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Posted: 12/13/2016 9:11:29 PM EDT
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You had better luck then me, mine FTF every round in two different rifles. I will say it was damned accurate though. Right about 1.5 moa at 100 yards. Glad I only bought 3 boxes, I was considering stocking up on it. Prvi is almost as accurate but it works so that's what I'm buying.
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Posted: 12/13/2016 10:04:41 PM EDT
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I think its your rifles and the notorious AR10/308 AR finicky build syndrome. Have you done a complete check on the internals to insure they are operating properly? What were the strikes like?
my rig eats zqi, never had an issue with it, wolf, nothing I've put through it |
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Posted: 12/13/2016 10:20:27 PM EDT
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My DSA SA58 needed the gas turned all the way up to reliably cycle with ZQI.
Winchester white box and Magtech run fine about half closed. |
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Posted: 12/13/2016 10:52:50 PM EDT
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My M1A eats it just fine..
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Posted: 12/13/2016 10:58:20 PM EDT
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My finicky LR308 is as finicky with it as any other ammo I've tried.
My good LR308 doesn't have any problems with it. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 12:03:05 AM EDT
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While my SAI M21 functioned perfectly with it.... its accuracy was so dismal.. I regret buying a K of it, even at a low price.
Live and learn. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 12:19:17 AM EDT
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Runs fine out of my SCAR, accurate enough to hit a 12" plate @ 200 offhand.
Stinks like a rotten fuckin kebab though. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 3:01:26 AM EDT
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I think its your rifles and the notorious AR10/308 AR finicky build syndrome. Have you done a complete check on the internals to insure they are operating properly? What were the strikes like? my rig eats zqi, never had an issue with it, wolf, nothing I've put through it Why? If it was finicky with all ammo, that would seem to be the case. It functions as intended with everything else I've fed it though. Only ZQI produced endless FTFs, and my only FTE ever. Seems a pretty clear indicator that ZQI's doing something different from Federal, Lake City, Winchester, MEN, and Prvi Partizan, etc. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 3:38:11 AM EDT
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1,000+ rounds of ZQI M80 through my 2 x SCAR17 plus a few hundred through my Polytech M14 and a CAI FAL. A buddy ran several hundred rounds through his SA M1A Scout and no problems.
Could have been a bad run, or maybe they are just too light for your rifle. Is it new and need a break in? Adjustable gas system? Buffer weight? Just thinking out loud. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 9:21:01 AM EDT
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Why? If it was finicky with all ammo, that would seem to be the case. I No ZQI defiantly has a different pressure curve than "NATO" ammo. Your gun does not like it, that does not mean its bad ammo, its just bad for pressure sensitive guns, which a lot of AR308s are. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 10:15:19 AM EDT
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Sorry for your troubles,
I have shot hundreds of rounds of ZQI through my CETME. No problems at all. I only shoot iron sights, and it seems as accurate as XM80 - at a much lower price point. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 10:21:23 AM EDT
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No ZQI defiantly has a different pressure curve than "NATO" ammo. Your gun does not like it, that does not mean its bad ammo, its just bad for pressure sensitive guns, which a lot of AR308s are. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why? If it was finicky with all ammo, that would seem to be the case. I No ZQI defiantly has a different pressure curve than "NATO" ammo. Your gun does not like it, that does not mean its bad ammo, its just bad for pressure sensitive guns, which a lot of AR308s are. hence why I put that in my first post:) Pain in the a$$ to play with to get it right curious, what gas length etc are you running |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 10:24:28 AM EDT
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My M1A eats it just fine.. Yep, my SOCOM hasn't had a hiccup with it. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 10:41:02 AM EDT
