Brownells Copper Jacketed .22lr

Certaindeaf · Jun 20, 2015

I tried to do some research on that, the "CI" brand, but my search engines only returned "CCI".
It's a banner/notice/ad headlining this, NWFirearms, site. It flashes and stuff. It's available!
The thing is, I thought only .22 mag (when it comes to rimfire .22) is actually "jacketed".. with a true jacket, and all .22lr is "coated" with a copper dust (lest it's straight un-coated lead).
It'd likely get stuck in your barrel I'm sure, were it actually jacketed, in the conventional terms.
It seems to me that "CI"/Brownells is taking license with the "jacketed" term.
Pray elaborate.

Flopsweat · Jun 20, 2015

CI is a brand out of Mexico. Supposedly CCI started the company a few decades ago. I've never shot it, so I can't tell you much about it. The reviews on Brownell's for CI 40gr Copper Plated Round Nose 22LR are not flattering, but on Gander Mountain they're pretty good. I'm not aware of any jacketed 22LR in regular production. I have heard rumors of special runs of the stuff, but I've never seen or touched any.

deadeye · Jun 20, 2015

Certaindeaf · Jun 20, 2015

The Heretic · Jun 20, 2015

So it is copper "plated" not jacketed - like Remington Golden Bullets - they put a copper wash on the projectile.

Certaindeaf · Jun 20, 2015

The Heretic said:
So it is copper "plated" not jacketed - like Remington Golden Bullets - they put a copper wash on the projectile.

Indeed. They are saying that it's jacketed though. Check out the ad.

The Heretic · Jun 20, 2015

Certaindeaf said:
Indeed. They are saying that it's jacketed though. Check out the ad.

Probably marketing wrote the ad - either not knowing the difference or not caring - in my experience with marketing people is that they usually don't know, and if they do, they don't care - that's their job.

The fine print in the product description clearly says "plated" though, as you know, there being a big difference between the two.

PDXSparky · Jun 20, 2015

From their online description:

Rimfire cartridges made by CI of Mexico. High velocity with non-corosive primers and smokeless powder.

I wasn't aware that rimfire ammo had primers.

Certaindeaf · Jun 20, 2015

PDXSparky said:
From their online description:

I wasn't aware that rimfire ammo had primers.

Git a rope! lol
dang

drewp · Jun 22, 2015

Dang at $50 bucks a brick before shipping...bend over and lube up. Yikes....

Flopsweat · Jun 22, 2015

The Heretic said:
Probably marketing wrote the ad - either not knowing the difference or not caring - in my experience with marketing people is that they usually don't know, and if they do, they don't care - that's their job.

The fine print in the product description clearly says "plated" though, as you know, there being a big difference between the two.

The best, or I should say highest grossing insurance salesman I ever met knew very little about his own product. Not that well spoken, and looked like a mess. He seemed to have a knack for getting people to say "yes".

The Heretic · Jun 23, 2015

Flopsweat said:
The best, or I should say highest grossing insurance salesman I ever met knew very little about his own product. Not that well spoken, and looked like a mess. He seemed to have a knack for getting people to say "yes".

Gullible people.

If a salesperson doesn't know more about their product or service than I do, then they are worthless to me and I don't deal with them.

But marketing isn't sales. Related, but not the same function.

Flopsweat · Jun 23, 2015

The Heretic said:
Gullible people.

If a salesperson doesn't know more about their product or service than I do, then they are worthless to me and I don't deal with them.

But marketing isn't sales. Related, but not the same function.

Good point.