Has anyone tried Armscore .22 Mag ammo? Made in the Philippines. Price seems good, but curious about quality/accuracy.
M

It was the worst out of 10+ different types that I tried in my Marlin 57M rifle that I used for pistol cartridge matches at the time, which was a few years ago. It was the only one that wouldn't hold a 3" or better center-to-center group for 10 shots at 100 meters, and its group was somewhere around 6" or more. I ended up giving the rest of the brick that I bought to another shooter. It could have gotten better since then, but with 22WMR ammo being so readily available now compared to back then there isn't all that much of a reason to buy more than one 50-count box at most to test or just stick with the known good ammo types.

I found the Philippine made Armscor to be less that accurate, and fairly dirty as well. I have 2 bricks of Armscor USA that I have not yet tried. Maybe it will perform better.

I see, Greg wants me to try it for myself, and report my findings. I think I'll pass on the sale, and take these findings as the final verdict.
Michael

I didn't know I offered anything for sale.

I see that Fiocchi is making .22 Mag at their Ozark, Mo. plant. Has anyone tried it?

Jim,
My experience with 22 mag shows me it’s all inconsistent. I had Fiocchi that shot sub moa. Then next bricks 2 moa. Same with CCI and Hornady Critical Defense. I’m sticking with centerfire.

Armscor HP - 40g, .80 @ 50y, V= 1703, ES= 164, KE= 246, Grp= .80

In a 24” Henry it had the best 50y group and worst extreme spread of ammo tested. It’s our local match chicken and pig ammo. The bullet is awesome and is a real jacketed bullet. I think the bullet wants to perform well regardless of how poor the consistency is of whatever primer and powder it sits on. Many of the other brands have better chronograph numbers but soft plated bullets. After nearly a decade with the .22mag I agree with Joe. If you want more consistency center fire is the solution. That said, low recoil and no reloading is hard to walk away from. regardless of the cartridges poor consistency it WINS a lot of matches.