Poll - Favorite Range Ammo

[BUFF]

Federal red box American Eagle 230 grain FMJ. There is tons of it up at my department's range! The budget is such that all members can be issued a box of their choice each month (.380 ACP, 9mm, .357 Sig, .38 Special, .40 S&W, .45 ACP, 5.56/.223 Remington, some little mouse gun rounds, too). Some CCI/Speer, occasionally. Not many take the department up on this, so one can often hornswoggle the range staff into some extra; "Hey, I just put new springs in my pistol/magazines and gotta try them all out." "Hey, I got these new sights and need to zero them." "Hey, I'm pulling my weak hand shots way too far to the left and low."

God bless 'em! Our ammunition budget this year, for 755 officers, baliffs and correctional officers is $170,000! I am doing my fair share to see that none of it is wasted!

Massad Ayoob wrote an article in the AMERICAN HANDGUNNER's March/April 2012 issue about our department's guns and ammunition practices.

I handloaded prodigiously in times past, but limited range trips have seen me focus most of my shooting on the guns I carry, and right now the department is feeding me.

And that Federal is very tasty stuff!

 

[EternalKnight]

I have fired all of the ones that I listed in the survey. And in my opinion, by far the least accurate are the Federal Champion and the Remington UMC. I have only shot Fiocchi and Blazer one box each so I haven't yet formed an opinion on them. Of the others S&B & Magtech are the most accurate followed by Winchester White Box. What is your experience with accuracy of the various brands. I understand that a lot of you reload, but you may still occasionally buy range ammo. Thanks for all the input.

 

[deltazulu334]

My favorite range ammo is my handloads for the M 58-1 using home cast bullets from the Saeco # 412 mold, a 190 grain SWC.
Pure enjoyment!

 

[amazingflapjack]

amazingflapjack express

 

[JohnnieB]

Georgia Arms.
I reload, so I buy their "New" ammo and end up with once fired Starline brass for a third the price of unfired Starline brass.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Other, I reload...

If I were buying it would be whatever I could find that was cheap!

 

[Martya]

+1 on bennetfam - whatever is on sale or best price

Me also, until I get the equipment to reload, someday.

 

[Ironhand]

Whatever I can buy cheap and in bulk.

 

[sps282]

I shoot my handloads in all my revolvers and pistols other than the .22lr which I use Federal.

 

[Austerity]

Other - Georgia Arms

 

[mike from st pete]

Ammo at the Range

I had to vote other.
Most of my plinking ammo is home made, for center fire handguns. Rimfire would be CCI.
For center fire rifle, surplus or my handloads. Rimfire bolt action Green Tag, semi-auto would be CCI.
S&B has been a favorite for commercial ammo Winchester, Federal- American Eagle.

 

[johnfly45]

I voted "other" - except for .22 rimfire, everything I shoot is ammo I loaded on either my Square Deal B or RCBS Jr. Most of my range time is practice for matches, so the ammo I load makes the required power factor, is clean enough and has the proper bullet profile for smooth reloads (USPSA, ICORE, IDPA), and accurate enough for the game.

 

[Tom Kent]

I reload almost all of my ammo. For hand guns I use Unique in about everything.

 

[PPCSHOOTER]

MY OWN. JP

 

[Black_Sheep]

I normally shoot .38 Special handloads with 4.0 grains W-231 and a 158 grain LSWC projectile...

 

[John Law]

Federal American Eagle and Speer Lawman.

 

[Horseless Trooper]

I generally shoot whatever is cheapest at the range. Almost all my handgun shooting is done done rapid fire for defensive practice and the only time I do attempt precision shooting is at the end of the day to see who pays for the beer. If I switch carry ammo I will shoot to see how it groups but thats about it.

 

[waffenmac]

Is the stuff my dads friend would bring me after every summer national guard camp.He was always good for at least 2 bandoliers of 556 and 4 boxes of 45 in those lovely plain brown boxes ,he did it for at least 3 or 4 years and before anyone cries stealing from the govt he told my father that it was what he was suppose to shoot but didnt and it really made this teenager happy .That was early 80s and Mr Larry Hobby passed in 05 may he rest in peace.

 

[zan516]

I have to agree with others, reloads for me.

 

[GyMac]

I reload for most of my shooting, but for my 9mm Makarov and .380, I shoot Tula, and sometimes Silver Bear. The price is right and I don't have to worry about losing brass.