Browning .22 Rimfire Ammo Review - Winchester Junk? 4-Gun Shooting Review
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- I was rather disappointed when I found out that Browning .22 ammo is actually made by Winchester, which has really disappointed me over the years. Watch as I shoot this Browning ammo through 4 different firearms, including two of them made by Browning.
I’ve been watching you and Hitchcock for years and you gentlemen make shooting fun. You’ve both cost me lots of money with your reviews. Favorites are the Ruger SR 1911, and most recently the Beretta CX Storm and Kel-Tec P17. Thanks for doing the videos.
Hitchcock ?????😅
"Hitchcock"....I love it! It appears that I have cost some of my viewers a lot of money over the years and in some strange I find that very satisfying. 😁👌 Today is January 1, 2024 and my son and I hope you have a great new year.
I bought a couple boxes of this stuff a couple years ago and had malfunction after malfunction. I could barely get two rounds to fire back to back in any of my guns. Upon closer inspection, I discovered many of the cases were dented or pinched, as if somewhere during the manufacturing process they got damaged by the machinery, but still made it through quality control. I contacted Browning and they had me ship the boxes back to them for inspection. A few months later they sent me a check that didn't cover my original cost, but it was better than nothing. I've been hesitant to try any more of it, but maybe I will thanks to your review.
Been waitin for another video, good one too. My wife loves the Browning 22 ammo in the plastic 100 round box. She shoots it in her GSG 1911 22 and has never had a problem with it. My daughter and I shoot it out of our MKlV target 22's and it always runs good. Seems like whatever we shoot out of the MKlV's they run good.
You're a heck of a shooter, Sir.., and not a bad show host either !
I really enjoy watching you plinking in beautiful southern Nevada. 👌🏻👍🏻
Your comment just made my day....thank you!
There you are! 😃
I'm glad to be back. My son and I will have a new video posted on Saturday morning and we hope you enjoy it. 👍😎
For a couple months I was feeling some kind of void in my You Tube viewing until coming upon this and realized what was missing.
Surprisingly reliable for being 36 grain, great video guys like always take care and stay safe
Now you're talking. I will watch anything you do. So much better than the shorts. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Happy New Year to you and your family and thank you for the feedback on the shorts.
That’s pretty good. I have had mixed results with US manufactured ammo, especially Winchester stuff. Not sure if here in Europe we get poorer quality stuff, but on the other hand we are blessed with some great .22 ammo like Sellier & Bellot, Norma and RWS. CCi is the best non-European ammo I found.
Sellior and Bellot, RWS, Norma and PPU are some of my favorite ammo.
That lever action reminds me of my 30-30. I am glad to see you're back out doing videos . Stay safe my brother.
Oops, the ammo I have is 40gr lead, the bullets appear to be wax coated.
It's good to y'all posting again.
Cheers to a happy & even better new year!!
When 22 was scarce I got a bunch of this and I never had a problem with it.
Browning ammo working well in a BL-22 and Buckmark. What a combo!
Good review, never tried that brand before
Always entertaining, always informative. Happy New Year Mixup
Much appreciated and Happy New Year!
I have both the 6 inch Ruger and the Browing BL22. I bought two Ruger MK2's new for what the BL22 cost used. My first 10-22 I bought in 1979 cost $64.00 plus tax. It was on sale at Montgomery Wards because they were not going to sell guns anymore. Still got it.
Great video Mixup, glad you get this info out there, it really helps us when buying the stuff. Hope you guys have a Happy New Years!!!
Thank you and have a Happy New Year!
Thanks for another great video. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Same to you Sean....thank you!
I always enjoy your videos. Keep ‘em coming
Thanks, will do!
Merry belated Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours .
Always a pleasure big man .
Another excellent video can’t wait to see the next one.
Always fun to watch you shoot, especially when it's a decent product. I wish it was short-sleeve weather where I live. I haven't seen the Sun in two weeks.
Nice Thursday surprise to see this video available!
My son and I hope to have another video posted on Saturday morning! 👍😎😎👍
It amazies me how well modern 22 lr ammo performes out of a 5 1/2" barrell ❤
Really good results for Winchester/ Browning 22lr. Great video, it's been a long time since I saw a Browning Buckmark. Always good to see you have a video up. Take Care !
You also take care and have a safe and Happy New Year!
It’s a great review of the browning 22 love to see the 22s in action. Kinda wish you would have some different targets but hey I understand happy new year God bless.
I know shooting paper targets can get boring and slamming steel plates might get a little annoying so please feel free to suggest different targets. Happy New Year!
