Bulk 9mm ammo

BogeyB · 02-11-2004, 08:30 PM

Is there any particular brand/loading for the 9mm, that is both reliable and accurate? I don't wish to reload.

Thanks BB

Roadkill · 02-11-2004, 09:00 PM

Walmart 115g fmj, $11.00 per 100. Some folks prefer the same in 124g though.

rk

Edward Tinker · 02-11-2004, 09:10 PM

And since you can buy on-line (some sites require drivers license as proof of age ahead of time), I have bought of a case of "Olympic" 9mm, for approx., $120 / 1000 including shipping.

Otherwise, have bought wally world ammo on many occassions and it shoots well.

Ed

AGE · 02-12-2004, 12:07 AM

Ditto on Wally World. Avoid Russian steel case ammo (Wolf). It can be bad news.

Vlim · 02-12-2004, 07:25 AM

Sellier&Bellot (S&B), 115 fmj is good.

Since this question gets asked quite a lot,
a thought for our (excellent) site managers: What about a list of 'tried & tested' ammo suppliers somewhere on the forum?

Dwight Gruber · 02-12-2004, 09:37 AM

For completeness I will add CCI Blazer FMJ 115gr. Federal American Eagle works reliably as well, but is considerably more expensive than the Winchester (Walmart), S&B, and CCI.

--Dwight

BogeyB · 02-12-2004, 08:40 PM

Thank all of you for your advice. Its gives me a starting point when I get my first '08.

Adam · 02-12-2004, 10:40 PM

Here in East TN, Winchester 9mm 115gr. FMJ are $5.97 for a box of 50. CCI Blazer 9mm 115 FMJ- $5.97, the Blazers have an alloy case and cant be reloaded (but if you dont want to reload thats fine.) Both rounds shoot well in all the 9mm guns I have fired. I have tried one box of S&B and found them to be unreliable to say the least. I might have gotten a bad batch as they were not strong enough to work the action in any of the guns I had available at the time and left a terrible amount of unburned powder and lead shavings in the guns. I figure it was a bad box, but felt it was worth mentioning. Walmart here no longer carries it, but the Brass jacketed soft point Winchester Win-clean rounds worked flawlessly with little to no residue left over in the barrel. They were top-notch in accuracy too! I watched the price rise to about $14 a box (50 rounds) before they stopped selling them here. Just my $0.02 <img border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" title="" src="graemlins/bigok.gif" />

Vlim · 02-13-2004, 11:09 AM

Hi Adam,

Must've been the wrong type or a bad batch you had. The brass-tipped 115gr FMJ S&B work without at hitch in my 1906-pattern. No problems with lead shavings or unburned powder. Feeding is good, although they don't like my MecGar mag

Sadly, the Winchesters are difficult to obtain here (and strangely they are more expensive...)

See ya,

Gerben

Sieger · 02-14-2004, 01:03 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by BOGEYB:
Is there any particular brand/loading for the 9mm, that is both reliable and accurate? I don't wish to reload.

Thanks BB

<hr /></blockquote>Hi:

The best commercial ammo I have shot to date is the 123 Grain, Truncated Cone, "Combat" loading from Fiocchi (looks identical to the original DWM loading).

Go to the "Cheaper Than Dirt" website and look under pistol ammo. They sell for $5.67 per box.

These were highly accurate and gave perfect function in both my 1917 DWM and my 1941 Mauser.

Try it, you'll like it!!!

Sieger

02-11-2004, 08:30 PM	#1
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	Bulk 9mm ammo Is there any particular brand/loading for the 9mm, that is both reliable and accurate? I don't wish to reload. Thanks BB __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

02-11-2004, 09:10 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,912 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,502 Times in 2,077 Posts	And since you can buy on-line (some sites require drivers license as proof of age ahead of time), I have bought of a case of "Olympic" 9mm, for approx., $120 / 1000 including shipping. Otherwise, have bought wally world ammo on many occassions and it shoots well. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

02-12-2004, 12:07 AM	#4
AGE User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 597 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ditto on Wally World. Avoid Russian steel case ammo (Wolf). It can be bad news. __________________ Al Eggers (AGE) NRA Life Member

02-12-2004, 08:40 PM	#7
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	Thank all of you for your advice. Its gives me a starting point when I get my first '08. __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

02-14-2004, 01:03 AM	#10
Sieger User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 2,124 Thanked 400 Times in 249 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by BOGEYB: <strong>Is there any particular brand/loading for the 9mm, that is both reliable and accurate? I don't wish to reload. Thanks BB </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Hi: The best commercial ammo I have shot to date is the 123 Grain, Truncated Cone, "Combat" loading from Fiocchi (looks identical to the original DWM loading). Go to the "Cheaper Than Dirt" website and look under pistol ammo. They sell for $5.67 per box. These were highly accurate and gave perfect function in both my 1917 DWM and my 1941 Mauser. Try it, you'll like it!!! Sieger

02-11-2004, 09:00 PM	#2
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Walmart 115g fmj, $11.00 per 100. Some folks prefer the same in 124g though. rk

02-12-2004, 07:25 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,041 Thanks: 1,021 Thanked 3,910 Times in 1,192 Posts	Sellier&Bellot (S&B), 115 fmj is good. Since this question gets asked quite a lot, a thought for our (excellent) site managers: What about a list of 'tried & tested' ammo suppliers somewhere on the forum?

02-12-2004, 09:37 AM	#6
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,890 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,282 Times in 424 Posts	For completeness I will add CCI Blazer FMJ 115gr. Federal American Eagle works reliably as well, but is considerably more expensive than the Winchester (Walmart), S&B, and CCI. --Dwight

02-12-2004, 10:40 PM	#8
Adam User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greeneville TN, USA Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here in East TN, Winchester 9mm 115gr. FMJ are $5.97 for a box of 50. CCI Blazer 9mm 115 FMJ- $5.97, the Blazers have an alloy case and cant be reloaded (but if you dont want to reload thats fine.) Both rounds shoot well in all the 9mm guns I have fired. I have tried one box of S&B and found them to be unreliable to say the least. I might have gotten a bad batch as they were not strong enough to work the action in any of the guns I had available at the time and left a terrible amount of unburned powder and lead shavings in the guns. I figure it was a bad box, but felt it was worth mentioning. Walmart here no longer carries it, but the Brass jacketed soft point Winchester Win-clean rounds worked flawlessly with little to no residue left over in the barrel. They were top-notch in accuracy too! I watched the price rise to about $14 a box (50 rounds) before they stopped selling them here. Just my $0.02 <img border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" title="" src="graemlins/bigok.gif" />

02-13-2004, 11:09 AM	#9
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,041 Thanks: 1,021 Thanked 3,910 Times in 1,192 Posts	Hi Adam, Must've been the wrong type or a bad batch you had. The brass-tipped 115gr FMJ S&B work without at hitch in my 1906-pattern. No problems with lead shavings or unburned powder. Feeding is good, although they don't like my MecGar mag Sadly, the Winchesters are difficult to obtain here (and strangely they are more expensive...) See ya, Gerben