CCI Blazer 9mm 115gr Aluminum vs Brass

[dxkj21]

What is the difference between these two?

9mm 115 gr Aluminum $4.77 / box of 50
9mm 115 gr Brass $5.74 / box of 50


Is the only purpose of the Brass for reloading, or is it a higher quality/cleaner/more accurate ammo?

Thanks!

Then of course there is 9mm Wolf ammo, at like $6 a case cheaper


Edit: I plan on shooting this through a CZ 75B, and will be ordering online so will grab a few cases at this price (beats WWB here at 12/100)

 

[Ohen Cepel]

I had been buying major maker 9mm stuff for $5 a box or so (few months back). Just bought some Remington 9mm at Dicks for under $5 (that's a long story).

Bottom line, I think your price for brass stuff could be a bit lower, might have to buy 1000 rounds though. I have better luck at shows since I don't have to pay the HAZMAT fee on the stuff, it makes it costly unless you're ordering a lot of ammo (maybe find a buddy to split the fee with you if you're ordering)

I never had any issues shooting the Al stuff and wouldn't hesitate to buy it if that's the best priced stuff. You can't reload it, but I'm not into reloading
9mm anyway so long as I can buy at that price.

 

[silent one]

I shoot .45 primarily, and use the aluminum cased Blazer from time to time. It is good ammo, that I personally find to be clean burning, and fairly accurate. I prefer Sellier & Bellot brass cased ammo. I use it in all of my weapons, and have found it to be on a par with any ammo out there, for accuracy, and cleanliness. I also have not experienced any feeding, or ejection problems, with either ammo. If you can get the Blazer at a good price, than I say go for it.


"Semper Fi"

SILENT ONE

 

[wally]

My CZ75 does very well with Aluminum Blazer. Most of my other guns give an extraction failure or stovepipe every 200-400 rounds. At $1+ a box savings I can live with it. Very hard extraction in my Taurus 905 9mm revolver so that's probably why some guns might not like it at all.

With any gun/ammo combo its generally a smart move to try a few boxes first before ordering cases. I'd say try three or four boxes of each and see for yourself if the price differential is worth it to you.

Wolf and Aluminum Blazer in 9mm works about the same for me, again the CZ75 seems to love it most other guns have the occasional extraction or stovepipe failure every 5-8 boxes, .... maybe if I cleaned my guns more often but seems no better or worse than Aluminum Blazer to me.

Around here I can get the Aluminum Blazer cheaper than Wolf in 9mm, But I shoot lots of Wolf .45 and only have problems when the gun really needs a cleaning. I pretty muich only clean my range guns after they start having an annoying high failure rate of say 3 or more per 500 rounds.

--wally.

 

[Scottmkiv]

My Arcus 94C loves the Blazer Aluminum. I went through a hole case without a single mishap of any sort, and it seems fairly clean and accurate.

If you have an Academy nearby, you can get it for $3.86 a box. Can't beat that deal!

 

[dxkj21]

My Arcus 94C loves the Blazer Aluminum. I went through a hole case without a single mishap of any sort, and it seems fairly clean and accurate.

If you have an Academy nearby, you can get it for $3.86 a box. Can't beat that deal!

Heh.. I wish... not even an Academy within 400 miles

What are the laws on getting someone near an Academy to buy you 10 cases and ship

 

[wally]

Academy has such a great deal on Blazer I often wonder if they are owned by the company that makes it. Down side is around here its pretty rare for them to have much more than a case in stock at any particular store.

Since I pass by two on the way home from work I usually don't have a problem keeping supplied. They also beat WalMart on .22LR ammo.

--wally.

 

[Schmitty]

Blazer Ammo

Check www.natchezss.com for good prices on Blazer by the case. They're running a sale right now I believe.

 

[browningguy]

The only problem I've had with the AL cased ammo is that my High Power seemed to occassionally eject it hard enough that I would get some little shavings of AL flying around. I haven't noticed this with any brass cased ammo. Brass cased is cheap enough now that I just stick with that.

