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.
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
I purchased a case of the .22lr Federal Auto Match Ammunition and got similar results with my CZ-457 Royal 22 Rifle. Its a huge money saver and plenty accurate for most people.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Some of the stuff I picked up during covid seems like absolute garbage, I quit using it when two shots out of a pistol sounded like they were being shot through a suppressor.
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
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
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.😊
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!
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.
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 👍👍👍👍
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.
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.
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. 👍
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?
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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.
@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?
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.
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.
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
I’ve been buying Federal Automatch 22LR for a while with great results…..Thanks for the video!
I purchased a case of the .22lr Federal Auto Match Ammunition and got similar results with my CZ-457 Royal 22 Rifle. Its a huge money saver and plenty accurate for most people.
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.
Just what I needed to know. Thanks for the no nonsense video. 👍
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.
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.
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.
Great review, thanks for the review on this ammo. I feel better about the 30 boxes I bought.
Only 30?? Better go stock up.
I like this ammo too have had great results with it
It's good stuff
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.
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
Some of the stuff I picked up during covid seems like absolute garbage, I quit using it when two shots out of a pistol sounded like they were being shot through a suppressor.
It's like the crosman domed of 22lr ammo. It just works
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
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
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.😊
Great video and review! I ordered some for my 10/22 Target LITE.
What Brand of rifle were you using , which has a lot to do with accuracy
I have shoot almost 1k through my lever and not one dud. Love the stuff!
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!
Ruger 10/22 talo. 25 yards. Thanks 🤙🏻
Ive always liked federal ammo however i do buy a lot of cci for quality ammunition
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.
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.
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 👍👍👍👍
Be careful shaking and banging around rimfire ammo. You can make it less reliable because it can loosen the priming compound 🤷
That sounds pretty logical and smart
I only did it once I swear! But thanks for the heads up
For bulk, general purpose rimfire ammo, Automatch is my go to ammo...
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.
Nice shootin' Andrew!!! Thanks for the video!!
Thanks Brad
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.
Oh snap, next time I'm in Walmart I'll have to go check it out and see if it dropped there too
My Walmart recently increased their price from 19.98 to 21.97 😢
@@eduardocastillo2424 That's a bummer, dude! I'm in the Midwest. Not sure if that has a bunch to do with it.
I have a couple of boxes of it and it shoots good for the price, I like aguila better but I shoot them both
I've got a bunch of the aguila too. I might just have to do a battle of the bulk boxes!
@@andrewmconrad I, for 1, would love to see this comparison!
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.
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. 👍
Yeah, it'll definitely be my go to ammo unless doing something specific
It’s a tack driver! Nice shooting.
Thanks!
If this ammo is used with a Tandem Compensator is there any concerns about frequently cleaning it?
My Henry loves this ammo!
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?
You mean factory seconds? I highly doubt that. What makes more sense would be inconsistent quality control during production runs. 🤔
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.
I'll have to see if I have any of that in the closet and give it a go. Not sure
I've shot some M22 I didn't notice anything to write home about. Did you have a specific question?
@@mattschmitt9924 I was just wondering if M22 ran reliably. Thanks for any feedback.
@@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.
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.
Miami here. You at trail glades on that side range ? 👍🏻👍🏻
SWFL range and gun club. It's a little north on 29 from 75 in Immokalee
@@andrewmconrad cool.
Now that's a bulk. They make a lining for them boxes. Think there are moisture wicking too. 160rds, 5000+ to go. 😅
I shoot CCI standard velocity out of my 10/22's and my chargers that i built ...1/2 inch groups at 100 yrds
Looks like a fun gun to plink with nice video bud thanks
Definitely a fun gun to plink with. The more I shoot it, the more I love it
How far away was the target? What rifle are you using?
25 yards. Ruger 10/22 TALO edition
@@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.
@@jamesb.armstrong5433 awesome!!
Olá. Qual a distância do alvo?
What are you shooting at 50 yd?
what distance you shooting @?
This was 25 yards
Why not show the eley target next to this target??
Ah, you know why, LOL.
I bought 3 boxes of these. The brass was bent
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.
I did none of that, lol
Sorting bulk ammo? 😂😂
You'll figure it out 😅😊
@@nunya1328 even with bulk ammo the flyers can be mitigated
@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?
@@nunya1328 agreed but did u watch the vid. You still can improve thr consistency
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.
Yea, don’t do that. If there is a bad batch, you cant just toss that box. Its now mixed in with 5000 rounds.
Right, I didn't get that move either. Why in hell didn't he try em first to see if they were better/worse. Keep the lot #'s the same.
How is that even fun. Locking your rifle into a stand and pulling a trigger lol id go crazy
Automatch good. Thunderbolt bad.
You didn't mix the rounds in the box very much.
I did more mixing off camera 👍🏻
I won't buy it, too many you tubers showed malfunctions.
I would suggest real life, and watch batch numbers. That’s what pros do.