...i went out to see how reliable and accurate the CCI Blazers were, in order to do so i also picked up a few rounds of CCI Mini Mags (the pinnacle) and Remington Thunderbolts (another cheap bulk ammo) to chalk up some comparisons
im not that technical of a guy so i kept it simple, loaded both my ruger 10/22 that only upgrade consist of an aftermarket AA deluxe target stock and a simmons 22 mag scope
and
my sig 522 classic factory stock, BDM mags and cheap TASCO red dot scope
targets are 50ft slow fire NRA pistol targets set at approx 45ft, no bench rest, i simple rested my left elbow on the counter the rest is off hand
522/CCI-MM/45ft/40rds
522/Rem-Tb/45ft/40rds
522/CCI-BZ/45ft/40rds
on the above test there were no malfunctions of any kind...all ran and fired
10-22/CCI-BZ/45ft/30rds
10-22/Rem-Tb/45ft/30rds
10-22/CCI-MM/45ft/30rds
on this test the Blazers ran flawlessly, the Mini Mags had 1 FTF (the cartridge bent as it was going up the feed ramp), and one misfire from the Rem. Thunderbolts
in conclusion, the Mini Mags is still top notch as far as quality 22lr ammo is concerned and that the CCI Blazers are damn near perfect, esp for its price point...it still remains my favorite bulk load, although i though i would be disappointed at the "lower" quality thunderbolts, i was still quite happy with its performance, esp for plinking purposes, any of these will do the job one just better than others
thanks for looking
im not that technical of a guy so i kept it simple, loaded both my ruger 10/22 that only upgrade consist of an aftermarket AA deluxe target stock and a simmons 22 mag scope
and
my sig 522 classic factory stock, BDM mags and cheap TASCO red dot scope
targets are 50ft slow fire NRA pistol targets set at approx 45ft, no bench rest, i simple rested my left elbow on the counter the rest is off hand
522/CCI-MM/45ft/40rds

522/Rem-Tb/45ft/40rds

522/CCI-BZ/45ft/40rds

on the above test there were no malfunctions of any kind...all ran and fired
10-22/CCI-BZ/45ft/30rds

10-22/Rem-Tb/45ft/30rds

10-22/CCI-MM/45ft/30rds

on this test the Blazers ran flawlessly, the Mini Mags had 1 FTF (the cartridge bent as it was going up the feed ramp), and one misfire from the Rem. Thunderbolts
in conclusion, the Mini Mags is still top notch as far as quality 22lr ammo is concerned and that the CCI Blazers are damn near perfect, esp for its price point...it still remains my favorite bulk load, although i though i would be disappointed at the "lower" quality thunderbolts, i was still quite happy with its performance, esp for plinking purposes, any of these will do the job one just better than others
thanks for looking