You won't believe it! Remington Thunderbolt .22lr 50 yard accuracy test Tikka T1X

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Today, I brought the Remington Thunderbolt .22lr to the range. You know, that round everyone loves to trash and claims is pure garbage. I thought I’d see just how bad it really is, and boy, was I surprised! This was significantly better than I had anticipated. Sure, the velocities were, to put it kindly, all over the place, and the standard deviation was high. But guess what? The groupings were surprisingly good. I challenge all of you to grab a box next time you're at the range and see how it performs for you.
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@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

I misspoke on the size of the foulers, but the numbers should be correct.

@chrislang5659 14 сағат бұрын

That rifle doesn't mind those Thunderbolts at all!😮

@daviddudley5895 3 күн бұрын

Try shooting a 25 shot group rather than 5, 5 shot groups. You will get a much clearer picture. Thanks for taking the time to make a video.

@thegunviking 3 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching. I might try 25 groups once in a while.

@johnstewart2011 10 күн бұрын

It's good to see tests of less-expensive ammunition. Thank you.

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

We have to test everything😀! I shot it at 220 yards today. That proved that it might be, ahem, a bit to long.

@olaormset9323 13 күн бұрын

That was a fun video! Great to have the chrono back in the game. Love the humour and Battlestar Galactica reference!

@thegunviking 13 күн бұрын

Thank you, buddy!

@AC-kg8vy 10 күн бұрын

The best I’ve seen with thunderbolt

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

Yes, they performed very good actually. I shot another lot at 220 yards today. They didn't impress to much. I had a few lest from the lot in this video, and they did much better.

@CountryRimfire 10 күн бұрын

Ok, that's crazy! I've never seen Thunderbolt do that good ever 😮 👀 wow Nice shooting and nice video to prove it happened 👍 😂😅 I'm glad your chrono brought itself back to life!

@nelsonm5032 8 күн бұрын

Quite shocking! i'm going to pick up a box just to see how it does in my CZ..

@chrislang5659 14 сағат бұрын

👀 👀

@L.V-Rider 8 күн бұрын

The last time I bought Thunderbolt was some years before they closed down, and that was not good at all. That was the general perception of everybody shooting it at that time. It seems that the new owners did something to increase the quality so if I ever get some available in shops I will try it again and see what my rifle "think" of it. I still have 3 full packets of the old production I bought that time and will compare with the new ones if I find it.

@Dwayne7834 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing good info. 👍🇺🇸

@thegunviking 7 күн бұрын

Happy to hear that you liked it!

@philwillis8604 3 күн бұрын

amazing groups for bulk HV ammo.

@thegunviking 3 күн бұрын

Yes, not to bad.

@brandon1910 9 күн бұрын

When I got into shooting I did a lot of rimfire and used to shoot a remington 597 and a ruger 10/22 is what I shot most. I used to use thunderbolt. I recall it being pretty good in the semi auto's. I just remember it would get the semi's dirty very quickly and I just stopped using it cause it got the rifles so dirty so quick. With a bolt action, likely not as big a deal. May have to go and get a box or two and just see how it shoots in one of my bolt guns.

@thegunviking 8 күн бұрын

The same experience I have with them. But they do seem to leave more lead than other cartridges in the barrel.

@buncha5651 10 күн бұрын

Surprisingly, excellent accuracy for what's generally thought of as plinking ammo. I always look forward to your next video. 😊

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! It means a lot go get positive feedback!

@chrisjensen9941 10 күн бұрын

Never had that result from Bolts. Thanks for the video💯❤️

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

You can safely say I was surprised! I never thought of Thunders aas anything else than plinkers.

@rem3105 10 күн бұрын

Haven't used Thunderbolt for while but I will now...I'm always on the lookout for good budget ammo...Thanks!

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

The surprise was huge, to say the least. I shot another lot today at 220 yards, but they was not as good.

@grumpygrumpgrump136 10 күн бұрын

Lately I have had really good results with this ammo shooting a budget build 10/22 . E. R. Shaw barrel, Brownell's bolt, and a stock Ruger trigger. I have not shot past 50 yards, but I was well pleased with the results. I have a batch ot Thunderbolt that is a few years old, and I don't get near the same results from it.

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

I guess they change their formula, or lower their quality control, sometimes.

@grumpygrumpgrump136 9 күн бұрын

@@thegunviking I don't know about the formula, but growing up ( 75 years old now ) I shot a ton of Thunderbolt ammo. It was cheap and plentiful. I remember buying shorts for 25 cents a box of 50. Longs were 50 cents, and LRs were 75 cents. This was pretty much all brands of ammo. All I know for sure is that I am enjoying the accuracy of the current Thunderbolt ammo, a pleasant surprise I must say. I just discovered your channel, and I do enjoy your content. Keep it rolling sir.