Very enjoyable "Brownchester" .22 LR ammo review, Mixup! "No problems" is always a good outcome. 👍👍
Nothing like plinking in the desert, especially in December, lol. It sure beats July or August, that's for sure. Thanks for the review, without it this ammo may have been something I wouldn't consider. Nice shooting, as usual my friend.
You just can't beat 60 degree weather in December. You can just about double that temperature in July and August. 👍😎 👍😜
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Absolutely right. We're the opposite of most other states, we lay low in the summer and enjoy the outdoors in the winter. It did take a few years to get used to Christmas, lol. 👍 🤠
Happy new year guys love the intro
Thanks for the feedback and Happy New Year!!!!!
Happy New year and years to come my Friend!
Excellent video, Thumbs up ~John
Thank you John. We hope you and yours had a great Christmas and we look forward to hearing from you next year!
And I just use cci mini mag for my Buckmark and ruger 10\22. Impressive round for a hollow point. Great presentation.
I only use mini mags in my 22/45 and beretta 21a 🤘
I'm always impressed by yourr shooting skills! And looks like the ammo is a real winner also!
Missed you, guys
Happy New Year 🎉I 👍😎
I enjoyed seeing the Old Ruger Mk-1 out there. so many people started Bullseye shooting with the Mk-1 and Mk-2's. Really an Iconic pistol, so simple and affordable. Nice video Dan, Happy New year! - Dave
Looks like a Browning Nomad Pistol. I've had one for well over 4 decades and not only "never" had a misfeed, it is the most accurate weapon I have.
Well that was pretty impressive to see velocities higher than advertised. So often they are quite optimistic on their velocities.
Apparently that Ruger automatic pistol was the precursor to the Mark series. I have a Mark I that looks exactly like it except for it's a bull barrel.
Not a good thing very inconsistent batches.
@@Stinkykawaiipfan It's bulk ammo. Meant for plinking. Anyone that's been around knows that bulk ammo tends to be somewhat inconsistent;
And even in the past 10 to 15 years, at times bulk ammo, well, it was typical to have as much as 10% that literally didn't fire, light strikes, etc.. Heck, I even had boxes that I pulled out rounds where the manufacturer didn't even bother to include the bullet and powder ( because there was literally no projectile to keep the powder in ). That'd be box after box, 10% didn't fire the first time, or would not fire at all. Thunderbolts aka Thunderduds come to mind.
Worse, some Winchester ammo would have a "crease" in their case design, and would not shrink after firing, leading to stuck cases that required a cleaning rod to remove. Still have some around somewhere; during shortages, real shortages, such crap ammo is the norm.
Great review as always and glad you had no issues, but I still shy away from anything Winchester/associated with Winchester.
Had I'd known that Winchester made this ammo I probably wouldn't have bought it. I was pleasantly surprised with the reliability and accuracy though.
Looks like you got a good box! I went to the range today too - not nearly as nice as yours but it did have a bench lol. Thanks! And happy new year!
nice video!👍 happy new year from austria!
Back in the day when my wife and belonged to IHMSA, The International Metallic Silhouette Association, Winchester Super X was the rimfire to use. We would use a rim thickness gauge and sort them for rim thickness. Many matches were won with Winchester. I have had nothing but good luck with their 9mm Nato and 45ACP Valor also. I'm not sure of why Winchester ammo is so disliked. Thanks for the cool video.
Always has worked just great for me.
Anything superx usually was really good
I was surprised by the outcome being that the Browning ammo is made by Winchester. Thanks for a great review video. Happy New Year.
Happy New Year to you too my friend.
@@mixup98 Thank you, Sir.
I love the Ruger pistol. That was my first handgun that I bought as a civilian in Massachusetts. Then I moved up to a Ruger Security-six with a 2.5 inch barrel in .357 mag. What a difference..lol
Hope you have a great New Year
Me too except 4 inch security six stainless steel.still have them both.
I've never tried these 35gr before. Try the lead nose 40gr and you'll change your mind. By the way, the 400 rounds box in my country costs 187$. You guys are living in heaven.
Thank you for these great videos. I'm happy to see that the manufacturer hasn't exaggerated the figures
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Glad you like them Sebastian 👍😎 👍😎
Great video. Awesome shooting as always.
Thank you, Paul.
I just bought the 800 round box of this stuff figuring it would at least be some really cheap plinking ammo for the kids and grandkids. Glad to hear a good report.
You guys are blessed with buckmarks reliability.i have themicro bull ans it only runs cci minis. At this time e only a couple hundred rounds through it hoping it will get better. Love these Nevada videos.
you are a brave man to try browning 22lr. i have found that, since the wuhan flu, only cci (including blazer) and aguila are reliable in my semiauto pistols.
I thought you folks had got some immunity from the Kansas Fort Riley Virus back in 1918.
