Remington .22 Golden Bullets?

Wow, another 1 year old thread back from the dead...

Golden bullets

I have had very good success with the bulk boxes of Remington hollow point Golden bullets. All of my .22 rifles shoot them accurately, and in some they are the most accurate of all ammo tested (about 15 brands & types), including standard velocity target ammo. Chiefly, 11 of the Romanian training rifles that I use for BSA troop shoots and Camporees, my old Ruger 10/22 (love that rifle), and the 20 Savage Mark I-FVT rifles we use in our club's Basic Rifle Marksmanship School. I will get 1 or 2 real misfires (not operator malfunction) per box of 525 but no squibs so far. We shoot 500 -1000 rounds per weekend several times a year. The Federal bulk ammo seems to be good also. You just have to go shoot a lot to find out what your rifle likes. I love it when I just have to go shooting!

the worst of the worst in my opinion.

federal is the best. most accurate, cleanest, and reliable.
winchester is next. okay accurate, dirty, semi-reliable.
remington. accurate enough, semi-dirty, not reliable at all.

every 50 or so rounds in my 10/22 doesn't fire. and the extractor won't catch it so i have to dig it out with a knife. not a problem with the gun, because i can blow through a whole brick of federals without a single misfeed, jam, ect.

same story in my ruger charger

Just remember there IS a difference between Remington Thunderbolts and Golden Bullets. In my opinion, the golden bullets shoot just fine for general purpose high velocity 22 ammo. I think CCI's are more consistant and as a result, more accurate.

I love em .. That is almost all I shoot out of my .22's

I use them, but they are not my favorite. I think Remington / Federal are about the same in quality, but I think the Winchester Super X is the best of the bulk boxes.Its made a bit better, and It works more consistently in all of my .22s.

the Remington Golden Bullets leave lots of golden grit in the action of my P-22. Its very difficult to get it all out. in short, its dirty stuff.

>>federal is the best. most accurate, cleanest, and reliable.
winchester is next. okay accurate, dirty, semi-reliable.
remington. accurate enough, semi-dirty, not reliable at all.

same here with my Browning Buckmark pistol.

My buddy and I took my son and three of his buddies to our farm this past weekend. I have a month old Marlin 60. He has a several year old rebadged Marlin 60 that didn't run well at all. I took it apart and cleaned it and oiled it and it did ok with the Federal bulk pack but seemed to love the Remington Golden bullets. Mine ran fine with either. FWIW, they went through about 1,500 rounds between those two rifles and my Ruger 22/45.

nickle size groups at 50 with my bulk pack out of the boltie savage.

I have no problem with them. Then again, I'm not an ammo snob either.

MY Remmy 597 don't like the Rem Goldens... but it loves the Federal Champions... go figure... oh wait... someone else said that... hehe...It also likes CCI and Winchester... i haven't tried the non coated plain ol lead Remmy ammo yet though... but it seems to like the plain jane LR's...

I've had good luck with the Golden Bullets. They've worked well in Marlin lever guns and semis, Ruger semi pistols, revolvers, and a .22LR AR upper.

The only caveat: they can corrode. I've had a box turn all green with crystals on the bullets. I didn't want to put those though a barrel, so I tossed them. Keep them dry, and don't plan to keep them around forever. They're made to buy and shoot.

The only caveat: they can corrode. I've had a box turn all green with crystals on the bullets. I didn't want to put those though a barrel, so I tossed them. Keep them dry, and don't plan to keep them around forever. They're made to buy and shoot.

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I'm curious.........how did you have them stored?

I agree about shooting them (and all shells) right away.

I had them in the garage, in a big polyethylene tub with a lid on it, like you buy in the "home storage solutions" section of Target or Wal-Mart or wherever.

I had several boxes in there, and only one ended up like that. It might have gotten moisture in it during shipment or something. It had been sitting around for a while, though. Not years, but enough time for moisture trapped in the box to have an effect. It's hard to say.

Now I keep most everything in ammo boxes, just like Uncle Sam. I just keep running out of space and having to buy more of the things.

Seems from the replies that the goldens are better than they once were

Hell, it doesn't cost too much to find out.

They are the only shels to work a semi auto. Federal and winchester will not cycle a MKII or savage semi auto rifle

Golden bullets are great, they function in my Model 60 great. The Winchesters from Walmart are horrible in this particular gun.

That pretty much mirrors my experience. Wal-Mart Winchesters will not shoot well in my automatic pistols -- the hollowpoint is too wide.

But in my Kimber M82 they are very accurate and hit with authority. I prefer them for squirrel hunting.

.22's are HIGHLY ammo sensitive. Take 2 of any model, and both will like and favor a different brand

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i find that true only in semi-auto's. in revolvers, bolts, and levers will eat anything you can cram down their throat!