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Remington Thunderbolts
The worst ammunition you've ever shot?
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Gravedigger56
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Blazer Brass! 9mm and .380. Dirtiest ammo I have ever used. Turned the inside of my stainless completely black clear down to the bottom of the mag and caused my pistol to start malfunctioning after 120 rds.
bannockburn
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Any kind of Remington .22LR ammo and CCI Blazer comes to mind. Also had a bunch of FTFs with some older Winchester WinClean .45 ACP ammo.
Ash
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A second plus on the POF .303. That stuff was click bang consistently. It was also loaded with cordite which isn't real nice on the barrels. Indian 7.62 NATO from the 1990's was terrible and trashed many rifles. Of course, that stuff was badly-stored surplus in the former or badly-made in the latter. As far as new ammo, nothing gets as bad as Olympic. That stuff was abysmal.
Monarch from Academy in 30-30. For whatever reason it just would not work in my Marlin 336.
Of the many different types of 22 LR I have there are none that are consistently bad. Thunderbolts would be at the bottom of my list but I shoot them regularly and have very few problems. I have a Plinkster that has probably fired 2k of them without a single issue and has NEVER been cleaned but they will not run in a Phoenix HP-22. 22 LR can be the most finicky caliber and, for me at least, it needs to be matched up with the correct gun.
Of the many different types of 22 LR I have there are none that are consistently bad. Thunderbolts would be at the bottom of my list but I shoot them regularly and have very few problems. I have a Plinkster that has probably fired 2k of them without a single issue and has NEVER been cleaned but they will not run in a Phoenix HP-22. 22 LR can be the most finicky caliber and, for me at least, it needs to be matched up with the correct gun.
Onward Allusion
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Brown Bear - Don't ever shoot 'em indoors. The smoke & smell will kill ya.
Remington Thunderbolts - Had a batch that had about 10% that failed to ignite on the first try.
Remington Thunderbolts - Had a batch that had about 10% that failed to ignite on the first try.
Tommygunn
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A number of years ago I bought some UMC .44 magnum with cast rounds, and put them through my lever-action Browning B-92. After a few rounds I was getting really wild flyers, which was annoying because that carbine has always been unusually accurate in my hands.
When I examined the arm, there was a LOT of what appeared to be a talcumpowder-like grey residue in the receiver. It was LEAD, from the non-jacketed rounds I was firing!
It took me hours to get all that stuff out of the action, plus I had to de-lead the barrel, BIG TIME. I'd only put ONE tubefull of rounds through the carbine!
That really irritated me.
Most other ammo I've had has been OK the greatest problem was accuracy issues.
When I examined the arm, there was a LOT of what appeared to be a talcumpowder-like grey residue in the receiver. It was LEAD, from the non-jacketed rounds I was firing!
It took me hours to get all that stuff out of the action, plus I had to de-lead the barrel, BIG TIME. I'd only put ONE tubefull of rounds through the carbine!
That really irritated me.
Most other ammo I've had has been OK the greatest problem was accuracy issues.
Winchester Wildcat 22LR- bullets seated crooked, lousy accuracy
ARMSCOR 22LR- obturating band on bullets too short so it wobbles going down the bore for REALLY lousy accuracy, very dirty powder
Blazer aluminum cased 357- split a case full length scarring a chamber in my Blackhawk
ARMSCOR 22LR- obturating band on bullets too short so it wobbles going down the bore for REALLY lousy accuracy, very dirty powder
Blazer aluminum cased 357- split a case full length scarring a chamber in my Blackhawk
PJSprog
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Remington Thunderbolt .22LR - I've shot a variety of .22s from my S&W 622, and they're the only ones from which I get relatively consistent failure-to-fire ... nearly 1 in 10 sometimes. Same problem in my Savage MkII rifle.
The last time I bought 7x57 surplus loads at a gun show (many years ago), I had a high number of failures and a few hang-fires in my '95 Mauser. The remainder of those got pulled. That was what got me back into reloading after a brief hiatus, and into rifle loading for the first time.
The last time I bought 7x57 surplus loads at a gun show (many years ago), I had a high number of failures and a few hang-fires in my '95 Mauser. The remainder of those got pulled. That was what got me back into reloading after a brief hiatus, and into rifle loading for the first time.
