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Price sure is good. Took a chance when I saw a great deal on Wolf SRM and SPP and liked them very much. Used the Wolf SRM interchangeably with CCI #41 and saw 0 difference. Same with the Wolf SPP vs CCI #500. Again, could tell 0 difference in performance. So getting ready to restock those sizes & the Wolf have dried up. See the Fiocchi locally for $35/1500 which is about 1/2 ¢ each less vs CCI. Yeah...cheapskate, but even 1/2¢ here & there lowers overall cost per round.....
Same place has Armscor 230gr FMJ (not plated) .45 bullets for $88/1k & I can't find anything - even coated cast - anywhere close to that, esp with no shipping (but sales tax). Have Wolf 55gr FMJ BT, cannelure, for $60/k. Don't want to get stuck with several k of them if they're bad, but at these prices hard to pass up. 6¢ .223 projectiles puts me at 13.4¢/round with WC844 - that's 9mm territory!
So, anyone have experience with these Fiocchi primers that seem to be cheapest available now that the Wolf are gone?
And, for general range ammo (not benchrest) is a primer a primer? Does switching brands ever make any difference in load performance with all else equal?
Any reason not to use the Armscor or Wolf projectiles?
Edit: By good I mean no major issues and will make perfectly acceptable range ammo at least as good as bulk FMJ like American Eagle, WWB, etc. I don't expect HAP or VMax accy & construction consistency from Armscor & Wolf like I would Hornady.
Edit 2 - BTW, if anyone knows where the WC844 is lemme know please. Checked the usual suspects & none. A few emails out & nobody seems to know when they will have more. About 18lbs left & H335 is back to plentiful so no big deal, but wouldn't mind getting another large amount of WC844 when I come across it. The 48lb from same lot I've been working through has been excellent. POI, group size, & chrony verify I'm getting exact same results out of this lot as cannister H335. Hoping to duplicate that luck in the future
Same place has Armscor 230gr FMJ (not plated) .45 bullets for $88/1k & I can't find anything - even coated cast - anywhere close to that, esp with no shipping (but sales tax). Have Wolf 55gr FMJ BT, cannelure, for $60/k. Don't want to get stuck with several k of them if they're bad, but at these prices hard to pass up. 6¢ .223 projectiles puts me at 13.4¢/round with WC844 - that's 9mm territory!
So, anyone have experience with these Fiocchi primers that seem to be cheapest available now that the Wolf are gone?
And, for general range ammo (not benchrest) is a primer a primer? Does switching brands ever make any difference in load performance with all else equal?
Any reason not to use the Armscor or Wolf projectiles?
Edit: By good I mean no major issues and will make perfectly acceptable range ammo at least as good as bulk FMJ like American Eagle, WWB, etc. I don't expect HAP or VMax accy & construction consistency from Armscor & Wolf like I would Hornady.
Edit 2 - BTW, if anyone knows where the WC844 is lemme know please. Checked the usual suspects & none. A few emails out & nobody seems to know when they will have more. About 18lbs left & H335 is back to plentiful so no big deal, but wouldn't mind getting another large amount of WC844 when I come across it. The 48lb from same lot I've been working through has been excellent. POI, group size, & chrony verify I'm getting exact same results out of this lot as cannister H335. Hoping to duplicate that luck in the future
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