The 22 LR is one of the most popular cartridges in the United States. Its low recoil and minimized sound makes 22 LR a great option for varmint hunting, plinking at the range, and introducing young shooters to firearms with a lighter, easier cartridge.
The Thunderbolt is Reminton’s most popular 22 LR cartridge. With its lead nose round tip, this new manufactured ammunition is popular with customers for range training and plinking. These 40 grain rounds will cycle through semi-automatics easily, and have a velocity of 1255 feet per second. This product is a brick of 500 rounds, with 10 boxes of 50 rounds.
Dov –
The Remington Thunderbolt .22 ammo is good value for the money. It generally fires well, seems pretty true to aim, and works. I only had one or two failures to eject, and no failures to fire from the 500 ordered.
My one complaint about this ammo…it’s really dirty. My barrel, mag-well, and bolt were black after very few rounds. It was a but of a hassle to clean, but I got it done. I’d probably buy something plated instead of raw lead for the future, but in all it was good ammo.
Paul –
22LR ammo is next to impossible to find in my area. I ordered several calibers, all of which are nearly impossible to find on any shelf. The reality, unfortunately, is if you like to shoot you are going to pay. Buy it when you find it or get a new hobby I guess. I will probably order more rather than go through range withdrawal. As far as the ammo itself, I had no failures. It may be a bit more dirty than some others but I didn’t find it to be that bad. I clean them after every range day anyway so no biggie. I gave this ammo two stars for bargain. It only deserved one based on price but being available bumps it up one star.
TPH –
This stuff shoots pretty dirty but it is reliable. I fired an entire box without any problems other than the massive cleaning job afterwards. I was shooting through Luger semi auto…
Jeff –
Ammo is cheap but man is it dirty! after each shot the cloud of Black powder was far more intense then CCI shot through the same guns. the CCI was alittle cleaner in comparison. But this works in the Semi auto riffles and hand guns, i had no mis fires and it was cheap! at the time
Bulldog –
I have used this ammo for years in various guns, mainly for short range practice. Lead fouling is a concern, as you would expect with a LRN bullet. There is also more powder residue than I would like. I clean my guns after every outing, no matter what (former Marine); so these issues are manageable for me. The accuracy that I am getting is OK, with consistent 1″ groups at 25 yards (offhand pistol – slow fire). That is about as good as my eyes can focus, at age 63, using open sights.
I shoot a HS Victor and a Ruger Single Ten. Both, would prefer CCI Velocitor, Stinger, or Mini-Mag. All three shoot better groups. But, in this economy, Thunderbolts are doing OK.
As far as semi-auto feed issues, I am getting very limited FTF occurrences with Thunderbolt ammo. YMMV
Porkchop –
I just received my order today, Monday, which was placed last Friday. Just 3 days with 2 of them a weekend. UN-freakin’-BELIEVABLE. Been dealing with BA for about a year now and have yet to be disappointed. Thanks to Steve and all the gang for continuing to demonstrate that most outstanding American principle – GIT ‘ER DONE!!
Diane –
Fast service