Anyone been shootin' rimfire a long time? - Page 2 - The Firearms Forum

Albtraum · 01-02-2012, 02:11 PM

Only .22s I avoid are Remington yellow jackets. They used to jam, fail-to-fire, stove-pipe, and other hiccups, and I blamed the ammo, but it turned out to be the gun. After fixing the problems with my Marlin, they functioned flawlessly, and are decently accurate, but I just don't like the bullet shape design.

fuzebox40 · 01-03-2012, 02:10 PM

Yeah, that is one ugly bullet!

The Duke · 01-03-2012, 04:23 PM

I got several cartons of Fed. Lightning .22s that go back to the 70-80's and havent been stored under the best of conditions....They still shoot every time and function in most of my semi autos, pistols and rifles...Sig P220/22 doesnt like them at all, but its very partial to Mini-mags anyway...

Cant say Ive compared on paper with todays fodder, but I suspect they will shoot well enough for cans, turtles, varmints..etc...That might just be an idea for a trial one day.....Grandson loves them cuz he shoots fast..

.and theres no restrictions on how many he shoots...

...may as well shoot them up and replenish with newer stuff..Just got to load his own magazines..Best price I got on these old timers was about $9 a carton...

01-02-2012, 02:11 PM	#26
Albtraum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 635	Re: Anyone been shootin' rimfire a long time? Only .22s I avoid are Remington yellow jackets. They used to jam, fail-to-fire, stove-pipe, and other hiccups, and I blamed the ammo, but it turned out to be the gun. After fixing the problems with my Marlin, they functioned flawlessly, and are decently accurate, but I just don't like the bullet shape design.

01-03-2012, 02:10 PM	#27
fuzebox40 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Apple Valley, Ca. Contributor Posts: 1,485	Re: Anyone been shootin' rimfire a long time? Yeah, that is one ugly bullet!

01-03-2012, 04:23 PM	#28
The Duke Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NW Louisiana Posts: 813	Re: Anyone been shootin' rimfire a long time? I got several cartons of Fed. Lightning .22s that go back to the 70-80's and havent been stored under the best of conditions....They still shoot every time and function in most of my semi autos, pistols and rifles...Sig P220/22 doesnt like them at all, but its very partial to Mini-mags anyway... Cant say Ive compared on paper with todays fodder, but I suspect they will shoot well enough for cans, turtles, varmints..etc...That might just be an idea for a trial one day.....Grandson loves them cuz he shoots fast...and theres no restrictions on how many he shoots... ...may as well shoot them up and replenish with newer stuff..Just got to load his own magazines..Best price I got on these old timers was about $9 a carton... __________________ Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.