This really shows the hit-and-miss of 22lr ammo! When I wrote my post (above) about the Thunderbolts and limited, specific CCI Blazer problems I had had, I had just come back from shooting around 200 Remington Golden Bullets from a bulk pack of 525. They performed flawlessly and always have.
I really think Thunderbolts seem to be the most consistently bad round you can use in 22lr. I don't think I've known or read of ANYone who hasn't had some problems -- mainly ginormous leading of the barrel problems! -- with those bullets. They are an epidemic!!!
But above, some hate the Golden Bullet while I've had nothing but good results and depending on whether or not you got some CCI Blazers in the loose bulk or individually boxed from around 2 years ago (this is getting real specific

) you might or might NOT get bad leading.
IMO, it looks like in the future I'm gonna start checking the bore of my 22 as I shoot after every 10, 20, 30 rounds or so to see if leading is starting. All rounds, all brands. I feel I just have to check to be safe because there is just too much inconsistency these days ... IF you can even find 22lr ammo that you don't need a bank loan to buy!
