9mm

Normally use Winchester 9mm. How does CCI Blazer compare. Looking for opinions on ammo. Tks. Great price on CCI Blazer.

arg0naut22

i've been happy with both, although i've shot more blazer (you're talking the non-reloadable aluminum ones, right?). both have worked just fine for me, though i think i've able generally to get a buck or so better price on blazer where i am.

funkymonkey1111

blazer and blazer brass is just fine ammo. no problems at all.

Larry the Liberal

I've shot 500 rounds of the Blazer Brass and 200 of the Winchester through my S&W 9mm M&P without any problems. Both brands have been accurate and clean enough for me. Really can't tell the difference between the two ... except the Blazer Brass was less expensive.

pajeeper

Hey all, fairly new here but I spend a lot of time on the PAFOA website. Many of us have had issues with Winchester White Box ammo lately. Namely lot
#FG11 which many of us purchased at Wal-mart. The issue is a lack of a flash hole punched in the case. When the primer ignites the charge pushes the primer rearward into the breech. This jams your gun tightly and could cause damage. I personally sent 300rds back to Winchester two weeks ago after my GF's P95 experenced a malfunction due to the ammo. If you want check out PAFOA in the ammo section, I think the thread is up to 9 pages now.

jlh820

I have no problems with any 9mm I shoot in any of my 4 9mm's. I just bought 350 rounds of 9mm CCI Blazer, but haven't shot any yet.

My favorite is Sellier and Bellot when I can find it at a good price.

wardog58

American Eagle (Federal) is my preference. 147 gr

Ranger 1

The CCI fires just fine and is cheaper than Winchester generally.

popsaccord

What's the best self defense ammo for the buck for my 9mm Ruger sr9c. I hear others say not to worry about the price, but I want to stock up a bit and we all know how expensive self defense ammo is.

dottie

CCI is good but awful dirty.

Kenny Lee

Check out Ballistics101.com;

Win. fmj 362ft/lbs, @ 1190ft/sec
Blazer fmj 323ft/lbs, @ 1145ft/sec

jsiberians

I now shoot WWB for target because the Blazer shot good but was really a lot dirtier and was only about a dollar per hundred less than the WWB.

jlh820

Welcome to the forum from Phoenix! You should post an introductory message in the New Users forum.

Regarding stocking up on SD ammo. Stocking up for me is having enough to fill two or three mags, keeping it at that level and replacing it if it gets to be a year old.

Ammo I stock up on, I try to buy by the 1,000 round cases. SD ammo usually comes in a 20 round box, that costs about the same as a 50 round box of FMJ. While you should periodically check to make sure your gun works well with your particular SD ammo, I don't recommend spending a bunch of money buy hundreds of rounds of SD. It's too expensive. And in a pinch, you can do like the military and use FMJ rounds.

For SD ammo my preference is either Winchester PDX1 or Speer Gold Dot.

GaryGolf

I've tried all the popular (readily available) 9mm options and haven't had problems with any including the Tulo steel case ammo. My favorite (primarily from a price standpoint) is Federal in the 100 rd. boxes from Walmart. I used about 600 rds of this over the last summer without one hiccup.

Smithy

All the "Revolver" Blazer ammo I've ever used was hell to eject. Cases stuck like glue to the chamber side walls and not in just one gun, in every revolver I put them through. Auto's seemed less finicky than the revolver. May be because it's only ejecting one round instead of six? Smithy.