I’ve been watching you and Hitchcock for years and you gentlemen make shooting fun. You’ve both cost me lots of money with your reviews. Favorites are the Ruger SR 1911, and most recently the Beretta CX Storm and Kel-Tec P17. Thanks for doing the videos.
"Hitchcock"....I love it! It appears that I have cost some of my viewers a lot of money over the years and in some strange I find that very satisfying. 😁👌 Today is January 1, 2024 and my son and I hope you have a great new year.
I've seen Browning ammo for cheap prices, but only in 9mm. Personally, I've always had trouble w/Aguila and so-so results w/Armscor.....Remington Thunderbolt, however, has been great. Granted the poor results were with my Heritage revolvers, never had a problem out of my rifle.
Been waitin for another video, good one too. My wife loves the Browning 22 ammo in the plastic 100 round box. She shoots it in her GSG 1911 22 and has never had a problem with it. My daughter and I shoot it out of our MKlV target 22's and it always runs good. Seems like whatever we shoot out of the MKlV's they run good.
That’s pretty good. I have had mixed results with US manufactured ammo, especially Winchester stuff. Not sure if here in Europe we get poorer quality stuff, but on the other hand we are blessed with some great .22 ammo like Sellier & Bellot, Norma and RWS. CCi is the best non-European ammo I found.
Olin Corp it the company that owns the brand names Winchester, Browning, and Herters. CCI Standard Velocity, CCI Mini Mag, Federal Auto Match and Aguila Super Extra are all available for lower prices and much more reliable. CCI SV is the best of these for precision shooting. Federal Auto Match box of 325 is available at some Walmart locations for $22 and $16 online at various sellers during sales. CCI SV for 7 CPR or less online. Aguila Super Extra I have seen at local sporting goods chain for $15 for box of 250 rounds. Olin Corp ammo gets among the worst reviews online in forums. Some ammo quality varies lot by manufacturing lot. From you testing you received a good lot number. I'll continue buying less expensive ammo that has better QC over all lot numbers. May Olin Corp has improved their ammo quality but it will take more than this one review to convince me to buy it.
I bought a couple boxes of this stuff a couple years ago and had malfunction after malfunction. I could barely get two rounds to fire back to back in any of my guns. Upon closer inspection, I discovered many of the cases were dented or pinched, as if somewhere during the manufacturing process they got damaged by the machinery, but still made it through quality control. I contacted Browning and they had me ship the boxes back to them for inspection. A few months later they sent me a check that didn't cover my original cost, but it was better than nothing. I've been hesitant to try any more of it, but maybe I will thanks to your review.
you are a brave man to try browning 22lr. i have found that, since the wuhan flu, only cci (including blazer) and aguila are reliable in my semiauto pistols.
It’s a great review of the browning 22 love to see the 22s in action. Kinda wish you would have some different targets but hey I understand happy new year God bless.
I know shooting paper targets can get boring and slamming steel plates might get a little annoying so please feel free to suggest different targets. Happy New Year!
I have both the 6 inch Ruger and the Browing BL22. I bought two Ruger MK2's new for what the BL22 cost used. My first 10-22 I bought in 1979 cost $64.00 plus tax. It was on sale at Montgomery Wards because they were not going to sell guns anymore. Still got it.
Nothing like plinking in the desert, especially in December, lol. It sure beats July or August, that's for sure. Thanks for the review, without it this ammo may have been something I wouldn't consider. Nice shooting, as usual my friend.
@@mixup98 Absolutely right. We're the opposite of most other states, we lay low in the summer and enjoy the outdoors in the winter. It did take a few years to get used to Christmas, lol. 👍 🤠
I just got some for 22 Bullseye league, and it works just fine in my ancient Ruger like your son's. Fine in my Ruger MK4 as well. No complaints. I understand Winchester also makes Herters. Not as good as the Browning. I'll buy more as well. BTW.....I'm sure the Ruger 10-22 would function with old black powder ammo as well. Good video. Thanks!!
Well that was pretty impressive to see velocities higher than advertised. So often they are quite optimistic on their velocities. Apparently that Ruger automatic pistol was the precursor to the Mark series. I have a Mark I that looks exactly like it except for it's a bull barrel.
