Product Spotlight: Aguila .22 Rimfire Ammunition

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The correct pronunciation is "AG-you-la" (don't drag out the "you" too long!), and Aguila has been manufacturing ammunition in Mexico since 1961. Aguila may not be the best-known maker of .22 rimfire ammo YET, but according to Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant, they make excellent quality fodder for your .22 rifles, revolvers, and pistols. With a second factory now on line in Texas, Aguila manufacturers everything in their ammunition EXCEPT the powder in house, so they have near total control over the finished ammo's quality. Aguila manufacturers ALL types of ammunition, including rimfire, centerfire rifle and handgun loads, and shotshells. They have military and law enforcement customers all around the world. All of Aguila's .22 rimfire ammo is manufactured to Olympic match ammo standards, with extremely clean-burning powder. They offer a large variety of .22 loads, including the Super-Extra .22 Long Rifle with 38 grain CPHP (copper-plated hollow point) bullets featured here.

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@Tadicuslegion78 2 года назад

Aguila has become one of my go to brands for training/plinking ammo because its readily available, good price, and good quality. I can't count how many boxes of their 22 LR I got all over the place.

@hoatzen7887 2 года назад

the price and availability has been bar none

@notsosilentmajority1 2 года назад

Spot on!!

@scooter5940 2 года назад

Yep. Here in suburban Chicago, we can't really search for bargains at physical stores - many of the big box don't carry it. But I have seen Super Extra on-line for less than 7 cents. I am all over that. Excellent stuff.

@dirtbikematt3128 2 года назад

I fired 250 of the .22 rounds within the last month, and they were great. Used 2 old rifles and an old revolver. No issues whatsoever.

@vincescuilli7422 2 года назад

I’ve been using it for years. It’s been great on accuracy and cycling in auto loaders. The price has been within reason as well

@pewcario 2 года назад

Aguila is really the only 22lr ammo I shoot anymore. Reliable, easy to get my hands on, and just down right great!

@GaryASobek 2 года назад

I have used Aguila 22LR years ago and found that it to be very dirty. It created a lot more deposits in my firearms than Remington or Winchester. Will have to try it again as Caleb has never steered me wrong.

@john-paulsilke893 2 года назад

I often use their top tier stuff for competition and competition practice. I’ve recently had two catastrophic issues with Remington freedom buckets of .22lr. Chain detonated in my Mode 17 and shot my crane and blew my extractor out on my blinged up Buckmark. The 17 needed a good scrubbing but was otherwise fine although my cheek and hand were smacked up good from the barricade splash back. However the Buckmark blew out its extractor and I’m changing the recoil and buffer as well because of the forceful recoil. Im actually looking for a new plinking ammo and my local shop has done some testing and they claim Aguila is the best bang for the buck if you are reasonably accurate, (far less fliers and very consistent velocity, up there with CCI and there precision ammo is definitely better in my guns, except my Model 41 which loves CCI Quiet and Standard).

@masterhelijettester 2 года назад

@@john-paulsilke893 I as well have had bad experiences with Remington ammo. Squib loads and deformed ammo out of the box. And it’s the dirtiest burning stuff out there. I avoid it if possible.

@caleb2364 2 года назад

Their lead projectile rounds are extremely dirty, but the super extra has given me no jams after 1500+ rounds through my 10/22. So clean

@Varmint.357 2 года назад

It does leave more gritty sandy stuff in my guns. Probably the priming compound used

@john-paulsilke893 2 года назад

@@masterhelijettester I literally bought a bolt gun to shoot my buckets of this crap. Weirdly a 90 year old gun is safer to shoot this stuff in then my modern guns. Meh, it works and I’m into $100 worth of damage for saving $200 in plinking ammo, (I still have six pails of the crap). As a bonus I’ve been shooting a lot more shorts, and Colibri’s. So quiet and so fun. 😀

@stevejeanette8547 4 месяца назад

I have used Aguila many times with no issues.

@ironmikehallowween 2 года назад

I am glad to hear that they are stepping up. I have used them before in 22 and 38 super. Never had a problem. I generally use other manufacturers, but I have never had a bad experience with Aguila.

@jamesreed7185 2 года назад

Huge fan of Aguila ammo. Have been shooting super extra and super colibri for years. Love their ammo

@DesertMav 2 года назад

I tend to use CCI for the most part, but I have tried some of this ammo and it functions just fine in my opinion.

