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Herter's brass and Geco ammo
February 26, 2017, 08:41 PM
egregoreHerter's brass and Geco ammo
I did a small sample evaluation (a box apiece) of "Herter's" branded brass case and Geco, both in .380 from a Ruger LCP. No problems. The Herter's is sold at Cabela's and is made in Czech Republic by Sellier & Bellot, the Geco I got from a local sporting goods/gun shop and is Italian. The Italians seem to like to load .380 hot; like the "Perfecta" brand elsewhere on this page, the Geco had noticeably more recoil than average.
February 27, 2017, 02:43 PM
Lord VaalicI have used a lot of Geco in 9mm and .45ACP, never had an issue with any of it.
Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day February 27, 2017, 06:46 PM
rexlesI found the Herters to be dirty
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February 28, 2017, 09:05 AM
DSgrouseGeco 115 does not run in my mpx. Fails to eject.
February 28, 2017, 10:32 AM
tha1000Geco 9mm brass has given me problems in reloading. It seems to be short/.
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March 03, 2017, 01:41 AM
bubbatimeHerters/S&B .380 is one of my favorite .380 loads. I purposely seek out S&B .380 when I'm looking for a .380 FMJ load.
When loaded as S&B they seal the primer. In the Herters loads I have seen, they dont use primer sealant. The S&B loads are hot, function 100%, and with sealed primers, consider them to be good to go for defensive use.
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April 16, 2017, 12:06 PM
cxmS&B has always worked ok for me to re-load though sometimes it is necessary to swage the primer pocket before re-loading... that of course is a one time thing, once swaged you don't have to do it a second time...
I use a Dillon press for most of my loading, so I keep my RCBS press set up with a RCBS swaging set in it... makes the swaging quite fast.
FWIW
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April 16, 2017, 04:26 PM
arfmelI shot a case of Geco .380 through a Ruger LCP and a S&W Bodyguard without any problems. I need to order more of it.
April 20, 2017, 06:07 PM
Skins2881Not .380, but I've shot most of 4 cases I bought without a hiccup. Probably have 300-400 rounds left, so after 3,500+ rounds I can say the 9mm is GTG. Didn't notice it being any snappier than the Blazer Brass or Federal I normally buy.
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Sic Semper Tyrannis April 22, 2017, 09:21 AM
chansen92what happened to " Buy American "? If you want to save money then take up reloading your own!
April 22, 2017, 08:24 PM
arfmelWhen I bought the case of Geco, American manufactured .380 was impossible to find. And you need empty brass to reload anything.
May 07, 2017, 05:52 AM
egregorequote:
Originally posted by chansen92:
what happened to " Buy American "? If you want to save money then take up reloading your own!