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Runs fine out of my SCAR, accurate enough to hit a 12" plate @ 200 offhand. You must be a hell of a shot, since ZQI is specified by the factory to be just inside a 12" plate at 200yrds. It really is absolute junk - overpriced at 50cpr, IMHO. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 12:17:17 PM EDT
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I found a good use for the thousands that I bought before I knew any better--
Pull the bullets, and use them for subsonic .308 plinking loads. 8.3 gr of Trail Boss works great. Dump the powder from the virgin brass, reduce the charge to 42.0 gr, then top off with one of the many 150gr Core-Lokts that I bought years ago before Remington went full-retard with their pricing. Whew.... I had earlier considered that all the money invested in ZQI ammo was a complete loss. THIS IS NOT A RELOADING POST |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 1:28:34 PM EDT
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You must be a hell of a shot, since ZQI is specified by the factory to be just inside a 12" plate at 200yrds. It really is absolute junk - overpriced at 50cpr, IMHO. I'm a marksmanship instructor for the mil so I consider myself above average. I poo poo'd the ZQI on here for a while until I tried it. After that I ate some crow and bought all I could, WM had it for around 40 cpr IIRC. |
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Posted: 12/14/2016 2:23:37 PM EDT
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its fine in both my home built 308 ar and my savage 10ba which doesnt like some rounds due to a tight chamber. my ar10 only fails to extract when its filthy from running a can. i really need to turn down the gas a little lol
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Posted: 12/14/2016 3:29:08 PM EDT
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I will buy your unused portion of zqi if anyone is unhappy with it.
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Posted: 12/15/2016 3:11:15 PM EDT
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Ran fine in my rifle.
Accuracy was minute of barn door. 24 BBL 1:10 twist. Surprisingly in my buddies 16" barreled DPMS I could shoot 2-3" groups with irons at 100yds. |
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Posted: 12/15/2016 10:15:51 PM EDT
[#20]
More for me
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Posted: 12/16/2016 12:26:03 PM EDT
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2-3 inch groups out of my C308, 6 inch group out of my Savage 10 FCP-SR.
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Posted: 12/16/2016 12:31:23 PM EDT
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Let me think for a sec...ammo made by Muslims. OK.
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Posted: 12/16/2016 5:52:07 PM EDT
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Let me think for a sec...ammo made by Muslims. OK. Good point. The ammo probably smelled the scent of Crusader pork on my 901, thus explaining the whole thing. 
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Posted: 1/12/2017 9:39:57 PM EDT
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ZQI is my preferred range ammo and I buy up every box I can find. I've put over 1500 rounds of it through my AR-10 over the past year with zero issues of any kind. It will shoot 2.5-3" groups in a DEF-10 carbine with EOTech and 3X magnifier.
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Posted: 1/13/2017 3:41:23 PM EDT
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AR10 with BA barrel had issues when the barrel was new. It is a 308 chamber though. It runs fine after 200+ rounds now, though the cases are pretty tight in the chamber (hard to pull an unfired round out). M1A eats it without issues. The best accuracy with standard NATO ball I've had is from MEN. ZQi is 2MOA.
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Posted: 1/17/2017 10:38:43 AM EDT
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My M1A eats it just fine.. My M1A scout rifle does too |
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Posted: 1/17/2017 7:02:46 PM EDT
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I have no problems with it in Windham AR 10
not the most accurate but good for plinking |
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Posted: 1/19/2017 5:42:31 PM EDT
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Well, another two months almost and my rifle still hasn't short stroked again with anything I've fed it since shooting the ZQI. Seems to be pretty convincingly not me or Colt that's at fault. <shrug>
I would think I would be able to replicate it at least with M80 spec ammo, but nope. Lake City and MEN run perfectly, as did Partizan. Maybe it was a bad batch of ammo. |
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Posted: 1/20/2017 12:08:46 AM EDT
[#29]
My DPMS G2 Recon loves it. Eats it up no problem all day long.
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Posted: 1/20/2017 12:26:49 AM EDT
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What groups were you able to get? I've had zero luck trying to get it even close to accurate..