@nk-dw2hm 2 года назад

Same, similar price per round usually at around $5 for 50. I stock up on cci, and then buy this if it's on sale

@VCBird6 2 года назад

Been buying and running almost nothing but this .22 in the last 6 months Runs well, runs clean, and is very accurate Great value for the money My .22 CMMG conversion kit eats this like candy

@mikewallace8087 2 года назад

Jaw Beaker Candy ?

@andrettski8686 2 года назад

Been running good in my conversion kit as well.

@nfaisnfgay 2 года назад

It’s notoriously the dirtiest 22LR ammunition

@VCBird6 2 года назад

@@nfaisnfgay the newer stuff made in Texas? Runs fairly clean in mine 🤷 Now the older stuff WAS pretty bad and stunk lol

@rholdcroft99 2 года назад

what twist rate barrel you shooting from? Im going to be using a 1:7 barrel with my conversion

@catcola1061 2 года назад

In Mexico growing up, Aguila was the only brand we knew. You could only register .22’s or shotguns with a certain length so it was really the only ammo we could purchase. We hunted everything with .22. For birds and small game we would use the original copper-plated type, but for deer and boar we would use the “gray” ones, which were flat and with higher grain I believe. Hunting with shotgun was too risky due to military roaming around everywhere as well as most being too hard to register. That plus the fact that ammo was quite expensive too

@nk-dw2hm 2 года назад

You were shooting deer and boar with 22? What distance typically? Seems pretty unethical to use such a small caliber on big game, when there's a high chance you'll just wound it

@catcola1061 2 года назад

@@nk-dw2hm yes, hunting big game with .22 is something I would never do now, but over there that’s just how things were. Again, we couldn’t have any higher calibers and everyone was too poor to afford legal 12 gauge shotguns or even buckshot. And when having to choose between going hungry or possibly just wounding an animal, the choice was obvious, but we also never shot unless we knew for a fact that we had a good shot. Distance was always around 20-30 yards so that wasn’t a hard thing to do. We would camp on top of trees with hammocks next to ponds, so we waited for them to get water.

@MellowFellowOfYellow 2 года назад

@@nk-dw2hm pretty condescending trying to preach "ethics" to people who have no other choice than to use what's available to them

@nk-dw2hm 2 года назад

@@MellowFellowOfYellow no matter how hungry you are you need to be thinking about ethics before taking any shot. If you're more likely to wound the animal than cleanly kill it you shouldn't take the shot. I think most hunters would agree with that. I "liked" his reply, because he answered my questions about distance. I hope I never have to attempt to take a boar or deer with a 22lr, but I'm glad he was taking that into consideration and trying to minimize the distance

@jaydunbar7538 2 года назад

@@nk-dw2hm I think spoiled people who have never went hungry and have always had a grocery store to rely on would agree with you, as far as the majority of humanity throughout all of history they would say your a fool. Yes by modern standards a clean ethical kill matters, if your playing by the laws of nature then anything goes. You don’t see no lions waiting to make sure they have a 100% kill rate, when it’s kill or starve it’s the laws nature not man that matter.

@jimsiress9687 2 года назад

Years ago used thousands of Aguila .45 ACP & .38 SUP. AUTO. I mean 10's of thousands ! Although the powder was kinda fast & dirty smokey, the reliability & overall consistent accuracy was outstanding. Was extremely affordable at the time which was the decided reason why we used the Aguila. Most of the .45 ACP was nickle plated. Interesting blast from the past fast forward to now.

@farhan.naushad 2 года назад

Probably one of the best investment you’ve made.

@marshalshlafer7211 2 года назад

I have about 7 semiauto pistols and rifles in .22. Some of them are very finicky in terms of what ammo they’ll fire and cycle reliably. But all of them shoot and handle Aguila - I only use 40 gr. CPRN Super Extra - with absolute reliably, just like MiniMags, but for a lot less cost, and I’ve probably shot over 4000 rounds total. Love that stuff.

