Rimfire

Remington’s line of 22LR ammunition hasn’t always had the best reputation in the rimfire world. While the classic Remington Bucket O Bullets is still a staple of many a rimfire plinking sessions, many people swear up and down that the ammunition is majorly flawed in one way or another. Thankfully, I’ve been able to get my hands on what has to be the last of what I think is the end of the old generation of Remington Cyclone 22LR 36 grain Hollow Points. As we’ve discussed in the past, Remington has been under new management, and with that, they’ve reformulated a few of their most popular ammo lines, including 22LR and Cyclone. While I’ve yet to get my hands on some of the new stuff, I thought it’d be fun to take a look at some of this infamously dirt-cheap 22LR plinking ammo and how it performs out of our stock 10/22 test platform.

Zanders Sporting Goods has teamed up with Missouri-based CMMG to release a firearm you won't find anywhere else: an exclusive suppressed .22LR built on CMMG's MK4 platform, finished head-to-toe in a striking multi-bronze anodizing. Suppressed .22LRs happen to be a favorite kind of firearm for me, so hang on while we discover the details.

If you frequent the Rimfire Report, you’ll know that over the last few months, we’ve slowly been working our way through the UK’s ELEY .22LR ammunition catalog. This week, we’re back at it again with ELEY Club .22LR 40gr Round Nose. The ammo, as indicated by its name, is intended to be a “club level” ammunition, meaning that it should produce better consistency, performance, and accuracy downrange - provided the shooter can take advantage of it. So let's crack open a bright Orange sleeve of this fancy rimfire ammo and see what it's capable of, and how it measures up to its claims.

For decades, Henry Repeating Arms has sold the same formula for rimfire rifles: A lever-action .22 LR (or .22 Magnum) that comes with iron sights and traditional styling. You might live in the 21st century, but you can feel and look like someone from a Louis L’Amour novel as you blast away at tin cans. The new Henry H1 Bandit breaks that formula. It’s a lever gun, like most Henry rifles, but it’s made for optics, not irons, and it looks like it’s intended to be the next step up for a learning shooter.

Ruger has expanded the 10/22 Carbon Fiber lineup for 2026 with two new models. The 32014 is a standard configuration, while the 32034 brings the Carbon Fiber barrel treatment to the 10/22 Takedown format for the first time.

TANDEMKROSS and Gunsite Academy are two names I never expected to see together. Gunsite is known worldwide as a serious gunfighting school, not a plinking range. That said, to mark the official launch of the new TKX22 Light Rifle in partnership with Davidson’s, the TANDEMKROSS team, including principal designer Tyler Marcos, brought a small group of us to Gunsite for an unusually relaxed range day with several first-production samples of their very first 100% in-house 10/22-inspired rifle. Here’s my first look at what we experienced with the TKX22 Light Rifle at the legendary Gunsite Academy.

Volquartsen Firearms continues to build out its premium rimfire pistol lineup with two new visually distinctive variants: the Forest Camo Mamba-X with a 6-inch barrel and the American Flag Battleworn Mamba with a 4.5-inch barrel. Both models retain the performance-focused features of the Mamba series while introducing unique finishes aimed at shooters looking for something beyond standard configurations.

After I first saw the Reticent 22 at SHOT 2026, I begged Rich to send over a test sample, and thankfully, he agreed! I mounted it on my threaded M&P 22X and P322 pistols right out of the box, then moved it over to a 10/22 and a few of my other 22LR review rifles, like the M&P FPC 22 we reviewed a few weeks ago. After several hundred rounds of mixed subsonic, bulk HV, and standard velocity ammo, I came away impressed with what this little titanium suppressor can deliver for the money.

Last summer, I had a chance to head out to Smith & Wesson’s Maryville, TN, facility to check out a bunch of new guns, including an at-the-time prototype version of the  M&P 22X. To be frank, I wasn’t that impressed with the prototype version, and to be fair, it was in pretty rough, fast-prototyped condition (read, 3D printed). What has come out on the other side of that, since the official release of the 22X, is probably one of the best new entries into this specific genre of 22LR pistol I’ve seen since SIG released the P322. I’ve recently been able to acquire a copy of the new Smith & Wesson plinker and have been able to put about 1,000 rounds of various ammo through it over two range sessions over the last week. Today, I’ll be giving you guys my thoughts so far on Smith & Wesson’s newest semi-auto rimfire pistol.

For as long as I’ve been reading gun magazines, the Ruger 10/22 has been the king of the rimfire scene. Lots of other manufacturers sell a lot of other guns, but any rimfire semi-auto under the $500 mark is invariably compared with the 10/22. The aftermarket supports the 10/22 to an extent that no other rimfire rifle has ever seen. And yet, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion that things would work out like this; the Marlin Model 60 competed alongside the Ruger 10/22 for decades, and still compares well today—as long as you can find one.

