Winchester M-22

[tacticaledge]

I can't understand why some people bad mouth the Winchester hollow points. Those copper plated 36gr. hollow points give me the best accuracy of any round I have tried- 3/4" three shot groups at 50 yds are common. As my skills have improved, I am now experencing some 3 shot one hole groups. I have not seen that with other ammo. I have had maby one or two failures to feed. I love that ammo![/QUOTE]

Every gun is different my 15-22 hates winchester & remington golden bullets ammo loves federal bulk,cci,remington subsonics my friends 15-22 does not like federal or cci eats winchester and remington like skittles

 

[MrBoxx]

Of the first 200 rounds I ran through my 15-22, 100 were CCI, the second 100 were M22. The M22's had NO hiccups and great accuracy at 25 yards. I'll have to stop by Gander Mountain and see if they have any more boxes at that 34.99 price. I bought my box from Dick's Sporting Goods for 49.99.

 

[riderrick65]

I purchased a 1000 rd. box of the Winchester M-22 back in Nov. of last year from Gander Mtn. for $39.99 & so far I have put about 500 rds. down range with no problems. I basically buy ammo any time I find it on sale so I don't particularly have a favorite brand because my 15-22 pretty much eats anything

 

[maperry]

Winchester M-33 Ammunition

Purchased the 1,000 round box of this ammunition. Shot 200 rounds so far through a M&P 22 and 300 rounds through an AR 15-22. No FTF or FTE adn it seems pretty consistent.

 

[n4aof]

Anyone try this ammo yet? https://www.targetsportsusa.com/p-3...40-grain-lead-round-nose-bulk-ammunition.aspx

There are several threads about Winchester M-22 in the forum over on AR15.com. Generally the concensus appears to be that it is cleaner than most other bulk ammo and about equal in accuracy and reliability.

At just under five cents a round, the price isn't outstanding but seems reasonable. Personally I think Winchester would have been better off introducing this new ammo with a 50 or 100 round box so people could try before committing to a 1000 round box.

Apparently you can sometimes find it being sold in 500 round boxes at gun shows -- the Winchester 1000 round package really has two 500 round boxes inside but Winchester only sells it as the 1000 round box and as 5 boxes to a case.

 

[omster]

I purchased 1,000 rounds of the M-22 to see how it compared to CCI Tactical...

No problems feeding or firing - but the Tactical was definitely more accurate @ 50 yards, much tighter groups - I was surprised because everyone was reporting the M-22 to be just as accurate.

I shot 200 rounds of Tactical, followed by 200 rounds of M-22. I then ran a bore-snake through to clean the barrel and did the same test with the M-22 first, followed by the Tactical.

Both tests gave the same results: the CCI Tactical had tighter groups... I think I'll pay the extra 1-2 cents per round and get the more accurate ammo!

 

[dan01]

Majorlk will verbally abuse me if I shoot Winchester products thru my 15 22 so I ain't getting any.

 

[Quark]

There are several threads about Winchester M-22 in the forum over on AR15.com. Generally the concensus appears to be that it is cleaner than most other bulk ammo and about equal in accuracy and reliability.

At just under five cents a round, the price isn't outstanding but seems reasonable. Personally I think Winchester would have been better off introducing this new ammo with a 50 or 100 round box so people could try before committing to a 1000 round box.

Apparently you can sometimes find it being sold in 500 round boxes at gun shows -- the Winchester 1000 round package really has two 500 round boxes inside but Winchester only sells it as the 1000 round box and as 5 boxes to a case.

Yes I agree with you as I won't spend my hard earned $$ for 1000 rounds just for the 15-22 and just to find out that my rifle does not like it. Now if it was sold in 100 round boxes I would give it a shot. I just don't want to be stuck with it and having to use it in my revolver or bolt action (when both of those are very accurate with the cheap stuff)

dan01 don't even think about the W word let alone say it

 

[Kayback]

Do you guys only own one .22?

I have a Colt .22 that'll digest anything. Anything my other guns don't like gets used in that.

KBK

 

[Quark]

Do you guys only own one .22?

I have a Colt .22 that'll digest anything. Anything my other guns don't like gets used in that.

KBK

Yes I own a few different 22s (other than the 15-22) but for what I use them for I don't need to spend more when the cheap stuff works perfectly fine in them (and for me prints acceptable groups). So I look at it as if I am wasting x amount of money if I buy rounds just for a particular gun and that gun does not like it.
So in the case of the M22 which is 5.5 cents a round and I know all my guns eat CCI Blazer that is 3.5 cents a round (both local prices) I am wasting 2 cents a round if my 15-22 doesn't like it. That is $20 which equates to 571 rounds of Blazer.
I just don't want to gamble with 1000 rounds because if it doesn't work in my 15-22 I would feel like I wasted $20. Just like I won't waste $25 of 375 rounds of CCI Tactical.
Now I will waste a $7 or so on 100 rounds to try it out just to satisfy my curiosity.

