Best/cheapest .22 LR ammo for plinking

[Scotty]

I do a lot of plinking with my .22 Ruger Standard. I am also cheap. Where do you find the best deals on ammo? Picked up some Federal hollow points the other day a WalMart---$17 for 550 bulk pack. I haven't used any yet. Not a bad price if they work.

[RLH70]

I have a stockpile of Winchester silver box 37gr HP. It runs very well in all my 22's. It runs especially well in my Ruger MarkII target.

[Moe]

Thats a very hard question. It seems that some of the bulk .22 ammo is all over the place as far as accuracy and reliability is concerned. I have about 10 bricks of Russian Junior .22 ammo I bought about 15 years ago and is great for plinking. It's a little messy (greasy), but performs well and is accurate. Compared to some of the stuff they sell for inexpensive bulk ammo, that stuff is now a bargain.

It almost seems like you either get high priced, match grade ammo or lousy, inaccurate, bulk ammo. The Remington Target ammo I bought works well in the .22 handguns I tried them in, but it's $7 a box of 100. The RWS R-50 subsonic stuff I use in my target pistols is now $12+ a box of 50. Eley is about the same price or even a little more.

Aquila makes some good ammo, but it also is getting more expensive. My wifes 8 shot Ladysmith J- Frame likes the 60gr Aguila. Aguila now uses Eley priming methods for thier rimfire ammo.

[Scotty]

I'm just amazed at the price of .22LR these days. I guess that comes from growing up with $1.00 a box ammo from the hardware store.

[Arkie_Lefty]

Some curse it, but I've allways had great results with Fed 550 bulk in my Ruger mkII.

Bob

[Scotty]

I have a box each of Federal, Winchester and Remington---550 bulk.

I'm taking the Federals and Winchesters out to try this weekend. The Remingtons have been terrible. I either works well, I'm stocking up a Walmart. Good prices.