I found the same result. Who Da thunk loose bulk ammo could shoot that well. Granted it's not one ragged hole but unless I get MUCH better offhand why spend more?

 

In my experience Automatch has been straight up junk. Its the only ammo where I've had bullets wiggle in the cases. Minimags have been the most reliable for me with the exception of the AR type.

 

I've read a lot of bad reviews about this ammo, but for relatively cheap bulk it seems to get the job done. It worked great for me.

 

Automatch are my go-to. My 455 loves them and they shoot just fine when sniping the ground squirrels and at $15/325, I ain't complaining.

 

Good deal.
Fed AM is my range buddy's go to for our weekly throwing lead down range but he uses Eley Subsonic HP for squirrel hunting. I've had good luck with Fed AM from both of my Varmint MTRs, it's a toss up between them and CCI SV but neither are as consistent as Norma TAC-22. Blazers also do pretty well but they don't like Mini Mags for some reason, go figure.

 

Well hell, I guess I'll have to add the Federal to my list of ammo to sample.
Where the heck did you find them for $15 for 325 count? The last I looked, and it's been a while, they were about $25.

 

Walmart has them at 19.99 Bx/325. That's the lowest I've found

 

Walmart and Dunham's has AM for $19.99 around here. I have a lot of Aguila Super ($14.99 for 250) but my autos don't like the grease they use on the cases. It makes a mess.

 

Yeah, I've noticed the same residue on mine. But for the price, they sure do shoot good. I've got one 10/22 that prefers them over Mini Mag SV's.

 

I am just a plinker but auto match is my favorite bulk ammo. Have a great day

 

I have also had good luck with Fed AM 325 round ammo

 

It's my go-to ammo for plinking at 50 yards with my CZ-512 Carbine,,,
I buy it at Wal Mart for $19.95 per 325 round pack.

Honestly, I can't remember the last dud,,,
It's been a few years back.

How it got such a bad rep is beyond me,,,
Several of my friends use it for Rimfire Steel Challenge,,,
They say it's the most reliable HV LRN ammo they have found.

Mini-Mags aren't allowed in Rimfire Steel matches,,,
At least that's what the rule book says,,,
You can't use copper plated ammo,,,
Lead cartridges only.

For my rifles that I try to stretch to 100 and 200 yards,,,
I use CCI-SV.

For 50 yard shooting and in most of my semi-auto handguns,,,
It's Auto Match all the way.

Aarond

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Mini-Mags aren't allowed in Rimfire Steel matches,,,
At least that's what the rule book says,,,
You can't use copper plated ammo,,,
Lead cartridges only.

granted, I'm, new to steel challenge, but my local range doesn't have that rule. what's wrong with copper plated ammo?

edited to add, just realized, mini mags aren't copper plated, they're copper "washed"

 

Jack rabbits here hate Automatch.

 

Thanks for these great pictures. Looks like me when I was young....a long time ago and the prizes were cottontails and squirrels, not jack rabbits. And who knows what ammo I shot, but you can be sure it was the cheapest available at the time.

 

I have a Sako Model 78 that I use in Long Range .22 Silhouette, this is the 3/8 scale targets starting with the chickens at 77 meters on up to rams at 200 meters. This Sako shoots Automatch better than anything I have ever tried in it including several brands of so-called "target" ammo at a much higher price. Just yesterday at our weekly match, I thought I would try some SK Standard Plus , shot 15x15 on the chix, pigs and turkeys. Went to the rams and it was like I was throwing rocks, shot about 12-15 rounds and did not hit one ram. I have shot several 60x60 scores with the Automatch and will stick with it now.

 

Wouldn't think the 22 would have enough get-up and go at 200 yards to knock over the rams. How much they hang the back of the foot off the rail? BTW your 60/60 beats last year's national silhouette champ. SK sponsors him you should look into a sponsorship.

