Is Armscor ammo good?

[Pubtym]

Armscor

I buy it at Sportsman Warehouse too. I shoot it in my Sig Saur P322. Works great. No problems..600 rounds+

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

Armscor centerfire ammo has very thick primers which has caused trouble in numerous guns of any make. Most will go bang and sometimes just go "click". I don't know how their rimfire is but would think it's low end stuff. It may be fine for range ammo but for serious work I wouldn't use it.

 

[tmd17]

I checked the link to find PLATED Armscor HP pictured, but the product code and description indicate it is the lead soft point. There was a time I paid 10 cents / round for this stuff and was happy to get it. Now at 6 cents / round delivered, it is hard for me to argue against it as an adequate plinking round.

It runs fine in some of my guns when I keep them clean, horrible in others clean or not! Minute of coke can accuracy at 10-15 yards, certainly not match grade Eley.

 

[MPWhite]

I used to use it with my 22's a lot, but during the pandemic something really happened to their quality control; as it has been nothing but trouble since. I finally just gave it to the local Boy Scouts to use in their gun safety and shooting program. As to 22 Ammo now I only use Federal or Norma, and never have had a problem.

 

[MajorD]

During the panic shortage I bought a couple boxes 20% misfire rate. No thanks. Ranks right up there with Winchester and Remington for horrible quality.
Even CCI these days ( easily the best domestic made 22 ammo) has slipped in quality as well.
I have actually had best luck still with CCI ( very low misfire rate, seemingly consistent in regards to velocity function and accuracy)
Followed by Mexican Aguila.
I won’t shoot Remington Winchester or armscor unless I get it for free if that tells you anything.

I shoot a monthly steel challenge match and make it a habit of picking up the dropped / malfunction clearance rounds that accumulate at each shooting position through the course of the day,
My revolvers shoot most of it just fine, so a free ammo source.
The highest percentages of this found ammo is a tie of Remington and Winchester,with armsor and federal close behind, and only a comparatively few aguila or CCI

 

[Repeater]

My wife's AR15-22 will shoot it all day (if I clean the chamber & bolt face a couple of times. My AR15-22 hates it! Stovepipes, feed issues, failure to fire. Go figure...the serial numbers are only 50 units apart.
Buy some and try. Don't buy a lot if you don't have something else to shoot it in...just in case.

 

[SunnySky]

Finally grabbed a few boxes of Armscor, CCI, and Federal from Sportsman's Warehouse, a box of Aguila from Bass Pro, and went to the range last Saturday. Shot 10 rounds of each at 25 and 100 yards. The 10-round groupings at 25 / 100 yards are: Federal 1.4/5.9", Aguila 0.63/4.3", CCI 1.0/3.2", Armscor 1.0/10.5". There was a flyer with Armscor at 100 yards. Excluding that flyer, Armscor shrinks to 1.0/5.3".

As far as reliability is concerned, there was one light strike with Armscor, which was ignited on second strike, while there was no light strike for other ammos.

 

[SunnySky]

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[Sgt. Buzzard]

I shoot a lot of .22LR. Here's how I approach the subject. I have a S&W 317. I'm willing to shoot any kind of garbage (bulk ammo) through it. I have two very good benchrest rifles, the lowest grade I will shoot in them is CCI SV. After that it's the high priced stuff. This has been determined by extensive ammo testing.

Testing shows some will group under a dime at 50 yards. A nickel to quarter size is CCI SV territory on a good day. Then there's the Winchester, Remington and Federal. 50 round boxes or 1,200 round buckets. Baseball, softball even basketball size groups. Or they just don't fire at all.

These get dumped into a coffee can for very close up revolver use on the range. There's no Armscor in the can. I do have unopened bulk boxes and buckets waiting for the next pandemic or election. I will never run out but I try to maintain standards. YMMV.

 

[muzzlestuffer2012]

I don't have any of their 22 lr but shoot a ton on the 22 wmr ammo and it works great and extremely accurate I think with any rim fire you will have some you will have to hit twice I say if it's a good price and it's accurate shoot it. Also I think their precision line is made in the USA at least the mag ammo is.

 

[bgoly13]

I bought a 5000 rd case from outdoor limited. Wife has 2 15-22’s shot a few thousand rounds between the 2 of them only had 2 miss fires but gun was dirty. Some rounds has a oily coating gummed up my lightning loader but most rounds were clean. I would buy again but I prefer Remington thunder bolts and golden bullet.

 

[Glenn R. McMannly]

I don’t care for it. Underpowered.

 

[Pubtym]

Armscor 22 LR ammo

Yes, if you are going to hunt elephants, it won't work. But I have found it reliable and accurate in my Sig 322 pistol and Ruger 10-22 rifle.

 

[Boudiepitbull]

I bought a bulk pack when it was available from an online vendor during one of the recent .22 droughts. For some reason I think I didn't develop a fondness for it and gave half of it away. Prior to that my only other experience with it was buying a box or two of 50 from an indoor range where I had to buy their ammo to shoot. If there is nothing else available then go ahead and enjoy, but I don't think I would ever buy Armscor .22 by choice.

 

[BabaBlueJay]

I used to really enjoy their stuff because it was affordable and available. Now I am less of a fan after over 15 rounds FTF in my Model 36 and I had a round with the bullet seated high enough to stop cylinder rotation in my 686. I do not expect the greatest QC in the World, but the long bullet for the 686 was the last straw. When I shoot the rest of what I have out I will no longer use their stuff because the QC is so poor. YMMV

 

[Inland7-45]

I have used their .30 Carbine ammunition. It was ok, brass reloaded just fine. I was able to get a good price on PPU when you could still find it at gun shows. Theirs is the best stuff that I have found so far.

 

[Pubtym]

Thick primers

very thick primers which has caused trouble in numerous guns of any make.

"Armscor center fire ammo has very thick primers which has caused trouble in numerous guns of any make. Most will go bang and sometimes just go "click". I don't know how their rim fire is but would think it's low end stuff. It may be fine for range ammo but for serious work I wouldn't use it."

How does a thick primer cause problems?

 

[mauser9]

Only tried the 22 magnum rounds in my rifle. Accuracy not up to CCI or Hornady rounds I use. Tended to string the shots rather than shoot a tight group.

 

[GypsmJim]

Sportsman's Warehouse is running a sale of the Armscor22LR 40gr SVSP ammo. Is this ammo any good for M&P 15-22? I did some online search, and many of the comments are negative. But most of them ran the ammo on other wapons, not M&P 15-22.

Armscor 22 Long Rifle 40gr SVSP Rimfire - 50 Rounds | Sportsman's Warehouse

I have found the current USA Federal that WalMart sells is one of the best bulk .22 ammo I have ever used. It runs 100% in every semi I own, some of which are very picky.

Wally sells them for $0.07. The "sale" above is $0.08. Unless the Armscore is awesome target grade ammo, why would anyone buy it since Federal is cheaper?

 

[Repeater]

I find the Armscor .22LR to be a little "dirtier" than, say, CCI or Federal.
My 15-22 doesn't like it...my wife's will shoot it all day long. I use Armscor HV in lots of my other guns, and SV in my old High Standard pistols. Gotta clean them all more often than I do if I'm using CCI or Federal. No big deal to me...what's 30 seconds with a swab?
The price has sure been right with the Armscore lately, so I'll clean!

Remember, S&W recommends CCI AR22LR in the manual for the 15-22.