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Post by Mike on Oct 3, 2003 3:32:05 GMT -5
For practice ammo, I usually buy Winchester white box stuff, Federal American Eagle or Fiocchi. I've had good luck with all of these and if I am buying them at a typical gun shop the prices are so close to everything else that I don't see any reason to switch. If I am buying 9mm practice ammo I always go to Walmart for their Winchester ammo at $11 per 100. As to .380 defensive ammo, I prefer Speer Gold Dot or Remington Golden Saber, although I don't carry a .380 anymore for defensive purposes. I use to carry a Sig 230 and it loved everything except Federal Hydrashoks. Reliability is the key factor so make sure that your gun works 100% with whatever you carry in it. By the way, congrats on your new gun, hope it serves you well. Mike
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Post by Callahan on Oct 3, 2003 13:20:42 GMT -5
Yeah, let us know how it is doing on the break in. Clean it good after every firing and you might try a very thin coat of Gunslick or other grease on the slide rail.
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Post by Fusion on Oct 6, 2003 3:10:49 GMT -5
Well, I went to the range today and tasted the rainbow of bullets I had bought. They all performed about the same, not one failure in 150 rounds.
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Post by Callahan on Oct 6, 2003 10:51:10 GMT -5
You got a good one then. Main thing to worry about on the cheaper guns is getting an occasional clunker because quality control is not as good as with the premium brands. Only thing wrong with mine was a grip screw that kept loosening. Tried and true design on that pistol. It's also comfortable to fire.
Was the accuracy pretty good?
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Post by Fusion on Oct 6, 2003 15:28:01 GMT -5
Even though this is my first handgun, I felt that I got pretty good groupings once I got used to it. My friend, who has been shooting for a while, tried it and was able to hit the head on the target all 7 times (I had asked him to put a smiley face on it, but it didn't quite work out). I also felt that this was the perfect caliber for me since the recoil did not bother me at all, and yet seemed to still pack a punch. If it weren't for the 1shot/second rule, I felt that it would empty out a magazine quickly and accurately.
Thanks again for all the advice. This sunday I hope to take it to an outdoor range and run some more rounds through it. Hopefully it'll continue to perform this well. When can I rest easy? How soon do lemons reveal themselves?
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Post by Callahan on Oct 6, 2003 15:50:36 GMT -5
I would say you can rest easy after 250 rounds. I suspect if you were going to have problems, they would have alreacy shown up. That gun is very reliable. Just clean it up good after each round and stay away from any more of those aluminum cases and the Wolf stuff.
Winchester white box is a good buy for the range. .380 is the minimum defense caliber so your time spent at the range on accuracy is important. That gun will last you for years. You may want to pick up another mag if you haven't for about $35. Makes it more pleasant at the range. 16 uninterrupted shots, except for a mag change. You can also rotate the mags that way to increase the life of the springs. Leave one mag full for a month and then leave it empty for a month.
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Post by Fusion on Oct 6, 2003 16:35:14 GMT -5
Actually I found magazines by ProMag, without the finger extension though, for $14 apiece. I bought 3 so now I have 4 total. This really made the experience more fun since I spent less time waiting and more time shooting, and the HKS Speed Loader made things even easier.
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Post by Callahan on Oct 6, 2003 17:04:51 GMT -5
That's a great price. I bought the extra with the finger extension about a year and a half ago. I just have to have the extra grip. Think it helps your control and accuracy.
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Post by Fusion on Oct 7, 2003 0:26:29 GMT -5
The finger extension does help alot, but my hands aren't that big to begin with as I'm only 5'7".
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Post by CTcarry on Oct 7, 2003 1:33:37 GMT -5
Fusion; These days with Sam Walton watching our backs, I tend to go for the Winchester white box value packs from Walmart. You can usually get the 100 rd value packs for 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45ACP. 9mm is approximately $10 for a box of 100, $16 for a box of 100 of .40, and $20 for a box of 100 of .45ACP. I reload the .45 brass and I personally feel that the Winchester brass is kinda flimsy. I'm partial to PMP brass (South African ammo) because it's really solid even after several reloadings. I haven't shot many different kinds of ammo myself, just American Eagle, MagTech, Winchester, Federal, PMP, UMC, and Selliet & Bellot. I like UMC because it seems to burn cleaner, but those are not cheap. I've been experimenting with different kinds of bullets so I haven't gotten any factory ammo lately. So, like Misfit, I go for the cheap ammo and the cheapest I can get it, short of reloading, would be from Walmart.
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Post by Callahan on Oct 12, 2003 19:44:58 GMT -5
. . . and nobody wastes their time and patience reloading .380, right, CT? Maybe that's one of the reasons .380 ammo seems to be pricier than it should be, same for .32! They know you have to buy brand new manufactured loads...
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Post by 686LVR on Oct 23, 2003 23:50:06 GMT -5
Just say NO to Wolf
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