Fiocchi .22 ammo?

**Hondo** · 10-09-2003, 02:07 AM

Ran across an article on Gun-Tests.com that talked about them testing 33 types of rimfire ammo from Lapua to bulk Remington and shooting them in three different guns.

Surprisingly the one they picked as the overall winner was Fiocchi....hell I didn't even know they made .22 ammo! Not surprising about the test was CCI Green Tag being one of the worst shooters..heh heh could have told them that myself!

Anyway just curious if anyone had ever shot it or had even seen it? I can certainly vouch for their bigger calibers, if the .22 is as good as the other calibers, I will definately want to try some.

kahuna · 10-09-2003, 07:40 PM

They no longer make it.

.

**Hondo** · 10-09-2003, 09:35 PM

CRAP! that figures...

**awp101** · 10-09-2003, 09:56 PM

Why test ammo no longer available?

Poodleshooter · 10-10-2003, 10:05 AM

http://www.22ammo.com/fiocchi.html

**Hondo** · 10-10-2003, 10:38 PM

Thanks for the link Poodleshooter, looks like they are out of stock on everything but Super Match, so either they are very popular or they are going out of production.

Awp I never really looked at the publication date, it might have been an old article!

Crete · 10-11-2003, 12:58 PM

The Fiocchi MAXAC (Lot# 4304031 CIP 007) I once used in pistol training has a very loud report (uncomfortable even with ear protection) and the scores are uneven. It sounds like a CF round!

Sometimes it shoots four rounds straight in the 10th ring and one in the 9th, with a Walther P22 5" pistol, offhand @ 25m C50 Standard Pistol target, and the next moment it sprays like a shotgun.

Then I tried it with a Hammerli 280. Ten shots in the 10th ring. Then the next two magazines went all over the place.

Using the Neil Jones .22 RFG tool, I measured the rim size in a box of fifty and found:

11 rounds measuring 0

14 rounds measuring 1

21 rounds measuring 2

and 4 rounds measuring 2.5

With the Hammerli, the #2 (the majority) shot terribly while #1 shot single-hole groups.

Both #0 and # 2.5 shot one in the 10th rind and the rest were flyers!

So, out a box of 50 only 14 rounds were accurate with a top-of the line pistol.

I haven't used it in a rifle, yet.

Crete

Richard Simmons · 12-12-2003, 04:45 PM

My dad swears the best .22LR he ever used was Fiocchi hollow point, at least he seems to recall it was Fiocchi. I've never been able to find anything but their round nose target stuff. Anyone ever shoot any HP and do you know where I can find a few boxes? TIA

Crete · 12-13-2003, 01:08 AM

Having used the Fiocchi Expansive (HP) Lot# 2307001, in the past (I am left with just two boxes, which are in my collection), I can attest that they were very accurate and cheap.

Unfortunately, according to Fiocchi's online list of current rimfire offerings, the HP version seems to have been dropped.

Here is the link.

http://www.fiocchigfl.com/prodotti/Cal22.htm

The only Fiocchi rimfire ammo importer in the States does not list it, either.

Here is the link.

http://www.22ammo.com/fiocchi.html

I will keep looking. If I find any I will let you know from these board.

Crete

Richard Simmons · 12-13-2003, 04:41 AM

Thanks Crete.

**awp101** · 12-13-2003, 07:13 AM

It's amazing how one manufacturer can be so "hit or miss" (pun intended

) on different types of ammo.

10-09-2003, 09:56 PM	#4
awp101 Professional Smartass/IYDKMIGTHTKY & Team GunsNet 06/08 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: DeeDee Snavely's Used Guns and Weapons Posts: 21,247	Why test ammo no longer available? __________________ Never Say Die! Everything Louder Than Everything Else Spreading the Cult of the Little Bullet: Rimfire World ********************** The Python is probably the better combat arm, but once you run out of bullets nothing screams "pistol whip" like an N-frame. C'thulhu '12! Why settle for the lesser Evil?

