Please tell those fine people at CCI that there are a lot of people who appreciate them making fine 22 and Blazer Brass

Manufacturing always blows my mind. It's crazy to think that someone years ago came up with a bunch of one off machines to do a specific task. So cool!

I would love to have that pallet at the end of this vid.

I really appreciate what these guys do for me and the masses because this is my favorite ammunition brand. I wish CCI and Speer another 65+ years of great service.

Kind of unbelievable their so cheap. It is more work than I thought.

All I see is FREEDOM being produced!!

CCI is the only 22LR ammo I have shot that has never had a single failure. CCI Mini Mag is my favorite & it works great!

Last thing you want to hear in the ammunitions plant..."You're Fired". Sorry could not resist. Interesting tour. It always amazes me the engineering minds it took to build these machines.

Brother, that's awesome that you got to go through the whole process. There's no one else on KZfaq that deserved such a close look. You were probably like a kid in a candy store!!

22plinkster's version of "How It's Made" - I really enjoyed learning how .22 is made at CCI. Thanks for producing and sharing!

The .22 one of greatest calibers ever made. Love me my plinkers.

"Greatest employees in the industry!" That's high praise Bill!

LOL the guy's thinking at 4:50 "dont say explosion, dont say explosion, dont say explosion"

I've had one problem with CCI after shooting close to 100,000 rounds I had one which the c was upside-down.

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. Economy in volume. Gunpowder and lead!

WOW! What an operation! And I REALLY appreciate every bit of it, as I am one of the beneficiaries! Also a plug for one of my FAVORITE practical rounds where I live, CCI "Pest Control" made, I Believe in Idaho. My neighbor and I nearly worship the stuff. .22 LR #12 shot shells - about the consistency of sand. I have used it INSIDE of my barn with concrete floor to take out a snake at about 30 inches range. Obliterated the rattler's head with NO splatter back and NO damage of any kind to my truck that was barely 36 inches away. I have also taken obstinate birds inside of that same steel barn with the stuff with ZERO collateral damage. I can't even locate where the pellets hit the steel roof when I climb up and look carefully on a ladder. But one shot, from my Single Six and the bird dropped immediately. To any snowflakes that might bemoan my "cruelty": The birds will fly into the barn through the open door and I can chase them around and around with a length of plastic conduit long enough to touch the inside of the roof and they WILL NOT fly out through the fully open 10 ft X 11 ft door. I can chase them for 10 minutes or more - to the point I'm exhausted. They cannot be left in there, because when I close the door they have no way out and they crap all over every thing - including all of my wood working equipment. I do my best to keep the door closed as much as possible but they still occasionally get in. They usually can be chased out if I see them fly in and start chasing them right away. After they've been there for 5 or 10 minutes they will almost never leave.

The amount of lead for ONE DAY blew my mind.

My grandpa used to work at the CCI plant back when it was just Speer. He made bullets at first and later moved on to primers. A few years ago I saw a video of the CCI plant so I showed it to him. A lot of the machinery he used there 50 years ago was still there. Our last time out to Lewiston we wanted to get a tour but unfortunately they were closed and we had to go home before they would be back in business.

I really like the cci stingers. They are the most accurate 22 ammo I have ever shot.

I work in a factory that makes road signs but I’d quit to work in an ammunition factory in a heartbeat

Plinkster, I love your videos, but this one is special. The compliments about the employees at CCI were obviously heartfelt. Heck, you looked like a kid in a candy factory!

Where can I purchase this reloading kit?

Incredible process! Thanks for the tour!! Been a huge CCI fan since Mini Mags came out many years ago!

The best ammo video I've seen, really enjoyed it! Thanks to all the fine folks at CCI for making a superior product, and thanks to you, 22plinkster, for sharing this... Semper Fi!

no wonder ammo is so expensive. that's a lot more work than I expected

Awesome video. A lot more hand work than I imagined. After seeing all the care and quality, I don't mind paying a little more for their ammo. Thanks CCI and 22Plinkster for making this video.

Talented folks at work. Thanks for taking the time to make this video, and thanks to CCI for the virtual tour!

