Ammo quality

[Sparky]

Are there certain manufacturers whose ammo should be avoided? I've heard reference to low quality ammo, but I'm not sure how to recognize it by brand name. Are all of the major brands considered acceptable quality, and only "no-name" stuff should be avoided?

My gun range usually has two brands of 9 mm Luger available: Fiocchi, and Sellier & Bellot. Is one of those preferred? Are they both okay?

Is most ammo lacquer sealed? Is that preferred?

[EE_]

Are there certain manufacturers whose ammo should be avoided? I've heard reference to low quality ammo, but I'm not sure how to recognize it by brand name. Are all of the major brands considered acceptable quality, and only "no-name" stuff should be avoided?

My gun range usually has two brands of 9 mm Luger available: Fiocchi, and Sellier & Bellot. Is one of those preferred? Are they both okay?

Is most ammo lacquer sealed? Is that preferred?

I've used and like Fiocchi. Can't help ya on the Sellier

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[Shami-Amourae]

I'm not an expert but this is based on what I've researched:

As I mentioned in a previous thread (probably why you started this thread) is TulAmmo sucks. They have steel casings on some of their bullets. Steel casings rust. Bullets with brass casings are higher quality. Also many ranges don't allow steel casings. I believe this is because they can't reload the casings.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkavHQqEw90

[EE_]

I don't believe in using steel case in an AR.
AK's eat them just fine

[osoab]

Sparky, get some Blazer Brass and some Winchester whitebox and see what your gun likes. Pick up some Federal too. I am just talking FMJ plinking rounds.


I'm not an expert but this is based on what I've researched:

As I mentioned in a previous thread (probably why you started this thread) is TulAmmo sucks. They have steel casings on some of their bullets. Steel casings rust. Bullets with brass casings are higher quality. Also many ranges don't allow steel casings. I believe this is because they can't reload the casings.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkavHQqEw90


The reason you cannot reload the steel cases is because the are berdan primed, not boxer primed. You cannot get berdan primers.

[sirgonzo420]

Russian, steel case ammo is fine for (Russian-designed) arms like the AK.

AR's are considerably more picky, so I would go with brass ammo there.

[horseshoe3]

Stay away from Indian and Paki milsurp. They are dangerrous.

I've had bad experience with Fiochi shotgun ammo (sticks in chamber.) I have no experience with Fiochi pistol or rifle ammo so I can't comment on that.

Every other brand of ammo I've tried worked reasonable well. Of course some guns like one load or brand better than another, but that's not usually the ammo's fault.

[hoarder]

As far as .22 LR is concerned, Remington seems to be the worst. Case diameter is all over the place, usually oversize. Big time extraction problems. Remington makes fine shotguns and good rifles, even their centerfire ammo is good, so don't make the assumption that their rimfire is good.

[Sparky]

As far as .22 LR is concerned, Remington seems to be the worst. Case diameter is all over the place, usually oversize. Big time extraction problems. Remington makes fine shotguns and good rifles, even their centerfire ammo is good, so don't make the assumption that their rimfire is good.

9 mm

[chad]

i've shot thousands of shotgun, 9mm, .223, and 7.62 x .39 of wolf stuff. no problems, ever.

[drafter]

As far as .22 LR is concerned, Remington seems to be the worst. Case diameter is all over the place, usually oversize. Big time extraction problems. Remington makes fine shotguns and good rifles, even their centerfire ammo is good, so don't make the assumption that their rimfire is good.

I'll second that observation. Worst .22LR ever. Flat out a waste of money.

If you want good clean burning .22LR that always goes bang, pay the extra and get some CCI. Federal also seems "OK" for the most part and it's cheap.

Oh, and for 9mm, I like the Wolf ammo.