Best/Favorite .22 WRM Ammo?

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I thought that those of you who use the .22 WRM might like to express your preferences regarding ammunition.

In my Contender, the 30 gr. Federal TNT and Remington BT stuff is very good and the Remington SP is good in my Single-Six.
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The Winchester Super X was the most accurate that I have tried so far in my 9422M, the Single Six likes them too.
I have been meaning to try those Federal TNT's
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My CZ-452 likes anything 40 Grain and up. Especially the less expensive Winchester 45 gr. Dynapoints. I tried several of the premium
Bullets and the accuracy isn't as good. Tough I haven't had a chance t do anything more than shoot paper and pop cans with it.
Accuracy with the lighter bullets are still "Minute of Woodchuck" but don't shoot the ragged little holes that the 40 grain bullets do.

I've just started playing with the .22 Magnum and wish I had started long ago.

As for the 452 it's a fantastic little rifle. Feeds and functions perfectly and the first tangent sight that I've come across that
actually works. Set it at 75 yards and boom. Dead on!


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My Marlin 782 bolt action really likes the Winchester Super X and the Remington 40 grain fmj . Any 30 grain stuff I've tried won't group better than 2" @50 yards . I do not discount it though as thats a head shot rabbit - would like to try the Hornady V Max ammunition - might buy some next pay day .

I wish the manufacturers would get fair dinkum about the .22 magnum and develop some match grade ammo for it , would love a 40 grain V Max loading . It is a potent little round that kills out of all proportion to it's ballistics .

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The original and still champion for my 1968 Single Six, Peacemaker .22 and 9422M Trapper is the Winchester Super-X; solid slightly better than hollow-point. Federal is next, and then the others in no particular order.

For just keeping the cobwebs out of the rifling, whatever's cheapest. Around here (DFW) the Winchester brown box WRF is often available for less than WMR, and that's okay because everything likes that just fine as well.

While they were obtainable, the PMC Predators did good service.
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So far CCI Maxi Mag Hollow Points in my Single Six.
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My single six seems to prefer the Win 40gr HPs. I have been hearing good things about the
CCI 30gr +V but I can't find any. All you can find around here is Vmax and the new Green TNT.

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I picked up 3000 PMC Predator for $80.00 per 1k a while back. So, right now that's my favorite.

The CCI Maxi Mags are just a tad more accurate at 50yds which isn't going to make a bit of difference to anything I'll be shooting at.
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PMC Predator HP.
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My Dan Wesson shoots all that I have put in it well.
Marlin likes Winchester stuff.
High Standard derringer, I cannot shoot it well enough to tell.
At the cleanup I found a box of Federal 50 gr. Jacketed hollow point, can't wait to test drive this stuff.
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Don't know about the Ruger either......... I need to go shooting!
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Winchester super X for me. I didn't like the dynapoints because they're so slow, I have to move my sights up alot.
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My Ruger 10/22 mag likes the Winchester Super X, and the CCI Maxi Mag Hollow Points. Close to 10 bucks per 50 now!
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I've used a bit of Winchester Super X HP and the 34 grain Winchester Supreme on prairie dogs with my 9422M; those two loads are the most accurate out of it. Both are pretty effective on praire dogs. I've used some CCI loads but not as much as the Winchesters.
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Excuse my ignorance, there are prarie dogs in Ohio?
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Winchester 40 gr. Super-X all the way. I have taken thousands of prairie dogs with that load in my Ruger 77/22M. Works great to 150 yards (I did make a lucky kill once at 440 yards, but it would be bragging to talk about it). :roll:
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mescalero1 wrote:My Dan Wesson shoots all that I have put in it well.
mescalero1, I have seen very few .22Mag Dan Wesson's! I have three Dan Wesson's, one of them is a .22LR. I keep hoping to find a .22Mag some day. Got a picture?
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My .22WRM rifles and pistols like pretty much anything I feed them - so I generally buy the least expensive I can find.

I like any HP or SP for varmints/predators, with FMJ's for edible small game to reduce excessive tissue destruction.

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We don't get as much choice in .22Magnum Ammo on this side of the pond, so I use mostly Winchester Super X or CCI both 40gr. I bought some Remington ammo the other day but as yet I have not tried it out.

My son saw three Foxes yesterday whilst beating here on a Pheasant shoot so hopefully my 9422M will be put to good use as soon as the new keeper here gives me the go ahead! GK Junior will be using his .22 Hornet.
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I purchased some CCI 22MAG TNT Green with hp lead free from midway, has anyone tried this?
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No, but please let us know how it works.
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My Savage 24 22WRM/20 Guage likes Winchester SuperX best. Fortunately it also likes Winchester Dynapoints almost as well, they are cheaper and dont do the meat damage on small game that full power loads do.So I've been stocking up on them.

Has anyone tried the Armscor Precision that Sportsman Guide is selling? Very attractive price.
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mescalero1 wrote:No, but please let us know how it works.
I will, may get out to the range today with my ruger single six and see how it performs,don't have a 22mag rifle.
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mescalero1 wrote:Excuse my ignorance, there are prarie dogs in Ohio?
No wild ones that I know of; the Cincinnati Zoo had some last time I was there.