 

[dxkj21]

Check www.natchezss.com for good prices on Blazer by the case. They're running a sale right now I believe.

Yeah, its 4.77 a box but not a discount per case, either way a good price. I picked up some and will see how they run through.

I just realized that full case of 1000 would be lucky to last me 7 visits to the range, hence the reason for looking for an alternative to WWB

 

[MrAcheson]

Blazer brass only came about because many ranges wouldn't let you shoot the aluminum stuff. It cramped their ability to resell used brass. I don't think brass in any cleaner, it's just a bit more expensive because brass costs a bit more.

 

[Gary G23]

Brass cases will give you more reliable extraction than aluminum will. I use aluminum for practice but only use brass for competition.

 

[dxkj21]

Brass cases will give you more reliable extraction than aluminum will. I use aluminum for practice but only use brass for competition.

Im 1 FTE for ~ 500 rounds with WWB , but it seemed like it was lack of power

We will see how the aluminum works..

All said and done the Blazer will be about 50-75 cents cheaper per 50, so its not a ton, but it will add up.

 

[jonnyc]

I've used Blazer alum in both 9mm Para and 9mm Makarov, and brass in 9mm Para. I have always found the alum-cased stuff to be absolutely filthy, but the brass case to be fairly clean. Is it my imagination, or do they use different powder?

 

[rellascout]

My Arcus 94C loves the Blazer Aluminum. I went through a hole case without a single mishap of any sort, and it seems fairly clean and accurate.

If you have an Academy nearby, you can get it for $3.86 a box. Can't beat that deal!

I can beat that. If you have a Gander Mt in your area. Go to Walmart, in VA they sell WWB for $10.96 for 100 rounds. Buy a box. Then go over to Gander MT. They sell WWB for $14.99. Show them the reciept from Walmart and the ywill match the price and then give you the difference. You end up paying $6.93 per 100 rounds and it is brass not aluminum.

 

[dxkj21]

I can beat that. If you have a Gander Mt in your area. Go to Walmart, in VA they sell WWB for $10.96 for 100 rounds. Buy a box. Then go over to Gander MT. They sell WWB for $14.99. Show them the reciept from Walmart and the ywill match the price and then give you the difference. You end up paying $6.93 per 100 rounds and it is brass not aluminum.

Wait, does this really work? Do they do this at all Gander mountains?

WWB is 11.34 here, 14.99 at Gander, so that would be 3.65, which would at least put it down to 7.69 or so before tax... of course they just do 1 item on that.


I also read this online at gander mountain

You won't pay less anywhere else. We guarantee it! If you should find a lower price on an identical in-stock item within 14 days at a local competitor, let us know about it and we will match that price and refund the difference, up to $50!

Restrictions: Refund limited to the first item. Additional quantities will be price matched only. We define local as within a one-hour drive of the store. Exclusions include rebates, financing offers, misprints, discontinued, clearance, or closeout prices or prices on used, damaged, returned, open box or display merchandise. For buy one get one offers, coupons, and Internet pricing, we will meet the competitor's price. This price guarantee does not extend to dealers or resellers.

If the bolded is true, you could get them to pricematch online ammo and save on shipping....

 

[jmorris]

I shot Blazer aluminum in 9mm for a year in IDPA until I noticed my firing pin stop was eroded, like a torch had cut it. After talking to a few others that had similar problems I discontinued use. Other wise I enjoyed the cost effective clean shooting and never even thinking about needing to pick it up for reloading. In low volumes I don’t see great risks; however, aluminum cases just don’t have the tension/sealing capabilities that the brass ones do.

 

[dxkj21]

I shot Blazer aluminum in 9mm for a year in IDPA until I noticed my firing pin stop was eroded, like a torch had cut it. After talking to a few others that had similar problems I discontinued use. Other wise I enjoyed the cost effective clean shooting and never even thinking about needing to pick it up for reloading. In low volumes I don’t see great risks; however, aluminum cases just don’t have the tension/sealing capabilities that the brass ones do.

I guess it depends, how many rounds would you approximate that would be if you shot in IDPA and tournament for a year?