A-MERC Case Reloading

[ReloaderFred]

I tried loading AMERC .45 acp brass once. I needed Super Glue to hold the primers in the pockets, and the brass was thicker on one side, so much you could see it with the naked eye. The flash holes were at least inside the primer pocket, but not by much. The brass was also much harder, which means it was brittle.

I ended up scrapping all of it, and will continue to as long as it shows up at the range.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[tcoz]

Stock seems to be doing well! They claim to have Govt Contracts and also for Columbia. Guess it's good brass for Miami

Govt contracts? Say no more. I worked for the govt and saw how they award contracts.

 

[medalguy]

Ever seen documented contracts for Amerc? Just saying you have government contracts doesn't make it so. At any rate all they have to do is sell one box of ammo to a police department somewhere and they can say they have government contracts.

Selling to DOD is another matter altogether. I was in a business that sold to DOD for 25 years and at least our contracts were very, very carefully monitored by the Defense Contract Administration Service, a DOD agency. We even had an inspector placed in house for a while. No slack there.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

The ammo from the American Ammunition Co. isn't all that bad for the price so you can buy the ammo but then you should treat the brass as if it were steal cased and toss it!

 

[blarby]

I reload steel 45.

I scrap AMERC, lol

 

[345 DeSoto]

WELL!!! Why don't you all tell me how you REALLY feel about A-MERC brass quality?... Thanks for the info, guys...

 

[Catpop]

I neglected to say in my previous response, I have reloaded Amerc. But I found that 9 times out of 10, a FTF was an Amerc. So I quit reloading them and now, as previously stated, just save them for somebody with better luck.
I guess the old saying may hold true, "any quart of oil is better than no oil" and likewise "any 45 case is better than NO 45 case"

 

[Rule3]

I used 45ACP Amerc range pickup brass. I should have tossed them from the get go, the case heads were so soft that primers would fall out.

Once fired Amerc cases actually have more value than shares in the company. You can sell brass cases for scrap! The company has been delisted from the major stock exchanges, so it must have gone bust.

American Ammunition Inc. AAMUQ:US

http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/AAMUQ:US

Company Profile for American Ammunition Inc (AAMUQ)

American Ammunition, Inc. manufactures small arms ammunition primarily for the commercial ammunition market. The Company's products are sold throughout the world for commercial, law enforcement, and military applications.

American Ammunition Inc
3545 N.W. 71st Street
Miami, FL 33147
United StatesPhone: 1-305-835-7400
Fax: 1-305-694-0037
www.a-merc.com .

Key Executives for American Ammunition Inc (AAMUQ)

Chairman/Director:Sales J A Fernandez Sr

President/CEO :Andres F Fernandez

Emilio D Jara: VP:Operations/Secretary

Thought I kinda sorta already pointed that out?

 

[Catpop]

SO Amerc in its original factory loaded condition is good ammo? And just the cases to reload are bad? id that what I'm reading here?

 

[Otto]

American Ammunition went out of business 7 years ago.

 

[dbarnhart]

http://www.shootandreload.com/2011/07/17/beware-of-amerc-brass/