This week in The Rimfire Report, we’re taking a look at another budget-friendly load from one of the world’s best .22LR ammunition manufacturers, ELEY. The last time we featured ELEY, we tested their remarkably consistent and accurate Target 40-grain round nose load. Fired through our Angstadt Vanquish-22 equipped Ruger Precision Rimfire, that round maintained reliable subsonic performance while delivering excellent accuracy. This time, I wanted to try something that would make even better use of the Vanquish-22’s ported barrel, the ELEY Subsonic 38-grain Hollow Point. So let's get right into it.

Much like other rifle pairings, the Ruger 10/22 and CCI’s high velocity Mini-Mag ammunition is one that almost everyone out there has experience with. While the 10/22 can often be picky with ammo, CCI’s Mini-Mags are often offered up as a flat-out cure for almost any stubborn .22LR autoloader. While this isn’t true in a lot of specific cases, in my decades of shooting rimfire, I’ve found that Mini-Mags do indeed help get a lot of stubborn, dirty, or finicky guns up and running.

It's tough to argue these days that we don't have a serious issue in the domestic rimfire market. We just can't seem to crank out truly consistent match-grade .22LR here in the States. Sure, stuff like CCI Green Tag and Federal AutoMatch can hit solid A-tier status in my book, but the undisputed kings of .22LR still hail from just two shops: the UK's ELEY and Finland's Lapua. Today, we're checking out one of ELEY's more wallet-friendly and accessible options - ELEY Target .22LR 40gr.

Strike Industries has just announced the release of their new aluminum chassis for the ever-popular Ruger 10/22 family of rimfire firearms. The new Strike Modular Chassis comes with a handguard extension to tailor its length to different 10/22 configurations and builds, and can accept both AR-15 buffer tubes and Picatinny rail stocks. Let’s go over other features of this new Strike 10/22 chassis.

In my ongoing ammunition testing series here on The Rimfire Report, a lot of you have said that you’d rather see me test most of this ammo out of a more normal gun, like a plain old Ruger 10/22. For 2026, we’re going to be doing exactly that. In the upcoming months, we’ll be going back through our already tested ammunition, but this time put it through a setup that is far more accessible for most firearm owners. While I would have loved to do this long ago, most of my 10/22s were held up in other builds, but I’ve finally been able to acquire a bone-stock Ruger 10/22 Sporter, which MSRPs these days for a very reasonable $359. We’ll get into the build specifics below, but for now, let me know what budget-oriented or reasonably priced ammo you’d like to see run through this new setup next.

Every once in a while, amongst the litany of new rimfire firearms I get to see, something truly interesting comes to the range. Today, we'll be taking a look at one such rifle that I've recently been able to take a very close look at, courtesy of Tyler of TANDEMKROSS. On a recent trip out to their facility in New Hampshire, I not only got to check out a lot of what TK had to offer, but their employees were also more than happy to bring out their personally-owned, unique firearms to our small range day, which included Tyler's Marlin Model 29. This budget-oriented early 1910s slide-action .22 was made for just three short years from 1913 to 1916. It was cheaper than Marlin's better-finished Model 20, produced in relatively low numbers from what we can tell, and then quietly aged into obscurity, with good-condition examples being extremely rare today. So join me as we look at a few interesting facts I’ve discovered about the rifle in my research and share my thoughts on how it performs at the range over 100 years down the road.

Welcome back to TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday weekly column, where we discuss everything revolving around gats with cylinders. Today, we’ll take a look at the latest addition to the Henry Repeating Arms revolver line, the Deadeye revolvers. Henry Deadeye revolvers differ from their siblings in that they have adjustable rear sights and fiber optic front sights that were added in response to customer feedback. Let’s go over the specs and features of the new Henry Deadline revolvers.

I’ve spent the last couple of months toying around with Smith & Wesson's odd little folding 22 caliber carbine - the FPC 22. While I’m still a die-hard 10/22 fan, and my 11/22 Takedown is still probably my favorite 22LR plinker, the FPC 22 has started to grow on me over the thousand-plus rounds I’ve been putting through it. Today, roughly two or three boxes of bulk Federal 22LR ammunition down the pipe, we’ll talk about everything I’ve learned about the FPC 22 and why I think it makes for a compelling addition to any rimfire junkie’s collection.

Another SHOT Show is officially in the rear-view mirror, and, as is my custom every year in this series, today we’re going to go over some of the more interesting or intriguing rimfire releases from SHOT Show 2026. While covering rimfire topics specifically is a significant chunk of what I do here at TFB, during SHOT and most of the rest of the year, I’m often covering or researching other topics, so a majority of these items this year are ones that I’ve probably seen or heard about, but not actually touched myself just yet. So without further ado, let's take a look at some of the best that the industry had to offer us, rimfire junkies, at SHOT Show 2026.

