Anybody having quality issues with 22lr purchased a year plus ago?

[buffalobo]

Haha, I only recently became a 22lr ammo snob. Until I got into precision rimfire, I refused to pay more than .04/rd. I still only shoot the expensive stuff(have become Eley fan boi) in my precision bolt gun. The minions have to live with cheapo for practice and blasting.

CCI was my "good stuff" until couple years ago. Was always accurate and consistent. Bought 10 bricks and put it in the minions stash. When they started shooting it they immediately started complaining about it.

After a couple sessions of minions whining about the CCI not being accurate I checked for myself and was very surprised. Fired 100 rds from each brick and the brick the minions started with was junk, 40% flyers and many duds/FTF.

Retailer replaced it and new brick performed ok.

Had similar experience with a bulk box of Federal Automatch.

As OP stated Winchester X and M22 has been pretty consistent for price.

I blame Hoser and TimK for becoming a 22 ammo snob. That and I have grown to like multiple rounds thru the same hole.