@@stinkbug1 It's bulk ammo. Meant for plinking. Anyone that's been around knows that bulk ammo tends to be somewhat inconsistent; And even in the past 10 to 15 years, at times bulk ammo, well, it was typical to have as much as 10% that literally didn't fire, light strikes, etc.. Heck, I even had boxes that I pulled out rounds where the manufacturer didn't even bother to include the bullet and powder ( because there was literally no projectile to keep the powder in ). That'd be box after box, 10% didn't fire the first time, or would not fire at all. Thunderbolts aka Thunderduds come to mind. Worse, some Winchester ammo would have a "crease" in their case design, and would not shrink after firing, leading to stuck cases that required a cleaning rod to remove. Still have some around somewhere; during shortages, real shortages, such crap ammo is the norm.
I've never tried these 35gr before. Try the lead nose 40gr and you'll change your mind. By the way, the 400 rounds box in my country costs 187$. You guys are living in heaven.
Last box of this I had there were about 10 bullets seated improperly in the cases, and a few more where the bullets fell out. Not ideal, but the rest went bang so I can’t complain too much…
I can verify that the Winchester/ Browning 22's were junk for the last 3 years. Winchester only could go one way & that was better quality control. Sure looks like they got it right this time.
I've shot the Browning center fire ammo but I've never shot any of the 22 rim fire. I have to get some of that.. The 9 mm Full Metal Jacket Browning seems to work real Well i've never had a problem with it.
Back in the day when my wife and belonged to IHMSA, The International Metallic Silhouette Association, Winchester Super X was the rimfire to use. We would use a rim thickness gauge and sort them for rim thickness. Many matches were won with Winchester. I have had nothing but good luck with their 9mm Nato and 45ACP Valor also. I'm not sure of why Winchester ammo is so disliked. Thanks for the cool video.
My experience with Browning rimfire ammo ( a.k.a. Winchester ) has been as bad as Winchester Super X,.. mostly failure to eject, followed closely by failure to fire. I tried this stuff with my otherwise very reliable Savage Mark II rifles and also my CZ455, both ( obviously ) bolt action. My Browning ammo. is now about 2 years old,.. yours appears to be of a much newer batch, with no faults. Maybe, I should try another box of this Browning rimfire ammo. again and see if it works with my rifles. I'm glad you did this 'test', maybe, just maybe Winchester/Browning has corrected the issues of the older stuff.
Winchester 22LR has some bad batches from time to time from what I heard. But my personal experience with them have been fine. The price is usually all right for such cheap plinking ammo.
Not sure about the 22LR but Browning 9mm (Winchester) is the only ammo I've had problems with in the past 10000 rounds that caliber. It was very poor. Failure to fire, failure to feed in some cases. Plus they just don't back it up with customer service at all. With others, like Fiocchi they're very helpful and attentive - even send replacement box if you have problems, as they did for a friend of mine.
I have used the Browning Yellow box stuff and none out of 400 failed. The price was right. The only problem was when I went to get more they had sold it all and I haven't seen it again here in NZ. I have also had a few problems with the Winchester white box stuff in the past but in recent times I have not had any failures with it and it is cheap and available.
I bought a brick of it maybe 3 years ago and it was absolutely junk back then. Failure to fire out of a half a dozen of my firearms I would say probably one out of every 10 rounds would require a second strike and one out of every 30 wouldn't fire whatsoever. Nice to see they corrected the issues and are making better stuff now days. I might have to give it another try if I see some around
And hey, you did pretty good TOO mixup98! Your fluid work with the lever-action was impressive, Green One. Thanks for a useful real world test!.........................elsullo
I love the Ruger pistol. That was my first handgun that I bought as a civilian in Massachusetts. Then I moved up to a Ruger Security-six with a 2.5 inch barrel in .357 mag. What a difference..lol Hope you have a great New Year
Before I even watch the vid...About two or three years ago I bought two 400 round boxes of this Browning ammo [edit: 40 gr, lead, wax coated] on sale for a great price when .22lr was rare & full price expensive. I still have maybe 300 rounds left. It was about average, no better or worse than budget .22 ammo, but I did notice most of the bullets would rotate in the case. I wasn't worried, I've seen that before. As time has passed the number of FTFs has increased, not crazy high, but definitely an increase. Trying the FTFs in my Single-Six that seriously indents the rims tells me the ammo priming compound has deterioted and/or loosened.
I just bought the 800 round box of this stuff figuring it would at least be some really cheap plinking ammo for the kids and grandkids. Glad to hear a good report.
