.22 assortment

[jhjimbo]

Just some boxes of .22's I have over the years. Nothing particularly collectable.

[MattM37]

"Canuck" brand, never heard of that one. Made in Canada, I presume? Probably extra lethal on muskrats, spruce grouse, and tourists from Buffalo.

[Pmacc60]

They are still cool Jim, some names and boxes from the past. Like Matt I like the Canuck brand .

[FirstBubba]

"Canuck" is a slur nickname for Canadians and was a shot shell brand. Quite popular in the northern border states. Best I remember, Canuck was top notch and well regarded ammo in the 60's and 70's.

The green & red Rem boxes and the Win "Super X" boxes are collectibles!

[fitch270]

Old ammo boxes are cool. Old ammo boxes full of ammo are more better.

[jhjimbo]

Old ammo boxes are cool. Old ammo boxes full of ammo are more better.

the ones in the photo are all full and I have the complete set of Remington Mugs of all the different hunting dogs on them and they were all full of .22lr.

[FirstBubba]

The red and green Remington box in the lower right hand corner isn't full, but it's still "collectible"!
Well...to me anyway.

[fitch270]

the ones in the photo are all full and I have the complete set of Remington Mugs of all the different hunting dogs on them and they were all full of .22lr.

Nice collection Jim.

[WA Mtnhunter]

Looks like you’re a little short on ammo! LOL!

[jhjimbo]

Looks like you’re a little short on ammo! LOL!

I have been taking inventory and consolidating. Just realized I have 8 box of .340. That is enough for 30 lifetimes. In other areas it looks like I am covered. If something does happen on the 17th this could turn into a hot one.

[jhjimbo]

What's going to happen on the 17th? Isn't that National Bootlegger's Day?

Rumor has it something again in Washington DC.

[FirstBubba]

I've got 2 boxes of these. The other has been broken. It's not a full box.
I know where I got them. I have no idea WHERE he got them, but he was a military armorer and was an armorer for a state police unit.

[Sarge01]

I have somewhat of an assortment too. The best old , not made anymore, rounds I have are several bricks of Winchester Stingers. They are noticeably faster than regular 22 shells. My Son-In-Law tricked out a Ruger 10-22 for our pararie dog hunt a couple years ago. He used the Stingers and killed over 400 pararie dogs with them. I wish they made them still they gave the 22 quite a boost.

[jhjimbo]

I have somewhat of an assortment too. The best old , not made anymore, rounds I have are several bricks of Winchester Stingers. They are noticeably faster than regular 22 shells. My Son-In-Law tricked out a Ruger 10-22 for our pararie dog hunt a couple years ago. He used the Stingers and killed over 400 pararie dogs with them. I wish they made them still they gave the 22 quite a boost.

I only have one box of Stingers left. I never had good luck with them. The fastest now is the Aquilia Interceptor .22lr 40gr bullet. The go about 1470fps if I remember. Expensive, about $6.00/50 a few years ago. Not recommended for handguns.
A lot of the 'high speed' .22 ammo get the speed by reducing the weight of the bullet. Aquilia is a full 40gr bullet. They use the priming method used by Ely for the U.S. Olympic team.
Stingers are made by CCI.

[dewman]

Never got great accuracy from CCI stingers, Winchester xpediters, or Remington yellowjackets. More destructive yes, but I've never needed that trait in my 22. If I needed more impact I chose something bigger. Used them mostly for jackrabbits in South Dakota & Colorado but regular mini mags killed just as well. Winchesters 36gr hollow point at 1280 seems to me to be the best compromise accuracy/smack point. Lots of 22 shells at that threshold. I've shot up all of my old waxy/greasy feeling 22's, they performed just fine. I've got one old box of 22 short hollow points I don't shoot just because they look so cool.