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Remington UMC Hardball
I have an opportunity to buy into a decent quantity of 230gr Remington UMC hardball at a decent price. Sadly, it has been a while since I shot it last, and I can't remember how it was performance wise (thanks to concussion induced memory loss).
If you have fired the Remington UMC Hardball in 1911, could you please share your experience with it?
Thanks for your help.
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09-19-2016, 06:29 PM
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It's been awhile since I did it but memory says that at the range it was more than sufficiently accurate out of a Norinco 1911. Very accurate at reasonable distances, actually. At 25 yards I'm never VERY accurate because my eyes ain't what they used to be.
I scored 248 out of 250 on the fairly easy Texas CHL test - 15 yards is the furthest for that one. That's about the last time I used that ammunition because I sold the two Norinco 1911s that I had.
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09-19-2016, 06:47 PM
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I've shot it out of my Kimber. Didn't chrono it but, it felt soft shooting. Accuracy was fine. I like it.
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09-19-2016, 07:13 PM
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I used it in 9mm and .45 and it works fine. It just burns very dirty...
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09-19-2016, 09:20 PM
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Agree that is leaves the end of the slide dirty. So far it is the only ammo that my R1 has had malfunctions with but in its defense it was in the break in period for the gun. I had zero problems with cast handloads and they beat the Rem UMC 230gr ball in accuracy.
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09-27-2016, 01:58 AM
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It is decent ammo. If you reload, the brass is very thin. There are better choices if you save brass. I like federal brass the best.
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09-27-2016, 03:39 AM
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Shoots good outa my 1911s
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09-27-2016, 08:31 AM
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Shoot a lot of it out of Colts, Remington Rands, and Ithaca. Never a problem with it. Never. Regarding it being "dirty"...well, who doesn't clean their pistol after a shooting session?
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09-27-2016, 11:07 AM
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The Remington and Winchester brands of the 230 grain Hardball state 830 & 835 fps - and actually run slower than stated in actual Chronograph testing - mild hardball and well suited for older vintage guns and punching holes into paper or swinging steel plates.
The Federal (American Eagle) brand states 890 fps and is definitely hotter and of higher quality IMO, but would avoid them in really old and worn vintage guns because of the higher velocities.
In answer to your question though, I have shot the UMC branded Remington and it is a descent mild load for plinking and target shooting but would choose the Federal for self defense scenarios.
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