Given the recent talk on .22 Ammo. I wanted to talk about the experiances people are having with .22 guns and the talk of certain ammo and certain guns don't play well together. I really like the .22 caliber to shot. It's just a lot of fun, so I shoot it quite a bit.
In the last year I have shot approximately 8,000+ rounds of .22. Quite a bit through Walther P22, SR22, M&P22, and Ruger 10/22. Eventually, I got rid of the P22's and have 3 SR22's and the M&P22 for training. I have shot just about every common .22 ammo I have ever seen, and can get my hands on. I can say in all that ammo, I got one brick of Federal that gave me trouble often. FTE or just not fire when the rim was struck. I got it from somoene in a deal, so I really didn't care, and I liked that it was likely to fail. I cycled it into my training classes to make people deal with misfires. I am almost certain this ammo was stored with little care. I think it sat in someones car most of the summer and the gel like priming substance, combined with heat and gravity, caused there to be areas of the rim not covered, creating a misfire. Often I would refired the round and get the round to fire.
I'll add this; .22 pistols have a bad rep for being picky with ammo. In my experiance, I have fired the hell out of my .22 pistols from new, and even some that were used. The spring in most I have seen is quite stiff to start out. High volocity ammo helps fight FTE issues. But, in all the above listed .22's, I'm able to shoot standard ammo that I store in a cool, dry place, with a rare failure. .22 are as dirty as Ron Jermey. You just have to clean them and shoot them.
I'm not .22 ammo bias in any way now. At one time I did think there was ammo that a certain gun just didn't like. I shot that gun more and issues went away.
I am hearing more about issues with a wax like residue on the Reminton Golden rounds. people are saying it is the cause of malfunctions. I'm open to hearing more about this.
Looking to hear what you guys have experianced and your thoughts.