Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 23, 2019, 06:37:50 AM
Any ammo recommendations? You know, cost vs. quality, etc.
I try to keep tabs on the online reviews for different ammo brands, in case QC begins to slip or some other issues present themselves I won't waste my money on bad ammo.
I pretty much just shoot name brands. For 357's I stick with hollow points for social work and fmj for the woods. Right now I've got some standard ol' 158 grain federal soft points for recreational use. Those normally run me about $27 for a box of 50 before tax, and before shipping if I'm ordering them online. Cabelas has upped their prices recently though, and I'm not paying over $31 and then $6 shipping for one box of ammo. And like I've mentioned earlier, the last box of those I bought were darn near growing mold.
I recently picked up 2 boxes of those 110 grain winchester hollow points from walmart. paid about $30 for the first one and $24 for the second box when they went on sale a few weeks later. Both boxes had many rounds that looked like they'd been chewed. The crimp was completely curled back on one of them. There were about 4 rounds total that were too damaged and dangerous to use. Bought a box of .40 fmj winchester white box and it had a round that had been pushed way back in the casing, so I basically avoid any bargain handgun ammo from Winchester. Their rifle ammo has always been in good shape though.
I won't buy Remington ammo. Heard too many horror stories, and the last 2 boxes of their rifle ammo I bought were in such bad shape, I called the store and advised them to pull it before somebody used it and got hurt.
As for .38's, the fmj's from federal are nice though. Only about $20 for those.
Unless I'm shooting a 357 carbine, I'm staying away from the junk ammo from now on. I'll be sticking to hornady ammunition and Speer gold dots in my revolver. I want the best ammo possible.
On a side note, I keep my rounds in those 100 count mtm ammo boxes. Before that, even in the retail box and an ammo can with moisture absorbers, the casings would start to oxidize after a awhile. Since I started using the little $3 mtm boxes, I've not had a round go sour since. I couldn't recommend them enough. Use them for all my ammo now, including my rifle. When that psycho got loose last year, I didn't have to fiddle with opening cans and then paper boxes. I popped open that mtm and chose my preferred load.
