Posted: 10/14/2009 10:21:59 AM EDT
| has anyone tried blazer ammo through their 1911? fmj's are pretty scarce but i did find some blazer locally. i have shot it through my glocks without issue but havent ever tried it in my 1911 |
|
I've probably shot a good 5000 rounds of Blazer over the last year without any issues reliability issues.
I had a few problems with a box or two of the ammo where the bullets weren't stabilized and were starting to keyhole (and become horribly inaccurate) at like 15 yards (happened with my Nighthawk and my buddy's USP), but never a problem otherwise. |
|
I can't count the rounds of Blazer alloy I've shot. Don't remember a hiccup and is cleaner and more consistent than WWB. However, I too feel I'm losing something by not having the brass for reloading so it has to be readily available and substantially cheaper. Wally WWB has been cheaper but hard to come by in my 'hood so I'll pick 1k of Blazer when I can find it for a good price.
The real deal professionals I associate with won't touch the alloy stuff. Then again, they shoot nothing but HP "party ammo". Then again, they get their I'm not a big fan of Blazer Brass because I run into alot of projectiles mis-seated. Average 2 or 3 per box in my experience and I bought cases at a time. Maybe its been fixed but I haven't picked up any in a year. I keep missing out when PMC is available in bulk. |
| I've heard this from other people and my experience bears it out - Blazer 45 has some bad setback problems. If you look at it crosseyed or sneeze on it, it WILL setback. It always ran fine in my guns though, after I weeded out the rounds I found unacceptable. |
|
Quoted:
I've heard this from other people and my experience bears it out - Blazer 45 has some bad setback problems. If you look at it crosseyed or sneeze on it, it WILL setback. It always ran fine in my guns though, after I weeded out the rounds I found unacceptable. Thats the 38 special blazer. thumb pressure you can push the lead down till it hits the powder. I can't do the same with 45 or 40. |
| I've only shot a box or two of the aluminum case Blazers, but I've been thru several cases of Blazer Brass. Until the great Obama Ammo Shortage, my Wally World always had them along with the WWB stuff. I've never had any problems of any kind with either type. About half of my reloadable brass is Blazer, the other half is Winchester. I like them both, but don't mix headstamps when I reload - probably just obsessive compulsive behavior on my part! |
|
i've used blazer brass and aluminum ammo for a while now. good stuff for the price. believe it or not, the aluminum is surprisingly accurate.
the blazer brass seems to be a little cleaner than WWB. now the federal champion brand that walmart just started carrying is prob the cleanest range ammo i've fired. |
|
I've never burned Wolf, but I shoot 600 - 900 rounds per month of either WWB, American Eagle or Blazer alloy. I run a stainless s70 with a good bit of work done to it and the WWB is noticeably dirtier judging by the buildup at the muzzle.
Every blue moon I experience an FTE with only the WWB, which I attribute to the occasional low powder charge. Good brass tho. If I could buy WWB by the case at Wally prices I'd do it, but I can only get 200 - 400 rounds per month. I'm settling for Blazer alloy when I can get a case at the same price per round. |