Another great video thanks man
You are very welcome and Happy New Year!
I was glad to see you shooting a Ruger Mark 1. You don’t see that very often. Looks like pretty good ammo. I’ll try some out. Thanks
As you probably know I also own a stainless Mark II and maybe someday I'll do a video comparing it to the Mark I. Should be a fun video.
Thanks Mixup. Another good video.
Glad you enjoyed it Robert....Happy New Year!
Thanks for the review !
I have seen this ammo at Academy close to my house.
Thanks for the review.
Merry Christmas HAPPY NEW YEARS, LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Hello Archie and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Mixup just want to wish you and your family a very happy new year 🎉🎉 🤠🎆🎇🎊🎊
Thank you! You too......Happy New Year!
I bought a brick of it maybe 3 years ago and it was absolutely junk back then. Failure to fire out of a half a dozen of my firearms I would say probably one out of every 10 rounds would require a second strike and one out of every 30 wouldn't fire whatsoever. Nice to see they corrected the issues and are making better stuff now days. I might have to give it another try if I see some around
Did you try cleaning your gun ??😅
They were all clean and it was multiple firearms. I'm pretty sure it was a quality control issue that has thankfully been taken care of now
Me too it was junk last year when I bought it
Happy New Year guys !
Thank you and same to you my friend.
Great presentation. I haven’t tried that ammo but will look for it. I did not that Browning lever sounded so impeccably smooth. I had one of those six inch Ruger pistol years ago. For me, it shot terribly inaccurate, not to mention it became useless when I disassembled to clean it and couldn’t get it back together. I offered it to a Ruger affectiado in disassembled form. He snapped it back together like he’d done it a time or two and confessed he’d already ordered a set of adjustable sights like it was already his. Anyway he said that with stock sights it was a tack driver. Suggested I had a lot to learn, lol.
EXCELLENT ammo reliability review. THANKS!
You are very welcome and thank you for watching my video.
Hey. Welcome back.
Thanks for the review! I’ll pick up a box of that.
Thanks for watching!
I just got some for 22 Bullseye league, and it works just fine in my ancient Ruger like your son's. Fine in my Ruger MK4 as well. No complaints. I understand Winchester also makes Herters. Not as good as the Browning. I'll buy more as well.
BTW.....I'm sure the Ruger 10-22 would function with old black powder ammo as well. Good video. Thanks!!
Nice guns for the tests. I have a 100 rd. box I bought when they first started making Browning but I haven't shot any of it.
Good job. Dancing cans, my favorite.
A rewatch. "Three out of four" twice, at that distance? I'd definitely take it.
Good to know about, I saw it today at Cabella’s but passed. Next time
Dang. Winchester should put that stuff in their boxes.
Great video!!
Thanks!
Favorably impressed with the Browning/Winchester ammo. All the best in 2024 to you, Mix/Family. We'll be watching. "The JJ" SW Penna.
Thank you JJ and all the best to you and yours in 2024.
Fantastic shooting, good info on that ammo, 😊
I have shot a lot of the browning 22 ammo, absolutely no problems with it great video!
Thank you for the feedback Mark, and I also thank you for subscribing to my channel.
Loving that Browning Buck Mark, and Amen on loving those Rugers.
What was the longer distances at the end of the video?
You keep ringing that gong like that you are liable to have some 4 legged critters come in thinking the dinner bell is on.😂😂
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Thank you for the ammo test. 🙂🙂
I have used the Browning Yellow box stuff and none out of 400 failed. The price was right. The only problem was when I went to get more they had sold it all and I haven't seen it again here in NZ. I have also had a few problems with the Winchester white box stuff in the past but in recent times I have not had any failures with it and it is cheap and available.
I have also had problems with Winchester white box in the past but maybe I will pick up and box, do a review, and see if it has improved.
Awesome vid!
Thanks!!!!
I ordered a few hundred rounds of Browning BPR .22LR probably 3 years ago. I've been plinking with the BPR now and then, using a Ruger American bolt action. No complaints. I recently found my dad's Ruger MKII tucked away in a drawer. It was in pristine condition. I've been plinking with the MKII, using the Browning BPR and have yet to find fault. I'm no Browning fan boy. I have no biases either way. Just saying that the .22LR BPR has worked fine for me. Cheers!
Last box of this I had there were about 10 bullets seated improperly in the cases, and a few more where the bullets fell out. Not ideal, but the rest went bang so I can’t complain too much…
Nice when something turns out to be better than expected! Wish we got that bulk stuff here :(
Really enjoyed the video! 22’s are good old fashioned fun!
Yes they are! 👍😎
I love these videos
Awesome....thank you!
