Ammo..again :)

[Hobie1]

Awhile back I posted about the inconsistancy of some Fed. bulk that I'd bought from a well known on-line outfitters bigbox type store. After experiencing very unsatisfactory performance on several levels, at that time I measured the cartridge rims on a box of the bulk and the values were all over the place.. I have about 1500 rnds left.(fed 745). Samples from each box proofed out to the average wide deviation of rim thickness.
Yesterday, I had a dumb a** moment and bought 1050 more rounds of 745, but purchased locally. Since I can't return it, I decided to measure it to see if this lot number was comparible to the lot i last bought. To my surprise, it was much closer in varience of rim thickness. happy joy joy.

Now comes a kicker albeit not totally surprising, I also bought a bunch of Blazer on sale. I decided to measure it. ..... It is so consistent that I quit after about 300 rounds. Yes there was a couple, 2, incidences that were farther out than the norm, but consistent is the key word.

All this being said, how's it all going to shoot? As soon as I can get some range time, I'm going to shoot my MOE and my new PC off a bench rest side by side, and see what shakes down.

Film at 11:00 somewhere....

 

[crashoverrideplik]

I've been doing the same testing to see what each weapon likes to feed on... then stocking up on it . It's been a real eye opener because all of my .22's like similar stuff. Anything with a hollow point is jam master 5000 for me (in rifles and pistols) so I'm only shooting a "target" rounded head from now on. In the pistols I think it's a feed ramp issue with hollow points. All the normal bulk stuff (Federal, Winchester) has been so inconsistent (duds, bent shells, FTE's, etc) that I've stopped using it. In the last 2 weeks I've shot probably 5K in ammo in the .22's with less than 10 failures using the new CCI tactical and standard CCI mini mags. Now I just need to see if I can get that stuff by the truck load LOL

 

[crazyelece]

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere to call Federal if you're not satisfied and they will take care of you. If your not happy with the performance it can't hurt to call them and tell them so.

 

[Hobie1]

It's one of those "gun,, ammo, operator things". I'm just posting things as I go along. If every other round was a dud or obviously damaged, I'd already contacted the parties involved. As it is, I got what I paid for and we'll burn it up in a hurry. Just not driving a tack..
CCI is proving to be my ammo of choice for my leetle friends. I can't wait to see how the Performance Center likes it.

Hobie