New CCI tactical 22LR ammo
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VA27
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I don't think that the CCI ammo in the pix is it. The website link specifically states that the ammo is jacketed and lead free.
Well, the box says "AR Tactical"....
Cosmik de Bris
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What's its BC?Well, a 40 grain antimatter bullet would theoretically have a yield of about 111 kilotons (of TNT). Is that strategic enough for you?
chicharrones
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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?
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General Tso and the OP has it right. I was paying attention when the segment came on. CCI did a lot of testing, they said, and this ammo is the result. Works best in conversions and the new semi rifles. It's standard velocity, copper plated, truncated round nose and comes in a bulk pack. An excellent idea and perfect timing for the market. I'm sure I'll try some in my guns even though I have no semi-auto rifles.
Thanx, Russ
Thanx, Russ
Nushif
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I do have a set of woodland cammie boxers.
About .100, but darn it all, I forgot to add its kinetic energy to its yield due to particle annihilation! Now I'll have to do the calculation all over again.
NCsmitty
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It's amazing how some folks get all nervous and jerky when the word "tactical" is added to anything.
The bullet is a round nose according to the box in the picture. Probably a Mini-mag in a new box. The last 40gr Mini-mag rounds that I chronographed averaged 1220 fps, so it's right in the velocity range that's on the new box.
If it's introduced, they'll probably double the price with the word "tactical" attached and the fools will pay it.
NCsmitty
The bullet is a round nose according to the box in the picture. Probably a Mini-mag in a new box. The last 40gr Mini-mag rounds that I chronographed averaged 1220 fps, so it's right in the velocity range that's on the new box.
If it's introduced, they'll probably double the price with the word "tactical" attached and the fools will pay it.
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Maybe they have come up with a way to determine that the primer is fully spread thruout the rim so one can actually buy a bulk-pac and not have 10-20% FTF.
bigfatdave
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ten to twenty percent primer failures?
Really?
I've had junky ammo, old ammo, boxes that I found out had been wetted in a flooded shop, and even the dreaded Remington junk. Never have I had one in five fail to ignite. Perhaps you need some hardware repairs?
And I've surely never had a signifigant primer failure rate with CCI, again, where are you getting these numbers?
rcmodel
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Same here with CCI ammo.
I can't remember ever having a dud with CCI.
The worst I have shot was Remington bulk pack.
But even that was nowhere even close to 10% or 20%.
If you have that kind of mis-fire rate with any brand, you need to do a whole bunch of gun cleaning and/or repair.
rc
I can't remember ever having a dud with CCI.
The worst I have shot was Remington bulk pack.
But even that was nowhere even close to 10% or 20%.
If you have that kind of mis-fire rate with any brand, you need to do a whole bunch of gun cleaning and/or repair.
rc
arizona98tj
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Actually, quite the opposite.....if you put some thought into it.
Think about it......if your primary combat weapon is a .22LR.....and we aren't reading about it in your obituary, your tactics are probably some of the best on this planet.
I don't know why all of you are downing a .22 tactical ammo. Raccoons are smart, sneaky, and wear masks. Someone should have made .22 tactical ammo a long time ago to help relieve this problem. I personally don't trust any person or animal that wears a mask.
[email protected]
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40 grain, copper plated, round nose....
me thinks someone at CCI just used the best know marketing ploy of manufacturing..
Just put the same old product in a newer, brighter colored box with more words on it and charge more for it. 'new and improved'
maybe they could come up with something like:
"NEW AND IMPROVED ADVANCED CRIME FIGHTING FORMULA"
me thinks someone at CCI just used the best know marketing ploy of manufacturing..
Just put the same old product in a newer, brighter colored box with more words on it and charge more for it. 'new and improved'
maybe they could come up with something like:
"NEW AND IMPROVED ADVANCED CRIME FIGHTING FORMULA"
Carl N. Brown
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If the ammo is optimized for .22 LR AR rifles (which some folks use for training), then marketing it as 'tactical' is grin-worthy but accurate. Maybe tactical training round would be a better term (it is 40gr @ 1200 fps which is not varmint killer from heck performance). After testing four or five brands in a Colt (Walther) .22 M4, I know finding ammo both inexpensive and reliable for large scale practice is not easy.
