vip718
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I just found some of this in Walmart. It was the only 40 ammo they had. 20 bux a box. Anyone use it yet? I might try It tonight if I get a chance.
Tulammo brassmaxx
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Zjnovak
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Yeah, post a pic. Not sure what brassmaxx is. But Tulammo functions great in all my guns. Its just dirty.
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BrassMax is a variant of other cartridges produced by TulAmmo that WalMart has been selling for some time. The typical TulAmmo comes in a steel case. I have only seen this is brass recently and only in 40. TulAmmo is actually Russian made. I haven't had significant problems with it, but some of the cartridges seem to be a little weak. It also tends to be quite dirty, with almost a burned smell when shooting. I don't know if it would do any damage to your gun, but I personally won't buy it.
Found this on youtube. TulAmmo Brass Maxx Ammo!! - YouTube
ffbigdawg
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I saw some of that brassmaxx for $19.99 a box for .45 fmj at wallyworld myself. Maybe I shoulda grabbed a box....
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I saw this for the first time this morning at Walmart in .45. Bought 3 boxes out of only 5 they received for 20.00 each as it was all they had. I asked about the ammo and was told this was their very first shipment of it and only received the 5 boxes. Went home, grabbed the SD amongst other pistols, and went to the range. Shot 100 rounds with no problems. Afterwards I stopped by Walmart again on the way back home. Luckily the remaining boxes were still there.....till I took those home as well. I'll continue to buy again and again. That is if I see it there again. Recommended? Yep!!!
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richeyo2
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Man I wish my Walmart would get some stock in....Small town living has its down sides!
reloader7.62
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It's contract ammo made by Fiocchi of Italy says so right on the box basically it Tula ammo in name only,it brass case boxer primed with standard copper jacket lead core bullets.
None at my local Walmarts have any in fact the case was totally empty yesterday except for four boxes of Win. 270 ammo. So far I've seen other post on the ammo in 9mm,40 S&W and .223 Rem.
An Academy Sports store is opening up near me in mid April,they carry Monarch brass case ammo which is made by Prvi Partizan of Serbia.
None at my local Walmarts have any in fact the case was totally empty yesterday except for four boxes of Win. 270 ammo. So far I've seen other post on the ammo in 9mm,40 S&W and .223 Rem.
An Academy Sports store is opening up near me in mid April,they carry Monarch brass case ammo which is made by Prvi Partizan of Serbia.
richeyo2
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I just seen some on GB, they are selling it for between $0.65-0.85 per round when I broke it down...
Wish my Wallyworld would get some!
Wish my Wallyworld would get some!
nolimecalcare
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I purchased 2 boxes of BrassMaxx in 40SW at a Walmart in So. California today. Thanks for the range report! I was a little uncomfortable buying an unknown. Walmart sporting goods salesmen said people are lining up at 6AM for a 6:30AM opening and they don't stock the new ammo until after 7AM.
Neal39
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I reload .40 S&W and a friend gave me 50 rounds of once fired, steel case, by TulAmmo. Each round jams in the chamber tightly and must be driven out with a wooden dowel. It will not eject after being fired from my S&W 411. All my brass reloads by other mfg.'s eject fine with the same powder and bullet reloads.
I have not fired any fresh Tulammo from the box. Only reloads.
Just a word of caution, if you are interested in reloading this ammo.
Neal 39
I have not fired any fresh Tulammo from the box. Only reloads.
Just a word of caution, if you are interested in reloading this ammo.
Neal 39
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I think most would agree your ill advised to reload steel cased ammo. I would think that go double for 40 S&W since its already known to cause case bulge in most guns.
richeyo2
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+1 Agree. Steel case is not ment to be reloaded. I know or have heard of some people doing it lately but I wouldn't try it myself. It's not worth messing up your firearm IMO.
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I would also be extremely concerned about losing a hand or fingers.
I have read the major problem reloading steel case (not a re loader yet but I still have read up on it and am learning as much as possible) is the fact its not as elastic as brass.
This causes the case to suffer more stress weakening it when its fired. Then more stress is added when the round is re sized and reloaded. I would think that the unsupported chamber on many 40 S&W caliber handguns would also exasperate this issue.
Then we add in the fact the 40cal S&W is a extremely high pressure round. This to me looks like we have a almost perfect storm for catastrophic failure.
richeyo2
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Yeah I wouldn't try it myself, just seen it talked about on forums/youtube.
I did see a guy at the range shooting some aluminum cases he reloaded. I wouldn't do that either though.
scooter123
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Maximum pressure for the 40 S&W is 35,000 psi, a level that I would consider far from "extremely high". Fact is that the max pressure for 9mm is 34,084 psi and nobody call the 9mm an "extremely high pressure" caliber. They also don't call the 357 Magnum an "extremely high pressure" caliber and it just happens the max pressure for the 357 Magnum is 35, 000 psi.
Yeah, an off track rant. However I do wish folk would crack open a reference manual before they start spreading claims they read on the Internet. Folks, not everything you read is actually true.
BTW, a reference.
List of handgun cartridges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yeah, an off track rant. However I do wish folk would crack open a reference manual before they start spreading claims they read on the Internet. Folks, not everything you read is actually true.
BTW, a reference.
List of handgun cartridges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