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

@@grumpygrumpgrump136 Thank you for the kind words, sir! Next week I`ll publish the video on Thunderbolts at 220 yards.

@grumpygrumpgrump136 8 күн бұрын

@@thegunviking Looking forward to it my friend.

@thegunviking 8 күн бұрын

@@grumpygrumpgrump136 Thank you🙂

@victorparks5378 8 күн бұрын

Hmm! Makes one wonder about aggressively sorting this ammo.

@richardmattix5322 10 күн бұрын

I LIKE THE WAY YOU WORD YOUR COMMENTS THEY ARE VERY FUNNY.

@nelsonm5032 8 күн бұрын

Very surprising! the Tika sure likes it. out of curiosity i now have to buy a box to see how it does in my 457 MTR.... hmmm

@thegunviking 8 күн бұрын

It`s worth a try. Let me know how it went.

@bikramjeetsidhu9749 9 күн бұрын

On a second thought, the 500 round box l purchased had all the cartridges dumped in it. They were banging with each other and getting dented. I am going to the range tommorrow, l will get a box of 50 and see how they preform.

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

Yes, they do also come in bulk package. Do let me know if they performed well in your gun. Good luck!

@jamesbasile9586 10 күн бұрын

good groups for practice ammo

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

It sure is!

@ronchristle1125 8 күн бұрын

In the early 70 to 75 yr. I reached NRA expert 50 yd Bulleye rating with Remington standard velocity It was pretty good ammo at that time, it has a very nice bullet looks like SK bullets .Remington ammo is not that good now, and I think it is problem is powder measurement. I would love to see this resolved. At this time CCI SV is the only rimfire ,USA made worth buying for target shooting. I know that if USA wanted to make good 22 LR they could. I really don't know why they don't we are becoming a nation of junk.

@thegunviking 7 күн бұрын

I 100% agree with you. I have some older Remington Target, and they are accurate, clean and reliable. And as you said, if USA wanted to make superb ammo you could. But it seem like it`s always quantity over quality.

@pointyshineygreentip8718 10 күн бұрын

Nice, I’ve heard nothing but bad things, I’m going to give it a try in my CZ 457 Pro

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

It's worth a try. I might just have been lucky with the lot, but it's always fun to test ammo.

@stepheng623 9 күн бұрын

Nice video, haven't been able to source Thunderbolts in Ireland just yet. But will keep searching.

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

They are worth a try. What are the most popular brand in Ireland? Eley?

@stepheng623 9 күн бұрын

Pretty much all brands are available, CCI, RWS, Eley, Norma etc. personally I use CCI Velocitor, and Stingers as mainly just hunt small game, but for target I use mini mags.

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

@@stepheng623 Good to hear that you have a good selection to choose from.

@freedomfirst5420 10 күн бұрын

Color me impressed.

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

Yes, it was impressive. I shot it at 220 yards today, but the high SD proved to be to much for good accuracy.

@user-ct6pn9xf5r 9 күн бұрын

I’m a little surprised with the results.😮 It’s been quite some time since I’ve shot any Thunderbolts but my groups were mediocre at best. Your Tikka says otherwise 😊

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

I might just have to try it in my other rimfires too. And it might just be a fantastic lot number? More tests are needed!

@timvest8141 8 күн бұрын

Awesome. I have used Thunderbolts for many years and it has always been reliable but I have never had that good of accuracy. Some of your accuracy has most likely came from the rifle and shooter. I would check the lot number and try and get some more of that. I do know that Remington has stepped up their game with ammo including the new CoreLokt bullets.

@thegunviking 7 күн бұрын

Yes, it was a big surprise when I saw the groups. It has been reliable, but dirty, in my other guns, but I have never thought of testing it for accuracy before.

@johnh4957 9 күн бұрын

Several at my club use this because it's the cheapest and are using it in pistols at 30 feet, other ammo(Federal) has been getting a reputation for not igniting (bad for timed competition).

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

As you say when it comes to timed events, like steel challenge that I shoot a lot, a FTF is a killer. It MUST ignite. Accuracy is second to reliability. And in my experience, and yours it seems, Federal has a higher degree of that problem.

@nellinecronje6911 9 күн бұрын

Not bad for bulk ammo. I should try some.

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

Give it a try👍

@michaelblackwell3789 10 күн бұрын

just got some Thunderbolt in today. Will try it out tomorrow morning with my S&W SW22 Victory with my new Volquartson barrel. Should be good ammo to break in the barrel.