@travisosburn2378 2 года назад

I have sent about 2000 of the super extra .22lr down range, if it wasn't for the smell I could not tell them apart from CCI Mini-Mags. Some call the Mexi-Mags but I'm not sure that's going to catch on.... I live in TX and they are the most readily available. 22lr around DFW. 10/22 takedown and FN 502

@GMDII 2 года назад

I absolutely love the 1 3/4 in. Aquila mini slugs. I am able to load 22 of them in my Kel-Tec KSG

@larryg.overton2951 2 года назад

Good information...with the exception of pronunciation part at the beginning. I've got plenty of Texas friends that pronounce it wrong, but we all know what we're talking about. So I wouldn't otherwise nitpick, but you brought up the "correct" thing, so here ya go... I'm a South Texas boy, which gives me a leg up on speaking Spanish anyway, I suppose, but I also lived as a boy in Puerto Rico, and learned to speak Spanish there. I can tell you that your "correct" pronunciation would be considered incorrect by Hispanics and Spanish-speakers everywhere. You're right about the accent falling on the first syllable. but the "ui" diphthong doesn't produce a "you" sound or a "w" sound. The Spanish pronunciation is A-gee-la. (Note: the second syllable has a hard "g" sound, not soft, like the English interjection "Gee.")

@YellowHammer26 2 года назад

I've used a lot of it and it has worked well for me in my marlin model 60, my henry lever action and in my revolvers 👍👍.

@peterhealey2668 7 месяцев назад

Of the different brands of ammunition I have tried in my CZ 457 Aguila super extra is by far the best.

@Xd-lh1ko 2 года назад

Quality ammunition for sure!

@mybuddyboy1974 2 года назад

I shot this ammo plinking on my ruger wrangler, 250 rounds, and it is accurate, my sets were close to each other, has good velocity, love the smell of the gunpowder, and affordable, bought it on sale too

@TNRonin 2 года назад

Scammer

@vzgun5888 2 года назад

Águila standard velocity is very accurate and I have used it for precision pistol matches when CCI was not available. It is certainly cleaner than CCI but mostly because of no wax on bullet

@MichaelDodge27 2 года назад

Just used it a couple of weeks ago and had no extraction issues at all. It was a fun time!

@frankhinkle5772 2 года назад

This is my favorite bulk .22LR ammo currently. That box is made like a Chinese puzzle box! I used it in a finicky Walther P22 and it ran flawlessly.

@marksd5650 2 года назад

Interesting because I bought a PPK/S in .22 today, and bought CCI mini mag because most of the PPK/S reviewers showed Aguila misfeeding or misfiring in Walther PPK/s. The videos don’t lie. Who needs to be frustrated by ammo that doesn’t feed flawlessly.

@frankhinkle5772 2 года назад

@@marksd5650 But it's only. 22LR. I had at least five different brands on hand. I kept notes and if I had problems in the first couple magazines, I noted it and set that box aside to shoot in another pistol. The Aguila bulk ammo fan flawlessly! The Norma didn't, so I'll use it in another gun.

@caleb2364 2 года назад

I've run thousands of rounds of this aguila super extra 38 grain stuff through my Ruger 10/22 without a single jam. Very clean as he mentioned.

@pewpew9193 2 года назад

I like Aguila ammo. Rimfire, handgun, rifle. Been using about all of the stuff they make.

@jcgardner5852 2 года назад

Been shooting this ammunition a while and am very impressed.

@hoosierplowboy5299 2 года назад

I have never had a problem with their ammunition. I will pick up a box of this soon. Thanks, Caleb!

@DK-gy7ll 2 года назад

I've been buying Aguila .22 ammo wherever I can find it. Definitely more reliable ammo than the cheap bulk stuff being offered by the more well-known makers.

@isaaccutlip5815 7 месяцев назад

Winchester!!!!!! Ahhhhg

@dive7734 2 года назад

been using it for a couple of years now and love it.

@scotttilson8876 2 года назад

Some of the best ammo out there.

@bykrydr21 2 года назад

Run their 22LR thru my 10/22's and Henry H001 along with my MK IV 22/45. Also run their 12GA Mini shells in both SLUG and 00BUCK Great products!!

@stevesmith917 2 года назад

I’ve used their 22 lr, 9 mm, 556, and some other stuff. Such a great company

@stephenkidder8876 10 месяцев назад

I was shooting some Agulia. 22 lr yesterday. I love the smell of their smoke! Lol!

