I too have had trouble with Remington bulk .22lr ammo. Aside from burning dirty, they achieve inconsistent velocities and I find that many have the projectiles only loosely held in the casing. I have had few FTF's, but the other problems I have had more than make up for that. I am currently trying to shoot up the ones I have left and do not plan on buying any more. In the big box I prefer Federal, followed by Winchester 36gr hp's. CCI's work right most (99+%)of the time and function flawlessly, so they get eaten by the semi-autos.
