Blazer 115 Grain 9mm Brass Ammo - your evaluation?

[OldFashioned]

Put it this way. Ive got a hundred year old luger that runs nearly exclusively on it and does it flawlessly

 

[Pat Riot]

I like it. It’s very consistent and it shoots accurately with no ammo related problems in all my guns.
I have shot the .380, 9mm 115gr. and .38 Special Blazer Brass and I am happy with it.

Quite honestly it shoots more consistently and with more repeatable accuracy than many of the higher priced factory ammo I have tried in my 9mm and .38 Special guns.

 

[Mad_Max]

Blazer Brass works fine in my Taurus G2C, so does regular Blazer (aluminum) does not matter if its 115 or 124gr.
I primarily shoot 115 due to cost and availability.

 

[gifbohane]

I have used it for a few years ib my 9mm and it works fine ... also seems good for reloading,

 

[saiga308]

I like the Blazer brass just fine IME. My ranking high to low for 9-mm among the following group is:
Geco 115 and 124 (this is high quality ammo, IME)
Speer Lawman 115 and 124 (very similar to Blazer Brass except it uses a different powder based upon specs a couple years ago*)
Blazer Brass 115 and 124 and Perfecta are tied, and just slightly below Lawman in my preference, but I might not be able to tell the difference in a blind test (Perfecta is made by Fiocchi and is good ammo in my experience of shooting a few hundred rounds)
ZQ1 (I find no issues with this ammo)
S&B is last due to how dirty it shoots

I've never had a misfire or malfunction in any of my CZs or my Hi Power (or my 92SB in the years that I owned it) with any of the above ammo.

* from 2015 -- may have changed since then:
2015 Speer Lawman 115 TMJ--1200 fps--Powder is Alliant BE86--6.6 gr
2015 Blazer Brass FMJ---1150 fps---powder is Alliant Power Pistol--4.4 gr

Details on different powders: http://www.shootingtimes.com/reloading/performance-of-alliants-new-be-86-pistol-powder/

ZQ1 are known to have hard primers i shot them and the fireing pin hits softer on them you might get a failure

 

[RevolvingGarbage]

I work at a gun range 3 days a week. We use this ammo for all out 9x19 guns, including full autos.

I've never seen a dead primer from Blazer, or any really defective ammo or problems caused specifically by it. It seems plenty accurate enough.

The real question that matters: Is it any better to use than the cheapest of the cheap? (Tula, other steel case ammo, etc)

I'm my experience, it's noticeably less dirty, and causes fewer issues in a wide variety of guns.

 

[I6turbo]

ZQ1 are known to have hard primers i shot them and the fireing pin hits softer on them you might get a failure

Three of my 9-mm CZs have Cajun Gun Works Ultra-Lite kits in them, one with the lightest hammer spring that CGW warns might fail to set off hard primers. Even in these guns I've never had a FTF with the few boxes of ZQ1 that I've fired. But if they are in fact (not just internet claims) known to have hard primers it'd definitely be something to consider.

 

[lsudave]

I like it, it's soft but consistent, and pretty clean. perfect for range usage, especially if you want to shoot something that isn't intended for a lot of hot loads.

 

[CajunBass]

When I buy factory ammo, the only thing I buy. The brass is good for reloading too.