Smokester653
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Anyone familiar or used this brand before? I bought some from a local gunshop today. Looks good and the price was right. The ammo is the shooting dynamic brand 9mm 115gr JHP, 45 acp 200gr JHP and 40 cal 180gr JHP.
Fiocchi Ammunition
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jpwhel
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I've shot a lot of the 9mm 115gr and the 45 acp 230gr., mostly FMJ but have also shot the JHP. Good ammo to shoot, seems a little hotter that most. At an indoor range you could definitely see the flash from the barrel.
38-44HD45
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I've had good luck with their 9x19 and 9x21. Not so much with their .357. I bought several boxes of Fiocchi 148gr. JHP about a year ago. The primers turned out to be the hardest I've ever encountered, with misfires in guns with HEAVY firing pin strike. Velocities also run about 350fps. less than advertised in the .357.
460v LAC du FLAMBEAU
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I purchased this brand in 12 gauge 2 3/4 "00" buckshot because Midway.USA was out of stock on other brands I use. Completely happy with the ammo...made in an Arkansas factory...will buy again.
flop-shank
US Veteran
I really like the Fiocchi Extrema .380 90 gr. JHP. The ammo is much less expensive than the Speer Gold Dots I'm running in my P3AT and every bit as high quality. Unfortunately my K-T doesn't like that ammo, but that's not a reflection on that ammo's quality. If my P3AT fed that load well, I would use it. While I'm not generally a big fan of Hornady products, the XTP bullet Fiocchi loads in Extrema ammo is ideal for the .380 cartridge. It exibited controlled expansion in my Perma-Gel tests, so it penetrated quite deeply.
HOUSTON RICK
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Fiocchi is fine. Goes bang when you pull the trigger and no dirtier than others.
GatorFarmer
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I've used it on and off for years without problems. But in addition to 38-44HD45's report about hard primers, someone else once posted of having the same problem with their .38 ammo.
Andy Taylor
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I've shot it in most pistol calibers. Always seemed to work fine and seemed to be hot for factory loads. Not my first choice for defensive work, but I would use it in a pinch if my usual SD loads were not available.
Jolly
Member
Midway got some 9mm in today but its not at the Walmart price. I think it was $14 per 100.
Andy Taylor
Member
Just checked, sold out
Steve C
Member
The Foicchi 115gr JHP 9mm manufactured in Italy is pretty warm ammo and I assume the US made is similar. I chrono'd the 115gr JHP out of my Glock 19 at an average velocity of 1,288 fps.
Fiocchi has been making ammo for a very long time, and is generally top quality stuff. They import some of their ammo from Italy, but also have a U.S. plant.
For more info:
www.fiocchiusa.com/
For more info:
www.fiocchiusa.com/
Gatofeo
Member
I like Fiocchi.
I've fired a few boxes of its .38 Special in 158 gr. Full Metal Jacket (FMJ).
It feels more powerful than standard 158 gr. loads in the same caliber.
It may be made in Europe; the Europeans tend to load their ammo a little to a LOT more powerful than American companies.
The Fiocchi ammo is good stuff: accurate, reliable, clean burning and goes bang every time.
I don't know that I'd carry FMJ .38 Special ammo for defense, unless I figured I needed to penetrate car windows or doors.
The U.S. military surplus .38 Special FMJ ammo is a 130 gr. roundnosed bullet at about 800 fps from a 4" barrel.
I carried it 30-plus years ago as a USAF Security Policeman. Older sergeants who had used it in combat swore at it. The 130 gr. FMJ is weak.
One sergeant told of shooting at a fleeing car in the Philippines four times: three bullets bounced off the trunk, one bullet failed to penetrate the rear window.
Wish we'd had the Fiocchi stuff back then. If you MUST use FMJ bullets in your .38 Special, it's probably the best readily available.
I've fired a few boxes of its .38 Special in 158 gr. Full Metal Jacket (FMJ).
It feels more powerful than standard 158 gr. loads in the same caliber.
It may be made in Europe; the Europeans tend to load their ammo a little to a LOT more powerful than American companies.
The Fiocchi ammo is good stuff: accurate, reliable, clean burning and goes bang every time.
I don't know that I'd carry FMJ .38 Special ammo for defense, unless I figured I needed to penetrate car windows or doors.
The U.S. military surplus .38 Special FMJ ammo is a 130 gr. roundnosed bullet at about 800 fps from a 4" barrel.
I carried it 30-plus years ago as a USAF Security Policeman. Older sergeants who had used it in combat swore at it. The 130 gr. FMJ is weak.
One sergeant told of shooting at a fleeing car in the Philippines four times: three bullets bounced off the trunk, one bullet failed to penetrate the rear window.
Wish we'd had the Fiocchi stuff back then. If you MUST use FMJ bullets in your .38 Special, it's probably the best readily available.
I buy Fiocchi mostly for it's oddball calibers, things like .455 Webley, 8mm Lebel pistol, 7.62 russian revolver, stuff like that. I have NEVER had it not go bang and it isn't any dirtier than anything else. I have reloaded the brass and been happy with it. If you can buy what you want at a price you can live with, go for it.
animalmother
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Have shot plenty of it over the years. As good as anything else I use (American Eagle, Lawman, USA, UMC) for target shooting.
Jolly
Member
Midway has this stuff again.
Jolly
Member
Forget it. I called and they have 2 boxes left.
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