@prone_wolf8871 10 күн бұрын

Its shoots ok at 50....at 100 it starts falling apart. Edited to add...don't take this as negative cause it's aome of my favorite ammo to run in pistols..... Still have around 11k of it before it jumped in price....and I had around 36k 😆 ....it was such a pretty pile 😆

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

I don't take it negatively at all. I agree. I shot it at steel at 160 yards, and it quite did well, but the high SD started to show. Today I shot it at 220 yards, and that was no success, though I did make a few hits.

@grzegorzkubicki7216 10 күн бұрын

I dont have experiens with this ammo,but with remington target yes... target givs vood group on50m and plastik boxes givs me good solusion on screws in my garage..... ;;)

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

I have som boxes of Remington target. That is actually good ammo, at least the older stuff.

@steven1365 8 күн бұрын

The thundershits threw some shocking great groups wit my tikka. But out of a 50rd box I got maybe 2/3 great groups and then the other 40/45 rds were typical thundershits

@thegunviking 7 күн бұрын

Their big problem I think is their uneven velicities. If they could get that under control it would improve the performance dratically. I shot it at steel at 220 yards on friday, and the misses always seemed to be over or under, even if the wind was hard.

@misterlewgee8874 8 күн бұрын

Socially distanced itself...😂

@thegunviking 8 күн бұрын

😀

@thegunviking 8 күн бұрын

Yes, I thought we were past that now😄

@alfontana6242 10 күн бұрын

The old manufactured thunderbolt was terrible ammo. The new plant seems to be manufacturing quality .22 ammo at a affordable price

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

The Thunders has been a little hit or miss, no pun intended, through the years. I shot it at 220 yards today, and that proved to be a bit to far.

@stevenxindaris1477 10 күн бұрын

Go out to a hundred and see what it does. Not bad out at 50.

@mus1970 8 күн бұрын

Hmm, I think you may have bought a one-in-a-lifetime batch/box... A similar thing happened to me with Federal Champion 714 (Standard Velocity), 20 boxes of one batch I bought was equal to RWS Target Rifle/Rifle Match and (good but not great) SK Standard Plus and SK Rifle Match. The next 20 boxes of another batch of this 714 stuff were a total failure, equal to what Thunderbolts are usually showing: velocity all over the place and sometimes 'puffs' and sometimes supersonic 'bangs' with inaccuracy on target to match...

@thegunviking 8 күн бұрын

That might be the case, I agree. I tested it at 220 yards on steel, and to boxes(I suspect from different lots) gave different results.

@TheSaintsAdvantage 10 күн бұрын

Good for you. And plus+ on the appreciation of the "frak" Battlestar Galactica reference. What does a box of 50 cost you of the thunderbolts?

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

So say we all! The Thunders are way to expensive in Norway. You pay the same price as CCI Standard and SK Standard. But they sometimes are on sale, and then I always buy some for plinking. If you convert the norwegian price to US dollars we pay almost 8 dollars for 50.

@TheSaintsAdvantage 10 күн бұрын

@thegunviking I collect .22lr whenever I purchase a new brand I take two boxes of 50 and put them in storage..I have quite the collection..and my uncle gave me some thunderbolts he purchased long ago..maybe 30+ years and I threw two of those boxes in the collection..and fired about 5 boxes of them...they all went bang

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

@@TheSaintsAdvantage I do have some old ammo, actually some russian, polish and chinese, that I will be testing at some point. It's a good hobby to collect ammo.

@22lr_plinking 10 күн бұрын

I’ve never seen this from thunderbolt, I quit using it long long ago , maybe they have finally woken up. Maybe a revisit is needed “just for shits&giggles”.

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

Yes, do try them. I shoot them at 220 yards today, but that was a bit long I think. I did hit, but not as much as I would like. But I do think that it was an other lot?

@vinyljunkie64 10 күн бұрын

Not bad at all, especially for bulk ammo! I've never tried this ammo, but I suspect your barrel is inerantly accurate and thus the decent results

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

The Tikka is one of the most accurate rimfires I've owned. Before I bought the left handed T1X I have now I owned one in right hand, and that was accurate also but not like this one.

@vinyljunkie64 9 күн бұрын

@@thegunviking Since I've but a few pistols now and no rifles, I rarely get to experiment with ammo. In my old Kimber rifles, one was finicky, but the other shot damn near everything you could feed it with respectable accuracy. I suspect your Tikka is similar in that respect. I may have to look at one ;)

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

@@vinyljunkie64 Do that! The finns know how to make accurate rifles. The one I own now seems to like RWS, but the right hand I used to have did not like them. Rimfires are strange animals... I have a couple of centerfires from Tikka also, and they both group good.

