What brand of ammunition do you shoot?

[DOGALUM]

Just curious what people are shooting, what they are shooting it through, and their opinions of that combo.   

I got a chance to do some shooting today.  Had a bad experience on my third round.  Bolt would not lock down.  Pulled out the round and found this.   

Just a 55gr Remington PSP.   I was comparing the Remington ammo against some Federal and Fiocchi. 

I've had bad rounds before but never seen something like this from the factory.   



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[CallThemHawgs!]

Most of the time quality control is so good on most stuff these days that I dont worry about it too much.

I have noticed a much higher % of failure to fire out of my walmart batch of .17 HMR than elsewhere, but that could just be a bad batch.

[pigture perfect]

I generally shoot Remington for factory stuff. I do so because of its Arkansas ties. I've never had a malfunction with center fire ammo.

[Rzbakfromwaybak]

I reload for large rifle, but usually keep a box of factory ammo around for each different caliber that I have for comparison.  About 10 years ago, I owned 3 different 270's.  I was checking a new bullet & load to adjust the bullet depth in the case.  During the process, I pulled out one of my factory loads (Winchester 130gr soft point) & tried to chamber it in my gun.  The bolt would not even come close to closing.  Opened my safe & pulled out my other two .270's.  That factory round would not chamber in either of those two rifles either.  There were 3 rounds out of that box that would not chamber in any of my rifles, the other 17 would.  Talked to my gunsmith about this, said he had seen it before, in Winchester & Remington.  Sometimes, just poor quality control on some of the batches. 

[Rzbakfromwaybak]

Just curious what people are shooting, what they are shooting it through, and their opinions of that combo.   

I got a chance to do some shooting today.  Had a bad experience on my third round.  Bolt would not lock down.  Pulled out the round and found this.   

Just a 55gr Remington PSP.   I was comparing the Remington ammo against some Federal and Fiocchi. 

I've had bad rounds before but never seen something like this from the factory.

Probably a good thing that round didn't chamber.  Can't be 100% sure, but in your picture, looks as if the primer is loose.....& not seated tight in the primer pocket. Looks like the brass is cracked around the primer pocket.  This bad brass case should have never been put on the assembly line. Poor quality control. I would visibly start checking each round at home before I went to the range, specially that brand & caliber. 

[DOGALUM]

Probably a good thing that round didn't chamber.  Can't be 100% sure, but in your picture, looks as if the primer is loose.....& not seated tight in the primer pocket. Looks like the brass is cracked around the primer pocket.  This bad brass case should have never been put on the assembly line. Poor quality control. I would visibly start checking each round at home before I went to the range, specially that brand & caliber. 

Yeah....a very good thing.   I've had good luck with Remington ammunition in this caliber.   My  250s hate the Winchester ammo and don't seem to do any better with anything else than the Remington ammo unless I'm shooting ballistic tip varmint stuff.   

Best I can tell, the primer couldn't seat because of an edge that wasn't smoothed.   just some extra brass there.  Poor quality control is right.  I have never made a habit of checking factory loads but I bet I do from now on. 

[kodiakisland]

Reloads.  Can't afford to shoot factory ammo.

As an aside, this is why you check every single round for a DGR to make sure it will fully chamber before going hunting.  I don't do this for my carry pistols, but do inspect the rounds as I load them.  Had a few bad rounds in various M16s, m249s, and M60s but training cleared them pretty quick.

[DOGALUM]

Reloads.  Can't afford to shoot factory ammo.

I've always been curious about reloading.....but I don't think that I shoot enough to justify the initial expense and the time.   (though I think that I would love spending the time)   

[kodiakisland]

I enjoy the time spent reloading, much like those who tie flies.  Plus, I shoot a lot of oddball stuff that is hard to find in factory loads.  I would hate to add up what I have in equipment and components though.  It's an addiction for me.

[Wayne Watson]

Pretty much Remington across the board whether it's rifle or shotgun.

[titsonboar]

Remington
Most other issues are about gun care, cleaning, worn parts etc

[Rzbakfromwaybak]

Yeah....a very good thing.   I've had good luck with Remington ammunition in this caliber.   My  250s hate the Winchester ammo and don't seem to do any better with anything else than the Remington ammo unless I'm shooting ballistic tip varmint stuff.   

Best I can tell, the primer couldn't seat because of an edge that wasn't smoothed.   just some extra brass there.  Poor quality control is right.  I have never made a habit of checking factory loads but I bet I do from now on.

Your barrels just seem to like the Remington bullets better (&/or)....Remington is probably using a different rifle powder in that caliber... than Winchester & the others you have tried.  Very common to see this. Often while reloading, you can keep the same bullet & powder...& just change the amount of powder by 1/2 to one grain.....& see a night & day difference in accuracy.  Different pressures, can create different results.

[pigture perfect]

I have 3, 30-06. 1 is a Savage 110 that is my primary. Most accurate gun I've ever shot. Only problem is that the tolerance is so close, not all factory loads and many of my reloads won't properly seat. With my reloads I can adjust, factory loads, I just use in my A303 or 742 Remington's.

[Pudgepork]

I reload most everything I shoot now.  When buying factory, I like Remington but I'll buy
others readily.   Taking a quick look at what is on hand I see a mixture of Win, Fed, Hornady, Remington,Fiochi.

I bought a box of Federal 9mm from Wal Mart a couple of years back and I don't know
why but I opened the box in the parking lot and 2 of the primers had been put in upside
down.  A city cop was parked close to me and I asked him about it and he said he has seen that several times even in bullets that come through the police dept.  He told me to take them back in but I just brought them home, dismantled the bullets and flipped the
primers myself.

[1highhog]

Hornady.

[DeltaBoy]

Federal, Winchester Shotgun, Remington Centerfire Rifle , Corbon and Hornady for CR Pistol and CCI 22 for Hunting and Federal bulk packs for plinking.

[Albert Einswine]

Remington, Federal and Winchester a lot, but I'll shoot near anything in ball ammo as long as it's in brass case. I don't like steel cased ammo. My mini-14 doesn't like steel cased ammo and I just have a steel bias.

[Hawgon]

Lately, whatever I can find.  But generally, I only buy factory when I want some more brass.

[Pudgepork]

Lately, whatever I can find.  But generally, I only buy factory when I want some more brass.

I agree.  I'd much rather have brass.  I bought one box of steel cased 9mm and after
shooting, I decided I'd not buy more.  Trying to find those little brass Houdini's is part of
the fun(aggravation)

[kibster]

I reload all my handgun ammo for two reasons, I can get the exact load I want and It is the only economical way.  I shot close to 7k 9mm last year.

[DeltaBoy]

That sounds like a winner.

[kibster]

The biggest problem I have ran into reloading is getting the components I need.  I am not much of a tinkerer, so I have a set up I like and don't want to deviate from it.

Brass:  range brass, not really an issue.
Powder:  Winchester WST (toughest thing to find right now)
Primers:  Winchester or CCI.  (I like Winchester better, but CCI is easier to find and cheaper)
Bullets:  Black Bullets International ( https://blackbulletsinternational.com/) Ran by great people and one of the most accurate and cheapest products on the market. 

[ArchitectHog]

Barnes

[root_hawg]

Remington-270 and game load
Black Cloud for quackers