Finally Found 9mm Ammo that Runs Flawlessly - so far.

[Zonaken]

Range day yesterday with my '42 BYF Luger & my '44 cyq P-38 went well.

Been having problems with FTF & FTE using reload FMJ round tip so I thought I'd run an experiment.
Bought some inexpensive Remington 115 grain UMC (Round tip, FMJ) and Federal 115 grain (Round tip, FMJ).

Learned a few things along the way!
1) Leave the reloads for the modern guns.
2) Stick with factory ammo for the old War Dogs.
Side by side, the Remington ran a little better than the Federal ammo.
Zero FTF or FTE with both guns, but I had a few failures on the Luger to lock open on empty magazine using the Federal ammo.
All in all, I was surprised to see such a noticeable difference between reloaded ammo (impossible to know what powder, amount, quality of workmanship, etc.) and decent quality factory ammo.
Of course, it still comes down to what a person deems "quality" in factory ammo, but judging by all of the previous posts, I'm narrowing down to a few brands.
Again, thanks for all of the great info provided here fellas!
Zk

P.S. For all it's worth, my old Tokarev ran fine on the soldered box of ancient surplus ammo I fired through her.
That old flame-throwing nag will eat anything I feed her!

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Zonaken

All in all, I was surprised to see such a noticeable difference between reloaded ammo (impossible to know what powder, amount, quality of workmanship, etc.) and decent quality factory ammo.

Funny, my reloads work perfectly. Maybe that's because I tailor my reloads to the specific handgun I'll be shooting them in, instead of trusting someone else's guesses...

Ya spends yer money and ya takes yer chances...