heypete
Member
Greetings all,
I've been shooting pistols for almost two years now (a Glock 19 was my first personal gun, believe it or not), and have shot numerous types of ammnuition.
Of course, now I'm getting up to the point where I'm shooting so much a substantial portion of my income goes to replenishing my ammunition supply. I don't reload pistol ammo, as I'm usually quite busy, and it's simply not cost effective, what with the wide availability of ammunition, even here in California.
Prior to discovering Miwall's commercial reloads (which perform admirably, are made with name-brand components, and are extremely consistent), I used Wolf 115gr lacquer- and polymer-coated rounds to great success (though they did smell somewhat odd, but such is life).
Any experience with CCI Blazer aluminum-cased ammunition? Other than Wolf and CCI, what other non-brass[1] cased-rounds are there? I'm inquiring, as steel/aluminum/other metals are much less expensive than brass to manufacture, and I'd like to keep my practice/plinking ammo the lowest price possible. Any experience with the NATO FMJ ammo sold at Ammoman?
That said, I've been extremely satisifed with Miwall's commercial reloads; they're $10 less per 1,000 than Wolf, and are made here in California by a small business. That is pretty much a home run in my book. I'm simply asking in case Miwall stops manufacturing ammunition (possible, with the various anti-ammo bills here in California), or I move out of state and the shipping costs would be prohibitive, compared to other commercially available ammunition.
Thanks for your input!
[1] Steel casings would be preferable, as it's easier for the range to sort the casings out of the brass ones. Wear in the Glock has been negligible, even with non-brass cased rounds.
I've been shooting pistols for almost two years now (a Glock 19 was my first personal gun, believe it or not), and have shot numerous types of ammnuition.
Of course, now I'm getting up to the point where I'm shooting so much a substantial portion of my income goes to replenishing my ammunition supply. I don't reload pistol ammo, as I'm usually quite busy, and it's simply not cost effective, what with the wide availability of ammunition, even here in California.
Prior to discovering Miwall's commercial reloads (which perform admirably, are made with name-brand components, and are extremely consistent), I used Wolf 115gr lacquer- and polymer-coated rounds to great success (though they did smell somewhat odd, but such is life).
Any experience with CCI Blazer aluminum-cased ammunition? Other than Wolf and CCI, what other non-brass[1] cased-rounds are there? I'm inquiring, as steel/aluminum/other metals are much less expensive than brass to manufacture, and I'd like to keep my practice/plinking ammo the lowest price possible. Any experience with the NATO FMJ ammo sold at Ammoman?
That said, I've been extremely satisifed with Miwall's commercial reloads; they're $10 less per 1,000 than Wolf, and are made here in California by a small business. That is pretty much a home run in my book. I'm simply asking in case Miwall stops manufacturing ammunition (possible, with the various anti-ammo bills here in California), or I move out of state and the shipping costs would be prohibitive, compared to other commercially available ammunition.
Thanks for your input!
[1] Steel casings would be preferable, as it's easier for the range to sort the casings out of the brass ones. Wear in the Glock has been negligible, even with non-brass cased rounds.