Lou, I wont try to change your mind or tell you what to shoot but I will say that leading up a barrel in a .22 rimfire is a non-issue 99.99% of the time. Of those very, very few that do show signs of leading, most only lead a little bit and never continue leading up. If they are cleaned, they lead a little again and stop, never being a problem, just a rough bore collecting untill its smooth. Once the bore is coated with a little lead, its smooth as butter and stops building up. As I said, .22 rimfires that lead the bores are rare....very, very rare. I cant remember a single one that hasnt been a neglected bore either. Rusty, pitted, "frosted", whatever you call it, its still a neglected bore that causes the leading.
I have several .22s that have never had a brush or a rod in them, its my policy to never, ever put a rod in them since my main goal is accuracy (I like to target shoot) and rods usually end up wrecking that accuracy. I will use a string to oil a bore to protect it but I never clean them. Some rifles dont have hundreds of rounds through them but brick upon brick. Still shoot tiny groups if I do my part.
As for the .22 rimfire being made with a jacketed bullet, the round you linked to is not a jacked bullet, at least not according to Winchester. The jacketed bullet is the .22 mag. The .22 rimfire is a solid tin bullet with no jacket. According to Winchester. Natchez likely made a mistake in the ad. Here is a ammo review of the round that you are talking about with close up pictures, note, no jacket. http://www.varminter.com/particles/winchesterLF22longrifle.html
Again Lou, shoot what you want and do whatever rituals you want with your .22 rimfire. Lord knows I have been called a fruitcake because of they way I do things but it works very, very well for me. Its your gun, your time, and your money. But dont be afraid of your .22 leading the bore, it hardly ever happens. Have fun shooting though, whatever you choose to shoot.
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