.22LR SSS and/or Super Max in 10/22?

Tall Man · February 23, 2002, 07:05 PM

The Cabela's Master Catalog for Spring 2002 has the following Aguila Ammunition illustrated on p. 352:

22LR ammo
1. SSS (Sniper Subsonic)
Loaded w/ 60 grain bullets, the heaviest bullet available for .22 rimfire.

2. "Super Maximum" - fastest LR cartridge currently manufactured - 30 grains, 1750 fps.
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I've never used Aguila ammunition, and am not aware of its quality. Will this ammunition cycle reliably in the Ruger 10/22 rifle? I ask because this rifle's reputation as a finicky eater is well-founded.

Your replies will be appreciated.

TM

Coltdriver · February 23, 2002, 07:49 PM

I have fired the Aquila SSS from my 10/22 and it cycles fine.

The 60 grain bullet apparently has enough weight to make the bolt come back just fine.

I think the finicky reputation of the 10/22 is unfounded. What happens is that for the first two or three hundred rounds the rifle simply does not work well. It will work fine during this period with some ammo, and not at all with others.

However, after the rifle is broken in, they will tend to eat most everything.

FYI I have also fired the Aquila CB's and they will not cycle the rifle at all, however, they are about as loud as an air rifle.

I have not tried the super maximum, but I would guess that with a pumped up round that they should cycle just fine.

dZ · February 23, 2002, 10:03 PM

the 60 grain projectile is long

out of my 1/16 marlin barrel it will keyhole

i think it really needs a 1/9 twist

February 23, 2002, 07:05 PM	#1
Tall Man Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2000 Posts: 210	.22LR SSS and/or Super Max in 10/22? The Cabela's Master Catalog for Spring 2002 has the following Aguila Ammunition illustrated on p. 352: 22LR ammo 1. SSS (Sniper Subsonic) Loaded w/ 60 grain bullets, the heaviest bullet available for .22 rimfire. 2. "Super Maximum" - fastest LR cartridge currently manufactured - 30 grains, 1750 fps. **************** I've never used Aguila ammunition, and am not aware of its quality. Will this ammunition cycle reliably in the Ruger 10/22 rifle? I ask because this rifle's reputation as a finicky eater is well-founded. Your replies will be appreciated. TM

February 23, 2002, 10:03 PM	#3
dZ Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: Exiled, Fetid Swamp, DC Posts: 7,548	the 60 grain projectile is long out of my 1/16 marlin barrel it will keyhole i think it really needs a 1/9 twist __________________ "O tell the Lacedomecians to damn the torpedoes." BOTR, Chapter V: Some Monsters

February 23, 2002, 07:49 PM	#2
Coltdriver Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2001 Posts: 683	I have fired the Aquila SSS from my 10/22 and it cycles fine. The 60 grain bullet apparently has enough weight to make the bolt come back just fine. I think the finicky reputation of the 10/22 is unfounded. What happens is that for the first two or three hundred rounds the rifle simply does not work well. It will work fine during this period with some ammo, and not at all with others. However, after the rifle is broken in, they will tend to eat most everything. FYI I have also fired the Aquila CB's and they will not cycle the rifle at all, however, they are about as loud as an air rifle. I have not tried the super maximum, but I would guess that with a pumped up round that they should cycle just fine.