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Posted: 1/20/2017 12:33:18 AM EDT
[#31]
I've actually had solid results in a Aero M5 build with ZQI. I buy it whenever I see it, particularly when my local Walmart has it at $7.47.
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Posted: 1/20/2017 12:38:55 AM EDT
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I've actually had solid results in a Aero M5 build with ZQI. I buy it whenever I see it, particularly when my local Walmart has it at $7.47. I'd buy a pallet of it at that price. All the Walmart stores a around here quit carrying it about a year ago. |
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Posted: 1/20/2017 3:00:01 PM EDT
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What groups were you able to get? I've had zero luck trying to get it even close to accurate.. ZQI factory specs their 308 ammo precision at roughly 5MOA (!) |
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Posted: 1/21/2017 5:15:56 AM EDT
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What groups were you able to get? I've had zero luck trying to get it even close to accurate.. About 3 MOA off a 16" 1:12. Same barrel is able to drive 168gr FGMM consistently between 0.75 and 1 MOA depending on shooter and conditions from a rest, so it ain't the gun. |
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Posted: 1/21/2017 5:47:28 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2017 8:47:36 AM EDT
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My DSA/Imbel FAL eats it up but the accuracy is inconsistant.
Good for blasting up close. |
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Posted: 1/22/2017 5:18:48 PM EDT
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I'm mostly satisfied with it, however your lot experience may vary.
I bought a few batches and was happy with it. Bought some more and the later batches had HORRIBLE accuracy, 6-8" at 100 yards out of multiple rifles VS 2" with XM80. |
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Posted: 1/22/2017 5:42:26 PM EDT
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runs fine through my keltec RFB. I will be going to the 100yrd range to test accuracy along with other mfg of ammo.
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Posted: 1/22/2017 11:39:27 PM EDT
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Runs flawlessly through my father's M-60
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Posted: 1/23/2017 11:10:00 PM EDT
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Both my HK 91 and Galil function fine with it. I can't comment on AR pattern rifles as I have none in 308.
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Posted: 1/24/2017 12:16:49 AM EDT
[#41]
Since this keeps getting responses and I was going back to the range, tried a new batch of ZQI. Zero failures to feed throughout range day, although accuracy was still meh. Same mags, rifle, range, and shooter as in the OP.
It's looking like I got a batch of underpowered ammo last month. New stuff was by all appearances GTG. Good to know, but at the same time, doesn't inspire confidence in their QC. |
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Posted: 1/24/2017 7:44:16 AM EDT
[#42]
great ammo for me, not expecting accuracy as it's blasting ammo
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Posted: 1/25/2017 4:40:04 PM EDT
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I've shot a bunch, it's my go to range ammo. Never had any reliability issues and it seems to do fine on gallon jugs at 200 yards with iron sights. $7.47 is a good price for the stuff and I've heard the brass is decent for reloading. Blast away!
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Posted: 1/28/2017 1:06:08 AM EDT
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where are you seeing 7.50/box?
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Posted: 1/29/2017 7:09:25 PM EDT
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where are you seeing 7.50/box? Some WalMart stores in TX had the price rolled down couple months ago but now back to $9.97. Surprised they still have it in states like TX and LA. I haven't seen them in Ohio for a year! |
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Posted: 1/29/2017 7:28:59 PM EDT
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Well, this just happened today.
 Attached FileNo issues at all with ZQI. But then again it is going through SCAR so that might have something to do with it. |
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Posted: 1/29/2017 7:29:20 PM EDT
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I don't make purchases that profit Turks, so I'm good.
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Posted: 1/29/2017 10:46:04 PM EDT
[#48]
3-4 inch groups @ 100 yds in a Savage Hog Hunter that shots 1" groups with good ammo all day long.
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Posted: 2/1/2017 2:02:06 PM EDT
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20 round group today in 4" at 100 yds. 19 were in a 3" group. LaRue OBR
I'll take that for "blasting/plinking" ammo.. |
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