Olin Corp it the company that owns the brand names Winchester, Browning, and Herters. CCI Standard Velocity, CCI Mini Mag, Federal Auto Match and Aguila Super Extra are all available for lower prices and much more reliable. CCI SV is the best of these for precision shooting. Federal Auto Match box of 325 is available at some Walmart locations for $22 and $16 online at various sellers during sales. CCI SV for 7 CPR or less online. Aguila Super Extra I have seen at local sporting goods chain for $15 for box of 250 rounds. Olin Corp ammo gets among the worst reviews online in forums. Some ammo quality varies lot by manufacturing lot. From you testing you received a good lot number. I'll continue buying less expensive ammo that has better QC over all lot numbers. May Olin Corp has improved their ammo quality but it will take more than this one review to convince me to buy it.
I thought Fetter was Russian ?
@@Soli_Deo_Gloria_. Correct, I meant Herters. I have corrected my prior posting.
Love The Sound Of Ringing Steel Mixup98 😊😀😊
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Fun video. That looks like good ammo.
Who gets to clear the old ruger pistol 😂
Happy New Year to your family ❤
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Oh that Buck Mark ! I love it.
Thanks for the update. Excellent review. I wonder if there is any difference ( materials,manufacturing process,quality control etc. ) between Browning and Winchester beside the packaging.
I would think that Browning would insist on good quality ammo if their name is on the box and it would be interesting to know if there is any difference with Winchester marked ammo.
I've used Browning 22lr in all three of my 22lr firearms and never had a problem with it. It's been trouble free and pretty accurate too.
Good to know and thanks for the feedback.
Before I even watch the vid...About two or three years ago I bought two 400 round boxes of this Browning ammo [edit: 40 gr, lead, wax coated] on sale for a great price when .22lr was rare & full price expensive. I still have maybe 300 rounds left. It was about average, no better or worse than budget .22 ammo, but I did notice most of the bullets would rotate in the case. I wasn't worried, I've seen that before. As time has passed the number of FTFs has increased, not crazy high, but definitely an increase. Trying the FTFs in my Single-Six that seriously indents the rims tells me the ammo priming compound has deterioted and/or loosened.
22LR Browning lead nose (40GR) is garbage. I think the 35GR is much better as in this video.
Nice. It's always the Remington ammo that gives my 22s fits. 🤠
CCI Mini Mags absolutely rule!
Would really like to see some sort of gel test if you have the ability on this ammo, I like it quite a bit it runs really clean, but I’d be curious to see hollowpoint expansion and penetration out of a rifle and a handgun
I had similar good results with this round in my Walther P22 and Henry lever-action rifle.
HI GUYS GOOD TO SEE YA
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR
Hello Sandra. Good to hear from you and we hope you had a great Christmas. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Grand selection of weapons , Happy Christmas 🎄 and a merry New year
And the ammo played nicely . 👍🇬🇧
Happy New Year to you Stephen !!!
I have the browning in 9mm 147gr and it has a lot of recoil but good stuff!
I'm suprised that the Browning ammo did so well. The two (never again) boxes I bought had a 10% fail rate.
My experience with Browning rimfire ammo ( a.k.a. Winchester ) has been as bad as Winchester Super X,.. mostly failure to eject, followed closely by failure to fire. I tried this stuff with my
otherwise very reliable Savage Mark II rifles and also my CZ455, both ( obviously ) bolt action.
My Browning ammo. is now about 2 years old,.. yours appears to be of a much newer batch, with no faults.
Maybe, I should try another box of this Browning rimfire ammo. again and see if it works with my rifles.
I'm glad you did this 'test', maybe, just maybe Winchester/Browning has corrected the issues of the older stuff.
Definitely try the Browning ammo again. It seems that the quality of all rimfire ammo, including CCI, went way down during the pandemic.
@@mixup98 I'll try some out in the new year, weather permitting :)
Awesome video seems like Awesome 22 ammo thanks for sharing mixup98
Greetings Mixup... I was wundering what rail it that on your 10/22 ?
As always... a top quality video, thanks for sharing n God bless brother
The aluminum rail is made by Monstrum and I got it on amazon for about ten bucks. It has over 6700 ratings and the quality is excellent.
Thanks for your time spent in responding, it's much appreciated. 🤠👍
@@Soli_Deo_Gloria_. You are very welcome and thank you for watching my video.
I have a ton of the Browning ammo.I burn through a lot of .22lr shooting with the grandkids. I bought a pack of 1600rds. I've been using them in Heritage revolvers, and smaller single round, bolt action, and semi auto, youth rifles. I've been very pleased overall. I've experienced very few issues. The rounds seem to be accurate, and hard hitting. A few duds in bulk .22 are to be expected in my opinion.