I've driven out to Montana six times back when I had a free place to stay and shoot prairie dogs.
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Super X or CCI 40 grn solids for predators just shot the new Hornady 30 gr Vmax yesterday 5" group @ 200 yds windy and 8* will wait for a nicer day, will use on rock chucks and gophers if they will group. danny
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Danny,
What kind of gun?
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Oh, ok; I was confused for a while there.
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Mescalero
rossi M59 pump with 3X red dot, Ive been looking for a 96-22 Mag to put more glass on for the longer shots . danny
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Dot covering the target?
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Yea, past 100 not so good for head shots its excellent for predators in close under 50 I take the 3X off and just use the dot. danny
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mescalero1 wrote:No, but please let us know how it works.
I'll try getting to the range to try out the 22 mag tnt green.
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Danny, love the dots because I can see them, hate the fact I cant use them long range.
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A dot can be used for long range if the rifle's zeroed at the bottom of the dot.

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I have had very good results with the Winchester 40 grain hp in my 94/22 magnum.
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Pete44ru,
Have to give that a try
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My Henry 22mag love CCI 40gr JHP and FMJ, Hornady 30gr Vmax and Federal 50grSGL. They shoot ragged cloverleafs at 44 yards and they avg 30-80fps faster than ballistic charts show
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I stick mostly with the 40gr Winchester Super-X JHPs. They perform well for me all around. The lightest I shoot is the Winchester Supremes in 34gr. I have tried most of the CCI stuff and find it reliable but perhaps not as accurate in the guns I shoot in 22WMR. I also have some of the heavy 50gr federal stuff. I haven't tried any of the Fiocchi or PMC loads but I may end up doing do if I can't replenish my Winchester stash. For some reason, Winchester seems to have not run any 22WMR in a while and the Super-X 40gr JHPs are out of stock most everywhere. The SportsmansGuide seems to be about the only online retailer that still has any on hand. There were some at the last gun show here for $13 a box ... I passed. They should be $9.50 or less.
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Rimfire McNutjob wrote:They should be $9.50 or less.
Yikes! The last ones I bought were $5.50! Naturally, I didn't buy enough.
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Some .22 WMRF is over $16 a box... IF you can find it. The FMJ is available. How many here have a use for the FMJ? I just get a .22 LR.
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Hobie wrote:... The FMJ is available. How many here have a use for the FMJ? I just get a .22 LR.
Yeah, I'd have to be pretty desperate to buy the FMJ. I may hit Sportsman's Guide for 1000 JHP's soon if I can't find a deal on them elsewhere. At the same time though, I'm trying to spend and bulk up on primers too so it's tough. I need to spin a good story up and see if I can't get the wife to part with $1500 or so and let me get all of my rimfire, primer, powder, and other consumable needs out of the way.
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Rimfire McNutjob wrote:
Hobie wrote:... The FMJ is available. How many here have a use for the FMJ? I just get a .22 LR.
I need to spin a good story up and see if I can't get the wife to part with $1500 or so and let me get all of my rimfire, primer, powder, and other consumable needs out of the way.
Would $1500 do it for you? :lol: $300 for a case of .22 LR or $5-600 for a case of .22 WMRF, $30+ a thousand on primers and $22 a lb for powder...
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Hobie wrote:
Rimfire McNutjob wrote:
Hobie wrote:... The FMJ is available. How many here have a use for the FMJ? I just get a .22 LR.
I need to spin a good story up and see if I can't get the wife to part with $1500 or so and let me get all of my rimfire, primer, powder, and other consumable needs out of the way.
Would $1500 do it for you? :lol: $300 for a case of .22 LR or $5-600 for a case of .22 WMRF, $30+ a thousand on primers and $22 a lb for powder...
I need about 15,000 more primers (LP, SR, LRM) to the tune of about $400. I have all of the 22LR I need I believe. I'd like to get about 2000 more rounds of 22WMR for about $380. I need three more 8# canisters of powder to the tune of about $400. I guess I'd like to spend another $300 on 1000 rounds of 5mm Centurion. That's $1480 so far.

So yeah, maybe I need to be shootin' for $2500 so I can buy into some jacketed slugs in 458, 348, 308, 222, etc. Maybe Obama will send me one of those fancy tax rebate checks the people on the news keep talking about. :roll: That's the least he could do before he imposes ammo taxes and other stealth gun bans.

If I could find more Winchester PowerPoints for $300 a case I'd be in ... but it's almost as if Winchester decided to quit making rimfire or something. The stuff is almost mythical at this point. With the AWB scare, I should probably sell off some M855 and turn the proceeds into other gun stuff. I may have over bought on SS109 before the old AWB of '94 when I was younger and more panicky. :)
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I hear you on the PowerPoint. What IS up with Winchester and rimfire ammo?
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That is why I was hoping to find a use for that Winchester 540 MS
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