Is Winchester White Box Reliable Ammo?

[TarDevil]

Perfect record for me using wwb through my Ruger SR9c.

 

[KTXdm9]

I'm thinking that's the case. That and some guns are just a little more finnicky than others.

 

[Ben86]

Just because a certain type of ammo doesn't work in your gun doesn't mean that the ammo is unlreliable, or even your gun unreliable with different ammo. There can be certain specs about the ammo the gun just doesn't agree with.

WWB has worked fine in all my guns for years.

 

[Shuler13]

I know I just posted singing praises, but got home and found an interesting one while loading my magazines. I had one round about 25% shorter than the rest in a 100 round box. Maybe some qc issues...

 

[Bovice]

WWB is decent, except for what I've been finding lately for their .40 variety. The rounds were roll crimped like you might find on a revolver cartridge. Accuracy was pretty awful. You can't successfully roll crimp a bullet without a cannelure.

 

[Shuler13]

This is literally a 1 in 10,000 rounds that I have purchased of WWB in these bulk packs this year, but it speaks to your concern. For the most part, these rounds are reliable and more accurate than I am.

 

[bannockburn]

I have never had any problems with WWB in. 380, 9MM., and. 45ACP. The 9MM. WWB was especially handy when I use to shoot my brothers Sterling semi-auto carbine. You would be surprised at how fast you could go through 3 mags with that gun.

 

[kcshooter]

Failure to feed, failure to eject, failure to fully cycle.

Not the ammo, the gun.

First replace magazines with good mags. Then check extractor including tension, or replace with quality extractor like Wilson bulletproof.

That fixes about 90% of 1911 issues.

 

[Dudemeister]

I would check the magazine.

I've shot Winchester value packs, Federal, S&B, Remington, American Eagle, etc, and the only times I had repeatable problems was not because of ammo, rather it was cheap aftermarket mags.

I'm currently shooting a P99 and a Luger LP08, and both guns love the S&B, followed by the Winchester. The Remington seems OK as well. The only ammo I've had FTF's with, in the good magazines, has been the bulk Federal (Walmart stuff). But even that is few and far in between.

Get a MeGar magazine and see if you still have problems. MeGar seems to be the most consistently reliable magazine maker out there.

 

[Sig Bill]

QC issues?

These are Win PDX1 9mm 124+P

 

[firesky101]

come on now guys shoot .357's in their .355 all the time. Winchesters just trying to give you a little more pressure.

 

[Bobson]

I've never had a single issue with WWB in either 9mm or 40S&W, and its the main ammo I've been firing. This has been in a Glock 19 and Springfield XD Service (40), FWIW.

 

[easyg]

I've shot thousands of rounds of WWB and I've Never had any proble.

 

[CmdrSlander]

Went to the range today, used Federal Champion and liberally lubricated the firearm. Everything functioned flawlessly except for one FTF. Upon inspection the cartridge that failed was deformed (so I blame the ammo in this case).

Here's a tip for all M1911 owners: Liberally lubricate all contact points between slide and frame and barrel and frame before each range session. Furthermore, for flawless shooting with low quality ammo inspect each cartridge and clean/polish each one with a lubricant dipped brush (of the type one would encounter in a gun cleaning kit). Be sure to dry this ammo with a lint free cloth before shooting, leaving only a thin layer of lubricant to aid smooth feeding.

 

[Shuler13]

Here's a tip for all M1911 owners: Liberally lubricate all contact points between slide and frame and barrel and frame before each range session. Furthermore, for flawless shooting with low quality ammo inspect each cartridge and clean/polish each one with a lubricant dipped brush (of the type one would encounter in a gun cleaning kit). Be sure to dry this ammo with a lint free cloth before shooting, leaving only a thin layer of lubricant to aid smooth feeding.

That's a lot more effort than I'm willing to commit. Lube contact points I get. Lube each round. Nah

 

[skoro]

In my experience, yes.

I've shot quite a bit in 45acp and 9mm. It's dirty, but it always go bang.

 

[tipoc]

WWB ammo is generally among the best for general plinking whenever I buy it in the 50 rounds per box. But, the Winchester Bulk Ammo Value packs of 100 or more rounds I've found to be consistently sub par. The latter are often made up of ammo that did not pass the inspection that the regular 50 round boxes pass.

I know this to be the case by examining the ammo and shooting it. Do the same and you will agree.

tipoc

 

[Ben86]

QC issues?

These are Win PDX1 9mm 124+P

I've seen the same thing with some 9mm pdx1 I've bought. Some of the bullets looked deformed. Same OAL, but odd shape. I don't doubt they'll function, but if I pay a premium price I want them to be shaped uniformly. It's one of the reasons I switched to Fed HST.

I also had some .380 pdx1 with cracked cases and mis-seated bullets.