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Posted: 12/7/2015 3:54:33 PM EDT

Anyone else have FTF issues with it? My new to me M&P 40 FTF about 90% of it but it runs aluminum case Federal and misc. ammo I've had laying around 100%.

Posted: 12/7/2015 3:56:32 PM EDT

[#1]

No issues to date with 9mm, .45, and 38spcl. It is underpowered, though. Fine for plinking.

Posted: 12/7/2015 3:57:14 PM EDT

[#2]

I remember seeing a thread here recently mentioning similar issues. Their powder was green

ETA- https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1811929_Perfecta__223_review.html

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:00:00 PM EDT

[#3]

I only run the perfecta .223, and it works fine for me in my Colt uppers. It's definitely shitty burner/practice ammo tho

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:07:19 PM EDT

[#4]

My 9mm Shield hates the stuff ,had a couple bad boxes very light kick and jam city.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:10:34 PM EDT

[#5]

Me and a buddy had about 9 or 10 ftfires in150 rounds the other day. It was more than I had experienced with them in the past.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:15:27 PM EDT

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Anyone else have FTF issues with it? My new to me M&P 40 FTF about 90% of it but it runs aluminum case Federal and misc. ammo I've had laying around 100%.

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I've had this issue with a number of different cheap brass import brands, through a number of different pistols. It seems to be a QC issue with the OAL of the rounds, as in they're too long to feed properly. This only happened a couple of times with the Perfecta, but a bunch of times with the BrassMaxx line.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:18:19 PM EDT

[#7]

Been buying the heck out of the .357 Magnum. WalMart had it on sale for $11. Heck, just for the primed brass that's a good deal.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:21:33 PM EDT

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Been buying the heck out of the .357 Magnum. WalMart had it on sale for $11. Heck, just for the primed brass that's a good deal.

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I'd buy .357 Any day. It's hard to screw it up

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:22:52 PM EDT

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I remember seeing a thread here recently mentioning similar issues. Their powder was green

ETA- https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1811929_Perfecta__223_review.html

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I pulled a bullet. It looks like Unique powder. Not green lol

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:23:07 PM EDT

[#10]

Got 100 rds of the 308 and 100 of the 9mm. Can't beat it for training ammo

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:23:41 PM EDT

[#11]

I shoot it through my Glocks and I haven't had a ftf but I'm sure it can and does happen.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:28:12 PM EDT

[#12]

I shot a good bit of Perfecta 9mm at USPSA matches when I could find it. It was 100% reliable for me. I TRIED to run some Ten Ring (from Academy Sports) but it was FTE city. They're extremely light as best as I can tell. Thankfully I didn't buy much of it.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:28:17 PM EDT

[#13]

I've had 2 or 3 FTF in my shield in 200 rounds. Meh, it's fairly cheap and right down the road at walmart.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:29:44 PM EDT

[#14]

at 100 and 200 yards the .308 is crazy consistant in my rem 700.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:35:27 PM EDT

[#15]

I love the 9mm, it is the lightest, softest shooting commercial 9mm I have ever felt. I can see how some guns might not run it if they cannot handle light loads.

I use it for competitions when I am not hand loading.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:44:15 PM EDT

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I shoot it through my Glocks and I haven't had a ftf but I'm sure it can and does happen.

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^^same here

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:45:39 PM EDT

[#17]

I have had problems with the 9mm FTF and my buddy had 8 or so rounds from a box of .45 FTF.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:48:00 PM EDT

[#18]

No problems with the 9mm or .380 here. I've got a pile of 556 and 308 that I haven't tried yet though.

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:50:59 PM EDT

[#19]

Had a couple FTE in a 226

Really underpowered

Suggest you don't do mag dumps with it, had one I thought it was a squib

Posted: 12/7/2015 4:57:31 PM EDT

[#20]

I've shot about 800 rounds of Perfecta 9mm through an M&P and a Taurus 709, no issues whatsoever.

Posted: 12/7/2015 5:02:57 PM EDT

[#21]

Shot a little over 200 rounds through a couple of Glocks, no issues.

Posted: 12/7/2015 5:10:20 PM EDT

[#22]

Had 3-4 ftf out of 100 rounds of 9mm. Cheap plinker crap when theres nothing else.

Posted: 12/7/2015 5:10:31 PM EDT

[#23]

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I've had this issue with a number of different cheap brass import brands, through a number of different pistols. It seems to be a QC issue with the OAL of the rounds, as in they're too long to feed properly. This only happened a couple of times with the Perfecta, but a bunch of times with the BrassMaxx line.

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Anyone else have FTF issues with it? My new to me M&P 40 FTF about 90% of it but it runs aluminum case Federal and misc. ammo I've had laying around 100%.

I've had this issue with a number of different cheap brass import brands, through a number of different pistols. It seems to be a QC issue with the OAL of the rounds, as in they're too long to feed properly. This only happened a couple of times with the Perfecta, but a bunch of times with the BrassMaxx line.

Exact same experience. I had problems with BrassMaxx and Perfecta in guns that have had a couple thousand problem free rounds and I run lots of Aluminum Federal and steel Tula. Had me panicking till I saw others had issues.

Posted: 12/7/2015 5:12:38 PM EDT

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I only run the perfecta .223, and it works fine for me in my Colt uppers. It's definitely shitty burner/practice ammo tho

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I run it in a BCM upper/barrel, a Del Ton upper/barrel and an A1 surplus upper/barrel with no problems. Never tried the pistol ammo, though.

Posted: 12/7/2015 9:19:11 PM EDT

[#25]

Tons of popped primers in. 223

Posted: 12/7/2015 9:21:48 PM EDT

[#26]

No issues so far, .223 and 9mm.

Posted: 12/7/2015 9:23:55 PM EDT

[#27]

I've shot around 500 9mm and 250 .223 with no problems.

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