Decent Ammo

Puretexan · 10-19-2017, 09:52 AM

I look and see Sticky posts for everything, but really none on which cheap ammo is really good. Maybe I'm looking at this wrong and all these gun collections are never fired. Maybe you pull your favorite one out on a cold winters night and rub some Baristol on it , then put it back in the collection. Heck I doubt if the guy that has a collection of knives, decided to see if his perfect antique bowie knife will chop through a wooden log.
Anyway whoever shoots could log what ammo really is decent and what is crap, before anybody gets stuck with
a 1000 rounds of sub par stuff. I never shot Magtech and had to order four boxes to test , before making a major outlay. I read where Sellier and Bellot was bought out by Magtech and the quality had dropped off some. I bought quite a bit of the brass CCI Blaser and had good luck with it , other than it has lots of spots on the brass. They said it was some fluid they used in loading and wouldn't hurt your firearm.
So maybe those that shoot could post what ammo was cheap and works really well when they find some.

Paul

Robert in NC · 10-19-2017, 09:59 AM

My Luger is 7.65, not 9mm, but in my other guns, including those that are 9mm, it depends on the individual gun. Some ammo that works for other people in the same model gun doesn't work for me, and vice versa.

For 7.65 (30 Luger) you only have 2 choices of ammo really, Fiocchi or PPU. Only PPU works in my alphabet commercial, but some others find Fiocchi works for them.

A bigger question is do you really want to shoot the cheapest ammo you can find in a $1000+ gun?

mrerick · 10-19-2017, 10:10 AM

9mm standard velocity Winchester 115gn and 124gn ammo is a good consistent product. Don't buy the NATO power version for use in Lugers, just the standard velocity stuff.

It's a fair bet that they load it with Winchester primers and Winchester 231 powder, which is a good consistent low smoke pistol powder that I use in reloading. Same thing as HP38 powder sold under the Hodgden brand name.

I have also used S&B 9mm ammo, which was good quality.

Dynamit Nobel (GeCo) 9mm is also good consistent ammo. I have several boxes and have never had problems with it. It's Swiss made, and the Swiss are particular about precision.

Puretexan · 10-19-2017, 10:25 AM

Really your collecting Lugers, and you don't have any cheap rubber pistols to play
with? Heck I am not a serious collector....well really not any kind of collectors. and I have 1911's, Ar15's and lots of other pistols I shoot all the time. Knowing what works well would benefit not stumping my toe on bulk ammo purchases.

sheepherder · 10-19-2017, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Puretexan

Knowing what works well would benefit not stumping my toe on bulk ammo purchases.

What production ammunition works well in other members Lugers may not work well in yours. It's a trial & error process. Same with reloading.

I see lots of threads detailing both production & reloaded ammunition here, both 7.65 and 9mm. There're production tables from several manuals posted here as well. Kick back, tip up a jar of home distilled, and browse some of them. I do that every month or so.

mccaslyn · 10-19-2017, 11:42 AM

I have personally used winchester white box. Perfecta. Federal. Remmington. And ammo i buy from lax ammo in bulk and all have ran flawless. The only one i would not use agian is perfecta as i felt it Was a tad to hot. As far as price to quality the lax by far has been the best 190$ for 1000 rds. My second vote is the federal they have at walmart right now 9.50$ a box. One thing i will note is wwb was by far the most accurate

rhuff · 10-19-2017, 02:00 PM

The factory ammo that I have had good luck with in all of my 9mm weapons, including Lugers, is PMC 115gr FMJ. Federal 9mm 115gr FMJ, and WWB 115gr FMJ worked good also. I have not had good luck with the Remington brand of 9mm(lower priced) so I don't purchase it. Others have reported no problems with this ammo.

I am a handloader, so I can tailor my 9mm ammo to function well in my Lugers......same is true for my 7.65P ammo.

Puretexan · 10-19-2017, 02:13 PM

Brownells ran 8 boxes of 9mm Magtech on cheap with free shipping. It is really
nice stuff. No problems at all. I did try that PMC bronze in 223 and it was deadly
accurate and was cheap. I watch that Gun.deals all the time and they usually have
an ammo deal somewhere every day.

