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Posted: 1/31/2012 4:48:17 PM

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Having tried so many types, I've come to develop favorite and hated brands.

I think my most hated is Remington, my most loved in Speer Lawman.

The Speer stuff always felt like it was loaded hot and it was always decently clean. The Remington and UMC stuff has always been dirty and even fed poorly. Their QC has left me jaded as well. I once had a round in a box that had a rim on it.

I wish I had taken a pic of it. The former GF found it when she was loading mags. I've recently had a round fail to chamber in my 1911. Same round wouldn't chamber in a friends XD45 either. WTF, Remington?

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RabidMonkeyPox Member Joined: Jun 2007 PRK Posts: 3587 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 1/31/2012 5:47:52 PM Winchester NATO or Ranger, but those are not that easily obtainable, for average store bought brand, Federal.
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Saddlerocker Member Joined: Sep 2011 PA, USA Posts: 437 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 1/31/2012 8:52:58 PM I also think the Speer Lawman is the best I have used. When you can find it for the same prices as American Eagle/PMC/Blazer Brass ect.... its great. But I dont pay more for it.
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Posted: 2/1/2012 1:50:53 PM

I think it all sucks for accuracy in 9mm

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Posted: 2/1/2012 1:51:52 PM

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MarcW Member Joined: Apr 2011 DEU Posts: 124 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/2/2012 1:58:43 PM Lapua. Originally Posted By FMJ: I think it all sucks for accuracy in 9mm Got anything to back that up, or is this just another case of different caliber fanboy hate?
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SecurityForcesmember Member Joined: Jun 2006 FL, USA Posts: 5344 Feedback: 100% (4) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/3/2012 6:19:23 AM Never seen Lapua ball ammo! They make great ammo
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MarcW Member Joined: Apr 2011 DEU Posts: 130 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/3/2012 8:25:44 AM Originally Posted By SecurityForcesmember: Never seen Lapua ball ammo! They make great ammo It certainly isn't something you see sitting in a retailer's shelf.
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Posted: 2/3/2012 10:42:06 AM

Speer Lawman or Winchester White Box, whichever is cheaper.

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xXNuggettXx Member Joined: Apr 2011 USA Posts: 84 Feedback: 100% (25) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/3/2012 11:05:04 AM RWS- Clean, accurate, goes bang everytime.
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Posted: 2/3/2012 5:51:42 PM

[Last Edit: 2/3/2012 5:53:53 PM by FMJ]

Originally Posted By MarcW:
Lapua.

Originally Posted By FMJ:
I think it all sucks for accuracy in 9mm

Got anything to back that up, or is this just another case of different caliber fanboy hate?
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Back up? my targets

Yeah Every Ball load Ive tried in my handgun sucks compared to quality HP
looking back at all my reloading . I get the best accuracy with HP and also Lead WC/ SWC

Plinking I like ball loads

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CTG_COLLECTOR Member Joined: Nov 2009 CA, USA Posts: 109 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/3/2012 8:38:59 PM Best? IMO: 1) Hirtenberger Patronenfabrik 2) IMI 3) RUAG Ammotec (Geco, RWS, DAG)
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Rescue43 Member Joined: Apr 2007 AL, USA Posts: 2269 Feedback: 100% (19) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/3/2012 10:35:05 PM Originally Posted By RabidMonkeyPox: Winchester NATO This. You just don't run up on it anymore.
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hunter111 Member Joined: Nov 2011 FL, USA Posts: 570 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/4/2012 7:56:18 PM RWS Match Grade 230 grn
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SecurityForcesmember Member Joined: Jun 2006 FL, USA Posts: 5354 Feedback: 100% (4) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/5/2012 10:40:17 AM Originally Posted By hunter111: RWS Match Grade 230 grn Hows accuracy out of that? Local shop has some and I'm in need of some .45 ACP.
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Posted: 2/5/2012 10:40:56 AM

Originally Posted By FMJ:

Originally Posted By MarcW:
Lapua.

Originally Posted By FMJ:
I think it all sucks for accuracy in 9mm

Back up? my targets

Yeah Every Ball load Ive tried in my handgun sucks compared to quality HP
looking back at all my reloading . I get the best accuracy with HP and also Lead WC/ SWC

Plinking I like ball loads

What handgun?

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Posted: 2/10/2012 8:54:54 PM

[Last Edit: 2/11/2012 5:55:49 PM by FMJ]

Originally Posted By SecurityForcesmember:

Originally Posted By FMJ:

Originally Posted By MarcW:
Lapua.

Originally Posted By FMJ:
I think it all sucks for accuracy in 9mm

Back up? my targets

Yeah Every Ball load Ive tried in my handgun sucks compared to quality HP
looking back at all my reloading . I get the best accuracy with HP and also Lead WC/ SWC

Plinking I like ball loads

What handgun?

6906
I guess I should of said all sucks in my 9mm

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burkeva Member Joined: Mar 2007 VA, USA Posts: 145 Feedback: 100% (2) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/10/2012 10:15:20 PM In order: Speer lawman Winchester 9mm NATO WWB Federal eagle Remington UMC
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MN-glock27 Member Joined: Jan 2008 MN, USA Posts: 6 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/10/2012 10:48:14 PM Speer Lawman is what I always stock up on when I find it for decent prices. I also don't mind WWB, never have had any problems with it.
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hunter111 Member Joined: Nov 2011 FL, USA Posts: 669 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/11/2012 2:30:46 AM Originally Posted By xXNuggettXx: RWS- Clean, accurate, goes bang everytime. this stuff is real good
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Posted: 2/11/2012 2:33:11 AM

[Last Edit: 2/11/2012 2:35:45 AM by hunter111]

Originally Posted By SecurityForcesmember:

Originally Posted By hunter111:
RWS Match Grade 230 grn

Hows accuracy out of that? Local shop has some and I'm in need of some .45 ACP.

One ragged hole at 15 feet if you take your time, some could do better
I really like this stuff , it is clean , accurate , and priced right
I am thinking of Self Defense with this round out of a gun that only is reliable with FMJ
it is 830 FPS @ the muzzle and almost 400 FPE at the muzzle

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Posted: 2/11/2012 2:41:36 AM

Speer Lawman, Winchester White Box, Magtech etc.

Remington has run bad in everything I've fired it in over the last 10 years.
The first to go was the former quality 22lr line, just the standard ammo. Next was the Hornet/Hyper velocity higher end Remington .22lr.
Then the handgun ammo went all to hell. The UMC first, and then everything else other than the defense lines.
Rifle ammo was next.

It's become unreliable, inaccurate. and very dirty.

It was good ammo in the 80s and mid 90s. I really don't know what happened to it.

I've had it not fire with solid primer strikes, I've had primers that were loaded sideways, bent case rims from the factory, projectiles that were loose in the case to the point you could wiggle them out with your fingers, and, projectiles that were set back into the case so far the the ogive was inside the case mouth.

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