New CCI tactical 22LR ammo

What feature makes it designed for an AR? 40 gr. plated bullets are a common .22 LR loading.

Are they somehow designed for an AR conversion BCG that utilizes the stock barrel? I can't see why a dedicated .22 LR AR-style rifle or upper would need any special ammunition; it's just another semiautomatic .22 rifle.

CCI rimfire ammunition is generally top-shelf stuff, but I don't see this being anything more than a marketing ploy.

This was floating around on here a few weeks ago.

http://www.rimfireuniverse.com/

Could be what you saw.

Love your chicken btw.

Seriously? They make a .22 LR bullet called "infantry?"

Tactical .22 rounds? Tactical?????

Taking a page from the Extreme Shock playbook.

This place will surely have them first.

http://www.tactical22lr.com/

Nothing on the CCI website that I can find
http://www.cci-ammunition.com/default.aspx

CCI is good stuff, but as far as a special "tactical" load, if there is such a thing it is marketing for the gomers who think .22LR has the energy required for self-defense. Newsflash! The energy and reliability isn't there, no matter what projectile you mount on that casing. Although if I had to pick .22LR defensive ammo, CCI would be the way to go, they have the most reliable priming/ignition of any rimfire I've ever tried.

I think we should just wait and see what CCI says about the ammunition. But I know, speculating is fun. If I had to guess, the round is probably designed to feed more reliably or this is simply their new round that is designed to breakup easily and minimize riccochets. I would suspect that most AR type shooting is for fun versus for accuracy. I believe there was an article on this new loading in Guns & Ammo magazine or Shooting Times magazine.

Link: http://www.cci-ammunition.com/whatsnew/newproducts.aspx

This is not called CCI Tactical 22LR ammo.

Given reliability issues with .22lr ARs and run-of-the-mill ammo or accuracy issues with conversion kits using the original 5.56/.223 barrel, a .22lr optimised for the AR platform would be a blessing.

with mini revolvers and other .22s that are or may be used for defense some company needs to intro a high grade reliable(no mis fires)round optomised for defense.

but call it defense ammunition not tactical.a over used term that needs to go away.

bigfatdave said:

Nothing on the CCI website that I can find
http://www.cci-ammunition.com/default.aspx

CCI is good stuff, but as far as a special "tactical" load, if there is such a thing it is marketing for the gomers who think .22LR has the energy required for self-defense. Newsflash! The energy and reliability isn't there, no matter what projectile you mount on that casing.

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I think that some (not all, as bullet design is also important) existing .22 LR loads have enough energy and the right terminal ballistics for self-defense, even in handguns, when they're matched to the appropriate barrel lengths--no special "tactical" loads are necessary, although it remains to be seen what is really meant by the marketing terminology in this case. I think it is possible to improve on existing .22 LR loads, so I'm intrigued, although the cynic in me doesn't expect much.

bigfatdave said:

Although if I had to pick .22LR defensive ammo, CCI would be the way to go, they have the most reliable priming/ignition of any rimfire I've ever tried.

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I agree here--CCI priming seems reliable enough for self-defense, in my opinion, although I'd still stick with revolvers in this caliber.

loose cannon said:

with mini revolvers and other .22s that are or may be used for defense some company needs to intro a high grade reliable(no mis fires)round optomised for defense.

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The CCI Velocitor (not the Stinger) already comes pretty close to the ideal for a .22 LR defensive load, in my opinion. I'd keep it more or less the same for rifles, but for handguns I think that it could be improved by filling in the hollow-point cavity (which would add some weight to the bullet), making the bullet flat-nosed, and casting it from a relatively hard lead alloy.

I wonder if they dare make a .22 lr with a larger diameter bullet to shoot in the centerfire barrel. Probably not, some numbskull would load it in his 10-22 thirty shot nanner clip and wonder why it did not work.

Nothing says "tactical" like a 22LR. Maybe for your midnight special ops defending your garden against mischevious critters.

What's next, tactical skivvie shorts?

What's next, tactical skivvie shorts?

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+1 to what Manco said. A flat nose, hard cast bullet would be an improvement.

Well, I'll give it a try, should I actually find some.

oasis618 said:

Nothing says "tactical" like a 22LR. Maybe for your midnight special ops defending your garden against mischevious critters.

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Well, suppressed .22 LR is said to be commonly used for killing people stealthily, so maybe that cancels out the sarcasm.

Anyway, according to General Tso's images it's clearly not the improved Velocitor I was hoping for, so the mystery continues.

They must be trying to cash in on all the guys that have .22lr conversions for their AR-15s but don't want to shoot non jacketed lead bullets through them.

Tactical? I want some strategic .22LR ammo.

chicharrones said:

Tactical? I want some strategic .22LR ammo.

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Well, a 40 grain antimatter bullet would theoretically have a yield of about 111 kilotons (of TNT). Is that strategic enough for you?