Really? I have a Rossi RS22 and it is extremely reliable and accurate. Here is my video on my Rossi: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BLqGqTdnJaY.html
I just finished a box of this ammo and I think I had 3 or 4 duds out of it but it had been sitting on my shelf for probably about 3 or 4 years so I'll give it a pass.
Thanks for the review. I am a fan of all things Browning. I was afraid of the Winchester product but I think with all the hell thrown at winny in the lsat few years they might have added some QC. First 3 guns you show are also in my armory and grandson has the 10-22.
It does appear that Winchester ammo has improved over the last few years and I hope to do more reviews on their rimfire ammo. I am also a Browning fan and I have an old Browning BL-22 lever action rifle and maybe it's time to do another review on it. Stay warm, dry and thank you for watching my video.
Really good results for Winchester/ Browning 22lr. Great video, it's been a long time since I saw a Browning Buckmark. Always good to see you have a video up. Take Care !
I enjoyed seeing the Old Ruger Mk-1 out there. so many people started Bullseye shooting with the Mk-1 and Mk-2's. Really an Iconic pistol, so simple and affordable. Nice video Dan, Happy New year! - Dave
I picked up a box of this years ago. I don't remember why I hated it so much, but I'm not willing to risk shooting it again to find out. I still have the box of it though.
I remember when I hated Remington Golden Bullet ammo but the quality has greatly improved over the last several years and most of my pistols love it. It appears to me that the Browning ammo has also improved.
Hey Mix, did you get new mics or a camera? I notice your shots sound different. It may just be where you are positioned in the canyon \ between hills, but I certainly noticed. I believe that I may be hearing the Sonic crack on some of the longer shots with the lever rifle. And also from the 10\22.
I just replaced my five-year-old microphone but I replaced it with the exact same model. Apparently there has been some type of internal change to it. Which mic sounds better....the old one or the new one?
Always fun to watch you shoot, especially when it's a decent product. I wish it was short-sleeve weather where I live. I haven't seen the Sun in two weeks.
‼️WARNING…. went out with my buddy’s and took out our 22s. 2 different Winchester brands the cases blew up in 2 different riffles causing injury to one of my friends. I will never buy Winchester again!!! I saved both the cases
I shoot a lot of Winchester center fire ammo and I don't have any problems with it but the quality of their .22 rimfire ammo has gone down over the last several years, although the quality does seem to be improving.
I have a ton of the Browning ammo.I burn through a lot of .22lr shooting with the grandkids. I bought a pack of 1600rds. I've been using them in Heritage revolvers, and smaller single round, bolt action, and semi auto, youth rifles. I've been very pleased overall. I've experienced very few issues. The rounds seem to be accurate, and hard hitting. A few duds in bulk .22 are to be expected in my opinion.
Great presentation. I haven’t tried that ammo but will look for it. I did not that Browning lever sounded so impeccably smooth. I had one of those six inch Ruger pistol years ago. For me, it shot terribly inaccurate, not to mention it became useless when I disassembled to clean it and couldn’t get it back together. I offered it to a Ruger affectiado in disassembled form. He snapped it back together like he’d done it a time or two and confessed he’d already ordered a set of adjustable sights like it was already his. Anyway he said that with stock sights it was a tack driver. Suggested I had a lot to learn, lol.
Both are excellent pistols but the Ruger MKIV is much easier to field strip. You simply push a button to field strip the Ruger but you will need an Allen wrench to disassemble the Buckmark. On the other hand I own two Buckmark pistols and I absolutely love them both.
Bought a new buckmark micro and had to send it back to Browning twice, than the slide release lever broke. Wasted a lot of ammo, time, and traveling expense.
That's an interesting semi auto. The only other.22 I had before my Ruger LCR.22 was a Walther P22 which i eventually sold due to slide damage problem. But this pistol your testing is worth checking out and possibly purchase if adequate.thanks, 👍
I ordered a few hundred rounds of Browning BPR .22LR probably 3 years ago. I've been plinking with the BPR now and then, using a Ruger American bolt action. No complaints. I recently found my dad's Ruger MKII tucked away in a drawer. It was in pristine condition. I've been plinking with the MKII, using the Browning BPR and have yet to find fault. I'm no Browning fan boy. I have no biases either way. Just saying that the .22LR BPR has worked fine for me. Cheers!