THIS IS THE PROCESS PROCESS WHERE WE PROCESS OUR PROCESS SO YOU CAN PROCESS THE PROCESS

Man, CCI must love you! I worked many years for a distributor of their's and other makers of ammo and have been given tours of several ammunition makers plants.......but never ever would they take us into where they made .22lr.................was always told it was like a state secret or something! Are there things you learned that you can't tell us or else you'd have to kill us? LOL

One of my favorite brands. I have always enjoyed seeing how things are made.

I'm 77 years old and I have been a Glock Guy and 9mm user my entire shooting life! In all that time, I have Never shot a .22LR hand gun until a few months ago. I decided to Purchase a .22 hand gun because of the very high price of 9mm ammo and I shoot at my LGR every week and I could not afford to keep using 9mm ammo. After doing much research on KZfaq and my Gun Forums, I decided on a Kel-Tec P17 which comes with three 3 round magazines. I have over 1000 rounds with this gun and I like it so much that I purchased another P17, in addition to A Beretta Bob Cat and a Rossi RS22 Rifle! I'm now shooting more, having more fun and saving a bunch of money! The CCI Mini Mags have worked without a Flaw in all of my .22LR Guns!

Worked as a cop on both sides of the Snake River for 6 years and saw this plant everyday. Used .38+P ammo in .38 revolvers on the Lewiston side and I used my own S&W model 686 .357 revolver in Asotin County. Great video as I never got to tour the plant.

It's amazing that they can sell the finished product at a price that can cover their costs. American know-how.

I’ve never appreciated How Its Made now more after watching this.

Great video, thank you so much for producing it. I've watched it several times and have shown it to my friends. CCI, they're the best!

That's so awesome seeing all the work that goes into making 22. Ammo kind of makes me appreciate it for a change I believe CCI makes the best remfire ammo by far

WOW, i never knew how much went into a 22 untill now,,, amazing !!!

One of the best How It’s Made episodes

I've wanted to watch a video like this for over 50 years! Thank you!

I really enjoyed seeing the factory! Working my way through 5K of CCI clean subsonic ATM. Cheers pinkster!

PErfect, who would have thought that just a simple 22lr carries that amount of work impresive cheers

What a great video ! Always wondered how it was made. Keep up the great work, love your channel !

...this is just the best... Thank you for taking us along.

Very cool that they gave you a tour. Love their HV Segmented Hollow Point

All that ammo made in one day and it’s still not enough for everyone to build a supply wtf !

Huh. So planting .22 seeds doesnt make .22 trees?

This is a great video, Thank You so much ! When I was a kid we pretty much had 2 choices Remington, or Winchester, then CCI came on the scene. My grandma bought some of these .22 shells for me for my birthday and I thought I wouldn't like them. Wow was I wrong, I have been buying them every sense then, in fact that is the only brand I will buy.

THAT was one of the nearest and most enjoyable KZfaq videos I have watched in a LOOOOONG time. Thank you 22 Pinkster 👍

2020: We have ammo shortage all over the country CCI employees: not us.. we have first dibs...

CCI Tour round factory absolutely fantastic, i am a farmer Central UK and have used this ammunition for years. H

Thank you both for showing us the process! Been shooting their stuff for years out, of my plinkers!

CCI 22LR copper clad was the first bullet I ever used in my Marlin rifle 30 years ago and is still my preferred ammo.

Could imagine the security on a place like that. Awesome process.

That was great waiting for my new Glock 44 Pre purchased to arrive already bought some CCI AMMO

One of the few times I'm Glad to be fed an old video.

7:10 When he said all of that lead would be consumed that day, I genuinely looked like the meme of the surprised white guy blinking.

One thing I learned when I got serious about rimfire shooting was the importance of quality ammo. Quality, consistent ammo is key for precision rimfire shooting. CCI is one of my two “go to” rounds. It will always group consistently. Cheap ammo can open up a group an inch or more due to the variances between loads. CCI won’t let you down. Great video. I’m an even bigger fan of CCI now!

CCI Stingers are my personal favorite 22LR ammo. Cycle great in everything and with the higher velocity they don't have as much drop at 100 yard targets

I used to work at a simulator machine shop/plant. It is amazing how many different machines can be altered for different products. Love CCI stingers. Cool video

Lots of steps and work involved in making one little bullet. Amazing!!

I´ve never had problems with cci ammunition! Great Video! Greetings from Dettingen (Germany/Bavaria) :-)

The best 22 ammo out there hands down 💯

I always had the "Mini-Mags," in my favorites drawer. Great groundhog popper!

