Black Hills Remanufactured 55 Grain FMJ for carbine class?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Black Hills Remanufactured 55 Grain FMJ for carbine class?

Posted: 8/3/2005 3:20:24 PM EDT

I was in Cabela's today and picked up a couple of 50 rnd. boxes of blue box 55 grain MFJ for $12.50. I've signed up for a carbine class in December and was thinking about ordering some more. Is this ammo sufficent for using in a class? Anyone had problems with it? Would there be any need to step up to something heavier?

Posted: 8/3/2005 7:10:08 PM EDT

[#1]

Very accurate ammo. No failures of any kind to report.

Posted: 8/3/2005 7:34:00 PM EDT

[#2]

Great ammo. If I took a carbine class it would be my first choice.

Posted: 8/3/2005 8:52:26 PM EDT

[#3]

I have used several diffrent grains of the blue box stuff. All very accurate and no issues with any of it. Good stuff

Posted: 8/4/2005 5:48:35 AM EDT

[#4]

It's good, but you might be able to find boxed XM193 cheaper, that's what I would want to use if I ever took a class.

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:32:34 PM EDT

[#5]

Echo,

I love that stuff. Shoots great. I just picked up 500 rounds of it at Sportman's Warehouse in Lewisville for $10.99 a box. They've still got some.

R.

ETA - they've also got a lot of Q3131A for $4.29 a box. That put's the two at almost the same price per round (BH $.219/round and Q3131A $.2145).

Posted: 8/4/2005 1:52:11 PM EDT

[#6]

Q3131A, XM193 and BH blue box are all great ammo but I would take the blue box. It;s the most accurate of the 3 and just as reliable.

Posted: 8/4/2005 3:42:53 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Echo,

I love that stuff. Shoots great. I just picked up 500 rounds of it at Sportman's Warehouse in Lewisville for $10.99 a box. They've still got some.

R.

ETA - they've also got a lot of Q3131A for $4.29 a box. That put's the two at almost the same price per round (BH $.219/round and Q3131A $.2145).

Thanks-

That's a great price on the Blackhills. Cabela's is $68.99 for six boxes ($0.2299/round).

Posted: 8/4/2005 6:21:40 PM EDT

[#8]

I've used some older Black Hills blue box & had multiple split case necks on firing. That put me off of BH for a long time but I'm coming back & trying some of the recent production.

That being said I've been getting new Win Q loads for $4.07/bx. and American Eagle for $3.79/bx.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Black Hills Remanufactured 55 Grain FMJ for carbine class?

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