Is this ammo good?

Magtech is good ammo. Reliable and accurate.

I have experience with:

.45 ACP 230 grs ball.
.38 SPL wadcutter.
.32 S&W long wadcutter.
9mm 115, 124 and 147 grs. FMJ.

Got no complains.
Edit. Almost forgot. They have been used in Competition target shooting.
 
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MaxxTech is different from Magtech. MaxxTech is currently showing along with S&B 9mm ball for $100/box. Joe

I read some bad reviews on MaxxTech about a week and a half ago before I joined this forum, so I passed on that brand based on online reviews. Since I am new to having a handgun, I figured you all would give solid advice on all these different brands, making my purchasing choice a lot easier on me. Thank you so much!
 
9mm MagTech is decent, reasonably accurate, albeit somewhat dirty, range ammunition and it runs well in all of my 9mm pistols with the exception of one of my German SIG Master Shop X 5s in which it fails to extract for some reason.
 
Here's a tip for some more good, decent ammo, for those desperately in need of some.

Federal American Eagle, good range stuff, I think consensus opinion is it's one of the better brands around. Never really saw any complaints about it the way some might have on Winchester, Magtech, etc.

Someone on another forum mentioned they sell ammo directly on the Federal website, and then stated that they seem to list new stock daily at around 5am central.
I work 12 hr shifts, on days I work I'm up at 5 and out of the shower drinking coffee by 5:30, ready to get in the car by 6.
Just to check (I have plenty), I went to their website, and sure enough- they had Federal AE 9mm in stock, $22 a box of 50, two box limit. $12 shipping. In the cart, price was $56 for 100 rds, they say shipping is 2-3 weeks.
I didn't order, but could have; it was in my cart ready to check out.
By the time I checked again at work (after 7), it was sold out, no longer in my cart. But as I mentioned, it was available to do so the next morning, when I looked at 5:30 again. Note, what had been in the cart was gone, you would have to add it again.

It's not pre-panic prices, but it's also under 60 cents a round so it's probably the best you might find, outside of sheer luck. And you don't have to fight a line trying to get into an Academy etc, where you might not even see it when you get in.

Stephanie, I would not turn my nose up at Magtech, I've shot a lot of it. If I could have American Eagle or Magtech at the same price, I would go with the American Eagle.
It's a matter of setting the alarm one weekday (if you're not up already), having a cup of coffee while you do it, and then if you like, going back to sleep a few hrs.
Good luck!
 
When I was stationed out on Germany, we used MAGTECH as our MWR outdoor recreation range ammo. Once a month we would open up the range, sell ammo and rent guns to folks who wanted to shoot.

We sold the 9mm 115GR Magtech (I can't remember the SKU) in boxes of 50 (standard retail packaging) and would go through around 1-2 cases each month, sometimes more, sometimes less. Over the 2018-2019 season we fired approximately 10-20,000 rounds through a combination of H&K P-30s, Glock GEN 1 19 and 17, P-08 Luger, P-38, SIG 226, Beretta 92, Taurus PT-92 (Maybe) and CZ-75 Rental guns and an assortment of personally owned pistols without notable issue. Though the erratic ejection pattern from the luger was a sight to see. I cannot recall any issue that was caused by the ammo, nor can I recall a dud round. So, I'd say that Magtech can make functional 9mm. Of course your mileage may vary.

That said, I highly recommend that you visually inspect your ammo when you buy it (if possible) and when you load your magazines. Any maker can have an off day, I've seen inverted bullets, damaged cases, etc. from reputable manufacturers. Mistakes happen and sometime the slip through QA/QC. Look for bulged cases, inverted primers, bullets seated too deeply or too shallowly, primers seated too shallow, etc. You also want to take a look at your fired brass for signs of overpressure or other damage. If the primers are backing out when you shoot, you might have an issue.
 
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That said, I highly recommend that you visually inspect your ammo when you buy it (if possible) and when you load your magazines. Any maker can have an off day, I've seen inverted bullets, damaged cases, etc. from reputable manufacturers. Mistakes happen and sometime the slip through QA/QC. Look for bulged cases, inverted primers, bullets seated too deeply or too shallowly, primers seated too shallow, etc. You also want to take a look at your fired brass for signs of overpressure or other damage. If the primers are backing out when you shoot, you might have an issue.
That's actually great advice for everyone reading this...

Remember that there's a HUGE demand for any/all ammo right now. The Federal CEO came out with a press conference to assure people they are making ammo as fast as they can, as much as they can. You go to any manufacturer's website and you will read the same message; CBC, Fiocchi, PPU etc.

When you are trying to push the assembly line as fast as possible, there's always a greater risk of something slipping through the cracks.
 
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