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I absolutely agree. I have been able to shoot the dreaded Remington green box without a terrible amount of trouble, just fooling around to see what happened. I picked up some new ammo last night 140 miles away at a Walmart that I have never seen on the shelves around here (no Walmart where I live). I got some Winchester stuff, a 500 bulk pack of Xpert HV 36 grain hollow points and some 100 packs of Super X 37 grain plated hollow points. Just picked them up out of curiosity. Will post up my results soon. Would like to try some RWS or other high end rounds but have never seen them for sale locally.

I just picked mine up today after waiting 10 days for the ridiculous California waiting period. I am disappointed to say mine is doing the exact same thing. It seemed to get progressively better throughout my session, but the first 10 or so mags I ran through it, it was firing 2 or sometimes 3 rounds in bursts just about once per 10 round mag. It happened a whole bunch of times throughout a 500 round session like 15-20 times I'd imagine (quit counting after 7 times). It seemed to quit doing it so bad after awhile, but had the occasional spurt of 2 rounds every 3 or 4 mags. Perhaps the weapon needs to be broken in and cleaned like the OP suspects? Disappointing to say the least, being the owner of a Colt / Walther / Umarex M4 .22LR as well which has been super reliable. Are we the only ones that have experienced this issue it seems?

I read through all the posts in this section and didn't see anything in relation to the mags... And yeah, CA is garbage when it comes to guns and freedoms. There really is NO reason you should have to wait 10 days! They can get a clearance on you instantly, just like any other state. Soon I will not be able to buy bricks. Imagine this.... Our Governator (Arnold) signed a bill to restrict purchases of hand gun ammunition to 50 rounds/month and require fingerprints, ID, and super tight regulations on the seller. And, they are considering .22LR HAND GUN ammuinition!!!! I have about 7k rounds of .22LR and 2k of 9MM and .357MAG stocked up to prepare for their BS. I'll probably be labeled a terrorist or enemy of the state if I get caught with it!

I just purchased a new GSG-522 SD a couple days ago. Just waiting on the ridiculous 10 day background check to pick it up. Been shopping around for some extras and mods for it while I wait and for whatever reasons I cannot find any mags listed as being for the 522, just the old GSG-5. Are they the same mags? Also if anyone has a good source with a decent price I'd love to get a link. I live in the gun-Nazi state of California so I need the not-as-much-fun 10 rounders for it. Thanks guys!

Haven't been on to post in awhile. Pretty settled on ammo selection at this point. My rifle has been REALLY reliable with the American Eagle bulk packs I have posted about previously, and the Federal hollow point bulk packs. I did a little shooting this weekend, trying longer distances now. I am just amazed with how accurate both the rifle and the ammo is, for .22LR. Again, I am not the greatest marksman by any means but not horrible either. Was shooting both ammo types from upward 200+ yards in prone position using the factory iron sights and shooting at a 1 gallon Gatorade jug, a 1/2 gallon orange juice container, an approximately 10" steel pan, and some 24oz beer cans. these targets all look like a little spec through the iron sights at this distance, and I was able to hit the cans about 50% of the time, and the other targets 80% (had a spotter with binoculars). 1 fail to fire out of 600 rounds of the Federals and none out of 200 rounds of the American Eagle. I believe I have over 8000 rounds through the rifle now and it's functioning smooth as silk with these particular ammunitions.

I've ran at least 8000 rounds through mine with no significant problems. Every 200-300 rounds I may have a feeding issue or failure to fire but that's about it. IMHO key is selecting the appropriate ammo (these are kinda picky rifles) and keeping the rifle clean. Check out the Ammo thread I started in the sticky section for further info on appropriate ammo.

I've been out shooting a couple times lately, still experimenting with various .22LR ammo. I have ran about 500 rounds of CCI Mini Mag through my rifle lately with 1 failure to feed. Grouping seems about the same as the American Eagle bulk packs I have posted about previously (very good). Just over 1 inch groups from approximately 50 yards using the factory iron sights. During plinking sessions I have been standing up 12 gauge shotgun shells that unfortunately litter the river bar I frequently visit, and have been able to hit them on almost every shot from approximately 35 yards with the American Eagle or the CCI Mini Mags. Both the rifle and the stated ammo seem very, very accurate and consistent for .22LR especially. Hope this info helps.

