Best ammo for Ruger 10/22?

[RT13]

I have a 22lr stock stainless Ruger 10/22 rifle that I bought back in 1998 or 99. I have not shot this rifle since 2001. But from what I can remember, this rifle was very finicky with ammo. I have used the Remington, Velocitor hp and CCI ammo on it and I know it hated either the remington or CCI, just can't remember which. I'm planning on bringing it out in the next few weeks to the range along with my other rifles. Need to buy ammo for it but not sure which to get. Which ammo do you guys find most reliable on your 10/22's. Any suggestions? Thanks.

[B.D.Dubloon]

I have tried Federal, CCI, and Remington Golden and haven't had any issues with them. I thought all 10/22s were good for eating any ammo you put through them. As far as I know CCI is some of the best common 22 ammo out there and you probably won't have a problem with it.

[damndave]

my stock 10/22 likes federal. CCI for some odd reason is inconsistant for me. will try again with my new bull barrel coming next week

[luchador768]

My stock 10/22 eats everything, the aftermarket bull only likes stingers.

[Trakker]

cci mini mags
FYI, the 22lr goes subsonic at about 80 yards, so expect accuracy to drop beyond that. Other than that, the accuracy of my Green Mountain barrel is phenomenal. Get a Volquartsen trigger kit, and a CST bolt hold open feature and you cannot go wrong...

[cleanguy46]

Here's an idea. get a couple 50 round boxes of assorted .22 ammo starting with the cheapest working your way up the food chain to the more expensive. take notes as to which brand ammo is performing well and ones that are not. You may also want to concider getting an aftermarket extractor for that rifle to help improve extractions. Volquartsen exact edge extractor is very good. I have one on my 10/22 and has cleaned up the occasional pesky FTE's. I think the part was like less then $20 and can be found on line at many suppliers catering to the 10/22 crowd. Hope this help out!

[ar15barrels]

the 22lr goes subsonic at about 80 yards, so expect accuracy to drop beyond that. Other than that, the accuracy of my Green Mountain barrel is phenomenal. Get a Volquartsen trigger kit, and a CST bolt hold open feature and you cannot go wrong...

Shoot subsonic ammo so you don't have to deal with the sound barrier.
You will get nice groups out past 100yds if you don't have wind to deal with.

[xxdabroxx]

Shoot subsonic ammo so you don't have to deal with the sound barrier.
You will get nice groups out past 100yds if you don't have wind to deal with.

thats an interesting idea. I wonder how much drop you would have at 100 yards though. And how well it does on a squirrel?

[ar15barrels]

thats an interesting idea. I wonder how much drop you would have at 100 yards though. And how well it does on a squirrel?

I dial between 6.75 and 7.5moa for 100yds when I'm shooting 22 matches.

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