I will admit, when someone brings a 22 semi-auto in for malfunctioning, I use the Remington Thunderbolt to make sure the firearm has a chance of functioning with the other popular brands.
Remington Thunderbolt ammo jamming 10-22 magazines
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bigbillyboy
Buckeye
I have used them in my bolt actions and my semis . My biggest complaint is duds .
I agree with the negative comments on the Thunderbolts. Doesn't matter who makes them, they are still junk.
I do believe you can take apart the 10/22 magazines and clean the insides. It isn't that difficult, but they probably do stick when new regardless.
I do believe you can take apart the 10/22 magazines and clean the insides. It isn't that difficult, but they probably do stick when new regardless.
bigbillyboy
Buckeye
Vipers and yellow jackets are still on the Remington website . Vipers in stock. I have been ordering most of my rimfire and some shotshell directly from the manufacturers in the past year or more . I have better luck there than stores finding it .
If you've ever tried to use Thunderbolt .22s at ranges over 100 yards you know how much variation there is in the powder charge. They're really inconsistent. Shooting at an empty gallon paint can out in the desert, one shot would go over and another would fall 10' short. From a steady rest, with an accurate rifle. Then there's the duds.
And this was before the covid plandemic and attendant deterioration in the quality of nearly everything.
And this was before the covid plandemic and attendant deterioration in the quality of nearly everything.
Good to know for most. For myself switched to 22 magnum a long time ago using CCI or Hornady ammo. Great for dem varmints and accurate out of my R/A Compact.
ProfessorWes
Hunter
So did I some years ago, when my dad and I took his Bearcat to the range with a box of Thunderbolts. When cleaning it afterward, I was getting chunks of lead out of the barrel. That leading only seems to happen with Thunderbolts, at least as far as that particular gun goes. Did the same out of my early nineties-vintage Single Six, but not as badly.
Mom still keeps my dad's old Bearcat as a bedside gun. It's loaded with quality CCI Stingers, thank you very much, and I made sure none of that crap Thunderbolt ammo is still in the house.
"Wonder why? Shitty powder?"
Inconsistent powder charges, inconsistent crimps, inconsistent priming, who knows? Remington obviously just wanted to shovel the crap out the door without regard to its quality.
Inconsistent powder charges, inconsistent crimps, inconsistent priming, who knows? Remington obviously just wanted to shovel the crap out the door without regard to its quality.
GasGuzzler
Hunter
Thunderbolts?
They still make those?
Someone likes them but whom?
The worst 22LR is the red box Winchester but Thunderbolts are a close second.
They still make those?
Someone likes them but whom?
The worst 22LR is the red box Winchester but Thunderbolts are a close second.
bigbillyboy
Buckeye
Anyone remember the Remington 22 rimfire from the mid 70s. What was it ? Name of it .
I happen to have an unopened circa 1976 brick of the stuff in my garage--green and yellow cardboard boxes. It's just called Remington High Velocity .22 Long Rifle, stock #1522. It also came in yellow-tinted plastic boxes of 100--I shot up plenty of those, too, back in the day.
bigbillyboy
Buckeye
Used to be a website that was nothing but an informative 22rimfire box collectors site . It had literally hundreds of informative photos of old 22 boxes including store brands like hardware 's and such .The site is gone now sadly . There were some real cool boxes back in the day .
. This thread reminded me of it . I recall riding my bicycle to our local General store with lawn mowing money in my pocket to buy A box or two of 22s.
. This thread reminded me of it . I recall riding my bicycle to our local General store with lawn mowing money in my pocket to buy A box or two of 22s.Something like this?Used to be a website that was nothing but an informative 22rimfire box collectors site . It had literally hundreds of informative photos of old 22 boxes including store brands like hardware 's and such .The site is gone now sadly . There were some real cool boxes back in the day .
bigbillyboy
Buckeye
Yes , Snake45 I think that is it . I had that saved in my favorites from about 7 maybe 8 years ago. I originally found it from a post over at rimfirecentral. I finally deleted the link to it a year or so ago . It was giving 404 not found ? Anyway, not really a big time box collector but I do have few 50 rd boxes of this and that that I just never shot . Even have a few paper shotgun shells . I just enjoy reading up on those old brands . Thanks for that link .GasGuzzler
Hunter
I have several full boxes of 20 gauge high brass cardboard shells from the 1970's I got when my Dad passed down his dad's 870 to me.
Lack of "Quality Control". Maybe it will improve under Vista (Federal/CCI). I can remember, 55 years ago, if a hunter (me) showed up on a hunt with Federal, he was ridiculed for buying cheap K-mart ammo, and then espoused how sh---y/crappy Federal Ammo was.