10-10-2003, 10:05 AM	#5
Poodleshooter Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Floating down the James River in VA Posts: 2,439	http://www.22ammo.com/fiocchi.html __________________ I put the "fun" in fundamentalist! "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -C.S. Lewis Visit the GunsNet Rimfire Forums Guns Network Discussion Websites & AK-47.net BOTH have recently recevied a 5-STAR rating from Shotgun News - 10/6/2003 issue! Do you get value out of this site? Contributions to gunsnet start at $5 with benefits kicking in at $20. Check here to see those benefits: <a href="http://www.ak-47.net/store/memupgde.htm?">MEMBERSHIP UPGRADE CENTER</a>

10-11-2003, 12:58 PM	#7
Crete Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 9	Fiocchi MAXAC is not the best fodder for a Target Pistol The Fiocchi MAXAC (Lot# 4304031 CIP 007) I once used in pistol training has a very loud report (uncomfortable even with ear protection) and the scores are uneven. It sounds like a CF round! Sometimes it shoots four rounds straight in the 10th ring and one in the 9th, with a Walther P22 5" pistol, offhand @ 25m C50 Standard Pistol target, and the next moment it sprays like a shotgun. Then I tried it with a Hammerli 280. Ten shots in the 10th ring. Then the next two magazines went all over the place. Using the Neil Jones .22 RFG tool, I measured the rim size in a box of fifty and found: 11 rounds measuring 0 14 rounds measuring 1 21 rounds measuring 2 and 4 rounds measuring 2.5 With the Hammerli, the #2 (the majority) shot terribly while #1 shot single-hole groups. Both #0 and # 2.5 shot one in the 10th rind and the rest were flyers! So, out a box of 50 only 14 rounds were accurate with a top-of the line pistol. I haven't used it in a rifle, yet. Crete Last edited by Crete; 10-11-2003 at 01:03 PM.

12-12-2003, 04:45 PM	#8
Richard Simmons Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: VA Posts: 20,084	My dad swears the best .22LR he ever used was Fiocchi hollow point, at least he seems to recall it was Fiocchi. I've never been able to find anything but their round nose target stuff. Anyone ever shoot any HP and do you know where I can find a few boxes? TIA __________________ With a brain you are prepared for LIFE. With a brain and a gun you are prepared to LIVE.

12-13-2003, 01:08 AM	#9
Crete Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 9	Richard, Having used the Fiocchi Expansive (HP) Lot# 2307001, in the past (I am left with just two boxes, which are in my collection), I can attest that they were very accurate and cheap. Unfortunately, according to Fiocchi's online list of current rimfire offerings, the HP version seems to have been dropped. Here is the link. http://www.fiocchigfl.com/prodotti/Cal22.htm The only Fiocchi rimfire ammo importer in the States does not list it, either. Here is the link. http://www.22ammo.com/fiocchi.html I will keep looking. If I find any I will let you know from these board. Crete

10-09-2003, 02:07 AM	#1
Hondo Moderator & Team AK-47.NET ™ 04/08 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas where if you kill someone we will kill you back Posts: 13,014	Fiocchi .22 ammo? Ran across an article on Gun-Tests.com that talked about them testing 33 types of rimfire ammo from Lapua to bulk Remington and shooting them in three different guns. Surprisingly the one they picked as the overall winner was Fiocchi....hell I didn't even know they made .22 ammo! Not surprising about the test was CCI Green Tag being one of the worst shooters..heh heh could have told them that myself! Anyway just curious if anyone had ever shot it or had even seen it? I can certainly vouch for their bigger calibers, if the .22 is as good as the other calibers, I will definately want to try some.

10-09-2003, 07:40 PM	#2
kahuna Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bellingham, Washington Posts: 1	They no longer make it. .

10-09-2003, 09:35 PM	#3
Hondo Moderator & Team AK-47.NET ™ 04/08 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas where if you kill someone we will kill you back Posts: 13,014	CRAP! that figures...

10-10-2003, 10:38 PM	#6
Hondo Moderator & Team AK-47.NET ™ 04/08 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas where if you kill someone we will kill you back Posts: 13,014	Thanks for the link Poodleshooter, looks like they are out of stock on everything but Super Match, so either they are very popular or they are going out of production. Awp I never really looked at the publication date, it might have been an old article!

12-13-2003, 04:41 AM	#10
Richard Simmons Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: VA Posts: 20,084	Thanks Crete. __________________ With a brain you are prepared for LIFE. With a brain and a gun you are prepared to LIVE.

12-13-2003, 07:13 AM	#11
awp101 Professional Smartass/IYDKMIGTHTKY & Team GunsNet 06/08 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: DeeDee Snavely's Used Guns and Weapons Posts: 21,247	It's amazing how one manufacturer can be so "hit or miss" (pun intended) on different types of ammo. __________________ Never Say Die! Everything Louder Than Everything Else Spreading the Cult of the Little Bullet: Rimfire World ********************** The Python is probably the better combat arm, but once you run out of bullets nothing screams "pistol whip" like an N-frame. C'thulhu '12! Why settle for the lesser Evil?

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