@Northeast_progeny Месяц назад

Switched from Federal Auto Match to this in my semi-auto 22 and wow what a difference, the gun goes through a 25 round mag like butter now. Great price and reliable for simple fun at the range. Will never go back to FAM again.

@Cautionary_Tale_Harris 2 года назад

That's still my favorite shirt, Caleb. Clean. Crisp. Always a classic.

@Lqnload2A 2 года назад

I got a box of this recently and and they have worked great so far in 3 of my 22 rifles and a wrangler

@grandprixjames 2 года назад

Use it all the time. Great stuff!

@Newtire 10 месяцев назад

It took first prize for me. Was pretty surprised as it used to be the least expensive ammo on the shelf. Now, I think that the word is out.

@Goondonkofficial 2 года назад

Works in all of my firearms, love the stuff

@ZenoLycurgus 2 года назад

I hadn’t heard of them before but they’re gonna be one of my go to, thanks.

@941Earl 2 года назад

It's good stuff. I have shot thousands of their .22lr offerings and I have zero complaints.

@brianshuler6951 2 года назад

I have shot and still have some of their older highest velocity loads with mostly good results. I will try their new products.

@hugoruthling2864 2 года назад

Absolutely works very well in my old Marlin M39, Glenfield Single and out of my old Taurus M94. I'm sold.

@emoryzakin2576 2 года назад

Has worked better than cci in 3 of my 22lr! And there colibri subs are as quite as anything I’ve ever shot. Love it

@kencarnley7101 Год назад

I recently purchased a 15-22 Smith for my Granddaughter. Have committed to only use Aguila Super Extra round nose as I do not want her to have and jams or failure to feed. You are the third you tuber to explain how to correctly pronounce the name correctly.

@jamesstratton4488 2 года назад

Thanks

@DinoNucci 2 года назад

This is the right level of video for you.

@donbailey754 2 года назад

Love it never a problem

@johnhammer2982 2 года назад

It's good stuff and has some pep to it. Slightly more velocity than standard CCI ammo. Interesting that you mention the powder because that was the first thing I noticed about this ammo. Has a very distinct smell when fired. Good to go ammo.

@Paladin1873 2 года назад

Yeah, like burnt urine.

@Johnat709 2 года назад

@@Paladin1873 It's been years since I've peed on a hot plate....forgot the smell...

@chad9166 2 года назад

@@Paladin1873 you smell that a lot huh?

@Paladin1873 2 года назад

@@chad9166 You only have to smell it once to remember it forever.

@JF-xq6fr Год назад

It's because they use a priming compound known as "Eley priming", which has that distinct odor.

@S1L3NTG4M3R 2 года назад

THANKS

@hughgalbraith8370 2 года назад

nice looking Henry and yes their ammo is very good

@disturbedmaynard3873 2 года назад

Been buying it, as what I do see of it, is a better bargain than other ammo on the shelves. Will be trying it out soon

@ernestwilliams8255 6 месяцев назад

Just purchased a couple of boxes from gun show! Can't wait to see how they fire in my m4 22 pistol.

@801guitar3 Год назад

Thanks for the video. I have been on the fence about these because I always go with what I know on .22 ammo. I have seen these at good prices and I will have to try them out.

@dentalnovember 2 года назад

I e been shooting 9mm Aguila ammunition for years. The 124 grain cartridges have fired perfectly in every gun I have chambered for that caliber.

@liquidwater8756 2 года назад

I’ve been using águila for the last couple months it’s great. It’s accurate and reliable. Just today at rural king I saw a box of .223 from this company and I’m thinking of running it though my ar

@davehunt8088 2 года назад

Hey Caleb glad to hear you have been having a BLAST with the Aguila ammo.haha.

@ed5042 2 года назад

this ammunition is terrific, tx22, semi auto rifles, anschutz msr, love the stuff

@WC3fanatic997 2 года назад

The only thing I've really heard negatively about Aguila throughout the years is that they run very dirty, which isn't necessarily a deal-breaker for most people. Otherwise one of the few ammo manufacturers that I dont hear any bad _performance_ of.

@urgamecshk 2 года назад

All 22 is dirty

@KC-hf3to 2 года назад

I have used their 22lr for the past year and it runs great in my Glock 44

@natejackson4791 2 года назад

Caleb I wish this segment included a review of what you shot it out of and how it performed. I've been using their line up for years and was not aware of the new products.

