.22 Bulk Ammo Question

[MISFIRE]

.22 bulk ammo

Clark firearms out of Arkansaw, suggested putting one drop of ordinary oil on the top bullet of a loaded mag. eliminates bullet wax issue.
Bill

[Euthyphro]

Here is a closer look at the cci brass and bullets with a white backdrop. it is caked all over the brass.

My guess would be that the box got too hot at some point and the bullet coating melted onto the brass.

I would take a rag with some alcohol and wipe the brass down, leaving the bullet untouched.

When I shoot really dirty ammo like thunderbolt, I find it helps to shoot a couple copper coated rounds to wipe the barrel.

[rchow17]

I have the same problem with a couple of my boxes. I've been shooting CCI Blazer bulk through my 22 AR without any problems before but the last 2 boxes I opened looked just like your pictures. I also started to get fail to eject after a few mags. So I opened a different box that didn't have the waxy feel on them.

I thought it might of just been my bad luck since I did a quick google search before and didn't find anyone else with this problem. Good to know there's a solution and all I need to do is wipe clean every single round in my 2 525 count boxes...

[LCpl Kutches]

I think that you may and I only mention may have issues with your break in period.

Consider that certain rifles made by the same manufacturer, same rifle will like different ammo.

This is your time to experiment with different ammo.

My S&W M&P 15-22 has never had issues, even with the remington gold bullet which has proven to have issues across all threads, and customer service reports.

I recently shot a new Remington 700, Bull Barrel, .308. I tried several brands of ammo at the 100 yrd line to Zero a Leopold Scope. It only liked three brand of ammo. With the others it would throw the shots far off target.

Your issue I suspect is the ammunition type, combined with the break in period of a rifle.

[troyslap]

I wonder if alternate loading a few waxed target ammo, then a copper jacketed to clear out some of the buildup will help ? I haven't had an issue with the waxed in a Marlin 795, a Colt M4, and a six shooter with 6" barrel. I typically will shoot some match, then some either Winchester copper JHP, or CCI stinger, and I had no issues with jamming.

[korny351]

Unfortunately, the issue appears to be a build-up of the wax lube in the chamber causing FTE. Alternating wax-lubed bullets and copper-washed bullets will do nothing for build-up in the chamber. It may reduce fouling in the bore, but that doesn't appear to be the problem.

[NOTABIKER]

out of [4 ]22 rifles,[ 3] simi auto and 1 bolt the best ammo i ever used was cheap wall mart federal bulk ammo. i had feed problems with popular cci and blazer ?