CCI Uppercut; why not make .22RF Match rounds with jacketed bullets

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I just saw an advertisement in American Rifleman for CCI Uppercut ammo; using a 32-grain jacketed hollow point bullet for short-barreled pistols.

I am hoping CCI will understand there is a market for match grade rifle ammunition utilizing jacketed bullets.

In my opinion, it is time to retire lubricated soft lead bullets for high-end match ammunition. They are just too inaccurate. If the rimfire bench-rest community desires accuracy to improve, better ammunition is the way to achieve it.
 
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mikemcallister said:
I am hoping CCI will understand there is a market for match grade rifle ammunition utilizing jacketed bullets.
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Mike,
Just out of curiosity, what makes you think there is a market for match grade ammo using jacketed bullets? Do you have serious interest from others that that would be part of this market? If so, are any of them competitors who are currently noteworthy?

Right now, CCI, or any other US mfg has shown no interest in producing any type of truly match grade RF ammo for decades, let alone jacketed loads for match use.

Scott
 
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And then there is the inconvenient fact that the sanctioning bodies mandate mass produced lead slugs, not likely to do a 180 in this lifetime.
Can’t be too bad given rise in scores all over and records broken in recent years.
 
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doclu60 said:
Mike,
Just out of curiosity, what makes you think there is a market for match grade ammo using jacketed bullets? Do you have serious interest from others that that would be part of this market? If so, are any of them competitors who are currently noteworthy?

Right now, CCI, or any other US mfg has shown no interest in producing any type of truly match grade RF ammo for decades, let alone jacketed loads for match use.

Scott
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jacketed bullets were tried in a nbrsa match in st louis around 2000 or 2001 they did not fair well at 50yds or 100,
was not tried again. so i'll stay with what works. Joe
 
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I've always been amazed by how well the 22LR shoots considering what it is. It's what got me hooked on 22LR over 30 years ago. I wish we didn't have to pay so much for to get the ammo that shoots so well but it is what it is
 
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eidolon said:
They keep raising the prices it will become what it was for many.
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People have been saying that for years. Yet we keep paying and premium ammo continues to be in high demand

Prices are continuously increasing for everything. I only have limited funds. If it gets to the point where I have to choose between groceries or ammo I guess I'll be going hungry because I'm shooting! ;)
 
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PWNolan said:
People have been saying that for years. Yet we keep paying and ammo premium ammo continues to be in high demand

Prices are continuously increasing for everything. I only have limited funds. If it gets to the point where I have to choose between groceries or ammo I guess I'll be going hungry because I'm shooting! ;)
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Giant box of Cheerios from Sam's Club goes a long way.:D
 
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JHB said:
jacketed bullets were tried in a nbrsa match in st louis around 2000 or 2001 they did not fair well at 50yds or 100,
was not tried again. so i'll stay with what works. Joe
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Joe
I think it was 2000. Also I think Ron Hoehn was trying the Ruger .22 with jackets about then or a little before. He had a bunch of primed brass as I recall.
Jerry Halcomb
 
I made the mistake of thinking jacketed bullets would be more accurate than lubricated lead bullets, based on what I perceive to be true with centerfire ammunition.

If jacketed rimfire, match quality, has already been attempted in the past, and proved to be less accurate than current lubricated lead bullets in high-end ammo, then there would be no market for less accurate match ammunition.

Does anyone remember any details about what was attempted years ago?
 
30 years ago or so, Red Cornelison, the first member of the BR Hall of Fame built a 17 cal rimfire magnum rifle. This was before the 17HMR. Federal supplied Red with the 22 magnum rimfire brass without powder and bullets. I have a few of his loaded and fired rounds. Red made his own dies. His wife, Bonnie, said that he was not allowed to shoot it in RF competition. Part of 2 truckloads of reloading supplies and walnut stock blanks that I purchased from Bonnie was a case of 5,000 rounds of 22Mag rimfire brass. I sold them several years ago to a fellow that wanted to play with them.
 
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