@paulvenn4447 2 года назад

Their super heavy 22LR is crazy good stuff

@kylefraga5550 2 года назад

Shot it for the first time last week, found some little 50 round boxes at the local gun shop. Works good

@mytquin7605 2 года назад

excellent ammo

@myanaloglife9450 3 месяца назад

I like the 40gr copper clad stuff, only stuff I have tried from this company and surprisingly I’ve yet to have a bad round, shot maybe 2k rounds so far, tried a few other brands some would have feed issues or failure to fire 1 rd per magazine…these have been perfect

@frankmckinley1254 2 года назад

I tried some recently and yes it's good stuff.

@franks6857 2 года назад

Aguila .22 is the best I've used! Stocked up on a few bricks for weekend fun with the grandsons!!

@bobwills7607 2 года назад

Good stuff

@buffalobob870 2 года назад

Aguila has been my favorite "bulk" ammo for many years.

@happycamper9300 2 года назад

I have use the Aguila .32 ACP, .380, 9 mm and 12G Mini shotshells with good results. The .22 was another story, hope this new version is improved.

@donpowers633 2 года назад

Got a case last year. Best "bulk" box I've found.

@jurassicslime 2 года назад

My M and P 15 22 pistol loves this stuff

@Matthew69ing-chipmunks 2 года назад

Had some green tip 556 from them. It was loaded hot and dirty; popped primers stretched cases, and hard extractor marks on the cases.

@guildig1 2 года назад

I love the super calibre 22lr in 375 fps or 500 fps it is super quiet in 16 inch barrels most of the time you only hear the trigger pull and round hitting the target. Great for target shooting or bird hunting.

@davidmiller8924 2 года назад

Like any other ammo some guns like it and others don't. Love the subsonic 22. Shot the best group ever out of a Henry Golden Boy I was sighting in for my son. Got some of the 1700fps stuff and all bets were off. All over the target. Wouldn't run in my Kimber 22 conversion at all. Overall good ammo, lots of options, find what each of your guns like. Noticed the different powder smell also. Thanks for the info.

@brianvannorman1465 2 года назад

Yes! Christina Aguilera has her own line of Ammunition. Wait for it at a store nearest you. Now, I really like Aguila's line of mini-12guage shells. (Haven't seen Federal's, yet.) Especially as first line of defense in my home. The San Diego neighborhood that I live in, has my neighbors in very close proximity to me. So over penetration is a concern.

@markworden9169 Год назад

The new stuff is pretty good.

@docholiday41colt3 2 года назад

That's damn good ammo my marlin model 60 loves this brand great stuff 👍

@alfontana6242 Год назад

Aquila 22 lr ammo is the best ammo for the price especially in bulk pack form. The Aquila 22 lr HV velocities are usually higher than comparable bulk pack high velocity and more consistent as well.

@Coopdog1911 2 года назад

This year I invested in a good pile of that, because it was the only thing I could find for a while. That is the singular most filthy dirty ammo I have ever shot. Even in a range with great air flow, my goodness, it literally choked me up so bad I only shot for a short while when I went in there to play for a while. If they use a clean burning propellant, I sure as heck did not get any of that, and I have a lot of it to go through. Strictly outdoor ammo in my opinion. Interesting reading the much varied comments!

@lioncelica5170 2 года назад

In Mexico, this is the most commonly available ammunition manufacturer by far. There are odd stipulations with Mexican law, hence Aguila makes (and clearly labels) 7.62 NATO vs .308 and others, for example. The box art is perhaps the highest quality I have ever seen, with even holographic print the entire length of a side of a box, but the ammunition I've not found to be overly accurate though. But it is neat being able to support fellow Mexican business.

@radomguy9678 2 года назад

Maybe they answer their American phonelines with that pronunciation, but aguila is the Spanish word for ‘eagle.’ I am fluent in Spanish, and it is my wife’s native language, so I will continue to pronounce it correctly, “A-geel-a”, with the letter A’s pronounced like “uh”. Other than that, yes, that ammo is fantastic. Aguila’s super extra offerings are now my go to ole reliable rimfire choice over CCI Minimags.

@CalebSavant 2 года назад

I contacted the owners of the company before filming this video. I used the annunciation that they provided. Thanks for watching.

