Originally Posted By: Plant.Oneya i'm not much of a fan of the 200 pack box. if you catch a bad lot - you just paid $50+ for sub standard ammo.
at least buyin them by the 50 box you were only out $10-$12 or so if you catch a garbage lot number.
and packing one of those 200 round boxes into the field with you, they're not very friendly to being hauled around in your pocket. again a place the 50 round packs really excell. being able to slide the cover open just enough and knock 5-10 rounds out at a time vs opening a box top and possibly spilling 200 rounds of ammo on the ground if you fumble... ya not so much.
I got some really nice wallet type packs that hold 30 in 3 rows of 10, two of those and a couple of magazines is generally enough when I'm hunting squirrels, they fit in any pocket and the bullets sit with the tips angled just enough to be able to take them out really easily. They are made by MTM (Case Guard 30) and they work for .22's or HM2's as well.
You think it's bad lots? I was sort of thinking that when the Hornady I got 2500 rounds of didn't shoot well in anything, but other people were saying that the Hornady they'd got shot fine in their rifles, then the last Hornady I got is good in my CZ.
I have access to some property for shooting squirrels where my longest shots are 125 yards, and most are 50 to 75. I use up the ammo that doesn't hold quite as good a group and find that it doesn't matter as far as not missing. Center body mass eviscerates 'em. In fact I take my Model 597 .22 as well for faster followups and can get doubles when two are out. I get a kick out of ripping the semi auto at several squirrels that venture out at the same time.
