"I suspect that Blazers are factory seconds of the CCI ammo, as most big box store promotional ammo is, from the other manufactures. " this is often repeated on the internet, but is incorrect.
Think of this. WalMart and other BIG stores sell 10 times as many of so called " promotional brands" than they do the regular or premium brands. If the promo brands were "seconds" then that means the the companies are making a product that is 80% bad sconds. Just doesn't work that way in manufacturing.
You might also want to think of the issues of promo rounds being out of spec on velocity, the only way to check velocity I know of is to fire the round...to late to call that one a 'second'. ammo manufacturers get less than one cent a round for thier cartridge....how much checking can they do? Not much.
Sometimes they can save a few cents A BOX by bulk packaging and not supplying those plastic shell holders; but in reality there is little difference between promo rounds and standard.
Going back to the origial post, one of my rifles shoots the Blazer much more accurate than the Mini-Mag; groups are about half the size with the Blazer. I've heard losts of supposed reson why one ammo works in a 22 and another doesn't.......all i know is tht in 22 lead RF rifles some ammo works better than another in a given rifle.
Think of this. WalMart and other BIG stores sell 10 times as many of so called " promotional brands" than they do the regular or premium brands. If the promo brands were "seconds" then that means the the companies are making a product that is 80% bad sconds. Just doesn't work that way in manufacturing.
You might also want to think of the issues of promo rounds being out of spec on velocity, the only way to check velocity I know of is to fire the round...to late to call that one a 'second'. ammo manufacturers get less than one cent a round for thier cartridge....how much checking can they do? Not much.
Sometimes they can save a few cents A BOX by bulk packaging and not supplying those plastic shell holders; but in reality there is little difference between promo rounds and standard.
Going back to the origial post, one of my rifles shoots the Blazer much more accurate than the Mini-Mag; groups are about half the size with the Blazer. I've heard losts of supposed reson why one ammo works in a 22 and another doesn't.......all i know is tht in 22 lead RF rifles some ammo works better than another in a given rifle.
