whelanjh
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- Sep 10, 2015
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This post concerns difficult extraction of fired brass from my Smith and Wesson K-22 Masterpiece (made in 1947):
I did not remember difficulty in ejecting fired brass when I used it years ago, but in year 2015 I was experiencing very difficult extraction -- striking the ejector rod was leaving bruises on the heel of my hand.
I fired a couple of thousand rounds of three brands of ammo, based on what was readily available, and I found reason to praise the Remington "Golden Bullets".
Here are the types of ammo I used over several weeks:
Test ammo #1: Federal Champion .22 LR Rimfire, cardboard boxes of 50 rounds, solid plain lead, 1240 FPS, from Bass Pro Shop. ( Hard to extract )
Test ammo #2: Winchester Super-X .22 LR Rimfire 40 grain 1300 FPS, 100 round plastic tray/boxes sliding lid, from Bass Pro Shop. ( Hard to extract )
Test ammo #3: Remington Golden Bullet 22 Long Rifle 36 Grain Plated Lead Hollow Point, 1280 FPS, box of 525 rounds bulk from Dick's Sporting Goods. ( extracts Like-a-Dream )
I did not have cause to complain about the ballistic performance of any of the three brands, but extraction was very difficult with the Federal Champion. Since it was my first brand, I assumed the problem was cleaning failure on my part, but when I went back to the range with a impeccably cleaned revolver, the Federal still was difficult to extract.
OK, next trip was using Winchester Super-X boxes of 100, again with an impeccably cleaned revolver. Still, very difficult extraction of fired brass.
At this point, I was beginning to assume the problem lay with my revolver, since problems occurred with multiple boxes of two different brands of ammo.....
Bass Pro Shop was limiting my purchases to 150 rounds/day, and a friend told me that Dick's in Wheaton had no limit, so I went down to Wheaton. There I bought two boxes of 525 rounds Remington Golden Bullet. Took 'em to the range and I was delighted to find this brass extracted without a fight from my K-22. Both the wife and I came to one conclusion: back to Dick's Sporting Goods and buy more of the Remington !
Well, we have fired several thousand rounds of the Remington Golden Bullet ammo. I have experienced about 0.3 percent failure-to-fire ( which generally fires after rotated re-insertion ). For my purposes, this stuff is great: we are firing at 25 feet, accuracy of ammo not a problem, and the ability to perform one-hand extraction is a pleasure.
I am wondering if any of you rimfire revolver users have stories to share about ammo that is difficult or easy to extract?
I am thinking there might be a brass case wall thickness difference that is making the Remington easy to extract?
I did not remember difficulty in ejecting fired brass when I used it years ago, but in year 2015 I was experiencing very difficult extraction -- striking the ejector rod was leaving bruises on the heel of my hand.
I fired a couple of thousand rounds of three brands of ammo, based on what was readily available, and I found reason to praise the Remington "Golden Bullets".
Here are the types of ammo I used over several weeks:
Test ammo #1: Federal Champion .22 LR Rimfire, cardboard boxes of 50 rounds, solid plain lead, 1240 FPS, from Bass Pro Shop. ( Hard to extract )
Test ammo #2: Winchester Super-X .22 LR Rimfire 40 grain 1300 FPS, 100 round plastic tray/boxes sliding lid, from Bass Pro Shop. ( Hard to extract )
Test ammo #3: Remington Golden Bullet 22 Long Rifle 36 Grain Plated Lead Hollow Point, 1280 FPS, box of 525 rounds bulk from Dick's Sporting Goods. ( extracts Like-a-Dream )
I did not have cause to complain about the ballistic performance of any of the three brands, but extraction was very difficult with the Federal Champion. Since it was my first brand, I assumed the problem was cleaning failure on my part, but when I went back to the range with a impeccably cleaned revolver, the Federal still was difficult to extract.
OK, next trip was using Winchester Super-X boxes of 100, again with an impeccably cleaned revolver. Still, very difficult extraction of fired brass.
At this point, I was beginning to assume the problem lay with my revolver, since problems occurred with multiple boxes of two different brands of ammo.....
Bass Pro Shop was limiting my purchases to 150 rounds/day, and a friend told me that Dick's in Wheaton had no limit, so I went down to Wheaton. There I bought two boxes of 525 rounds Remington Golden Bullet. Took 'em to the range and I was delighted to find this brass extracted without a fight from my K-22. Both the wife and I came to one conclusion: back to Dick's Sporting Goods and buy more of the Remington !
Well, we have fired several thousand rounds of the Remington Golden Bullet ammo. I have experienced about 0.3 percent failure-to-fire ( which generally fires after rotated re-insertion ). For my purposes, this stuff is great: we are firing at 25 feet, accuracy of ammo not a problem, and the ability to perform one-hand extraction is a pleasure.
I am wondering if any of you rimfire revolver users have stories to share about ammo that is difficult or easy to extract?
I am thinking there might be a brass case wall thickness difference that is making the Remington easy to extract?