During a recent trip to Bi-Mart — a Pacific Northwest chain that stocks ammo among a smattering of other things— I spotted something unusual on the ammo shelf. Sitting between boxes of CCI Standard Velocity and Mini-Mags was a 100-round sleeve labeled “CCI .22LR OEM” with a 40-grain bullet. I’d never seen this offering before and was instantly overcome with curiosity. So and I grabbed a sleeve to put through my standard accuracy and velocity tests. Today on The Rmifire Report, we’ll get into what this mysterious “OEM” load might be, how it performs, and what you can expect if you come across this rare CCI .22LR variant. Hint: You probably won’t unless…

CVA has a new family of rifles for 2026. The Cascade Rimfire series takes the features many people know and love from the centerfire Cascade series and incorporates them into a smaller platform. Keep reading for all the details.

Franklin Armory and Angstadt Arms have teamed up to create the F22-V. It takes the Franklin Armory F22 and incorporates the Vanquish 22 integral suppressor barrel from Angstadt Arms. Keep reading for all the details about the various models.

TFB TV's @BallisticAviation checks out Angstadt Arms' new Vanquish 22 integrally suppressed rimfire lineup featuring zero-baffle, ported stainless barrels that vent gas into an aluminum chamber for subsonic standard .22 LR on Ruger 10/22s, including Volquartsen Summit straight-pull and Ultralite semi-auto rifles with match chambers and takedown options—all lightweight at 1.3 lbs, easy-clean, and mid-$500s at major dealers, plus HUB modular variants for custom NFA builds.

@BallisticAviation  is at SHOT Show 2026 Industry Day at the Range to check out the new B-22 Jaguar from Beretta. The B-22 is a purpose-built .22 LR rimfire competition pistol that brings the classic Jaguar name into a modern, race-ready platform for steel challenge, action rimfire, and serious training. It is a metal-framed, internal-hammer, single-action-only pistol built around a modular fire-control unit that delivers a crisp trigger and consistent reset. The line includes a base Metal model and an upgraded Metal Competition model with a semi-flat adjustable trigger, fiber-optic sights, gas-pedal thumb rest, and a compensator. An optics-ready 1913 rail, threaded barrel, and ergonomic controls make it easy to set up with a red dot, suppressor, or accessories, while the soft recoil and 15-round magazines make the B-22 Jaguar an ideal .22 LR race gun and training pistol.

I was pretty excited to see the Savage Revel when it debuted in late 2024 for two reasons. First, there’s nothing more Fudd-coded than a lever-action rifle, despite the current space cowboy creations that are taking the design into the 21st century. Second, I’d seen design drawings of this rifle a long time ago and after it hadn’t been released to market for years, I thought I’d never get my hands on one.

The Ruger 10/22 is the undisputed champion of the .22 LR firearm world in the United States, and likely the world. With more than six decades on the market, it has faced numerous competitors that have tried, and sometimes managed, to out-spec or out-feature it, but rarely to replace its unique mix of charm, reliability, affordability, and familiarity. In just the last few years, a new wave of so‑called “10/22 killers” has appeared, only to fade into niche roles or carve out small corners of the market based on a single clever feature or gimmick. Today, my goal is to dig into why the Ruger 10/22 simply refuses to die, and to look at the few that have tried, have ultimately failed, to dethrone the undisputed king of rimfire carbines.

Derya Arms has announced the launch of the TM22 Flash, a new tactical variant of its popular TM22 rimfire platform. Designed to emphasize speed, precision, and modularity, the TM22 Flash becomes the flagship model of the TM22 series and is now shipping through authorized dealers with an MSRP of $249.

Happy New Year to everyone! As we settle into 2026, many of us are probably either already in the process of acquiring or have already acquired some brand-new suppressors or, perhaps even other NFA items. Whatever it was on your wishlist, one that has been on mine for quite a while is Angstadt Arms’ Vanquish AR-22, which was announced just a few months ago in 2025. While no single component of this complete SBR is a “new” item, what Rich and his team have done over at Angstadt Arms is nothing short of awesome in my opinion, and today I’m happy to be able to give you my initial impressions on the SBR version of the new Vanquish AR-22 rifle.  

About 3 months ago, I had just finished my first two-range sessions with the TriStar Arms (Kral Arms) KR-22 rifle. This 10/22 magazine-compatible Turkish plinker didn’t really impress me after my first couple of outings with it, and now, three months down the road, I’ve put another 1,000 rounds through the rifle, and I was actually able to get a little bit better performance out of it the more I shot it. Today, I’ll share my updated results with you, as we take a second look at this quite peculiar Turkish rimfire rifle that has a ton of great factory features, takes Ruger mags, and is still only about $250.

TriStar Arms is offering shooters more ways to customize its popular KR22 .22 LR rifle without changing its proven performance. The new Flat Dark Earth and Olive Drab Green finishes join the original synthetic black model, bringing modern, outdoors-inspired looks to the versatile semi-automatic rimfire.