Handgun ammo of choice?

[Crawlin]

What ammo do you use? Or do you end up reloading?

For the glock i used some of the remington UMC that was $100 for 250 rounds since that was all they had left.

Just seeing what others are using out there. Forgot to save brass since one of the guy's here at work reloads.

Everyone says winchester white box for some cheap target ammo.

[Silver350]

My favorit so far is the Remmington UMC 9mm Hollow Point. It's pretty accruate. Is a little dirty but aint bad.

Other Ammo I like.
Fichocci - can be expensive to shoot

Ammo I dislike
American Eagle, and PMC - Very Dirty shot about 100 rounds and the gun was dirtier then when I put over 400 rounds at mc miller using the Remmington.

Ammo I have but havent tried yet
Winchester, Blazer

The white box of winchester ammo is $10.63 at Farm and fleet, but any handgun ammo is hard to get there it usally comes down to your luck when you go there to buy.

[Rocket Power]

I almost always use WWB, around $20/100 at walmart in 9mm

[pOrk]

All the reviews I've read on American Eagle say its a very clean shot for its price point, I picked up a box of 50 for 11.99 to try. Searching for WWB next

[Reverend Cooper]

i use remington mostly,stayaway from aluminum cased rounds,the coating they use to keep them from corroding goo's shit up
then I reload. saves a shit ton of money and I can have them made my way.

[Crawlin]

is the brass from those UMC remington's gonna be ok to do reloading with?

are their certain types of casings that I should stay away from for reloading besides those aluminum cased ones?

[Reverend Cooper]

anything centerfire brass should reload fine unless its damaged

[Crawlin]

I'm just figuring on paying someone else to do the reloads. Just want to have a good "starting point" atleast.

[Reverend Cooper]

He just did 400+ rounds for me,ranging from 357 wad cutters,magnums,9mm hollow points,.223 45 long colt fmj and hollow points and 45 acp as well as .38
he does a perfect job for me and Always seems to make them to my spec or better when he sees fit.
the 45 LC he made hollow point are rediculas i think i could cut down trees easily with them.

[pOrk]

Whats it cost to reload?

[Crawlin]

I had read that when you finally start doing them yourself, you can expect paying about .15/shot vs. the normal .50-.75/shot you pay for the normal winchester/remington stuff you buy everywhere. If prices go up on the regular pieces, you can still expect the ratio to be the same.

[wrath]

WWB and Remington UMC for plinking.

CCI Blazer Brass sucks. If there was a way to easily disassemble ammo I'd just tear them apart. Lack of consistency round-to-round irritates me.

American Eagle is hit and miss.

Federal and Speer, it depends on if you buy the cheap shit or the nice stuff.

I reload a lot of .40SW, I prefer WWB casings over UMC but UMC easily takes 4 reloads.

[Crawlin]

I should have bought an XD40.

I found like 7 boxes of WWB 100round at Farm and Fleet on Bluemound today. And I found the UMC stuff yesterday at the one on Rawson. The guys at the walmarts know me by sight now, haha.

Can't find shit for 9mm anywhere

[Coops Brother]

I cast .452" round nose 228 gr, 9mm 115 gr, and .357/.38 158 gr.
I get between $55-$75 shipped per 500, lubed and sized,
if anyone is interested.
These are made out of wheel weight lead.

[fivonut]

Whats it cost to reload?

If you're loading 45 ACP or smaller it's more expensive to reload. The only handgun round I load right now is .50ae. Not to mention, if you didn't stock up on primers 2 years ago when they were under $20 per 1000 they're next to impossible to find right now.

[Crawlin]

as is 9mm ammo, hahaha

[Reverend Cooper]

^ hahah i have a shit ton

[fivonut]

as is 9mm ammo, hahaha


Fleet and Scheels up here have tons of it.

[Crawlin]

how far away is hortonville? i just bought a whole bunch through cabella's with $20 certs they have giong on now. So just buy enough to cover that $100 and use a cople of them. Just sucks it's gonna take till the 19th to get when they supposedly "have in stock"

I think i'm up to about 750 rounds of 40 S&W with maybe 200 empty for reloading.

