.22 Aguila Interceptors

I like the Interceptors, but have only used the solids. They're a hot round, so I use then almost exclusively in my bolt action rifles.

I would use CCI Mini-Mags w/ 40g CPRN. HP ammo won't penetrate enough to kill anything but small game.

These rounds will penetrate. They are solids and they are moving out.

I too don't worry about the 'wear & tear' factor pertaining to my .22lr guns. In fact, if you really want to run some of the .22lr semi handguns all day long absent a hiccup, run the hot HV Aguila and CCI stuff (I see lots of the SR-22, SIG 1911-22, M&P 22 etc. choke quite bit on the SV bulk ammo which can be frustrating--course, that's what the .22lr revolvers are for ).

"I too don't worry about the 'wear & tear' factor pertaining to my .22lr guns."


I think it would be almost impossible to wear out a .22. I shoot my .22s FAR more than most people do and never even had a part wear out, let alone the gun itself. People post all the time about having put 50,000 rounds through a given .22. I never kept track, but I have owned .22s that I probably did that with. That being said, very few people shoot that much.

So just for the sake of discussion, let's say you can shoot 75,000 rounds out of a .22 without any problem. I think that is a reasonable number by the way, if not a low number. You decide to buy a new one and only shoot hypervelocity ammo. And it increases the wear and tear on the gun. What does that mean, you only get 30,000 rounds out of it ?

I am more amazed that some people actually keep track of how many rounds are shot through a particular gun. Let's see... my newish BFR... about 40 rounds. I'm so worried it is going to wear out.

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... You decide to buy a new one and only shoot hypervelocity ammo. And it increases the wear and tear on the gun. What does that mean, you only get 30,000 rounds out of it ?

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Cheers to that mate ! Life's too short to sweat over things like this (I mean it's not IMO analogous to running say hot +P ammo through an expensive gun that clearly warns against 'excessive' high-pressure loads...).

I've always been quite enamored with the .22 (s/l/lr) but the costs of ammo and life in general via inflation over the past several years (groceries now take up much of my 9/45 funds ) have gravitated me to the point where I need a small safe just to house my .22 firearms.

That said I only run lots of HV ammo when I want to run my semi-auto handguns problem-free or if I carry one for a BUG (I've been know to throw a 21A in my pocket loaded with either Stingers or Interceptors).