I ordered 1500 rds, not sure why since I don't really need it. 500 for under $20 just tripped my trigger I guess.
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My local Wal-Mart had a bunch of 550 count Federal Champion boxes in the display for $19.97 each. I'm so conditioned to buy 22lr when I find it at an "acceptable" price I almost bought ammo I didn't really need. There was a lot of other 22lr there too, but none as inexpensive. I'm glad to see the rimfire ammo generally available again. 
Automatch was out WAY before Sandy Hook. I remember it from about 15 years ago or more. When they started selling it at Port Lavaca Walmart, I was living in my old house. It is the favorite of my Rossi 511 revolver. That gun will put Automatch into 1" off sandbags at 25 yards and all else is 2" or more including Champions. So, every round has its uses, even that Winchester 333 bulk junk.
What was funny to me was the first box of CCI Tactical .22 I found, was the only thing Walmart had, then a few weeks later, they had nothing at all. I mean, I guess this is the stuff the military uses for CQC? I mean, it's tactical, right?
Federal must have concentrated on Automatch or something. For a long time, I could get Automatch. I didn't seem my first 550 round box of Champion on ANY shelves until fairly recently. I carry Champion in my NAA mini revolver as it shoots the best in that gun. It shoots okay in my SR22, also, but I've found Remington Golden Bullet shoots really well in that gun, too, as well as in my new Heritage revolver. See, seems like every gun has its own preference. I didn't really keep much of anything around, BUT Federal champion in the past. Now, since the great 4 year Obama .22 drought, I've learned to keep a variety around. I test any new weapon with a variety to find just what it likes.
Federal must have concentrated on Automatch or something. For a long time, I could get Automatch. I didn't seem my first 550 round box of Champion on ANY shelves until fairly recently. I carry Champion in my NAA mini revolver as it shoots the best in that gun. It shoots okay in my SR22, also, but I've found Remington Golden Bullet shoots really well in that gun, too, as well as in my new Heritage revolver. See, seems like every gun has its own preference. I didn't really keep much of anything around, BUT Federal champion in the past. Now, since the great 4 year Obama .22 drought, I've learned to keep a variety around.
I test any new weapon with a variety to find just what it likes.
See if you can get your hands on a box or two of the Remington Vipers for your Rossi 511. Different bullet profile and it's a hypervelocity round.Automatch was out WAY before Sandy Hook. I remember it from about 15 years ago or more. When they started selling it at Port Lavaca Walmart, I was living in my old house. It is the favorite of my Rossi 511 revolver. That gun will put Automatch into 1" off sandbags at 25 yards and all else is 2" or more including Champions. So, every round has its uses, even that Winchester 333 bulk junk.
I'm not impressed by "hyper velocity". You give up bullet weight, there's no free lunch here. Accuracy is FAR more important and I've noticed with CCI Stinger, its accuracy in most of the .22s I've tried it in is mediocre at best. Got to be able to head shoot a squirrel at 50 yards, ya know. If I'm hunting song dogs, I'll upgrade to my .22 mag....or maybe my .223.
Have you, or anyone else tried the CCI Velocitors? They are 40 grain and I believe 1420-1440 fps/ I have a dozen boxes of it but have never shot any.I'm not impressed by "hyper velocity". You give up bullet weight, there's no free lunch here. Accuracy is FAR more important and I've noticed with CCI Stinger, it's accuracy in most of the .22s I've tried it in is mediocre at best. Got to be able to head shoot a squirrel at 50 yards, ya know. If I'm hunting song dogs, I'll upgrade to my .22 mag....or maybe my .223.
Nope, can't try 'em ALL. :lol: Stingers did work pretty well, what few I tried in that HP22, but of course, you're not supposed to shoot high velocity, let alone hyper velocity, in that fine, quality weapon.
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