 

Been using CCI MM HPs in my 10-22 and Buck Mark 5.5 for years. Mainly for dispatching pesky varmints around my house & property. They have always been acceptable in the accuracy department at least out to 65 yds or so and do a good job with 1 shot kills on racoons and such. It's not 'match' ammo but it gets the job done every time. I see no reason to change any time soon.

 

I've always had good results with the Federal Auto-Match. Mostly groups under .700" out of my CZ-455 and Clark 10/22. However my Wal-Mart cost here is more between $22 or $23 plus tax for the 325 pk. Always very happy with its performance.

Luisyamaha

 

Automatch is my go to for my TC Classic semi-auto.

 

Dunhams Sports has Auto Match 325 round box on sale for 17.99 this weekend

 

I buy a couple of boxes of AM every trip to get food for the week.

 

I have had good luck with Auto Match with 10/22s. I also shoot it in the local lever action silhouette shoots I participate in, distances out to 90 yds. It does its job if I do mine. No complaints with it at all.

 

The box of Automatch I have does not cycle well in a 10/22 youth rifle I have (CCI mini mags do!) but it works very well in everything else I put it through. I went out and bought more of it this past weekend as it's on sale at our local Dunham's Sports store.

 

I ran 975 rounds of AM through my Buck Mark over the past 2 days. Had a couple of duds, and a few rounds that didn't want to feed properly. But my gun was very dirty by the time I passed 500 rounds and the slide was getting mighty slow. So I figured it was time for a deep clean. Man, I launched that slide spring into orbit upon disassembly. I started to dismantle my work room and miraculously found it!

 

I have had great luck with Automatch. It was the first ammo that I shot 1 MOA groups at 100 yds from my T/C Classic.

 

For ammo thrown in a box rattling around against other rounds @ 6 cents a shot who woulda thought. I never expected it to be as accurate as it is.

 

I picked up 5 more boxes at Dunham's for $17.99 each. That is about as good as it's going to get I think.

 

I like AM. Maybe I lucked out with the lot I have but it's surprisingly good. I use it in my KelTec CP33 and Ruger Charger Takedown SBR for steel challenge competition. If it didn't go bang and cycle them I'd change ammo but it has never caused a malfunction in many thousands of round fired. It's good stuff. It's also plenty precise, and not just for SC (which doesn't require high precision).

 

I also use it in my Sig P322. When new, I had some failures to feed but after a couple hundred rounds the pistol smoothed out and works great with the AM. That's as long as I load the magazines carefully

 

Surprised to hear that MiniMag didn't run/shoot as well as FED AM.
Both run quite well in most everything I have, but MiniMag has the accuracy edge.

 

Surprised to hear that MiniMag didn't run/shoot as well as FED AM.
Both run quite well in most everything I have, but MiniMag has the accuracy edge.

I have had them go back and forth as which was better. More times it was AM that was better though.

 

It's a strange world when AutoMatch is more reliable than CCI, but here we are. I ran this box today while dialing in my new dot and couldn't believe how much more reliable this ammo performed compared to the last 1800 rounds of Mini Mag that I have used. It seems to burn clean and is very consistent in charge. The BM was surprisingly clean afterwards. 100x better than GoldenBoogers. $20 a box. I bought 4. I have a case of Blazer on order so I hope that performs as good as AM. $288 shipped!

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Back when there was that "shortage" of .22 ammunition, I packed up about a dozen 500 round bricks of AM22 because of its superior performance in my rifle and low price (about $11.97 at WM) at that time. Last year I purchased a 50 round box for around $4. That ammo shot patterns, not groups, with same rifle at same distance (25yds). Apparently quality has degraded over the past few years. I tried my second choice ammo, Blazer 40g RNL brick for about $19 at local sporting goods store and experienced excellent performance. Typical with the world of .22 rimfire...variations in lot numbers sometimes makes a difference. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

 

All rimfire ammo varies from lot to lot or gun to gun. Do not not blame all the latest AM or any other ammo for just one lot! I have had the same thing happen with some pretty expensive "match" ammo of famous names.