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 11-04-2010, 01:57 PM | #1 | Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Connecticut, Connecticut Posts: 99 |  .22 LR Ammo for plinking/target - Federal vs Remington 36 grain FMJ
Which of the 36 grain FMJ .22 lr is better for plinking/target practice?
I've been using both the Federal and Remingtoon 36 grain FMJ for practice shooting and have shot over 400 shots without any problems.
I bought them in Value Pack (550 round) from Walmart. They're priced the same at $19. I want to stock up a few thousand rounds but no sure which is better.
Federal ammo has bright copper coating which easily come off while handling it. Will this cause too much coppering inside the barrel?
As for Remington, the bullet head is a kind of loose. I can rotate the bullet head with my hands while the bullet head on Federal is tightly attached to the shell.
Is this a concern about Remington's quality. Will this cause any jamming?
BTW, the Remington has more dull looking copper coating which doesn't come off easily.
Lastly, what's the shell life of these rimfire ammo?
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| 11-04-2010, 02:23 PM | #2 | Iron Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South central, NH Posts: 3,261 Likes Given: 1
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These are copper coated, Not FMJ. As far as shelf life, I have .22lr ammo from the early '70's. __________________
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| 11-04-2010, 03:11 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,158 |
In general, avoiding any rimfire ammo made by Remington is a good thing. I shoot a lot of the Federal bulk packs from Walmart and I also have good luck with the Winchester 333... | |
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| 11-04-2010, 03:51 PM | #4 | Supporting Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Barstow area, Kalifornia Posts: 1,109 |
Stay with the Federal, I have never had any issues with it, but have with Remington.
Jim........ | |
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| 11-04-2010, 04:43 PM | #5 | Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Connecticut, Connecticut Posts: 99 |
Thanks for your advice. I bought 3 packs of 550 rounds Federal yesterday. Still have about 400 Remington rounds left. How many rounds do you usually stock up? 2000, 3000?
The Walmart here very often run out of stock on 22l.r. rimfire ammos. | |
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| 11-04-2010, 05:32 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton, oHIo Posts: 119 |
My 10/22 really likes the Federal 719 HV Match. | |
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| 11-07-2010, 05:04 PM | #7 | Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 41 |
The copper color is actually called copper washed. It is a lubricant. It doesn't really leave any copper per se in your barrel. Federal bulk and Win bulk are both great for general use. TB __________________
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| 11-08-2010, 01:14 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The other side of over there, Beyond yonder Posts: 378 |
Federal is the way to go between those two. I personally prefer the Win 555 box or the Winchester Wildcats but they are another few dollars higher. The last bulk pack of those that I picked up was at a gun show for $20. | |
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| 11-08-2010, 03:50 PM | #9 | Supporting Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Weber CO, UT Posts: 1,081 Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
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Originally Posted by masterPsmith
Stay with the Federal, I have never had any issues with it, but have with Remington.
Jim........
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concur. I haven't shot either for a while, but I have never had a problem finding ammo that shot more accurately than the Remington. YMMV. __________________
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Greg
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| 11-10-2010, 11:58 PM | #10 | Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 56 |
Federal would be my choice over Remington ammo always. __________________
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