Cheap Ammo Question

Dwight Gruber · 04-11-2002, 02:59 AM

I've never used Wolf, when I started shooting again it was at TPtS, so I just never bought any.

Federal American Eagle works well enough in my guns. My Lugers and my Radom choke on Speer (anything with a flat nose, or soft-nose, seem to be bad), all of them seem to like C&C Blazer pretty well. I found some Winchester full-jacket at a gun show, I need to pick up some more as this may be the best going.

I've been shooting some local commercial reloads recently (cheap), they don't seem to be terribly accurate and I find that reloads sometimes seem to be inadequately crimped and the bullets push back into the cases a little bit--guaranteed to jam. Also, for some odd reason, the -second- round in the magazine often stovepipes instead of chambering--regardless of the magazine or the gun! Its not going to remain a problem, as soon as I have shot these up I won't be buying anymore of -those-!

Thats pretty much it for the commonly available commercial ammunition here. Some more eotic brands (import) show up at gun shows, I guess I'm in for some experimentation.

Going back to some comments at the beginning of this discussion, I find that if I keep my Lugers (and Radom, too) clean, they operate much better. My P-38 seems to be pretty immune to feeding problems regardless of ammunition or cleanliness.

--Dwight

04-11-2002, 02:59 AM	#13
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	9mm ammo--a mini-survey? I've never used Wolf, when I started shooting again it was at TPtS, so I just never bought any. Federal American Eagle works well enough in my guns. My Lugers and my Radom choke on Speer (anything with a flat nose, or soft-nose, seem to be bad), all of them seem to like C&C Blazer pretty well. I found some Winchester full-jacket at a gun show, I need to pick up some more as this may be the best going. I've been shooting some local commercial reloads recently (cheap), they don't seem to be terribly accurate and I find that reloads sometimes seem to be inadequately crimped and the bullets push back into the cases a little bit--guaranteed to jam. Also, for some odd reason, the -second- round in the magazine often stovepipes instead of chambering--regardless of the magazine or the gun! Its not going to remain a problem, as soon as I have shot these up I won't be buying anymore of -those-! Thats pretty much it for the commonly available commercial ammunition here. Some more eotic brands (import) show up at gun shows, I guess I'm in for some experimentation. Going back to some comments at the beginning of this discussion, I find that if I keep my Lugers (and Radom, too) clean, they operate much better. My P-38 seems to be pretty immune to feeding problems regardless of ammunition or cleanliness. --Dwight