10-19-2017, 09:52 AM	#1
Puretexan User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Pearland Texas Posts: 176 Thanks: 11 Thanked 70 Times in 36 Posts	Decent Ammo I look and see Sticky posts for everything, but really none on which cheap ammo is really good. Maybe I'm looking at this wrong and all these gun collections are never fired. Maybe you pull your favorite one out on a cold winters night and rub some Baristol on it , then put it back in the collection. Heck I doubt if the guy that has a collection of knives, decided to see if his perfect antique bowie knife will chop through a wooden log. Anyway whoever shoots could log what ammo really is decent and what is crap, before anybody gets stuck with a 1000 rounds of sub par stuff. I never shot Magtech and had to order four boxes to test , before making a major outlay. I read where Sellier and Bellot was bought out by Magtech and the quality had dropped off some. I bought quite a bit of the brass CCI Blaser and had good luck with it , other than it has lots of spots on the brass. They said it was some fluid they used in loading and wouldn't hurt your firearm. So maybe those that shoot could post what ammo was cheap and works really well when they find some. Paul

10-19-2017, 10:10 AM	#3
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,907 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,108 Times in 1,509 Posts	9mm standard velocity Winchester 115gn and 124gn ammo is a good consistent product. Don't buy the NATO power version for use in Lugers, just the standard velocity stuff. It's a fair bet that they load it with Winchester primers and Winchester 231 powder, which is a good consistent low smoke pistol powder that I use in reloading. Same thing as HP38 powder sold under the Hodgden brand name. I have also used S&B 9mm ammo, which was good quality. Dynamit Nobel (GeCo) 9mm is also good consistent ammo. I have several boxes and have never had problems with it. It's Swiss made, and the Swiss are particular about precision. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

10-19-2017, 02:00 PM	#7
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,288 Thanks: 2,702 Thanked 971 Times in 716 Posts	The factory ammo that I have had good luck with in all of my 9mm weapons, including Lugers, is PMC 115gr FMJ. Federal 9mm 115gr FMJ, and WWB 115gr FMJ worked good also. I have not had good luck with the Remington brand of 9mm(lower priced) so I don't purchase it. Others have reported no problems with this ammo. I am a handloader, so I can tailor my 9mm ammo to function well in my Lugers......same is true for my 7.65P ammo. __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21

10-19-2017, 09:59 AM	#2
Robert in NC User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 32 Thanks: 32 Thanked 22 Times in 11 Posts	My Luger is 7.65, not 9mm, but in my other guns, including those that are 9mm, it depends on the individual gun. Some ammo that works for other people in the same model gun doesn't work for me, and vice versa. For 7.65 (30 Luger) you only have 2 choices of ammo really, Fiocchi or PPU. Only PPU works in my alphabet commercial, but some others find Fiocchi works for them. A bigger question is do you really want to shoot the cheapest ammo you can find in a $1000+ gun?

10-19-2017, 10:25 AM	#4
Puretexan User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Pearland Texas Posts: 176 Thanks: 11 Thanked 70 Times in 36 Posts	Really your collecting Lugers, and you don't have any cheap rubber pistols to play with? Heck I am not a serious collector....well really not any kind of collectors. and I have 1911's, Ar15's and lots of other pistols I shoot all the time. Knowing what works well would benefit not stumping my toe on bulk ammo purchases.

10-19-2017, 11:42 AM	#6
mccaslyn User Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	I have personally used winchester white box. Perfecta. Federal. Remmington. And ammo i buy from lax ammo in bulk and all have ran flawless. The only one i would not use agian is perfecta as i felt it Was a tad to hot. As far as price to quality the lax by far has been the best 190$ for 1000 rds. My second vote is the federal they have at walmart right now 9.50$ a box. One thing i will note is wwb was by far the most accurate

10-19-2017, 02:13 PM	#8
Puretexan User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Pearland Texas Posts: 176 Thanks: 11 Thanked 70 Times in 36 Posts	Brownells ran 8 boxes of 9mm Magtech on cheap with free shipping. It is really nice stuff. No problems at all. I did try that PMC bronze in 223 and it was deadly accurate and was cheap. I watch that Gun.deals all the time and they usually have an ammo deal somewhere every day.