Ammo Quality Question...

Dan 4.2 · 01-16-2008, 02:14 PM

I'm a personal firearms noob... I just bought my first pistol (XD-40) and I've put about 600 rounds of gun shop target ammo through my gun. I came across a new website that sells bulk ammo for a pretty good price. The price is right, but I want to know if this unnamed ammo (and the cheap ammo that I've used so far) is less accurate than the more expensive stuff. The .40 S&W ammo on this website is 180gr just like the stuff I've been using, but could it shoot differently or kick harder than what I'm used to?

All I'm doing is having fun at the range, but I'd like to know if the more expensive ammo would be any more accurate.

http://www.bulkammo.com/

John Lee Pettimore · 01-16-2008, 02:36 PM

I respect my guns and clean them too carefully and baby them too much to use cheap ammo in them. I use Black Hills Ammo exclusively

snoogins · 01-16-2008, 02:41 PM

All ammo shots differently in each weapon. What shoots well in one gun might not shoot in a similar gun. If all you're gonna be doing is plinking, it's really not gonna make much of a difference. You'll see a change in point of impact, but if the bullet is the same weight as what you've been shooting all along, you'll most likely only see a change in high or low the round hits. It really all depends on the amount and type of powder used from one brand to the next. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

snoogins · 01-16-2008, 02:45 PM

When I first bought my SA .45, I ran a bunch of Fiocci through it. I got a good deal on it, but I paid the price. Whatever primer they were using was rock hard. It didn't like to ignite the rounds. I was getting solid firing pin strikes, but no 'BOOM'. That's the only time I've ever regretted buying ammo in bulk.

Richard Solomon · 01-16-2008, 03:01 PM

Personally I'd be most concerned with cleanliness and price for just plinking ammo like this. I prefer factory ammo and avoid milsurplus, soviet blok, etc...

YMMV and you're unlikely to hurt the gun.

snoogins · 01-16-2008, 03:10 PM

It went 'BANG" every time I squeezed the trigger and ejected nicely. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was also pretty accurate. It's kinda dirty, but I don't clean that gun anyway so it doesn't really matter.

Richard Solomon · 01-16-2008, 03:18 PM

snoogins · 01-16-2008, 03:34 PM

oneformula · 01-16-2008, 06:04 PM

sometimes corrosive, and worst case scenario can blowed up

Vtec_Killer · 01-16-2008, 09:28 PM

or have a NATO stamp on it...I don't use it to feed my weapons.

I'll do hand loads, but only from people I know.

As far as accuracy is concerned, unless you are going for competitions...you shouldn't notice a difference(from what I've been told).

01-16-2008, 02:36 PM	#2
John Lee Pettimore AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 19,026	I refuse to use cheap surplus bulk ammo I respect my guns and clean them too carefully and baby them too much to use cheap ammo in them. I use Black Hills Ammo exclusively

01-16-2008, 02:41 PM	#3
snoogins AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 13,987	Could it shoot differently? Yes it will... All ammo shots differently in each weapon. What shoots well in one gun might not shoot in a similar gun. If all you're gonna be doing is plinking, it's really not gonna make much of a difference. You'll see a change in point of impact, but if the bullet is the same weight as what you've been shooting all along, you'll most likely only see a change in high or low the round hits. It really all depends on the amount and type of powder used from one brand to the next. I wouldn't worry about it too much. __________________

01-16-2008, 02:45 PM	#4
snoogins AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 13,987	Meh...A good pistol should devour everything that's run through it, assuming the ammo is up to it... When I first bought my SA .45, I ran a bunch of Fiocci through it. I got a good deal on it, but I paid the price. Whatever primer they were using was rock hard. It didn't like to ignite the rounds. I was getting solid firing pin strikes, but no 'BOOM'. That's the only time I've ever regretted buying ammo in bulk. __________________

01-16-2008, 03:01 PM	#5
Richard Solomon AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 19,563	1) Yes there's more accurate ammo 2) Ammo is not limiting your accuracy at this point Personally I'd be most concerned with cleanliness and price for just plinking ammo like this. I prefer factory ammo and avoid milsurplus, soviet blok, etc... YMMV and you're unlikely to hurt the gun. __________________ Richard '01 A6 2.7TQM "Turbos make torque, and torque makes fun." -Corky Bell

01-16-2008, 03:10 PM	#6
snoogins AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 13,987	I'm kinda like you, but I recently relented and ran a bunch of Wolf through my G21... It went 'BANG" every time I squeezed the trigger and ejected nicely. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was also pretty accurate. It's kinda dirty, but I don't clean that gun anyway so it doesn't really matter. __________________

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Richard Solomon AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 19,563	Yeah, but that's just "a g0d d@mned gl0ck" to quote Thermal :D __________________ Richard '01 A6 2.7TQM "Turbos make torque, and torque makes fun." -Corky Bell

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Vtec_Killer AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,337	If it's not manufactured by a reputable manufacturer or have a NATO stamp on it...I don't use it to feed my weapons. I'll do hand loads, but only from people I know. As far as accuracy is concerned, unless you are going for competitions...you shouldn't notice a difference(from what I've been told). __________________ Sig starts here----------> Gaming forum is back up and running!

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