Scooter22
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Yup. Rumored to be filled with camal dung. Smells like it. Makes Turk 8x57 look like premium ammo.
ColoradoShooter77
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So far, its winchester super x 22 LR. Out of my Colt 1911 22, every third shot was a dud or failure to extract....total garbage.
tark
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Gee....a lot of people think Remington Thunderbolts are junk.....add me to the list. Too many miss fires and, more dangerously, an occasional round with primer and no powder.
Barettaprofessor: get yourself a Remington 550 or 550-1 Semi auto rifle, holds 15 long rifles and has a floating chamber. Eats anything from 22 shorts to HV long rifles and it eats CB caps and low velocity LR as well. The only 22 automatic that can make that claim.
Barettaprofessor: get yourself a Remington 550 or 550-1 Semi auto rifle, holds 15 long rifles and has a floating chamber. Eats anything from 22 shorts to HV long rifles and it eats CB caps and low velocity LR as well. The only 22 automatic that can make that claim.
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I must the Strange One (I already know that I am!). I LIKE Thunderbolts!! My Buckmark chokes on CCI Stingers and MiniMags but runs all day on Thunderbolts with GREAT accuracy. Please send me all your unloved Thunderbolt ammo for proper disposal!
ironworkerwill
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I don't think Thunderbolts are too bad. Are ya'll sure that its not Remington Yellow Jackets? Because they are actually the worst I've ever shot.
delrom418
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Yugoslavian 8MM surplus. 6 out of 10 were duds.
Elkins45
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Remington golden bullet made during the banic. A guy was trying to give a box away at the range. 30% misfire rate.
45 acp head stamped 1917 that my uncle found in a house be demolished. 2-3 second hang fires on almost all of the ones that actually fired.
45 acp head stamped 1917 that my uncle found in a house be demolished. 2-3 second hang fires on almost all of the ones that actually fired.
bearman49709
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Federal is worst I've seen in over 50 years shooting, don't matter if its rim fire center fire or shotgun.
I see very few people using Federal at any range and when asked almost all tell they have more problems with Federal than any other brand.
I see very few people using Federal at any range and when asked almost all tell they have more problems with Federal than any other brand.
Jlr2267
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Monarch 380 steel case (Academy's house brand)...1 foot groups at 10 feet, broke the extractor on my LCP at about round 20.
also, every Winchester 22 I've ever tried
also, every Winchester 22 I've ever tried
ColoradoShooter77
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Federal XM193 5.56 is pretty good stuff.....that would be the exception.
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I just knew rimfire would fill up this thread...
Elkins45
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The very first shot I attempted on a buck was done with factory ammo (long story) in a borrowed Mauser that had been rebarreled to 25-06.
CLICK!
Lifted the bolt, tried again.
CLICK!
Fortunately he didn't run when I ejected the dud, and the second one fired. It was a Remington--and upon reflection I would say that would be the worst round of ammo I ever fired because it almost cost me my first deer.
CLICK!
Lifted the bolt, tried again.
CLICK!
Fortunately he didn't run when I ejected the dud, and the second one fired. It was a Remington--and upon reflection I would say that would be the worst round of ammo I ever fired because it almost cost me my first deer.
Hardtarget
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Was given four boxes of "Precision" .45 acp. He told me it was for the brass only...so, shoot it if you can then reload.
It would not cycle my gun so I used it for mal-drills. Worked fine for that. Still load some of the brass.
Mark
It would not cycle my gun so I used it for mal-drills. Worked fine for that. Still load some of the brass.
Mark
alexander45
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Bulk winchester sport shotgun shells the ones they sell in 100 packs at Walmart and other box stores they like to get stuck in everything. after getting one stuck in a break action whose extracter would shuck a fully loaded 3/4 ounce shell half way across my room.
I desided il use em up in my mosberg 500 as two arm powered extractors are better than one spring powered one. But even in the mosberg they try their damnedest to get stuck had one I had to put some muscle into it to get it out and I'm only down to 70 of the buggers
I desided il use em up in my mosberg 500 as two arm powered extractors are better than one spring powered one. But even in the mosberg they try their damnedest to get stuck had one I had to put some muscle into it to get it out and I'm only down to 70 of the buggers
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