I guess it all comes down on how you look at it.

 

[Kayback]

True true.

KBK

 

[Majorlk]

Majorlk will verbally abuse me if I shoot Winchester products thru my 15 22 so I ain't getting any.

Not true. Somewhere along the line I recommended M-22 to you.

 

[Majorlk]

I never cease to be amazed at folks who will spend hundreds of dollars on accessories for their 15-22 and quibble over $20-$30 to find the most accurate ammo for said rifle.

I have never considered any money spent on ammo to be wasted. I have two other .22 LR rifles and four .22 pistols - if my 15-22 doesn't like something I have tried, I have six other firearms to shoot it in.

FWIW, I never have considered 100 rounds sufficient to do accuracy and function testing.

 

[omster]

I think where you shoot is also a big factor... if I had property where I could shoot off my back porch, I probably wouldn't care which ammo was the most accurate - I'd be plinking all day off bulk ammo and having fun! But, unfortunately that's not the case for me - I have to drive to a range (although it's a very nice one) and shoot paper targets... and that's where the accuracy matters to me, leading to the CCI Tactical vs. M-22 shootout!

I just added a Ruger SR22 handgun to my inventory to fire those rounds my 15-22 doesn't like... the SR22 is supposed to chew through anything - guess I'll find out!

 

[dan01]

I shoot the bummers in my revolvers.

 

[Majorlk]

I just added a Ruger SR22 handgun to my inventory to fire those rounds my 15-22 doesn't like... the SR22 is supposed to chew through anything - guess I'll find out!

Mine seems to have no particular favorite. It even devours my leftover Remington Thunderbolts.

A match gun it's not, but it's a great plinker and doesn't do half bad on plates. And it's simplest semi-auto to strip I have.

 

[Quark]

I never cease to be amazed at folks who will spend hundreds of dollars on accessories for their 15-22 and quibble over $20-$30 to find the most accurate ammo for said rifle.

I have never considered any money spent on ammo to be wasted. I have two other .22 LR rifles and four .22 pistols - if my 15-22 doesn't like something I have tried, I have six other firearms to shoot it in.

FWIW, I never have considered 100 rounds sufficient to do accuracy and function testing.

I have to disagree with you. 100 rounds will tell me if my rifle 1 will feed it, 2 if it will eject fine, and 3 if it fires on the first trigger pull. From my experience if I have issues in the first 100 rounds I have problems with the next 100 and so on. If I don't then problems are not common enough to worry about (like fed bulk with has FTF about 1 a box).

Accuracy for me does take more though but then again I am not looking to knock the wings off of flies at 1000 yards. As long as I can splatter a paint ball from 25 yards with a reasonable amount of success I am happy.

$20 is about a 4th of what I spent on accessorizing my 15-22. Just a straight 4x scope (to see those small targets with my bad eyes), rail covers, hogue grip (the stock grip hit my ring finger right on the joint) and a foregrip.

I guess you can say I quibble but I would rather have 571 rounds extra of what I know shoot in all my 22s just fine than take a gamble on something that may not preform well in the 15-22 in order to get my groups from 1 inch to .9 inch. That is 571 rounds more fun for me anyway.

 

[Majorlk]

To each his own. Since I spend about $600-$700 a year for .22 LR (I just bought 10.5K last month), spending $20-$30 to try a brick of something else isn't much of a deal. As for quantity, I rarely shoot less than 250 rounds of a new ammo before making a decision on it, unless it is really bad from the start. I guess this comes from testing ammo for my carry pistols - my standard is 500 rounds without a bobble. Of course, that's really not the issue for my .22s, but old habits die hard.

As for accuracy, it depends on the firearm's purpose. On my match pistols I expect 50 rounds in the 10-ring on a standard 25 yard slow fire target, with more than fifty percent in the X-ring - this from a machine rest. Same sort of accuracy from my match-barreled Ruger 77/22. On my plinkers, I'm generally happy with Minute of Soda Can at 50 yards.

I am happy with anything under 3 MOA with the 15-22.

 

[chapguy]

For what it's worth, my 15-22 absolutely loves this stuff so I buy it every time I find it on sale. Currently have @3500 rounds in dry boxes. Great stuff!

 

[stlr_dude]

I got a box of the M-22 today on sale for $44.99 at Dunhams, their regular price is $54.99....Cabelas has it on sale for $46.99.