CCI Mini Mag 22LR, 40 gr, Copper Plated Round Nose?

[ESquared]

In general, is it worth the extra penny or two per round to shoot the copper plated 22LR vs. the lead round nose? Just seems like that rifled barrel is an awful narrow shaft and could collect lots of lead shavings and that the copper would run much cleaner.

Speaking of clean, seems like the CCI in general has a good reputation and feeds/performs well, no?

Am THIS CLOSE to pulling out the Visa card on a SGC, so gotta shop for ammo, right?

Any opinions on CPRN vs. LRN?

[North Country Gal]

Traditionally, that copper washed treatment is added to bullets on the high velocity loads to reduce leading, yes, though how effective or even needed it is would be tough to say. As long as your barrel's chamber and rifling are cut, properly, you shouldn't get much leading with the SV lead rounds, though. For instance, CZ 22 LR barrels run tight bores compared to most brands of 22 LR rifle barrels and we rarely shoot anything but lead SV ammo through ours, but, even so, leading has never been an issue. In fact, I've shot target guns with thousands of rounds of LRN bullets without cleaning the bore and there was no discernible loss of accuracy due to leading. Don't loose any sleep over the possibility of lead build-up with SV ammo. It's really a non-issue. You need to choose your ammo based on other factors such as accuracy and reliability.

Yes, CCI is good stuff. We feed our guns a lot of the CCI SV lead rounds. Rarely shoot HV, anymore.

[ESquared]

Thank you, NCG. I may try a few boxes of the CCI and see how it goes. The good news is, there's lots of ,22LR out there, it's readily available and pretty darn affordable.

I don't know that I'm enough of an aficionado to detect some of the subtleties, and all that I've read says that the Henry .22s eat just about everything, so I'll just work my way through some of the brands and see what happens.

Thanks again!

[North Country Gal]

You're welcome, as always. Working your way though all the brands and loads to see what your rifle likes, best, is part of the fun. As a general rule of thumb, your most accurate loads will most likely be with SV target grade ammo, but exceptions are frequent enough to not assume this. For instance, I've had some 22 rifles and handguns that shot the CCI Mini mag 40 grain loads just as well as the expensive match grade SV ammo. Even bulk ammo like Federal Automatch can surprise you. Try them all.

[PT7]

Yup, Esquared, that is spot-on advice from NCG....."Try them all." I have 19 different configs of .22LR in my stock.

And as far as your comment from what you've read that "Henry .22s eat just about everything." My SGC has yet to say "no" to any of these various .22LR brands I've used. Certain that I haven't tried them all that are out there, but I've worked on it for sure! Like that bunny, the SGC keeps on goin', and goin', and goin', and goin', and goin', and goin' ---->

If you do pull out that cc to bring home an SGC, consider getting the Henry Spee-D-Loader for range use. I've found it to be an excellent tool, and especially appreciate using it in cold weather (duh, what's cold weather, right?). It was a very good buy.
PT7

Thank you, NCG. I may try a few boxes of the CCI and see how it goes. The good news is, there's lots of ,22LR out there, it's readily available and pretty darn affordable.

I don't know that I'm enough of an aficionado to detect some of the subtleties, and all that I've read says that the Henry .22s eat just about everything, so I'll just work my way through some of the brands and see what happens.

Thanks again!

[ESquared]

Thanks, Bob, it's great to hear that you're also experiencing good results with lots of brands. I've read good things about the Spee D loader and even saw one YouTube video where a guy was using one (it wasn't a Spee D video, he just happened to have one; never even mentioned it), and it was striking how long it was. Ever hear anything about this one by Marbles?
https://www.brownells.com/shooting-acce ... ?rrec=true
Same concept, but configured differently. With the SGC holding just 9 rounds, I would load 5/4 in alternating tubes. I dunno. Lots of flavors of ice cream out there, huh?

[tractortad]

With the SGC holding just 9 rounds, I would load 5/4 in alternating tubes. I dunno. Lots of flavors of ice cream out there, huh?

I think the SGC holds 12 rnds of 22LR - the SGC in 22Mag is the one that holds 9 rounds.

[ESquared]

With the SGC holding just 9 rounds, I would load 5/4 in alternating tubes. I dunno. Lots of flavors of ice cream out there, huh?

I think the SGC holds 12 rnds of 22LR - the SGC in 22Mag is the one that holds 9 rounds.

Yep, just double-checked. You're absolutely correct. Ordered the Marbles version anyway. AND the .494 Lyman! Thanks again! Now, on to the actual rifle. Found one at Academy, for $399.99, free ship to store, no CC fees and no FFL transfer fee. Just have to pay sales tax (about 9%). Not going to go crazy about splitting a $10 bill, but a Twenty buys lots of .22 ammo. Still shopping!

[PT7]

Magazine capacity on the SGC is 12 rounds for .22LR. When I load up my Spee-D-Loader, I load only 10 rounds per tube = 80 rounds. This ammo takes about 2-3 seconds to drop into the Henry magazine. I use 10 rounds for an easy count so I don't dryfire too often.
PT7

Thanks, Bob, it's great to hear that you're also experiencing good results with lots of brands. I've read good things about the Spee D loader and even saw one YouTube video where a guy was using one (it wasn't a Spee D video, he just happened to have one; never even mentioned it), and it was striking how long it was. Ever hear anything about this one by Marbles?
https://www.brownells.com/shooting-acce ... ?rrec=true
Same concept, but configured differently. With the SGC holding just 9 rounds, I would load 5/4 in alternating tubes. I dunno. Lots of flavors of ice cream out there, huh?

[ESquared]

Ordered! Academy touts "Free Ship to Store", so this seemed great. $10.95 S&H showed up on my Order Summary.
Started online Chat. "No free ship to store on Firearms, sorry. I can give you a 10% Off Code, though."
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