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suum cuique · 08-31-2009, 05:03 PM

Yesterday, I shot 2 different ammo brands with my 1937 S/42
Later, when I put some AE leftovers into the Remington box I found out that the AE ammo is "longer". I compared 2 rounds and saw that the Remington ammo is really slightly shorter. It seems like the Remington bullet is shorter or deeper pressed into the shell. Both brands performed without any trouble at all. I shot about 140 rounds.
I always thought that a shorter bullet would cause feeding problems but I had no problems at all.
On Saturday I ordered 600 rounds Winchester white box ammo (115 gr FMJ) at Cabelas. I hope they dont give me a hard time with feeding problems. (As mentioned in this thread before).
The AE ammo has aprox 1180 feet per second, I dont know the data of the Remington ammo, but I felt no difference. Is the Winchester ammo "softer"?

08-31-2009, 05:03 PM	#7
suum cuique User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MD / Currently about 9000 klicks east of the Potomac Posts: 497 Thanks: 108 Thanked 47 Times in 35 Posts	Remington FMJ 115 gr. versus American Eagle FMJ 115 gr. Yesterday, I shot 2 different ammo brands with my 1937 S/42 Later, when I put some AE leftovers into the Remington box I found out that the AE ammo is "longer". I compared 2 rounds and saw that the Remington ammo is really slightly shorter. It seems like the Remington bullet is shorter or deeper pressed into the shell. Both brands performed without any trouble at all. I shot about 140 rounds. I always thought that a shorter bullet would cause feeding problems but I had no problems at all. On Saturday I ordered 600 rounds Winchester white box ammo (115 gr FMJ) at Cabelas. I hope they dont give me a hard time with feeding problems. (As mentioned in this thread before). The AE ammo has aprox 1180 feet per second, I dont know the data of the Remington ammo, but I felt no difference. Is the Winchester ammo "softer"? Last edited by suum cuique; 08-31-2009 at 05:07 PM. Reason: spelling