CCI .22LR Blazer Ammo O.K.?
In my local area no one seems to want to sell .22 LR ammunition except by the 50 rd. box. Most locations are pricing regular Winchester, Federal or Remington ammunition at $3 or more for 50 rds. The other day I found a new sporting goods shop that was selling CCI Blazer .22LR ammunition for $17.00/500 rds. This is the best price I've found in a long time on standard .22 LR ammunition. The owner said he had plenty on hand. I'm thinking about going over on Monday and buying some bricks. Has anyone had any experience with he CCI Blazer .22LR ammunition? Is it at least equivalent in quality, accuracy, etc., to what is normally available from the other major manufacturers? I will be firing this ammunition from a S&W M-18 revolver for double-action practice as well as a Ruger M-77/22 rifle. Sincerely. Bruce.
If I recall the Blazer ammunition is made in Mexico
I remember one dud round of this CCI maybe 20 years ago. Beyond that it is fine. I have small quantities of SuperX .22LR that are maybe 40 years old. I save this for shooting in my Model 41 as I believe they just can't duplicate the quality of the old stuff today. Remarkably the most troublesome 22 shells I have are Stingers I think made by Federal. They are high velocity but jam in several of my .22s. I like all of CCIs products.
CCI Blazer 22lr no problems here
I have been testing many different types of 22lr ammo for my Ruger 10/22. One of which was a 525 bulk pack of the Blazer ammo. I had no FTF's or FTE. It was no dirtier than any of the others that I have tried and it cycled well. Prices up here in the Pacific NW are running about $20 for either the 500 brick or the 525 bulk pack which is about .04 cents a shot. It has been told to me that the 500 brick is a little better because of the way it is packaged with none of the cartridges touching each other. Personally I have not noticed a difference between the two.