GhostyDan
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Well I will getting my first 1911 within a month its the Ruger SR1911. And I would like a good cheap .45acp ammo. Would you recomend Tula Ammo to use in a 1911 or do you know another cheap reliable brand?
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bluetopper
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If you don't reload your own ammo, the cheapest factory ammo will do just fine, no matter where it was made.
Enjoy your new Ruger 1911.
Enjoy your new Ruger 1911.
Since I can get it for about 32 cents per round I just use Remington UMC. Seems to be fine. I've heard S&B isn't bad, either. Never used it though. Seen hickok45 on YouTube run quite a few rounds of that through his Ruger 1911, had one slight hiccup if I remember.
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I wouldn't touch that Tula Ammo. Federal has some cheap stuff at Walmart though. Small pistol primers.
bigfatdave
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you will have to do your own reliability testing with any autoloading pistol
Tula ammo has a tendency to be a bit on the dirty side and is has pretty lousy QC ... that being said, I keep a good bit on hand and don't worry too much about running it through my guns in various calibers - and the .45acp I've run is better than the 9x19mm now that I think about it.
Some people worry about extractor wear, and steelcase will wear a little more than brasscase ammo, but not "double the wear" or anything like that. Some people get in a flutter about the steel's coating melting and clogging up your chamber, that's a myth, although it will let more carbon be deposited in the chamber than brass would (steel doesn't expand and seal as well as brass) ... not a major concern, you just have to clean your gun a bit more often.
If you're willing to accept an occasional malfunction in your cheap plinking ammo, Tula/Wolf/Bear ammo isn't too bad ... I wouldn't use it for competition, and I surely wouldn't rely on it for defense.
Tula ammo has a tendency to be a bit on the dirty side and is has pretty lousy QC ... that being said, I keep a good bit on hand and don't worry too much about running it through my guns in various calibers - and the .45acp I've run is better than the 9x19mm now that I think about it.
Some people worry about extractor wear, and steelcase will wear a little more than brasscase ammo, but not "double the wear" or anything like that. Some people get in a flutter about the steel's coating melting and clogging up your chamber, that's a myth, although it will let more carbon be deposited in the chamber than brass would (steel doesn't expand and seal as well as brass) ... not a major concern, you just have to clean your gun a bit more often.
If you're willing to accept an occasional malfunction in your cheap plinking ammo, Tula/Wolf/Bear ammo isn't too bad ... I wouldn't use it for competition, and I surely wouldn't rely on it for defense.
QUICK_DRAW_McGRAW
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never had a problem with Tula in 9mm, .40, or .45. dirty, yes but is accurate enough for plinking.
NMGonzo
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The russian stuff is fine.
Dirty and hot , like i like.
Dirty and hot , like i like.
stevekozak
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I would avoid the steelcase stuff, if I were you. Pick up some Blazer brass and shoot to hearts content.
wally
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IMHO you owe it to yourself to try a box of steel cased ammo, will save a ton of money if your pistol works with it and you don't reload. I reload and still shoot a lot of it because I've a hard time reloading FMJ for the price of steel cased ammo. Its also nice to not worry about losing brass when the weeds are high.
I've shot so much steel cased ammo in such a large variety of guns that I've only two things to say about it. Ain't much of a gun if steel cased ammo breaks it, and if a gun doesn't work with steel cased ammo I'll never really trust it as to me it means it has very low operating margins. I've really got only three that just don't work with it, and they are all sub compacts P3AT, SIG P238, & Taurus TCP. All my 45s just eat it up.
You won't win any matches with it, unless the match rules make everyone shoot it
but a lot of poorly designed accuracy tests rate it among, if not the best. See: http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/edu6.htm also, Dillon's "Blue Press" a few months ago had an article testing cheap 9mm and rated Wolf the "most accurate" -- if you believe a five shot group actually means anything.
I've shot so much steel cased ammo in such a large variety of guns that I've only two things to say about it. Ain't much of a gun if steel cased ammo breaks it, and if a gun doesn't work with steel cased ammo I'll never really trust it as to me it means it has very low operating margins. I've really got only three that just don't work with it, and they are all sub compacts P3AT, SIG P238, & Taurus TCP. All my 45s just eat it up.
You won't win any matches with it, unless the match rules make everyone shoot it
but a lot of poorly designed accuracy tests rate it among, if not the best. See: http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/edu6.htm also, Dillon's "Blue Press" a few months ago had an article testing cheap 9mm and rated Wolf the "most accurate" -- if you believe a five shot group actually means anything.GhostyDan
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Thanks for the advice! Ill buy a box before i buy in bulk and test it out.
Lucky Derby
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That might make for a fun date on Saturday night, but I prefer to use brass case stuff in my guns.
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