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doubleh
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Every time I see "tactical" and ".22LR" used together I get the giggles. The two just don't fit in the same sentence.
CraigC
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Folks sure get weird about the word "tactical". Yet they never come up with something to call the stuff that doesn't make them giggle.
Honestly if you look at all the .22 guns made most are based on a few older designs and just have updated cosmetics.
Look at how much .22 ammo is out there, it's like S&W's website with gun models, the only difference is most of the .22 ammo is the same few designs. They have to do something to try and catch some of the market, you have to remember flash sells a lot, even if people just buy it to try it, they can always repack it as something else if it quits selling and make money again. The economy sucks and most companies are just trying to stay open and hope it gets better.
Can any of us really say we never bought something because of the looks or impulse and I mean anything a soft drink, candy, anything? A lot of companies bank on this and really do on the holidays. If the company makes money on it they're the smart ones, the ones that fall for the ploys are the suckers. I've been a sucker a few times but I live I learn and move on, then again this could be some really good stuff, never know till you try.
Look at how much .22 ammo is out there, it's like S&W's website with gun models, the only difference is most of the .22 ammo is the same few designs. They have to do something to try and catch some of the market, you have to remember flash sells a lot, even if people just buy it to try it, they can always repack it as something else if it quits selling and make money again. The economy sucks and most companies are just trying to stay open and hope it gets better.
Can any of us really say we never bought something because of the looks or impulse and I mean anything a soft drink, candy, anything? A lot of companies bank on this and really do on the holidays. If the company makes money on it they're the smart ones, the ones that fall for the ploys are the suckers. I've been a sucker a few times but I live I learn and move on, then again this could be some really good stuff, never know till you try.
mcdonl
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/rant/The ammo was marketed to be used in the S&W 15-22... an AR style .22...
You guys are something else... so, in the S&T forum is it all about caliber or tactics? Tactics, and tactical do not need to be about caliber.
It was stated that a lot of police departments are using the 15-22 as it has the same feel and dimensions of the MP AR that many of the same departments use. This allows them to save on ammo costs, shoot more and be more proficient. Do you recommend they use a standard out of the box 10/22 because it is silly to have a tactical .22?
A tactical rifle in the hands of someone who is shooting competition, or in the LE or military makes sense, and having a caliber that is cheap to train with makes sense.
Think out of the box, it does not mean that someone with a tactical .22 is going to use it for battle for crying out loud..../rant off/
You guys are something else... so, in the S&T forum is it all about caliber or tactics? Tactics, and tactical do not need to be about caliber.
It was stated that a lot of police departments are using the 15-22 as it has the same feel and dimensions of the MP AR that many of the same departments use. This allows them to save on ammo costs, shoot more and be more proficient. Do you recommend they use a standard out of the box 10/22 because it is silly to have a tactical .22?
A tactical rifle in the hands of someone who is shooting competition, or in the LE or military makes sense, and having a caliber that is cheap to train with makes sense.
Think out of the box, it does not mean that someone with a tactical .22 is going to use it for battle for crying out loud..../rant off/
Carl N. Brown
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What is worse, after I suggested that "tactical" may be correctly used to market ammo optimised for AR .22 rifles used for tactical training, I went to the beer-wine-lotto ticket store at the state line and they had a rack of pocket knife and pocket flashlight sets proudly marketed as "Tactical". Sometimes getting through this world takes a sense of humor.
CraigC
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mcdonl, good rant.
DoubleTapDrew
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Has anyone tried this ammo yet?
Cabelas wants $100 for a 1500rd pack of it http://www.cabelas.com/rimfire-ammunition-cci-22lr-dry-box-1.shtml?type=product&WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleBaseUSA&WT.z_mc_id1=1143660&rid=40&mr:trackingCode=488497E6-C7EE-DF11-9612-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NA
Cabelas wants $100 for a 1500rd pack of it http://www.cabelas.com/rimfire-ammunition-cci-22lr-dry-box-1.shtml?type=product&WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleBaseUSA&WT.z_mc_id1=1143660&rid=40&mr:trackingCode=488497E6-C7EE-DF11-9612-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NA
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