CCI Mini-Mag .22 LR 36gr CPHP

CCI Mini-Mag 36gr CPHP is the load most shooters reach for when they want one box of .22 LR that runs everything. The copper-plated hollow point leaves the muzzle at 1,260 fps, fast enough to lock open the bolt on a Ruger 10/22 and cycle blowback pistols that choke on bargain-bin bulk ammo. Where promotional 36gr loads vary lot to lot, Mini-Mag holds tight velocity spreads, which is why it remains the reliability baseline against which other .22 LR is judged.

The hollow-point profile gives this load a second job beyond plinking. On squirrels, rabbits, and other small game inside 75 yards, the 36gr bullet opens enough to put game down cleanly without the over-penetration of a solid. CCI plates the bullet in copper to cut lead fouling and feed smoothly from rotary and stick magazines alike.

Mini-Mag is not match ammunition; at 50 to 100 yards a dedicated target load like CCI Standard Velocity or Lapua Center-X will out-group it. But for a semi-auto you actually want to run hard, no other load combines this level of feeding reliability, terminal performance, and price.