Holy shyt 9.5 % sales tax ? That's worse than here {8%}. Wildcats were good when I was a kid. Probably not anymore. Haven't shot any in decades now but pretty much all the Winchester .22 rimfire I've shot in recent years has sucked.
I saw some long strings of lead cleaned out of a pistol barrel, reported by the poster that they were the new Wildcat loads. I've heard the same thing about Remington Thunderbolts, supposedly out of a S&W M&P Compact. I've also heard that the Compacts have come with some rough bores, but mine hasn't shown that tendency yet (after four years).
I won't buy any Winchester or Remington .22 ammo unless it's the plated types, though.
