All good
I never have any issues with this ammo and brownells is always great
Good ammo
Federal champion. 22LR is a good ammo for SAA clones chambered for rimfire rounds. Have had no issues. I use my rimfires as a more economical way to practice for CAS events.
Great economy ammo
For reasonably accurate ammo, at an affordable price, this is hard to beat. I consistently shoot 3/4" groups at 50 yards, with the occasional flyer, using my "nothing special" 10/22 (it does have an inexpensive bull barrel). Never had a failure to feed, fire or eject and I've gone through many boxes.
Good ammo, exceptionally priced.
I buy these Federal .22 LR rounds because they are economical and reliable. I have never had a failure to fire or eject with this ammunition. The accuracy of this ammunition is quite good. When I do my part, this ammunition will stay on a 4 inch steel plate at 100 yards shot after shot with iron sights. I would give it 5 stars if it would maintain a 2-3 inch group at 100 yards, but alas I can't guarantee that.
Buy Something Else, If You Can.
I don't really understand it. I've bought uncountable rounds of Federal centerfire ammo and it's all be great. Then, I've bought several boxes of these and they're all consistently below "Fair" in performance. First, the brass is mostly dirty or tarnished. This wouldn't be a big deal if the performance was good, but it's NOT. I only have semi-auto 22LR pistols and these cartridges are much too inconsistent in power to be reliable. I've had a number of failure to eject in my Buckmark and they're down right awful in by SR22. In the SR22, they eject but don't move the slide back far enough to allow it to feed the next round. I would imagine that these cartridges would be more useful for 22LR revolvers... just not MY pistols.
Auto Match
For target shooting for maximum accuracy, there is far better ammo. For practice, the Auto Match is a great deal. I can shoot 1/2" to 3/4" 50 yd groups with this ammo. Great practice ammo and good for small agme hunting. I would always have some around.
Poor performance in semi-auto pistol
Nothing against Federal as a general ammo maker, but my purchase of a small bulk amount of this 40-grain 22LR was disappointing, as I couldn't get through a full magazine without a problem. Most common issue was failure to eject from a semi-auto .22 pistol, which I cleaned and lubed again in between sessions in an effort to improve performance, but it didn't get any better. Having between 1 and 3 hiccups in a 17-rd magazine means you're getting a 6-18 % chance of failure on average each time you squeeze the trigger. Even for range training usage, that's pretty poor performance.
Federal match 22lr ammo
The only other 22lr ammo that is worse is the Remington Thunder golden saber
Unpredictable
Federal .22 ammo has gone way down hill. Example: out of a 50 round box of 40 gr. I had three squib loads (bullet stuck 1/2 way down the barrel) four under powered loads and two failure to fire. This was out of a revolver. I went through approximately 200 more rounds, experiencing the same results. I had purchased a total of 1000 rounds and was able to send the rest back for a refund. No more for me. The ammo was Federal Champion.
Worst ever used.
"FFL" failure ammo: failure to Feed, Fire, Leave (eject). Tried this today in a 10/22 and it was a dismal performer. Approximately 10% failure to feed and/or fire another 5-10% failed to eject. Total failure rate of 15-20%. Bought 3250 rounds and went through 105. Gave the rest away. Literally the worst performing ammo I've ever used. The one redeeming factor was, in my 10/22 they did shoot 1-1/2" groups at 50 yards for the bullets that actually went down range.