That was an awesome video. Thanks for sharing this with all of us. It definitely makes me appreciate so much more the work that goes into ammunition.

That's awesome. No if we could only find it in the stores!!!!!

*Just a great product...much appreciated!!*

This video brought joy to my Henry 22LR and my Ruger Wrangler!!!

That was great! I've always wondered about the process. Thank you for this.

"Under every blade of grass".....GOD BLESS USA

Fantastic video! I'd like to have seen a bit more closeup on the punching/drawing machines, particularly how they expand the bottom rim.

Thanks for the tour, Bill. Very informative.

Cool process. Thanks for taking the time to do that for us

thank you for the great video and CCI for allowing you video access. I shared this educational video with our Facebook group Canadian Rimfires Classic. thanks for all you do in the industry 22plinkster.

I love CCI 22LR. My only wish is for them to sell it in loose bulk boxes.

from now on I'm buying on CCI ammo. Worked in aeronautical manufacturing nearly all my life, and I can appreciate what I saw.

Excellent video, very educational. It’s amazing the process involved and that there are several steps that require a hands on to complete the process. I would have thought the whole process would have been done only by machine

The amount of times ‘process’ was said blew my mind. 😂

thats a good camera mic set up. I know how loud it is in a place like that..

Just bought some CCI and was looking it up for reviews when I found this. Very interesting.

I truly love to see and understand how the products I use, are made! Well done! I worked at a soda/beer can plant for 8 years and always so interesting to go to work and make sure it was done right! 1.1 million cans per 12 hour shift, 4 days on 4 days off. So Very Cool!

I want some of the brass left over after the punch that makes the first cuts in the cupping process. Should be cool looking speaker grills. I can imagine an inlay or top lay with overcoat that 2 would look fascinating under stage light. Peace Out.

CCI makes 2 MILIONS 22LR bullets PER DAY :=)

So cool! Very interesting and thank you CCI for sharing how your facility processes 22 caliber rimfire. Kudos

I just started shooting .22LR recently - I actually purchased the Ruger Mark IV Target based on your review. Love slinging CCI through it

take a shot every time he says the word "process"

EVERYONE: “Can’t find .22 ammo anywhere. “ CCI: “Shucks, we have all ten of our employees working working a single 1960’s assembly line 5 days a week?”

Great video. CCI has always been my favorite and it's American made.

Awsome. I've never had an idea about how my favorite 22 lr cartridges were made. Thank you MONSIEUR 22 plinkster. Merci beaucoup. Cheers from France.

that was really cool so much lead everyday!

Very cool! Hey! Did they check your pockets when you left the building? Looks like you might have gained a few pounds! ;) That was a treat for all of us...Thanks! and thanks to CCI / Speer!

Outstanding video! Great insight on how manufacturing. I’d love to see how the more exotic Speer bullets are made and the process for “match grade” versions.

I know this is a old video but I still love it! I shoot CCI because of you, I used to shoot whatever was cheapest.

Crazy awesome. A factory tour always impresses me. I look at all the machines and wonder how much this factory is worth and how many rounds have to be made just to break even.

thats a metric shit ton of lead for one day! nice vid

My Dad taught me if you take a measurement of the rim there will be slight variances. Sort them into a true, plus and minus pile and each will give better groupings than if they were randomly mixed. I noticed a difference but this was years ago so I expect the manufacturing has gotten over that hump by now. The same held true with weights preferable of the individual components. While reloading other caliber rounds I learned it to be true with the matching of the cases and the slugs (we obviously already go OCD on powder volume/weight) using the same plus, minus and true categorization. Again years ago and I figure they probably have improved significantly. Cool video, Thanks.

Went to the range the other day with a TSG-22 slide for a full size glock. It allows you to shoot 22lr on a glock 22 or glock 17. Anyways, I had brought out two types of ammo. CCI and a competitor of theirs. The CCl shot flawless, we'll near enough for my liking. The other brand was unbarable. If I hadn't had their ammo I would have thought that my firearm was the problem. Great ammo guys. Keep up the good work. Was shooting .22lr minimag high velocity.

There is CCI here in Brazil is CBC a good factory too. Hugs CCI.

THAT was a cool video.

That is really cool. Being a avid .22 LR and Mag shooter, its great knowing how my ammo is manufactured.

The volume is stunning.......that is amazing.