No bang with S&B ammo
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I had alot of trouble shooting S&B 9mm through a browning hi power last year. Seemed like every 3rd or 4th round wouldn't fire. They all shot on the 2nd attempt. The gun normally runs Winchester and Remington just fine. I no longer use their ammo. Just like anything else, some people have great luck with a product, others don't.
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I've heard that S&B has hard primers too.....never had a problem with it personally.
I have been using S&B for years...thousands of rounds in .25acp, 32acp, .380acp, 9x18, and 9x19.....through a couple dozen different pistols...without any failure-to-fire issues. Never had an issue with the older S&B stuff either.
I guess I am just lucky.
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I have been using S&B for years...thousands of rounds in .25acp, 32acp, .380acp, 9x18, and 9x19.....through a couple dozen different pistols...without any failure-to-fire issues. Never had an issue with the older S&B stuff either.
I guess I am just lucky.
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Only time I had an issue with S&B was shooting it in my Dreyse. I wonder if the firing pin of the little guy is still the original. I might need to get me a spare...
But, like Wolf, I contacted them and they are going to send me a replacement box. Unlike Wolf, they did not want the old box back.
But, like Wolf, I contacted them and they are going to send me a replacement box. Unlike Wolf, they did not want the old box back.
UPDATE: a little over a month and almost a thousand rounds later (different ammo), I disassembled and fully cleaned the gun, including the firing pin channel. I also replaced a number of springs, including the mainspring. No more problem. I did notice a difference in the trigger pull, especially DA. I have no means of quantifying though (what is needed to measure trigger pull anyway?). While there is no way to be 100% certain after so many variables changed, I'm guessing someone before me may have installed a lighter mainspring in an attempt to lighten the trigger pull. The spring itself was noticeably easier to compress by hand. Anyway, I didn't follow up and I wanted to thank rcmodel for the excellent advice!!!
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