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| I've used the 9mm and 45 without issues. Can't comment on accuracy, I was having a STD. (shitty trigger day)
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| Posts: 3908 | Location: Central AZ | Registered: October 26, 2006 |
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| I've had no problems with federal aluminum 9mm,in fact it seems to me that it shoots a bit softer than brass cased ammo. I'm not sure which is better, shooting aluminum from my Shield or G19 or not picking up brass..
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| Posts: 79 | Location: South St. Louis | Registered: November 02, 2009 |
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| I’ve never tried Federal aluminum, but the same overall company makes CCI Blazer aluminum and I’ve fired and seen fired about a gazillion rounds of the stuff. I have experienced a few (maybe 3-5) dud rounds, one whose case was too long (wish I’d kept it), one without an extractor groove, and one with a deformed bullet. All the rest have done what they were designed to do. The 9mm 115 grain loads are a little on the wimpy side like some similar loads made by other manufacturers, so if they cause slow slide speed failures in one’s guns, don’t use them. The greatest danger with using aluminum cased ammunition is that one may end up being shunned by the Firearms Amish for sinning against a high quality gun. It’s considered sort of sacrilege like putting unsanctified water in the baptismal font. It’s not that using aluminum cased ammunition does any harm, but it offends sensibilities. (No intent to malign the real Amish, but there are similarities in how both groups look at those who don’t conform to the group’s values.)
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| One note, don't use them in the HK P7, due to the fluted chamber (if I remember correctly). |
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| Haven't tried any Federal, but I've shot a bunch of Blazer aluminum in both 9mm and .45. Sig, CZ, Beretta, 1911, Kahr, XD, none of them had any problems with it. |
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| It's a little bit on the dirty side and has a funky ammonia like smell. It shoots fine in all of my pistols except a CZ75 SA and will stovepipe every other round with it. The CZ has eaten all brands/types of Brass ammo without a single failure. Don't use it in a revolver as it can be a bear to extract the cases out sometimes. |
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