Federal AutoMatch 22LR Review - BULK BOX BONANZA! Should you be buying anything else?

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This is the test that didn't need to be done, but I did it anyway. From now on, no bulk box other than federal automatch. It's fantastic.
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@davidabernathy4553 11 ай бұрын

Well now this was an interesting video and I have shot thousands of rounds of the federal auto match and it has performed very well for me. I like using bulk ammo because the one thing I enjoy about shooting a 22 LR is that it's economical.

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

22LR is definitely economical to shoot compared to the cost of 223/556 especially if doing transition drills, reloads or sling manipulation. The only thing 22 can't simulate is recoil, but that's for another day

@jkinder3227 9 ай бұрын

I’ve been buying Federal Automatch 22LR for a while with great results…..Thanks for the video!

@e.foster1284 7 ай бұрын

Just what I needed to know. Thanks for the no nonsense video. 👍

@nunya1328 6 ай бұрын

Love the video! Nice shooting also. This auto match out performed their own punch ammo in gel tests also. For the price you cant beat it for simple target and plinking.

@thomasmoorman5328 5 ай бұрын

I bought a box of this today. I was impressed. Two rifles were tested my 1022 Ruger and my Savage model 19 NRA. Both rifles did well. It was very windy here but was able to connect to a 1 inch swinging plate at 40 yards. I'll be going back to Walmart ugh to buy a few more boxes. I have the lot number and hope to get more of that.

@Dcpietsch 5 ай бұрын

Great video and review! I ordered some for my 10/22 Target LITE.

@Alaska610ish 6 ай бұрын

Great review, thanks for the review on this ammo. I feel better about the 30 boxes I bought.

@user-zy5gn9lh4f Ай бұрын

Only 30?? Better go stock up.

@vinyljunkie64 6 ай бұрын

This was one awesome test regardless of the ammo. I've only two pistols to test this ammo and have in the past few months. Out of my old 617 S&W and a Model 41, groups were every bit as good as CCI Standard. The only reason I don't buy more is I prefer a slightly lower velocity for the Model 41. I've not tried it in my High Standards. Sucks how costly and scarce .22LR now is.

@carlitosantiago4893 11 ай бұрын

I have shoot almost 1k through my lever and not one dud. Love the stuff!

@jeejay98 5 ай бұрын

What’s the rifle and distance? Great video BTW. I have been looking on this ammo but it’s a bulk. Last bulk I bought were Rems and it’s crap shoot almost every other 8 or 10 or so. This video brings me to trust bulk 22s again. Thanks.😊

@Sunnysky321 10 ай бұрын

Good video. What is the shooting distance and what is the average group size including the flyers? I tried Auto Match, Aguila Extra, CCI standard velocity, and Armscore with my M&P 15-22. Auto Match is reliable, but underperforms both the Aguila and CCI in term of grouping size.

@Brad1237202 11 ай бұрын

Nice shootin' Andrew!!! Thanks for the video!!

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Brad

@lmbear 2 ай бұрын

Good results for sure. I use Federal Automatch religiously. It works very well in all of my rifles. Generally shooting better than CCI std. velocity ammo, and much less expensive. You can also find it at the local Walmart. For around $21/box (325 rounds), it is dang hard to beat.

@bulletsbbq2576 11 ай бұрын

I like this ammo too have had great results with it

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

It's good stuff

@g.e.nelson4086 5 ай бұрын

My results differs for Federal auto match for both my Ruger precision rimfire and Savage b22 fv. I get moa performance in comparison to CCI standard velocity, Aquila super extra and Norma tac 22 with sub moa performance. I did find that the Federal auto match performs well in my Ruger SR 22 and Chiappa 1911-22.

@robinschmalz777 4 ай бұрын

What Brand of rifle were you using , which has a lot to do with accuracy

@TheDirtyvermonter Ай бұрын

It's like the crosman domed of 22lr ammo. It just works

@ronchidester 4 ай бұрын

My Henry loves this ammo!

@sh1529 2 ай бұрын

If this ammo is used with a Tandem Compensator is there any concerns about frequently cleaning it?

@brianbelliveau5551 11 ай бұрын

Looks like a fun gun to plink with nice video bud thanks

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

Definitely a fun gun to plink with. The more I shoot it, the more I love it

@backwoodscharlie8483 8 ай бұрын

What are you shooting at 50 yd?

