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Ruger22
I recently purchased a nice Ruger. 22 KP4 pistol which uses the .22LR ammo.
The gun shop owner had several suggestions as far as ammo.
I purchased the .22 Remington Thunderbolts. He charged me $16.99 for a box of 500. He also had some Winchester ammo, which was $21.99.
and also some higher velocity and higher quality types.
How does the .22 Remington Thunderbolt rate? I will be mainly using the KP4 pistol for target practice and small game hunting at ranges between 50-200 yds. I welcome your feedback. The ammo comes in a gray and green box and is coded up top as TB-22A-.22LR-High Speed Rimfire.

Brian Ostro
member: NRA, John Birch Society, American Numismatic Association.
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  • Rafter-S
    Brian,

    Unless you get VERY serious in your shooting, go to Walmart and other discount stores for your ammo. You will get what you need and save lots of money.

    Second, you mention hunting and shooting 50-200 yards. Your pistol, if used for hunting, should be limited to shots 25 yards and under.

    These are my suggestions,
    Rafter-S
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  • richbug
    The ammo you bought is OK, but I have never paid more than $10 for a brick of it. Ruger autos generally have one brand of ammo which they feed and fire better than others. Mine seem to like Federals for some reason. Winchesters don't go off reliably. I am guessing that if you plan on shooting at 200 yards with a 22 pistol you haven't shot much. If you can hit 24" at 100 I would be impressed. Hitting the backstop at 200 would be a good start.

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  • Ruger22
    Thank you for the feedback and suggestions. I appreciate it.

    Brian Ostro
    member: NRA, John Birch Society, American Numismatic Association.
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  • muss
    I have a ruger government slab side .22. The only thing I have found is that it does not like lead bullets. It fouls the barrel and the bullets twist and turn and come out side ways. The barrel has one little spot that always leaded up and caused this problem, (anyone have any ideas about this problem?) However,I have shot many thousands of copper clad remington and winchester through it. And like rafter said go to walmart and kmart. they routinely sell boxes of 500-550 of the rem and win for about 10 bucks.

    muss
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  • Contender Man
    Remington ammo is generally fine for what your talking about doing, except for the long range shooting. Usually I give lessons, but if you can hit small game at 200, hell even 100 yds. with that pistol I'd like to take lessons from you.[;)]

    As for cost, $10 or less for a 500 rnd. brick. Your gunshop and range folks typically charge more for ammo because they don't have the sales to make a reasonable income on volume. Some don't like the higher charges, but hey ... they are tying their money up on product that don't move at Wal-Mart speed, so for those that are economy minded ... Wal-Mart is a good source.

    If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
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  • select-fire
    Walmart $8.96 for a 550 rd box of Federal HP
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  • gotstolefrom
    You may still want to go to a 'gun store' for some trial ammo.
    I say this because I reworked a Ruger 22 for my son for Christmas. I told him he would want to go through ammo to see which was best for the gun (now). He could not afford to buy bricks of match ammo from anyone, so getting a couple of boxes from the local gun shop was best.
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  • jonk
    Thunderbolts make great plinking ammo, but they aren't the most consistent or accurate out there. But great for the price. Most of my rifles worth their salt will hit about a 2" group at 50 y with Thunderbolt, but often under 1" with say Wolf or Aguilla. For a semi auto, works great in 3 of my guns, bad in 2.

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  • gonepostal
    wally-world ,10.00 and your ok ,not the cleanest burning ,maybe a dud now and again ,but for the price you can't gripe ,accuracy it fair enough

    you can get real crazy on the price of even .22 ammo ,green,blue label match ammo can get pricey ,so draw the line somewhere ,if your rich go for it, if your like me and you want to get the most bang for your buck ,hit wally-world ,and shoot five hundred times ,for the price of fifty to one hundred match bullets

    yep its me ,same one for 4 years now
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  • mrmike08075
    CCI makes an affordable 100 count box of PISTOL MATCH ammo. unless you are going to compete at a level above the LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE level, this is the most you will need.

    i am always amazed that gun buyers will insist on paying a little extre for target sights, bull BBL, match trigger, target grips, etc... and then buy the cheapest ammo in the largest bulk container.

    my advice is to buy 10 50 round boxes, all differnt brands and types, and price range. take some time at the range to test fire for groups from a sand bag. every .22 likes different ammo, and they are all picky and finiky. find the one that does best in your gun, and buy a few bricks. best regards, mike.

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  • Ruger22
    Thanks for the informative responses. Its really helpful.

    Brian Ostro
    member: NRA, John Birch Society, American Numismatic Association.
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  • old06
    Just plinking here's what I do this time I pick up brand x then y and maybe z if the old budget is up too it then a few others. Gives me a chance to see if there one thing it likes or hates. Over the years I have been through some good stuff and bad.

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  • jsergovic
    PMC Zappers are a good round.
    But I have recently stocked up on the 100 count plastic slide top CCI MiniMag 22LR.
    cheaperthandirt sells it for $3.50 per 100.

    The Thunderbolts? Sorry, my Buckmark does not digest them very will. Also, too many dud rounds with that ammo.

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