Is CCI quality ammo?

CCI Ammunition is well known for their famed CCI Mini-Mag line of rimfire cartridges and is a world leader in rimfire ammunition production and quality.
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Is CCI a good ammo brand?

CCI produces one of our most-beloved handgun practice ammo lines — Blazer Brass. This is some of the best budget-friendly centerfire ammo on the market, and you best believe we've shot thousands of rounds of it. For cheap plinking ammo that could do as competition ammo in a pinch, it's not bad.
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What does CCI mean in ammo?

CCI (Cascade Cartridge Inc.), based in Lewiston, Idaho, manufactures rimfire ammunition, centerfire handgun ammunition, and primers for reloaders and industrial power loads. CCI made the first mini-mag rimfire ammunition in 1963, and in 1975 developed the Stinger, a high velocity . 22 Long Rifle product.
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Who is the best ammo manufacturer?

The Best Ammo Brands
  • Buffalo Bore: Designed to be a heavy loading, yet be within standard pressure requirements.
  • Federal: Inexpensive to shoot – plus made in the USA. ...
  • Fiocchi: A little more expensive than other options but very reliable.
  • Hornady: Quality rounds for any firearm.
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Is CCI good 22 ammo?

CCI Stingers

Back in the late 1960s, CCI rolled out the first hyper-velocity . 22 LR ammo, and hunters everywhere sent handwritten cards of thanks. From a pure performance standpoint, it's still the best hunting ammo out there.
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Best CCI 22lr Ammo?



What's the best ammo for 22 LR?

Best . 22LR Ammo
  1. Remington Thunderbolt. BONUS: Shoot better. ...
  2. Federal Auto Match. With this one, you get 325 rounds of affordable . ...
  3. Federal Champion. The Best Gun Deals, Coupons and Finds. ...
  4. CCI Stinger. ...
  5. CCI Standard Velocity. ...
  6. CCI Subsonic HP. ...
  7. Norma T-22. ...
  8. Aguila Super Colibri.
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What is the cleanest 22 LR ammo?

CCI® Clean-22® uses an exclusive polymer bullet coating to greatly reduce copper and lead fouling in the barrel—without leaving a residue. It also cuts lead buildup in suppressors 60 to 80 percent.
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Is CCI Blazer ammo good?

Over the past few decades, CCI Blazer loads have earned an excellent reputation for reliability. This is a credible training load with much to recommend.
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What are the best bullets?

5 of the Best Bullets for Handgun Hunters
  • Federal Fusion. Federal's Fusion bullets have a molecularly-bonded lead core. ...
  • Hornady MonoFlex. MonoFlex bullets create large wound channels and impart tremendous hydrostatic shock. ...
  • Swift A-Frame. ...
  • Winchester Partition Gold. ...
  • Barnes XPB HP.
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Who makes ammo for the US military?

Warfighter Ready.

Winchester is the largest manufacturer of small caliber ammunition for the U.S. military. Proven in battle for more than 100 years, we've delivered trusted ammunition products for civilians, law enforcement and military.
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Is CCI Speer good ammo?

Speer® Lawman® Handgun Ammo is high-performance, reliable ammunition that's offered at a competitive price, making it an excellent choice for handgun training and target practice.
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Does federal ammo own CCI?

CCI Ammo Information

CCI Ammunition is well known for their famed CCI Mini-Mag line of rimfire cartridges and is a world leader in rimfire ammunition production and quality. CCI is owned by ATK which also owns Federal Premium Ammunition as well as a number of other shooting sports brands.
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Does CCI sell to the public?

Due to state restrictions, CCI does not sell or ship ammunition to the states of Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York or Washington D.C. Ammunition sales to New Jersey residents are restricted to shotshell and centerfire rifle ammunition only.
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Is CCI Blazer 9mm good ammo?

9mm Luger by CCI are an excellent choice for target practice or just plinking around at the range. CCI Blazer Brass 9mm Luger is a new production, non-corrosive, re-loadable ammunition with boxer primers and brass casing. 9mm ammo is by far the most popular gun cartridge in the world.
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Who is the largest ammo manufacturer in the world?

Federal Premium Ammunition, the world's largest ammunition manufacturer, recently posted on social media that the president of its parent, Vista Outdoor (VSTO -1.97%), and his staff were pressed into service to help hand-pack ammunition to keep up with demand.
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Is Fiocchi good ammo?

Fiocchi pistol ammunition uses jacketed hollow-point bullets that are well designed, offer good feed reliability and provide a good balance of expansion and penetration. While handgun accuracy is interesting, when it comes to rifles, the performance at 200 and 300 yards demands precision.
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What is the most accurate bullet made?

Today, the most inherently accurate factory cartridge is probably the 6.5 Creedmoor. It's designed for accuracy above all things, and its heavy, highly streamlined bullets buck the wind much better than the little slugs from the . 222.
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What ammo is best for self-defense?

The most successful defensive bullet design has historically been the jacketed hollow point, or JHP. These bullets have a lead core that expands and transfers energy, as well as a partial copper jacket that controls the expansion of the lead for deep penetration.
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What does ACP mean in bullets?

45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) or . 45 Auto (11.43×23mm) is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol. After successful military trials, it was adopted as the standard chambering for Colt's M1911 pistol.
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Is blazer made by CCI?

Blazer Brass 9mm Luger is non-corrosive ammunition made in the USA. It's very similar to Speer Lawman mostly used for target practice by law enforcement. It's a product of Vista Outdoor's CCI (Cascade Cartridges, Inc.) plant, a division that produces brands like Blazer (aluminum-cased rounds), Blazer Brass, and Speer.
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What is the difference between 115 grain and 124?

What Is the Difference Between 115-grain and 124-grain 9mm Ammo? The difference is that 124 grain is heavier.
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Is CCI Blazer 22lr good ammo?

It bested all of our bulk pack ammunition choices and came in as the most accurate high velocity round in our 2014 comparison of 20 different kinds of 22 LR ammo. With a speed of 1235 at the muzzle, this is a very good budget round for small game hunting.
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Why is rimfire so dirty?

Rimfire ammunition is somewhat unique in that it has four contributing factors to barrel fouling. The wax used to lubricate the bullets is the most obvious. Different manufacturers use various formulas and amounts of lubricant, all of which contribute to buildup inside the barrel and in the action.
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Is Winchester 22LR ammo good?

Surprisingly, the 333 bulk packaged Winchester 22LR came in the most accurate of all the bulk ammo types tested in our 2014 22LR test. I squeezed very adequate accuracy out of the Marlin 795, Norinco NS522, and printed a great 0.44″ group at 50 yards from the Savage Mk II.
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What is the fastest 22 LR ammo?

22 LR Ever. CCI's new COPPER-22 advertises that it sends a 21 grain lead-free projectile down range at 1,850 fps. Actually meeting that figure would make it the fastest .
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