@Dwayne7834 11 ай бұрын

Looks like your rifle likes the ammunition. I have some I need to try in my CZ bolt gun and see how it performs. I a ruger 45/22 pistol that loves it. But a Ruger SR22 that doesn’t like it. And a 10/22 that shoots it good . Thanks for your video. 👍

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, it'll definitely be my go to ammo unless doing something specific

@ryanpettit82 11 ай бұрын

Be careful shaking and banging around rimfire ammo. You can make it less reliable because it can loosen the priming compound 🤷

@jeffroberts760 11 ай бұрын

That sounds pretty logical and smart

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

I only did it once I swear! But thanks for the heads up

@22lr_plinking 9 ай бұрын

Two of my rifles love this stuff. Picked up two cases of this before the ny law changed I figured hey why not. This will hold me over till that douche Hochul gets replaced , good video thanks 👍👍👍👍

@jeffroberts760 11 ай бұрын

For a while walmart Automatch was the only decent option for buying 22lr for me so I’ve shot a fair amount - it does not run great in my Beretta m9-22 or in my CMMG conversion for my 16” AR But of course is great in my lever gun Mini Mags run flawlessly in all and can still be had for 10cpr so I buy them and whatever is the cheapest I can find for my Henry h001

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

Mini mags run great in general and still relatively inexpensive, but unfortunately it's over my max of 8cpr. And you can't beat 22 from a level gun, so much fun

@michaelcunningham6641 5 ай бұрын

I shoot CCI standard velocity out of my 10/22's and my chargers that i built ...1/2 inch groups at 100 yrds

@otherphones9619 17 күн бұрын

Why not show the eley target next to this target??

@waynestephens4102 38 минут бұрын

Just received a box of this ammo. Wondering what riffle you're using and what distance? Good to see a south Fla brotha as I grew up in homestead. Good shooting and info. Thank you!

@andrewmconrad 35 минут бұрын

Ruger 10/22 talo. 25 yards. Thanks 🤙🏻

@ExplicitBoricua101 11 ай бұрын

It’s a tack driver! Nice shooting.

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@mikehancho1613 8 ай бұрын

Ive always liked federal ammo however i do buy a lot of cci for quality ammunition

@whiteyfisk9769 11 күн бұрын

CCI and Federal are both owned by Vista Outdoors. But i am also a CCI Minimag guy myself as well. Incredible stuff for hunting purposes.

@Steve5404 7 ай бұрын

I have about 10k of the auto match on hand. Accuracy, when the ammo works, is not the issue. Reliability is the issue. Using the pandemic, I was buying auto match as it was the only ammo available. From a box of 325 rounds, my wife and I would get 25+ failures to fire. Even after owning the round so the firing pin would strike a different spot, we’d still have issues. We also had underpowered rounds…..very little or no powder. The only thing setting off the round was the primer. Instead of bang…..we’d get a pop. I watched the bullet arc towards the target. Newer batches seem to be better. As an accurate, bulk plinking ammo it’s okay. For serious target shooting or in matches, I would find something better.

@240SSONLY 6 ай бұрын

Interesting... ive NEVER had an issue. Aguila, Winchester and others yes... but never this stuff. Maybe I'm lucky, but I only buy this now at walmart

@duholiverah 2 ай бұрын

Olá. Qual a distância do alvo?

@user-hc5tj7bn1n 8 ай бұрын

Now that's a bulk. They make a lining for them boxes. Think there are moisture wicking too. 160rds, 5000+ to go. 😅

@genemairet4807 8 ай бұрын

I bought 3 boxes of these. The brass was bent

@mikehaynes8647 7 ай бұрын

Does it matter where you buy your ammo? Will ammo bought at a high end chain likely perform better than the same ammo bought at Walmart? Do ammo manufacturers raise or lower production standards depending on the company buying the product?

@richardcarden4161 6 ай бұрын

You mean factory seconds? I highly doubt that. What makes more sense would be inconsistent quality control during production runs. 🤔

@mattschmitt9924 11 ай бұрын

My Walmart has dropped the price on automatch a bit. It has also fallen online. It's my go to 22 ammo. Works great in almost all of my tools.

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

Oh snap, next time I'm in Walmart I'll have to go check it out and see if it dropped there too

@eduardocastillo2424 11 ай бұрын

My Walmart recently increased their price from 19.98 to 21.97 😢

@mattschmitt9924 11 ай бұрын

@@eduardocastillo2424 That's a bummer, dude! I'm in the Midwest. Not sure if that has a bunch to do with it.

