Super it’s not.

Nope.

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Looks nasty.
What is it? Browning ammo?

Reason # 421,687,493 that I won't buy Winchester rimfire ammo ever again.

I, too, am on the no-Winchester rimfire bandwagon. And that's kind of a shame, 'cause when I was youngster in the '70s and '80s, it was really quite decent stuff.
Had a weak moment in early '20 and actually bought a case of Winchester Wildcat .22lr just before the COVID-era panic shortage (saw it coming).
Came to my senses and gave it to some guys putting on a youth shoot. Even warned 'em, "Hey, this is what it is, but it's yours if you want it." They took it.
Never had occasion to miss it.

I bet the boys at Winchester are proud of that product.

Mark1964 said:

I, too, am on the no-Winchester rimfire bandwagon. And that's kind of a shame, 'cause when I was youngster in the '70s and '80s, it was really quite decent stuff.

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Exactly; Dad would buy Wildcats, it was "the good stuff*", I usually had a brick of Thunderbolts...it was good enough for a kid.

*for high velocity pest control and hunting ammo

Looks like two things happened:

Box got compressed.

There was a chemical reaction of some kind with the black copper plating.

Looks like storage and shipping damage.

Go after the seller.

Cowpokey said:

Exactly; Dad would buy Wildcats, it was "the good stuff*", I usually had a brick of Thunderbolts...it was good enough for a kid.

*for high velocity pest control and hunting ammo

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I shot a bunch or wild cat bricks as a kid in the 80s. I had one of those smoke colored
"Eagle" high capacity 30rd 10/22 mags.
I don't recall ever having issues.
Then I bought Winchester rimfire ammo again during the Obama panic era.
That was the last time.
I still buy Winchester center fire stuff. It still works fine for me.

The last Winchester that I tried did about an inch and a half at fifty yards and had half a dozen duds in a box, and that was the more expensive Super X HVHP loads. Before that I tried some subsonic, the 40 trainers that I believe are discontinued now. They weren't terrible but that has been quite a few years ago.

Did you buy from the manufacturer? From a store? Or from someone on ebay?

I prefer to buy directly from a manufacturer if I can. Federal has their own retail.

Winchester has good ballistucs for 25 and 32 ACP. Hopefully this does not reflect their quality.

Good people don’t let their friends buy Winchester rimfire ammo

Only squib I ever had was this ammo.

Heck I'd shoot it, out of somebody else's rifle.....

1Rudedawg said:

Heck I'd shoot it, out of somebody else's rifle.....

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None of mine…..

I would not shoot bad rounds out of someone elses gun. I dont want it blowing up in my face.

Thing is I bought a box a couple years ago and it shot fantastic out of my Marlin 39A, so when I saw it was available I bought a brick to try in a few other guns. I was going to hollow point it but the case won’t fit in the drock die I have. I scrape the loose coating off the bullet nose and go from there. It shoots alright considering. Just wondering if that stuff will clean off.

It sez black copper plated, I could have done a better job, with a can of Krylon

Looks like dry wax lube spottily applied in the photo.