shoot through my Ruger and Model 41 is Federal Auto Match. Rim fire is really finicky, so try a bunch and go with the best

 

[mbjku]

Check the over all length of those blazers compared to the other ammo you use.
I tried some different ammo the other day (Blazer) in my 9mm. Didn't like my 9 had way to many FTF

Below I posted in ammo section:

I tried some different ammo the other day that my daughter gave me, wasn't going good had FTF & FTE problems. I'm not posting this to bash ammo brands, posting because I have figured out wy it was happening.

I can run Remington 115g without any issues, she gave me Blazer 115g to try, had issues with those.
Below is what I come across.

Remington- over all length 1.110, diameter of casing .386
Blazer- over all length 1.155, diameter of casing .389

Conclusion=
Ammo with a over all length at 1.110 works perfect
Ammo with a 1.155 over all length interferes with the feed. I noticed that the angle of the bullet going up the feed rap makes the nose of the bullet hit the inside top of the barrel making it interfere with the feeding process.

If you are talking about 9mm Blazer I could say for sure - it is possibly the best 9mm FMJ rounds available these days. I buy 124gr mostly but 115gr is about the same perfect with any of mine 9mm pistols or carbines and I have a lot of them. Price is still cheap as well, you could get 1k rounds for $200 if you will look around. I am sure you could get better ammo but you will pay more and difference will be minimal, check you firearm for the issues.

 

[star1]

If you still have the lot# available send CCI and email stating the issues , they may send you some free ammo. I did that with another manufacturer, they asked me how many rounds I had purchased and they replaced all of it .

Norm

 

[retired2006]

The Blazer ammo is made by two manufacturers. CCI and Federal. I've never had a problem with either, but they perform differently. If you look closely, one has more of a waxy shine to it. Federal comes in a bulk box with a "zip" open. Folks have complained about those, mostly just less accurate. Curiously, the Federal Blazer in the 50 round boxes, with the white holder don't seem to be an issue.

The CCI 500 bulk box is just a flap box that you open. No many complaints on those.

I am curious about how you know this, but I must admire that I have gotten some Blazers before that had different looking bullets than my old Blazers from 6 -8 years ago. I have always liked Blazers for the price, and quality, but must agree that the Federal looking bullet shells were not as good. FYI, the "Federal" looking Blazers that I rec'd were in 50 round boxes, they came from Grafs, several years ago.

 

[Rob1]

If you still have the lot# available send CCI and email stating the issues , they may send you some free ammo. I did that with another manufacturer, they asked me how many rounds I had purchased and they replaced all of it .

Norm

I would if I could but as I live in UK I am pretty sure they could nt post out some replacements, though my LGS did offer to buy back as he had received a lot of bad feedback about that particular batch, alas I had used them all up so could not take him up on his offer.

Rob

 

[crracer_712]

I've probably shot ~4000 of cci blazer, it's my preferred ammo, so much so I have two cases of it on hand(10,000 rounds). I've never had a single issue with it, and why it's my preferred ammo is it shoots in any 22 semi auto I have whether its a rifle or a pistol. The cases on hand that I have was pre ammo shortage days, haven't bought or seen any since.

 

[Kayback]

Hi Gopher,

Not at all, if you follow my other comments, based on the responses of the other guys, it seems my brick was not the usual for these, so it is likely that, once I use up the gecco that I recently purchased, I shall try another batch to see how they fair.

Mine HATES Gecco SV ammo. I gave the boxes I had away.

 

[hpfenning]

I have to ask if what I experienced recently is the "NORM" ?

Over the last 16 months or so, I have tried several thousand rounds of various .22 ammo through my Smith, Winchester Subs, Eley(various), RWS (various), mini mags, tactical, American Eagle and just about everything else available this side of the pond, including the super dirty Remington thunderbolts.

Standard Velocity, High Velocity, solid nose, hollow point Subsonic and copper plated Supersonic blah blah blah.

I mostly buy a brick of 500 rounds at a time so have come to expect some consistency within the brick.

all have functioned well with minimal fuss, almost 0 stovepipes and the occasional FTF as would be expected with rimfire ammo.

Then I tried the Blazer................

As this is a family channel I will keep it clean, and simply say "What a load of !@£P!!!!!!"

500 rounds of pure HELL,

short strokes, FTF, FTE, and in some cases 3 - 4 times through the mag before they fired...

1 magazine of 25 rounds I actually had 17 FTF 1st time through.

I was thinking time for a clean, maybe a broken firing pin, (wouldn't have been a problem as I have a spare) or possibly I may have been looking at trying to send back for warranty work ( a real pain from UK I'm led to believe).

Anyways, out of curiosity more than anything, I picked up a couple hundred rounds of American Eagle from the club just to satisfy myself the Smith wasn't broken, andwould you believe, 100 rounds straight through not a single issue of any kind.

In short, even though the Blazer cost half the price of the other stuff, I WILL NEVER be TOUCHING that GARBAGE again, I was under the impression that CCI made good if not some of the best .22 ammo out there.

GUESS NOT!!!!!!

Anyone else found this ?? or did I just get a duff brick from a duff batch ??

I shoot Blazer alot. NO problems through my 15-22 or my 22c.

 

[Targets Guy]

Never have tried blazer. The only .22LR ammo I have had trouble with is TAC-22. Brownells had it on sale a while back and I bought a brick for my new SW22. Every round jammed in the Victory. Had to poke them out with a cleaning rod.

So they will be kept for my K22 and M1-22LR carbine.

The Victory seems to need ammo with a minimum of 1200 fps at the muzzle. Maybe it will loosen up with age. It loves CCI Mini-mags.

 

[chilly1981]

got to say mine loves blazers even my gsg1911 loves them to