@vinyljunkie64 9 күн бұрын

@@thegunviking I will put one on my bucket list! I've held older models, but it has been years. A friend had a Sako finnfire and it was great shooter too. Rimfires are strange animals indeed or can be

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

@@vinyljunkie64 The older Finnfire is a really nice gun. A buddy of mine owns one.

@blakemontrose6111 9 күн бұрын

Not bad for some bulk ammo makes me mad honestly I have some much expensive match ammo

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

I do prefer match ammo. They usually don`t give me any surprises. But this is good for the buck.

@bikramjeetsidhu9749 9 күн бұрын

I had a box of 500. It was not accurate in both my rifles, a Browning T Bolt and and Remington Nylon 66. In the Remington it left a layer of dirty pink residue like that of a baked clay. Although must say l never had any extraction issues or failuer to fire. It was clean in my bolt action rifle. Have not tried it in my Sako Finnfire.

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

The Thunderbolt almost always goes bang, and function well in semi autos. But a good cleaning is warranted once in a while😊

@bikramjeetsidhu9749 9 күн бұрын

@@thegunviking Agreed Mr Viking. It is for that reason l did not try it in my B Buckmark. Lot of things have to be removed to clean it. It awas shooting over an inch group at 25 yards but was a good cheap practice round to plink around with.

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

@@bikramjeetsidhu9749 I used a Buckmark for several years in Steel Challenge competition, and actually won silver in the Norwegian nationals and a bronze medal in the Europen Steel Challenge with it, but exchanged it with a Ruger MKIV just for the reason you mention. A lot of work to clean it. And it evolved a bad tendency to start disasemble itself, probably because the treads was getting worn. Other than that I loved it for speed shooting.

@bikramjeetsidhu9749 9 күн бұрын

@@thegunviking l had wanted to buy a Ruger Mk lV as my father had two of them mk l and ll when l was a kid, but found Buckmark more comfortable and easier to handle so went for it. I had represented my college in the Nationals when l was a cadet in Army. We were using ll WW vintage 303😄😄😄

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

@@bikramjeetsidhu9749 SMLE's? They are fun guns! And in their era great guns!

@7come11two 10 күн бұрын

I've never had good success with the Remington Thunderbolts. Of course it will vary from lot to lot, but consistency has been consistently inconsistent. Both inconsistent velocities and inconsistent accuracy.

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

Yes, inconsistent is the word describing the Thunderbolt best. I shot it today again( I believe another lot) with surpressor, and I could clearly tell that some of the bullets went subsonic. Thats not a good thing in a high velocity cartridge🙂

@JimE6243 10 күн бұрын

I'm going with someone put CCI Standard Velocity in that box or the T1x is screwed up.😁 JimE

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

It's Thunders, believe me😁

@user-my5gj4me6q 10 күн бұрын

Hey Viking fella, what kinda robot graph 📊 you have? Looks like once seasoned your 22 likes them Thundas.

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

You must excuse my english, but I'm not sure what you mean? If you wonder what Chronograph I use it's proChrono.

@user-my5gj4me6q 9 күн бұрын

@@thegunviking that barrel is it an 16"?

@danriva5290 10 күн бұрын

My CZ doesn't group well with the Thunderbolt. I have best (budget) results with Sellier & Bellot Club.

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

That makes sense. Czeck rifles and Czeck ammo. The S&B Club performed well when I tested them also.

@geordiegeorge9041 10 күн бұрын

Are you sure you got Thunderbolts? I won't even use Thunderbolts for plinking.

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

I sure am! It must be an exceptionally good lot. Thar said, I've never tried them for accuracy before.

@jackjones6155 10 күн бұрын

What ao are you using on each target

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

Can you explain a little what you mean? My english might be a bit rusty.

@brendonbenson 8 күн бұрын

Best cheap ammo I've seen go buy loads 😅

@thegunviking 8 күн бұрын

I shot it at 220 yards friday. In strong wind, unfortunately. I`ll see if the footage is good enough for a video.

@briankerr4512 10 күн бұрын

thunderbolt sucks in my Ruger 10-22 . inaccurate it that gun ... but not bad in my target rifle.

@thegunviking 10 күн бұрын

.22's are strange animals. Some rifles loves a certain cartridge, and others hate it. Can be frustrating at times. And then you get another lot....

@johnhermsen6456 10 күн бұрын

It dos not work at all my groeping was 5 times bigger

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

I might just have been very lucky with the lot. I tries another lot at 220 yards(yes, a bit long maybe) and those did not do as well.

@outboardfun3353 9 күн бұрын

If you think that good I would like to see what you call bad

@thegunviking 9 күн бұрын

It's good for a plinking ammo and a sporing rifle. This is not a competition rifle and match ammo. And I show all groups, I don't cherry pick groups.