Which .22 LR rounds are cleaner than average?

[Wudidiz]

Which .22 LR rounds are the cleanest with regard to the needed frequency for cleaning and lubricating when shooting alot of targets in a given day?

 

[toddnjoyce]

The ones I’m not shooting.

 

[msharley]

Federal Auto Match...

Followed by CCI Standard Velocity...

Closely followed by the Federal "Bulk Pack" 36gr Copper Washed....(which are hot enough to reliably cycle Rugers)

 

[gll]

Maybe some of the primer only ones like Aguila Colibri...

 

[Wolfwood]

Hehe I shoot the shit out of those but I wouldn't call em clean. You will get some noticeable scunge after a box or so in a long barrel.

I second the automatch for a reasonable option for volume shooting

 

[no2gates]

Anything but Remington Thunderbolts

 

[Hoji]

 

[Grumps21]

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Subsonic too!

 

[gll]

Anything but Remington Thunderbolts

They shoot a good vertical string... one you can hear happening...

 

[V-Tach]

Ely Match runs pretty clean.....

 

[Axxe55]

Most 22 LR ammo is dirty. But I have good luck with most Remington and Federal and CCI rimfire ammo.

 

[KADFW]

Consider buying a Ruger Mark 2/3/4 and just don't worry about cleaning.

 

[Glenn B]

Consider just cleaning the guns when done shooting.

 

[Wudidiz]

Consider just cleaning the guns when done shooting.

That’s the point of the question.

 

[toddnjoyce]

That’s the point of the question.

Have you done much shooting of any kind?

 

[Wudidiz]

Have you done much shooting of any kind?

More often than you have been to charm school.

 

[TX oddball]

I have shot a very wide range of .22 ammo over the last several decades in rifles and handguns. If there is truly a difference in one being cleaner than another, I haven't really noticed. My chief criteria for .22LR ammo have always been reliability, reliability, and reliability, with accuracy a close 4th place .

IMO, all .22 ammo brands are dirty, regardless of price or other factors, whether copper plated, lead round nose, etc.

 

[vmax]

Now that you mention it..ive noticed that the Ely rounds in general are not a fouling as others I've shot.
I've only shot the Force and Contact
Ely is great 22 ammo and not just terrible prices considering

 

[ATN2]

I've shot many different .22 ammo through both of my guns and have not found one that I would say is any cleaner than any other.

They are all about the same and the only one that I had a real problem with was the Remington Thunderbolts which leaded up my Glock 44 very badly.

I have been shooting lots of Federal Automatch for the last year or so because I can buy it cheap, and it's just as dirty as anything else I shoot and it is very unreliable ammo. Frequent failure to feed and failure to eject, and underpowered rounds are common.

Once anything else becomes available anywhere nearly as cheap as I'm buying automatch (6 cents a round), and I can shoot up the stash of that crap that I have already bought, I will switch to another ammo.

 

[toddnjoyce]

More often than you have been to charm school.

So once then, huh? There’s no harm seeking new knowledge but understanding how much knowledge a questioner has on a particular subject can provide context which may lead to greater learning as a whole.

Asking a question that can only be answered subjectively on a topic that’s as old as firearms themselves doesn’t provide much insight to your knowledge or experience so I might as well start pulling the context out.

Or you can do a quick google search and find plenty of responses to this very same question. Ain’t nothing new under the sun on this particular topic.