@Bob-lq9ys 11 ай бұрын

I have a couple of boxes of it and it shoots good for the price, I like aguila better but I shoot them both

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

I've got a bunch of the aguila too. I might just have to do a battle of the bulk boxes!

@mattschmitt9924 11 ай бұрын

@@andrewmconrad I, for 1, would love to see this comparison!

@concernedpatriot.2221 10 ай бұрын

Miami here. You at trail glades on that side range ? 👍🏻👍🏻

@andrewmconrad 10 ай бұрын

SWFL range and gun club. It's a little north on 29 from 75 in Immokalee

@concernedpatriot.2221 10 ай бұрын

@@andrewmconrad cool.

@rcairflr 21 күн бұрын

For bulk, general purpose rimfire ammo, Automatch is my go to ammo...

@whiteyfisk9769 11 күн бұрын

Have you ever used it for small game?? Always been a CCI mini-mag guy for small game hunting with my CZs. But i have over 2000rds of the AutoMatch, makes me wanna try it out.

@01rcpena 11 ай бұрын

Automatch works fine for me. Does anyone have any experience with Winchester M*22 ammo? Marketed as .22lr ammo designed to function reliably in semi-auto rifles.

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

I'll have to see if I have any of that in the closet and give it a go. Not sure

@mattschmitt9924 11 ай бұрын

I've shot some M22 I didn't notice anything to write home about. Did you have a specific question?

@01rcpena 11 ай бұрын

@@mattschmitt9924 I was just wondering if M22 ran reliably. Thanks for any feedback.

@mattschmitt9924 11 ай бұрын

@@01rcpena it ran in my Ruger 10/22s and Smith & Wesson 15-22 but that's not really saying much as all of those will eat anything. I recall having a couple fail to feeds and / or stovepipes in my Browning Buckmark. I have another P08 copy that wouldn't have anything to do with it, but she's a picky girl. In my opinion, not worth the higher price for the target shooting I do. I do know Winchester did have problems with this line a while back. I am not a fan or buyer of Winchester rimfire products anymore. I've just had too many better experiences elsewhere. There's about 10 or so types of 22 that I will go for if the price is right or I'm doing something specific, but I stick with federal automatch for my bulk plinking.

@pnotuner1 9 ай бұрын

I had some Winchester M-22 that was 45 grain with a black coating. It was not good, not reliable, not accurate, not clean. It sounded like a good idea for a heavier bullet to use for self defense . It just didn't work out.

@CarpfishingextremeUSA 2 ай бұрын

what distance you shooting @?

@andrewmconrad 2 ай бұрын

This was 25 yards

@jamesb.armstrong5433 10 күн бұрын

How far away was the target? What rifle are you using?

@andrewmconrad 8 күн бұрын

25 yards. Ruger 10/22 TALO edition

@jamesb.armstrong5433 8 күн бұрын

@@andrewmconrad I'm in the process of setting up a shooting range on our farm in North Central Florida. I'm going to set up paper and spinner targets at 50 and 100 yards. I'm going to set up metal targets at 200 and 300 yards.

@andrewmconrad 8 күн бұрын

@@jamesb.armstrong5433 awesome!!

@arrobrewer2730 11 ай бұрын

Are they all the same Lot Number? Deviation in production Lots will preform differently. Do you measure your 22 lr and sort them accordingly? Obviously not! You'll figure it out.

@andrewmconrad 11 ай бұрын

I did none of that, lol

@nunya1328 6 ай бұрын

Sorting bulk ammo? 😂😂 You'll figure it out 😅😊

@arrobrewer2730 6 ай бұрын

@@nunya1328 even with bulk ammo the flyers can be mitigated

@nunya1328 6 ай бұрын

@arrobrewer2730 even Lapua center x has flyers. Maybe sort through that, but bulk ammo? Not remotely necessary for anything you would be using bulk ammo for, correct or no?

@arrobrewer2730 6 ай бұрын

@@nunya1328 agreed but did u watch the vid. You still can improve thr consistency

@itworked2818 10 ай бұрын

I’d say the ammo is crap, you can screw the bullet heads off, some are more powerful then others. But, it’s the CHEAPEST. We have a hammerli tac r1 basically a ar15 copy in a 22 and it absolutely will eat anything and it runs these fine it’s the only rounds we get.