Blazer Ammo

[7shooter]

I have had two failures to go into battery with my M&P 9 full size pistol using Blazer 115 jacketed aluminum cased ammo. I am going to replace the recoil spring just in case but am wondering if others have had trouble with this occuring with that ammo. I recently started using this ammo because I can't find Winchester white box anymore.

 

[Doctruptwn]

I used the aluminum cased stuf "once", Had all kinds of trouble with it. I'll let my gun rot before i use it again. I have used the Blazer Brass a lot and have had very good luck with it.

 

[BigRich315]

I've used it once also, in .40, and didnt even finish the box. No cycling failures but accuracy was well beyond poor. If a barn was attacking I would have been defenseless.

 

[7shooter]

I haven't had trouble with accuracy with the Blazer. Yesterday one other shooter and myself were the only two on our squad to knock down 6 small steel in only 7 shots at 40 yards in an IPSC match.

 

[Zilmo]

I've never used the aluminum stuff at all. But I have had zero problems with the brass cased ammo.

 

[10mm Sonny]

My Desert Eagle loves the stuff. Zero problems.

 

[scoutsdad]

The rattlesnake I shot the other day didn't like it. Cheaper than 3 CCI shellshot.

 

[alman63]

The aluminum case usally expands to fill the chamber. If the chamber is tight it will cause a problem when it goes to extract and slows down the process causing the jam. I have that issue with my Glock 20 and the Blazer aluminum ammo.

 

[Emerson]

I've fired over 3,000 rounds of the aluminum cased Blazer in .45 ACP this year with no complaints about accuracy and zero malfunctions.

 

[Frank53]

Just last weekend put about 300 rounds through my SA GI with no problems.

 

[RRH]

I will use their brass cased rounds. I have never had a problem with them. However, I will not touch the aluminum cased ones again.

BigRich315,
"If a barn was attacking I would have been defenseless." That is a classic!

 

[johnchamp]

ive used blazer ammo 158 grain 357 magnum jhp no problems in my 640-3.

 

[Sargeyork]

My Gunsmith

My gunsmith gave me a little advice after replacing my extractor twice in two months and said NOT to fire aluminum or steel cased ammo in my pistol again unless I really needed an excuse to come visit him for my 3rd replacement in 3 months.

 

[scottaschultz]

I have had very good luck with the Blazer Aluminum... in my 38 Special!

Scott

 

[max]

I have fired many thousands, probably in excess of 10K, through my Sig, Glock, HP and some in a 39. Never had a problem.

 

[Gunhacker]

I've have to join the ranks of those that have shot the aluminum cased Blazers without any problems, and this was done with 3 different calibers... 9mm from a S&W 2nd gen 459, .40 S&W in a Glock 22, and .45 acp in my '70 Series Colt Gold Cup.

In the semi auto's I actually prefer it, that way the staunch reloader in me doesn't have to fret about chasing brass.

 

[skeeterbait]

Had problems with the aluminum hull 357 stuff splitting lengthwise in my 686. Hard to eject too.

 

[d625]

My experience with aluminum Blazer has been so good that I would recommend it over any other target grade ammo. This is based on more than 25,000 rounds of 9mm or .40SW Blazer aluminum, I can't speak to any other calibers.

I have done several side-by-side comparions with WWB over the past few years in new guns that I acquired. In every case, the Blazer shot somewhat smaller groups off a bench rest and always shot cleaner.

The current ammo shortage has required me to buy some other brands, and similar side-by-side comparisons have led me to the same conclusion. As a sidebar, other brands seem to be hotter with more recoil, which is not what I need in the kind of shooting that I do.

Up until the current ammo shortage, Blazer was always cheaper to buy than any other ammo in the target/practice class. I have never had a failure to fire or a case failure of any kind with Blazer aluminum. In all the rounds that I have shot, I never had any kind of ammo-related extraction problem in several different Glocks or most recently M&Ps. I have had extraction problems with two different M&Ps, but those were issues with the guns that were corrected by S&W.

So, my experience has been that Blazer aluminum is clean, accurate, cheap and reliable. I have no reason to even try anything else.

 

[cowboydave]

I have a M&P9 that I have fired 4400 rounds thru with no failures of any kind. Most of what has been fired in it has been Blazer aluminum. I have found the Blazer ammo to reliable and accurate.
Dave

 

[Brander]

My experience with aluminum Blazer has been so good that I would recommend it over any other target grade ammo. This is based on more than 25,000 rounds of 9mm or .40SW Blazer aluminum, I can't speak to any other calibers.

I have done several side-by-side comparions with WWB over the past few years in new guns that I acquired. In every case, the Blazer shot somewhat smaller groups off a bench rest and always shot cleaner.

The current ammo shortage has required me to buy some other brands, and similar side-by-side comparisons have led me to the same conclusion. As a sidebar, other brands seem to be hotter with more recoil, which is not what I need in the kind of shooting that I do.

Up until the current ammo shortage, Blazer was always cheaper to buy than any other ammo in the target/practice class.

I have never had a failure to fire or a case failure of any kind with Blazer aluminum.

In all the rounds that I have shot, I never had any kind of ammo-related extraction problem in Hi-Powers, Glocks or most recently M&Ps. I have had extraction problems with two different M&Ps, but those were issues with the guns that were corrected by S&W.

So, my experience has been that Blazer aluminum is clean, accurate, cheap and reliable. I have no reason to even try anything else.

I agree, at least for 9mm Blazer aluminum.