9mm Luger, Sources of Remanufactured Ammo

[Krogen]

First, I'm an inveterate handloader. Perhaps incorrigible is a better word. Next, I've handloaded plenty of 9mm Luger ammo but it sure doesn't thrill me to sit in front of my Dillon cranking out gobs of 9mm. Even so, there's little money to be saved by loading 9mm. So I generally shoot remanufactured 9mm in plate matches. It doesn't have to be super-accurate, but it has to be reliable and not break my gun. Price is a consideration.

I've been shooting Lax Ammo's remanufactured 9mm. I won't touch the no-name gunshow stuff. I don't bother recovering my brass because it's all mixed, and I want to avoid loading 9mm anyhow.

I'm happy with Lax, but wondering what the rest of you use for relatively inexpensive commercial reloads. There are any number of inexpensive sources but I'm wary of getting junk I'll regret.

 

[nra jim]

I'm the same as you, I only shoot LAX or Freedom Munitions reloads as they use all the same machinery on their new and reloads. I have had excellent results with their ammo in multiple calibers.

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[rbmac52]

Another reputable outfit for remanufactured 9mm is Miwall. Here's a link to the 9mm reman ammo they offer:

9mm | Pistol Ammunition | Miwall Corp

You might contact them to see if they offer case pricing. I've purchased a lot of factory LE ammo from them so I cannot offer first hand experience regarding their reman ammo, only that they are a first class operation and provide excellent service.

 

[robertrwalsh]

Miwall is good people. I did a lot of business with them before the plague. They used to be a major presence at NorCal gun shows but not so much since Covid.

 

[rosewood]

Can you even find reman cheaper than new? I have been finding Blazer FMJ for 11.99 per box on sale, that is 24cent per. I just about can't load it for that using brass on hand.

Rosewood

 

[Sgt. Buzzard]

Rosewood brings up a valid question. I buy my 9's by the case and the price right now makes it worth stocking up. .380 is a different story I've been buying remanutactured from Green Country Ammo 400 loose pack. It's all fired in my Glock 42 just fine. A LCP max had some trouble going into battery and the slide would need a smack. But frankly the LCP trigger is so bad I'd never carry it. YMMV.

 

[fiasconva]

Try ammoseek.com. My have just what you are looking for.

 

[Eddietruett]

Try Defender Ammo in NC. Great reman ammo and best price on .380 I’ve seen anywhere

 

[Kanewpadle]

+1 for Freedom Munitions and Miwall. Shot several thousand rounds of both. No problems.

 

[Valmet]

I’ve shot cases and cases of Freedom Munitions reman 9mm over the past decade and aside from a handful of failure to fire due to primers, it’s all been fine.

 

[chief38]

If one has all the components in-stock then go ahead and reload. If you must buy components at today's prices you would be better off buying factory ammo from Target Sports. They sell ammo at the most reasonable prices I know of. Buy a case and it's delivered for free.

 

[Krogen]

Thanks for the ideas, guys. It's good to hear about reputable suppliers.

For plate match use, I'm all about buying relatively cheap, reliable ammo - where it makes sense. As noted above, sometimes new ammo can be had for less than remanufactured. For example, not long ago LAX offered newly manufactured .45 ACP on sale at less than their remanufactured stuff. To me the .45 ACP make or buy decision is more decisive than for 9mm. It's worth Dillon tedium to load plate match.45 ACP.

In the make/buy question, I always consider component replacement cost. If I considered purchase prices from years ago, it would skew the decision if favor of handloads. Then I'd just have to replace the components at current prices to use in other cartridges that aren't so economical as 9mm. If I had a lifetime component supply, I'd have a different answer.

Am I overthinking it? Yeah, probably . . . .

 

[rosewood]

I save my components for the cartridges where I can see significant savings at current prices. If savings are little at current prices, I buy new. Odd or expensive cartridges, 38-55, 45-70, most rifle cartridges above .223/556 and any "premium" bullet gets handloaded.

Rosewood

 

[Spur]

I've got enough new old stock components for 9mm that it still makes sense for me to reload for it, but I don't generally like guest shooting my reloads....so I usually keep a couple of thousand new manufacturer 9mm for that. Last black Friday I bought 4K rounds of 9mm from Mark-1, shipping was free and the cost was right at .20/rnd at that time, but now they look to be out of stock. It's performed well.

My wife shoots a lot of 380 and until recently I wasn't set up to reload 380 so she was shooting LAX/Freedom Munitions. I think she's gone through about 4K of the 100g HP in the last year or so, I think it was right around .25 a round for new man and at the time shipping was a flat $5, which I think was black Friday last year. She did run into one squib load and the Freedom Munition guys offered to do a return but didn't have any in stock to replace that lot with so we just kept it. Other than that one instance she hasn't had any problems and I've chronoed the stuff and it's pretty fast, right at 950 fps with a small standard deviation....but I don't have any expirence with their 9mm.

 

[GypsmJim]

I often hear that it's not cost effective to reload 9mm. I don't understand it. With my home-cast lead boolits and used brass I can beat anyone's price for any caliber.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

LAX Ammunition

 

[rosewood]

I often hear that it's not cost effective to reload 9mm. I don't understand it. With my home-cast lead boolits and used brass I can beat anyone's price for any caliber.

If you cast, you can for sure save money. Not that many folks cast, not to mention lead supply is drying up. If you are buying factory bullets, then the cost savings in minimal and saving 5-10 cent per round may not be worth the time unless you really enjoy loading.

Rosewood

 

[shovelmike]

Angelfire

During the pandemic when I could not find 9mm ammo anywhere else, my local pawn shop / gun shop had bulk packs of Angelfire remanufactured ammo. I never had any troubles at all with it, therefore, I trust them.
Most reloads I won't trust. I had a bed experience with some 38 special reloads from a different source...two squibs from the batch of two hundred. Not much fun driving the bullet out of the barrel.

 

[Borderboss]

Put me on the list as someone who doesn't see any reason to reload 9mm with the pricing of new 9mm these days. As we've all seen over the past 10 years, there are price and availability spikes and then they recede back to normal. The trick is to buy by the case load when the prices are down, which is right now.

 

[wood714]

Past couple few years I've been buying from Freedom Munitions.

Back in July SG Ammo was having a sale on 9mm and 5.56.

I'm stacked deep with both, but with the elections coming up I bought an extra 3K of 9mm, and a 2K wood crate of 5.56