I have shot Fiocchi now in both my shield and my C.O.R.E on numerous outings and it always shoots like ****. The round never feeds all the way! Anyone know why?

My SIG 226 hates it. I mean hates!!

Negative, no idea.
Haven't shot much of their pistol stuff but have tried their shot shells and seemed ok.
Dose other ammo function ok in your shield?

That's strange. I've never had a problem with Fiocchi in any of my guns, revolver or semi-. It's one of my preferred brands.

@ PERFECTCIRCLE1-

I just bought about 1,000 rounds of Fiocchi .40 S&W 170GR FMJ for my Sig 229 break-in and training.

I bought it cause the price ($12.89/box of 50) and never had bad experiences with Euro factory ammo.

I"m Out of Country so haven't shot any.

You telling' me it's gonna be problems???

What Cal is your 226? How often do you clean it and how many rounds have gone thru it if i may ask?

Thanks-mog

It's actually made in America I believe, the company is Italian owned. I love the ammo--shot 3 boxes of .38 special this afternoon in fact--but I have only shot revolver rounds. I can't speak to it's use in autos.

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My 40C hates it as well..

Same here. Shot thousands of rounds and no problems.

But it does happen. Switch to another brand.

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I shot two boxes of Fiocchi 380 through my Beretta 84F today. No issues to report.

My son, dad, nephew, and I shoot fairly regularly and we have not had any issues with Fiocchi in .45 acp or 9mm, in any semi-auto firearms including Glock, Sig, H&K, Beretta, Remington, and Springfield. It cycles great in my S&W model 41 in standard velocity .22 LR. Of course there are no problems cycling it in .38 special or .357 magnum in wheel guns. It is reliable ammo and inexpensive.
John

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I must be lucky, I haved used some in the past with good results. I have also reloaded those cases many times and do not believe any have split yet, way better cases than the federals I got in the beginning as well, those are splitting.

Their 32 ACP and 32 S&W Long works great for me.

Have used Fiocchi in 9mm (Sig 226, Beretta 92, Glock 17L) and .45 ACP (Sig 220, various 1911's). In every respect it has been excellent ammunition. Absolutely no problems at all. On target accuracy was equal to any domestic ammunition used. YMMV. Sincerely. brucev.

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I've used the 9 in Shield / VP9, 380 in an older Colt. No failures.

Purple box Fiocchi (made in Italy) is my goto ammo for .32 acp and .38 S&W. Reliable and hotter than domestic production.

No idea. My Glocks eat them up like candy. In fact I'm pretty sure that if I chambered a rock i would have no problem shooting it!

I have had good experiences with the cheap blue box Fiocchi in both 9mm and. 380. Both of my 9s will eat just about anything other than WWB reliably including reloaded. The two Bersa .380s don't like WWB or S&B. Everything else I've tried has worked just as expected.

Fiocchi has been good in most of my handguns, but I had some problems with one or two guns. A gunsmith told me that in his opinion, Fiocchi does not have consistent case dimensions.

tape your wrist.

I've only bought 4 boxes of Fiocchi Blue box 357 and had no problems with them running in my Coonan Classic 357 Mag 1911 pistol. And no problems in my Rossi 92 SRC carbine either. The price was wayyy more reasonable and was in stock than any other ammo that was in stock at the time. I would buy it again.

Fiocchi 9mm 124 grain FMJ is one of my favorite rounds. In fact, I used it exclusively to break in my Beretta 92FS.

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I've shot Fiocchi 9mm for years in my three CZ75's and my Rami without a single problem.

About 15 years ago I bought a case of Fiocchi 12GA White Rhino shells for a sporting clays outing. I had a lot of problems with them jamming up my 870 for the second shot. I recall still beating my coworkers but I would have had more of a lead were it not for the ammo.

The last time I used Fiocchi was a couple hundred rounds of .223 in a day, all those went off without a problem and the brass appears to be good for reloading. That's all I can add to this discussion.

I don't use much Fiocchi ammo but I had an amusing experience with it in my Beretta 950 Jetfire 25 ACP semiauto. The Fiocchi ammo could not cycle the slide...too wimpy. Winchester white box ran fine and so do my handloads. Seemed odd that Italian ammo wouldn't cycle Italian gun.

Fiocchi made a strong attempt to get market share in the mid-90s and their handgun ammo often showed up on prize tables. I don't recall how the stuff performed but I never followed up with buying more.