@radomguy9678 2 года назад

@@CalebSavant Since you stated clearly that you were pronouncing it correctly, I believed that you had talked to them. That’s why I said “they may answer their phones that way”. However, it seems sad to me that they feel that they have to anglicize their own company name to appeal to American ammo shoppers; at least that’s how it looks to me. They use Spanish words in their products, too, or at least one of them. I’m a huge fan of their Colibri powderless quiet 22LR ammo. Colibri means hummingbird, which is a great name for that product. Heck, I like all their products, a lot. I meant it when I said that their Super Extra has become my go to HV 22LR. Not because of price, but performance. Have you ever removed a bullet from one of their 22LR cartridges? Their primer compound is very thick. I believe that is part of what makes them so reliable. But again, it’s sad to me that they decided to anglicize their own name. Thanks for writing.

@jaydunbar7538 2 года назад

It’s good stuff, no longer have to bring with a spray can of solvent when we bring the 22s to the range for an afternoon of plinking like I did with other types of bulk ammunition.

@bcoorough 2 года назад

I purchased some 6.5 creedmoor and it shoots really well.

@lamster06 2 года назад

The 22 cartridges of all types are very good I’ve never have a problem with them. And I love their mini shell slugs

@marvinbrewer8637 2 года назад

The mini shell get stuck in my shotgun the rim is too soft and bends

@lamster06 2 года назад

@@marvinbrewer8637 I only use the mini shells with my Mossberg Shockwave with the special adapter made for the mini shells, I never tried them with a regular shotgun

@marvinbrewer8637 2 года назад

@@lamster06 I'm using the in a double barrel shotgun.

@marksd5650 2 года назад

Just purchased a Walther PPK/S today in .22 and purposefully avoided Aguila ammo because the PPK/S reviewers I watched each said, and showed, that there were many many misfeeds and misfires with Aguila .22. So I bought what they said worked really well which was CCI Mini Mag and Winchester 40 grain. The videos don’t lie. And who needs the frustration. I may buy a small box and test it myself, and there is always the Ruger 10/22 which seems to shoot most everything.

@chrisgeddes26 2 года назад

I haven't used this yet but us their 150 gr. .7.62/.308 a lot. It is good, reliable ammo. They have crimped primers.

@VitalArms Год назад

Aguila is giving federal (cci) a true run for their money. I’ve only had great experiences with Aguila. And the colibrí are too fun!

@starlinsims2969 2 года назад

I've used the 45acp 230 grain and 22lr cprn ammunition, never a problem.

@wormyboot 2 года назад

I expect Caleb to get the pronunciation correct. He presents himself with a standard of correctness that I really appreciate.

@rickleclair6781 2 года назад

That's all I buy anymore. I have used the 38 and the 40. I have stuck with the 40, but for no particular reason. I use it at Project Appleseed events and it provides excellent accuracy and reliability.

@badbilly60 8 месяцев назад

it rates right up there with cci and cheaper,keep the good quality going!

@JohnSmith-ou7yr 2 года назад

great ammo at a good price

@osok1572 2 года назад

I bought two boxes to give them a try and had no issues whatsoever so I went back to the store and bought 2,000 rounds so my kids and I can plink.

@ParasiticPsycho 2 года назад

Funny timing on this video. Just got a new ruger 10/22 a couple weeks ago and aguila is the only ammo that had a hiccup so far. Had feeding issues that caused the bullet to get mangled. It only happened a few times, but only with that ammo. No issues with remington, norma, cci or federal out of it yet.

@mattschmitt9924 2 года назад

I've ran thousands of rounds of Aguila over the years. Recently got some 22mag that when fired, the primer pocket cups outward and jams up one of my revolvers from advancing. It is a visible deformation. Only happens with the new 22mag from Aguila.

@admlorenz 2 года назад

This stuff worked flawlessly with a binary setup.

@not.an.operator 2 года назад

I love the Aquila Super Extra, but holy smokes does it smell terrible when shooting 😂 I mostly stick to CCI just to avoid the smell

@joesimons7387 2 года назад

I have been using the Ammo for about 6 months and after a day at the range when I break down my 22's there is hardly any gun powder residue to clean. You are right good ammunition. You will find it accurate as well. My worst experience was Remington rimfire buyer beware.