r/canadaguns • u/Gonky69 • Mar 03 '26

Gun and gear reviews ADLER RF-224 newest toy

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Bought this today with a small range trip worth of ammo

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u/shapoopshoot Mar 03 '26

Listen to everyone here man, that federal is going to annoy the hell out of you. CCI Stingers. Do it.

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u/AsparagusUnhappy5395 Mar 03 '26

How does CCI mini-mag perform in the RF224? I like the RF224 look way more than the TM22, but the TM22 crowd is getting to my head telling me the RF224 sucks lol

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u/shapoopshoot Mar 03 '26

The mini-nag should perform fine, I haven't personally used it myself but others have commented that it feeds fine.

I've personally used the Stingers 100% of the time and have not looked back.

Yeah the rf224 needs a break in period and the 597 mags also need to be worn in...but damn, once everything is broken in and you've gone thru 500+ rnds, the thing shoots so smoothly and cycles so well.

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u/AsparagusUnhappy5395 Mar 03 '26

Good to know, I appreciate it. Spec’d out a TM22 that I didn’t totally hate, but man, this RF is calling my name 🤣. What was the break in period like? How many rounds did you need to send through it before the hiccups went away?

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u/shapoopshoot Mar 03 '26

If you clean the rifle when you get it, and use CCI, then very minimal break in period. Maybe 75-100 rnds? I don't recall what I did..it felt like the moment I cleaned it and used CCI stingers, all my problems went away. No more FTF and FTE.

If you're using the 597 mags, try to feed the mags around 100 rnds before it's worn in and the plastic nibs wear down.

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u/VirtualBridge7 Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26

I have been using Federal Champion for years in two of my 10/22 style rifles from different makers, it works just fine, all I can see is very rare failure to ignite, once in 500 rounds maybe. Something wrong with these guns or 10/22 is just a superior design...

That ammo also works fine in my 22LR handguns, I can't believe people have problems with it.

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u/shapoopshoot Mar 03 '26

Yeah we hear ya it works on 10/22. It's just this particular .22 from Adler is so picky. We're not sure why.

Believe me, I would love to use some cheaper than CCI minimags or stingers...but I'm telling ya, with this particular model and rifle, it only seems to want to cycle/feed with high velocity ammo like minimag or stingers.