Got out and did a little shooting today. It was pouring down rain which sucks to expose my weapon to, but I went for it anyway :) Tried some American Eagle 40 grain solid points today (500 pack brick). I got through 200 rounds with 1 fail to fire. I did not use targets due to the rain so I can't give an accurate grouping report, though I was shooting cans and small busted pieces of broken skeet that unfortunately litter the river bar I often visit to go plinking. I was able to hit skeet chunks probably twice the size of a silver dollar from 50 yards through the iron sights on almost every shot. This is accuracy I have not seen with any of the ammo I have previously posted and I will be anxious to come back with a solid grouping report. I may have a new preference for my ammo! Also FYI for those that do not know, American Eagle is manufactured by Federal so whatever manufacturing procedures they are using, our guns seem to like. be back soon with a proper grouping report.

Took my rifle out today for a little shooting session and tried some different brands of ammo as well, just to see what it would do. Figured I would share the results. Fired 180 rounds of the Federal Champion .36 grain hollow points again. Not a single failure. These rifles seem to like this particular ammunition very much. I was playing with my sighting quite a bit while shooting the Federals, but when I got it dialed in I was shooting 1 1/2" groups from about 50 yards with the factory sights. I was impressed considering my level of marksman skill. Fired 50 rounds of CCI Blazer solid points and had 3 failure to fires out of the 50, and one fail to feed issue. Grouping was about the same as the Federals it seemed. While this was not a terrible failure rate I certainly was not impressed either. Fired 150 rounds of the dreaded (in these rifles) Remington green box hollow points. Had 11 failures to fire, and 1 failure to feed. Oddly it seemed almost every issue was the first 1 or 2 rounds of each loaded mag. Several of the fail to fire rounds got the casings stuck in the chanber and had to be pryed out as well. Grouping seemed to be in the 3" range from approximately 50 yards. This was not quite as terrible of failures as some have reported having with this ammunition, and while I was certainly not impressed by any means I was happy to know that in these times of ammunition shortage, worst case scenario I COULD get by with a brick of the Remington, without getting horrifically frustrated. But I wouldn't do so unless this was the only ammunition available anywhere. Hope this report helps some guys out and look forward to hearing what you are shooting and how it is working out.

Hey guys I have read all over that these rifles are VERY particular to your choice of ammo. I thought it would be helpful for us to share some of our experiences with different ammo selections with our rifles. I personally have only tried the Federal Champion .36 grain hollow points so far, with great results after my initial setup. I got the M4 OPS version rifle for Christmas, and decided to try it out on my way home from picking it up. Using the stated Federal ammo, I ran 40 rounds through it that day and had 1-2 failure to fires per (10 round) magazine. After I took the rifle home I gave it a thorough cleaning and adjusted the bolt speed for high velocity rounds I shot the other 485 rounds of a brick through it with only 5 fail to fires the whole day. I thought that was pretty acceptable and would expect that many failures out of pretty much any .22 rifle. I have relatively poor eyesight and am no great marksman by any means, and was able to achieve 3" groups from about 70 yards with the factory sights. I am pretty happy with the Federal rounds so far but I'm curious what others have experienced and what else would work. Please post up your experiences and recommendations. Thanks guys!

No significant problems with mine. I got the OPS version for Christmas. I initially ran 40 rounds of Federal Champion .36 grain hollow points through it on my way home from picking it up, without cleaning it first or adjusting for high velocity rounds. I had 1-2 FTFs per 10rd magazine that day. After bringing it home and making the appropriate bolt speed adjustment and thoroughly cleaning / oiling the rifle I ran 485 rounds (the rest of the brick) of the same ammo out of the rifle in one day, and had 5 FTFs out of the 485 rounds. I would expect that out of any .22 rifle and was very happy with the reliability and the accuracy. I have fairly poor eyesight and am no great marksman by any means and was shooting 3" groups from about 70 yards with the factory sights. Seems to be a great rifle so far. My only disappointment is that Colt/Umarex/Walther will void warranty if you take the gun down for what I consider to be a PROPER cleaning... No real big deal though. I am going out to run another brick through it tomorrow and will report back if I have any issues.