The OP's problems may well be a bad Lot from the factory.

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As many others have said, I have shot many thousands of Fiocchi Ammo, 9mm, .45acp and .45 Colt, .38 spl, 12ga, etc and have never had a problem related to the ammo.

Which ammo runs the best in your gun?

I've shot their 38 special without any problems.
So far about 200 rounds.

Are you shooting .40 FMJTC? A while back I was looking to stock up on some of their .40, but wanted to check up on it before I committed $.
I ran across a thread in another M&P forum with a guy having feeding problems. The issue discussed was possibly the way the truncated cone bullet sat in the casing. For whatever reason there could be a little lip where the bullet and casing meet and cause it to hang a bit.
Don't know if there's anything to that, but I've stayed away just to be safe.

I seek out their 158 gr FMJ for my 686. have shot well over 1k rounds and never a problem. I know this doesn't speak to the OP's problems with his shield and I'm not a SA guy. just saying that for my money, it's good ammo.

Their 32 ACP works well for me too.

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The only thing I've noticed a about Fiocchi Ammo is that it does seem a bit hotter than most other brands. I have not shot it through a Chronograph, just seems that way judging recoil. I've shot their 38 Special, .357 Magnum, 9mm, 38 Super and some of their 12 Gauge Shot Shells. Other than the enhanced recoil, I've not experienced any failures or oddities.

Interesting. I shot thousands of rounds of it in .357 Mag and it always seemed sufficiently hot in addition to being quite clean.

I have shot a fair amount of the stuff, mostly in odd calibers, and have been very, very happy with it.

I have a bunch of it in 38 special and 357 mag. Always goes bang and has great accuracy.

I almost exclusively just shoot Fiocchi since I find it to be some of the best cleanest shooting ammo period. I mostly shoot 45ACP and 38 357 mag
. Have shot a ton of 9 mm no issues either. Never had an issue period.

I've put lots of fiocchi through mine and never had a problem.
Know a couple of special ops guys who use it too.

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I've shot a few hundred of their 124gr JHP's out of a Shield, BHP and CZ75B. Zero problems with their ammo.

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Found a good deal on case-lots of .380 ACP and 9mm about two years ago. As I recall, not a single problem in my LCP, BG380, P-239, P-226, or my PX4 Compact. The .380s did seem a bit lack-luster in accuracy, but no functionality issues what so ever.

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My Kahr P380 simply will not shoot Fiocci ammo. I gave up trying to force them through this gun and gave the remaining rounds to my brother-in-law to do as he feels with them.

I've used Fiocchi ammo in four 32 ACP pistols with no problems. In my H&K P7 Fiocchi 9mm Par ammo produced the cleanest gas system I ever had when using factory ammo.

Cartridge cases from both calibers reload with good case lives.

Guns can be finicky, why we always test ammo before committing to it. My 1911 & xd45 run fine on 200gr XTP from Fiocchi.

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I also have been shooting 124gr JHP Fiocchi out of my Shield with no issues. Have heard complaints about the cheaper Fiocchi FMJ target ammo but never used it myself.

My Springfield XD(M) 5.25" Competition model in .45 ACP runs though .45 Fiocchi without any problem, performing the same as any other brand.

On Thursday I got it back from Springfield's Custom Shop which had given it a competition trigger with a 3.5# pull. On Friday I was a the range really testing it out. I ran though at least 450 rounds of 45ACP.

I tried every brand I had: Fiocchi, Blazer Brass, Armscor, Freedom Munitions. They all performed flawlessly. No jams nor any other type of malfunction at all. I was highly impressed.

In my .44 Mag. Desert Eagle the 240 Grain SJSP fail to feed too often. I've had no problems with other similar bullets both factory and handloads.

I've shot it in my CZ-82 only (Only ammo I could find) and it runs without a hitch, even after I've reloaded it several times.

I think if a shooter does NOT reload, Fiocchi .32 S&W long 100gr wadcutter is among the best commercial ammo available.

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I've shot their .357 in my 19-3 with no issues.

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Fiocchi shoots great in my new Sig P224. Ran 500 rounds of 9MM flawlessly when breaking in for carry. I keep my Sig well cleaned and very well lubed.

same here, nothing but a great experience with their 9mm and 45acp. But that has been in 1911's for 45 acp and sig/springfield for the 9mm's.