ConcernedCitizen
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I'm not sure if this is the right forum, as it's discussing factory ammo and not handloads, but I know that this is a good place to ask ammunition related questions.
Has anybody here had any problems running Federal 115 gr. FMJ through a Glock? Any problems with plated bullets in a polygonal barrel?
I recently picked up a couple of boxes of Federal 115 gr. FMJ from WalMart to run during an IDPA match. I ended up shooting the worst match of my life, even though it felt like I was shooting okay. I just accepted my score and chalked it up to a combination of heat and fatigue, but really felt I should have done better than what the targets showed.
Today, I was chronographing some handloads, and ran some of the factory ammo through to establish a baseline. At 15 yards, resting my elbows on a bench, I could only keep 7 out of 10 rounds on an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper!!! The velocity looked normal, and the ES and SD were both good, but the pistol did not like the Federal ammo at all. I ran some Remington ammo through that I had left over from the previous match, and it grouped perfectly, with velocities that almost matched the Federal. For what it's worth, my XD seems to shoot the Federal just fine, but not the G19. I'm still rather stumped as to why the G19 doesn't like the Federal, but the targets don't lie. Everything else before and after shot perfect, but the Federal was all over the place.
When I had first opened the boxes of Federal, I had noticed that the jackets looked off color slightly. Today, after picking up some flattened slugs after shooting a steel plate, I noticed that they appear to be plated bullets, and not FMJ. There were specs of copper on the base of the flattened bullet, but no signs of any jackets to be found. Has anybody else ran across any plated bullets being sold by Federal, under the guise of FMJ? Any similar issues with this ammo in a polygonal barrel?
I think this helps explain my horrible scores, for the most part. I'm not going to blame everything on the ammunition, as I was definitely fatigued that morning, but this really makes me wonder how much was me and how much was ammunition related...
Any similar experiences?
If it helps to keep it from being moved to a different forum, I'll post some chronograph results tomorrow. Thanks!
Has anybody here had any problems running Federal 115 gr. FMJ through a Glock? Any problems with plated bullets in a polygonal barrel?
I recently picked up a couple of boxes of Federal 115 gr. FMJ from WalMart to run during an IDPA match. I ended up shooting the worst match of my life, even though it felt like I was shooting okay. I just accepted my score and chalked it up to a combination of heat and fatigue, but really felt I should have done better than what the targets showed.
Today, I was chronographing some handloads, and ran some of the factory ammo through to establish a baseline. At 15 yards, resting my elbows on a bench, I could only keep 7 out of 10 rounds on an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper!!! The velocity looked normal, and the ES and SD were both good, but the pistol did not like the Federal ammo at all. I ran some Remington ammo through that I had left over from the previous match, and it grouped perfectly, with velocities that almost matched the Federal. For what it's worth, my XD seems to shoot the Federal just fine, but not the G19. I'm still rather stumped as to why the G19 doesn't like the Federal, but the targets don't lie. Everything else before and after shot perfect, but the Federal was all over the place.
When I had first opened the boxes of Federal, I had noticed that the jackets looked off color slightly. Today, after picking up some flattened slugs after shooting a steel plate, I noticed that they appear to be plated bullets, and not FMJ. There were specs of copper on the base of the flattened bullet, but no signs of any jackets to be found. Has anybody else ran across any plated bullets being sold by Federal, under the guise of FMJ? Any similar issues with this ammo in a polygonal barrel?
I think this helps explain my horrible scores, for the most part. I'm not going to blame everything on the ammunition, as I was definitely fatigued that morning, but this really makes me wonder how much was me and how much was ammunition related...
Any similar experiences?
If it helps to keep it from being moved to a different forum, I'll post some chronograph results tomorrow. Thanks!