Federal Ultra Target .22LR 36 grain copper plated hollow point.
Four Seasons have 2100 rounds bulk on sale. I took the plunge. Two days ago I shoot them in my Smith & Wesson MP 15 22. They jam like crazy. Fail to Eject once every 5 rounds. The spent shell gets stuck between the port opening and bolt. I also have mysterious fail to fire once every 10 rounds. I pull the trigger, nothing happens. I pull the bolt handle, a round in the chamber get ejected. Those failed to fire rounds have no problem to fire once re-inserted into the magazine.
My 15 22 shot CCI standard velocity without any problem. Even the notorious Winchester Wildcat has fail to feed problem once in 100 rounds.
One funny ammo is Geco 22LR semi-automatic, not Geco bolt-action variety. This round has grease all over the ammo, and has not a single problem in my 15 22. The only problem is that my hands get greasy.
I did not see any report of this level of problem with Federal Ultra Target. Are they this bad for everyone? Is it because I did something wrong to my 15 22? Is it because the 15 22 gets greasy in bolt and magazine after shooting the greased-over Geco 22 LR ammo for semi-automatic? Will greasing up rounds solve the problem?
If everything failed, does complaining to Federal help?
Four Seasons have 2100 rounds bulk on sale. I took the plunge. Two days ago I shoot them in my Smith & Wesson MP 15 22. They jam like crazy. Fail to Eject once every 5 rounds. The spent shell gets stuck between the port opening and bolt. I also have mysterious fail to fire once every 10 rounds. I pull the trigger, nothing happens. I pull the bolt handle, a round in the chamber get ejected. Those failed to fire rounds have no problem to fire once re-inserted into the magazine.
My 15 22 shot CCI standard velocity without any problem. Even the notorious Winchester Wildcat has fail to feed problem once in 100 rounds.
One funny ammo is Geco 22LR semi-automatic, not Geco bolt-action variety. This round has grease all over the ammo, and has not a single problem in my 15 22. The only problem is that my hands get greasy.
I did not see any report of this level of problem with Federal Ultra Target. Are they this bad for everyone? Is it because I did something wrong to my 15 22? Is it because the 15 22 gets greasy in bolt and magazine after shooting the greased-over Geco 22 LR ammo for semi-automatic? Will greasing up rounds solve the problem?
If everything failed, does complaining to Federal help?