Your favorite trusted/avoided ammo?

[MattShlock]

Winchester rifle ammo -- absolute rubbish. They tell me it's the awful bullets...

 

[cwbys4evr]

My favorites are what I reload, which from a projectile point of view is Hornady for rifle and Nosler for pistol.

I occassionally buy commercial ammo, and when I do its Hornady or PMC X-TAC for rifle and WWB for pistol. I hate Independence brand ammo for pistol. It's total crap imo.

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[WTBguns10kOK]

CCI blazers, Mini Mags, Federal or Barnes loading of TSX/TTSX, Winchester Powerpoints, Federal Fusion, liked Hornady Interbond but haven't bought any, if they're even still offered...not a fan of Remington ammo

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Trusted: Federal American Eagle for savings and Federal Gold Match for consistency.

Avoided: Most common one that I avoid these days regardless of caliber or cost: Winchester "white box".

 

[Cee Zee]

Avoided: Most common one that I avoid these days regardless of caliber or cost: Winchester "white box".

I've heard there are two grades of WWB now. They certainly charge more for some than they do other boxes at the same stores. Of course I don't know what the heck is going on now. I bought a case and a half of WWB to practice with before the panic. I still have plenty since I carry my .40 anyway and I've been able to find lots of that for target practice and for carry. I don't use WWB for the .40 though.

 

[chhodge69]

I avoid these two brands because I have had fail-to-fire issues in the past:
Remington Golden Bullet 22LR
Federal Hydrashock 9mm

and I avoid any hand loads I didn't make myself.

 

[mesinge2]

I got to thinking about it and for me it is complicated and depends on caliber, purpose, and price points. Fiocchi often makes SD loads that rival Hornady's load with Hornady's own bullet; and sometimes the Fiocchi load is faster, all the while it is much cheaper.

Self-Defense ammo:

For a 9mm in a full size gun, I like 147 grain Fiocchi loads with the Hornady XTP bullets. In a compact 9mm I like the Hornady Critical Defense 115 grain loads.

For a .357 magnum revolver with a 4" barrel or longer I like Fiocchi 158 grain loads with the Hornady XTP bullets. For a sub-three inch bore .357 I prefer Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel for reliable expansion.

For a .40 S&W full size I like Winchester Ranger 180 grain BCHP, its the same bullets as their PDX1 and Black Talon ammo but in a 50 round box and was usually cheaper. For a compact .40, I like the Critical Defense 165 grain load again for reliable expansion.

In a 45 ACP, I like Hornady 230 Grain XTP load, but I am super particular about this load as I have never had a jam in any 1911 with this exact load; the Hornady TAP FPD 230 grain +P XTP load. I use this load in both compact 1911s and government models as it has never failed to function. I have probably shot thousands of these.

Finally, in 44 Magnum. For carry I generally use Fiocchi 240 grain Hornady XTP loads or 44 SPL 200 grain Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel.

I don't really carry anything other than these calibers so this is it for my SD ammo.

 

[Dain Bramage]

For .45LC I cannot stand Fiocchi. I was given 100 rounds as a gift, which I thought was amazing, until I had about 5 misfires/20 rounds and was disgusted.

I used to like Fiocchi, until I bulged the barrel of my 90 year-old Lebel revolver with a squib. Should have known I was setting myself up for disaster with the unevenness of the previous rounds.

Unfortunately, they are practically the only game in town for some obsolete calibers. Guess I'll stick with my reloads, which in comparison were consistent gems next to Fiocchi.

 

[TarDevil]

I use Speer Gold Dots for SD. I would not hesitate to use PDX.

For practice, my SR9c will reliably digest everything except WWB with mil spec primers.

So... the only ammo I avoid is the above mentioned WWB.

 

[JM Browning]

Some websites have customers rate their items including ammo. I have rejecting buying rounds due to a poor rating. Sometimes there is a posting that states good round but dirty, I can deal with gunk.

 

[mesinge2]

Some websites have customers rate their items including ammo. I have rejecting buying rounds due to a poor rating. Sometimes there is a posting that states good round but dirty, I can deal with gunk.

Same here. Magtech tends to be filthy IMO, especially their 45 ACP ammo, but they always work so I still buy them.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Hunting Centerfire Remington
Hunting Rimfire CCI mini mag or Federal Hi-Power.
Plinking Federal or whining bulk packs.
Center fire what ever is one sale.

Remington rimfire is my only No Buy.

 

[Onward Allusion]

Always shoot Sellier & Bellot or Fiocchi 9mm. Never ever shoot Brown Bear or Tula.

Never shoot Remington bulk anything in semi-autos.