whats good .22 lr ammo to use

[packersfan036]

whats good .22 lr ammo to use in my new m&p 15-22 sport?

 

[mbu110587]

whats good .22 lr ammo to use in my new m&p 15-22 sport?

Your best bet is to pick up a few different brands and try them out to see what feeds and fires best in your rifle.

As a starting point, most of us have had success with CCI Mini-Mags, Winchester Super-X and Federal HV Match ammo. Try any 22LR ammo that has a muzzle velocity of 1200 FPS or higher.

Good luck!

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[Flattop5]

CCI or Blazer. (Also, RWS if you can find it).




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[packersfan036]

whats rws?

 

[tomcatt51]

whats rws?

Expensive ammo.

Shoot what you can find. 15-22s really aren't fussy.

Some do have issues but they usually need the ejector adjusted and your ammo choice won't fix that...

 

[Orgone1]

CCI AR Tactical runs smooth as butter. Even better than CCI Mini Mags.

It is made specifically for the 15-22. I run a bump fire setup and I can mag dump 14 mags in one session without a single glitch. Mini Mags are close but I will get the occasional glitch.

Running 800+ rnds/minute is demanding. Using the 15-22 as originally designed will work with almost any decent .22LR

 

[susieqz]

i find i get the greatest accuracy in both handguns n rifles using SV.
CCI SV n up.

 

[packersfan036]

anyone try thunderbolts?

 

[JeepinCO]

Pretty much anything you can find.

Federal
Winchester
Aguila
CCI
Remington

 

[Joe Hohmann]

From what I've heard about it, I have no intention of buying Winchester.

 

[tomcatt51]

Mine's been just fine with Winchester white box and the previous Winchester red box.

 

[loeman]

anyone try thunderbolts?

I buy them and use them for range practice when nothing else is available. They work for me in all my .22 revolvers. HOWEVER...they are very smokey and dirty.

 

[susieqz]

i refuse to use thunderbolts. they are the only ammo i've found that i think might hurt my gun.
i would not take them for free.

 

[Majorlk]

i refuse to use thunderbolts. they are the only ammo i've found that i think might hurt my gun.
i would not take them for free.

Send them to me, I'll shoot them all day. They will NOT "hurt" your gun. That's ignorant internet nonsense.

 

[tomcatt51]

That's ignorant internet nonsense.

Yep, topics like this bring out more than the usual amount...

 

[Newhouse]

Probably best to create a sticky about what ammo to use or shoots well on the M&P 15-22 as the question comes up whenever new owner/ first time shooting rimfire rifles or new to shooting in general.
Below are also some good advice given to a new owner awhile back.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p-15-22/468353-recommended-brands-22lr-ammo.html

 

[susieqz]

i started a thread at THR. i got lots of personal horror stories from lots of people.
testimony from people i trust is not nonsense.

 

[oldfart64]

anyone try thunderbolts?

I have a number of .22 firearms including a 15-22, I have found thunderbolts the dirtiest ammo I use, I have also had a number of split cases with that stuff. You could not pay me to use it.

 

[dlidster]

. . . i think might hurt my gun.
i would not take them for free . . .

I just love internet statements like this. I hope they frighten others at the same experience level from buying whatever brand is being maligned. Then more will be available for those of us who know better.

In addition to other brands I've shot more than 5K Thunderbolts in the past year in my 15-22, 10/22s (I have six), Mark IIIs, and SR 22s. They don't lead barrels. They don't misfire any more than other brands in the same category. And I've never paid attention to them being dirty. I clean my guns when I'm done shooting.

Thunderbolts aren't my favorite ammo. But, when my favorite is not available and Thunderbolts are I find them perfectly acceptable.

 

[Majorlk]

i started a thread at THR. i got lots of personal horror stories from lots of people.
testimony from people i trust is not nonsense.

Odds are the majority of those "personal horror stories" are simply people parroting what some other person has parroted from some other person. Thunderbolts, or any other ammo, "hurting" a 15-22 IS nonsense. Over the past 40+ years I have fired a million rounds of .22 LR and never found ANY brand to "hurt" any of well over a dozen firearms.

But, hey, if it makes you feel better to believe otherwise, have at it.