CCI is my favorite. Remington works just fine. But I stocked up on Federal bulk pack years ago.
22 mag remains hard to find around here.
22 mag remains hard to find around here.
22 mag remains hard to find around here.
If I were in the OP's position and had samples of ten different loads, I would spend a nice spring day at the range and find out what to avoid, what to look for, and what to accept if nothing better was available for MY guns. All the resources of the Internet cannot tell you what those individual guns will do better with.
Nice! The average above for five shots at 50yds was 0.49". Smallest is just over 0.30". Wolf Match Target beat that average by a tenth.My CZ 455 put 5 Remington Goldens into 1 1/8 inches at 100 yards last October.
I used Thunderbolts in the past but had been in the habit of using Golden Bullets because they're a better game bullet. After seeing all the internet whining about Thunderbolts, I went and bought some to see what all the fuss was about. Thinking they might have changed since I used them last. I put all 300rds downrange in short order, I believe through my Ruger 22/45. ZERO malfunctions. I concluded that it was as it had always been, that .22LR's firearms will always show a preference for one load or another and many will find something they choke on. People just like to complain about Remington and like yelling "fire!" in a crowded place, the panic is contagious.