Not the multiple thousands like you guys must have, hahaha

[MurphysLaw88GT]

is the brass from those UMC remington's gonna be ok to do reloading with?

are their certain types of casings that I should stay away from for reloading besides those aluminum cased ones?

Stay away from berdan primed cases. Boxer primed brass should be most common (unless it is foreign military surplus) anyway so it is largely just an FYI.

[Rocket Power]

I had better luck at the Burlington Walmart than anywhere else in the last year for wwb 9mm. You could give them a call. Don't remember the last time I saw it in the Greenfield or New Berlin WM

[GTO RLY?]

I've had good luck with Wolf in my .40SW Walther P99. It is a bit dirtier than UMC and CCI, but gets the job done. Their .223 is pretty good too, but far from match ammo.

[Russ Jerome]

Since handguns are good form about 20' I like the cheapest crap I can find, it all goes "bang" and a projectile wobbles its way downrange at a standard velocity.

*favorite real gun ammo Hornady for over the counter*

[Reverend Cooper]

Chris we have to get out and shoot

[Crawlin]

We will coop, probably after the 23rd is best for me now with everything this weekend and next. plus the 9mm ammo isn't getting here till the 19th.

We'll go soon for sure! Couple people I got would come with too if it was during the week.

[Coops Brother]

I think I have 4 boxes of 9mm....

[william schlosser]

I have always liked Federal Hydra-Shok but they are just overpriced. Cabela's wants $19.99 for 20 rounds.

[GTO RLY?]

You should try midwayusa.com for ammo. I got 1,000 rounds of .223 Wolf there for like $320. UPS brings it right to your doorstep.

[Crawlin]

That's a sweet site. I'm checking it out but it's all backordered. Some of it is cheaper through cabella's and they have it in stock. DEFINITELY sweet to compare though

[Reverend Cooper]

www.cheaperthandirt.com

[GTO RLY?]

Cheaper than dirt is ok too... I can't think of anywhere else you can purchase SS109. Their prices are slightly higher than Midway USA though, and their parts selection is minimal... only reason I say is because I needed an extractor, plunger, and spring for my 870 Wingmaster, and they didn't carry it.

[Reverend Cooper]

i dont buy anything from them except ammo

[Crawlin]

Didn't want to make a new topic, so I figured I'd ask.

Will different types of ammo have different SOUND to them?

Is a subsonic round something that can be used for target fun.

I guess my overall reason for asking this question, is that Beka said she felt comfortable with the XD9 I have, it fit her hand well, and the recoil was perfectly fine, it was just the SOUND that bothered her. She had the full earmuff style ear protection. I just got whatever the most expensive thing was when we were at the range. Was only $28 and said it would be rated "30" something, i'm guessing decible reduction.

So I'm trying to think of a way that I can get better ear protection or get a round that will be a bit quieter than just WWB if that's even an option. It would all be cheaper than buying her a new gun

[MurphysLaw88GT]

Shoot outside so there is less sound echoing back? That may not be an option for you however.

Sounds like an excuse for a suppressor.

[Crawlin]

during the summer it's not a big deal I'm sure. But in the winter like now and the indoor stuff, I'm kinda screwed.

[Coops Brother]

buy a threaded barrel and a suppressor.

FYI we will be dealing in class 3 weapons come July 2010, full autos and suppressors, FYI

[Crawlin]

holy crap :) hahaha. that's gonna be awesome!

my only problem is that might add some weight and she's already saying no to some other guns because of weight.

That and most of the cans I've seen are like $800.

[STANMAN]

The whole Class III thing is to much for me, giving up search/seizure rights FTL:fire


Natchez Shooters Supply also has good deals on ammo.

[MurphysLaw88GT]

If they want you they will get you anyway...

[MurphysLaw88GT]

buy a threaded barrel and a suppressor.

FYI we will be dealing in class 3 weapons come July 2010, full autos and suppressors, FYI

Very happy to see this.

[Rocket Power]

Have her wear ear plugs AND muffs. That should help. That what a ear doctor recommended to me in the past.

[Crawlin]

I'm gonna try that. The issue is since it's not just her there going at it herself, I'm still trying to talk to her and lip the words so she understands what's going on around her. I'll have to try it out.