.45 recomendation for afforable range shooting

badasss · 01-17-2005, 12:38 AM

any opinion on .45 acp round nose Remington 230 gr?

also any recomendation for which branch and grains for afforable range and practical shooting ?

thankz everyone

stansdds · 01-17-2005, 02:29 AM

Remington UMC has a reputation for dirty burning powder. Another option is Winchester USA white box 230 grain FMJ ammo. My local Walmart carries this at $19.99 for a box of 100. Otherwise you could look for CCI Blazer in the brass case or S&B (Sellier & Bellot), both in 230 grain FMJ.

Jeffvn · 01-17-2005, 05:04 AM

I prefer teh 230 gr. Blazer with the brass case. I've put 1,000s of rounds down range with it and never had an ammo related problem.

Jeffvn

RamJet · 01-17-2005, 08:39 AM

I recently took a two-day defensive handgun class and bought 1000 rounds of Speer Lawman 230gr .45 range ammo. All thousand rounds popped-off flawlessly.

JHP · 01-17-2005, 01:06 PM

If you are shooting indoors I would recomend a leadless round. I use Winclean with good results.It's flat nosed profile also gives it an edge over regular ball if you want to use it as a defensive round. Comes in 185 and 230 grain at about the same price as the regular white box.

gigmike · 01-18-2005, 08:00 PM

I buy by the case from surplusammo.com, they also do the WAC shows in western WA, ask for James. I buy Armscor 230grain ball for $150 per thousand. Never any problems in either of my Kimbers. Also great brass if you wish to reload.

zzirg · 12-02-2005, 10:59 PM

I like the simple wwb 230 gr flat nose.

prjahnke · 12-16-2005, 06:28 PM

I've come to like Fiocci. I can get it at the same price as Whitebox without the accuracy issue and good brass for reloading. However it may be difficult to find. I've only found one place that can sell it for the same price as wally world whitebox, and it is a local store in eastern Wisconsin. But if you can find it, I highly recommend them.

silver · 12-16-2005, 07:02 PM

The Remington stuff seems to act differantly in my guns. A part of that is that the case rim has a slight bevel to it. The Winchester and Federal stuff seem to give me the best groups.

JHP · 12-18-2005, 10:20 AM

I use Winclean 185gr. No lead exposure and your guns will clean easier when your done at the range

josh · 12-27-2005, 07:22 PM

If you arebt loading your own you are missing out. But the cci blazer brass is very accurate in my 1911. more so thatn the white box or the umc stuff.

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badasss Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 8	.45 recomendation for afforable range shooting any opinion on .45 acp round nose Remington 230 gr? also any recomendation for which branch and grains for afforable range and practical shooting ? thankz everyone

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01-17-2005, 02:29 AM	#2
stansdds Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 964	Remington UMC has a reputation for dirty burning powder. Another option is Winchester USA white box 230 grain FMJ ammo. My local Walmart carries this at $19.99 for a box of 100. Otherwise you could look for CCI Blazer in the brass case or S&B (Sellier & Bellot), both in 230 grain FMJ.

01-17-2005, 05:04 AM	#3
Jeffvn Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 55	I prefer teh 230 gr. Blazer with the brass case. I've put 1,000s of rounds down range with it and never had an ammo related problem. Jeffvn

01-17-2005, 08:39 AM	#4
RamJet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 288	I recently took a two-day defensive handgun class and bought 1000 rounds of Speer Lawman 230gr .45 range ammo. All thousand rounds popped-off flawlessly.

01-17-2005, 01:06 PM	#5
JHP Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 199	If you are shooting indoors I would recomend a leadless round. I use Winclean with good results.It's flat nosed profile also gives it an edge over regular ball if you want to use it as a defensive round. Comes in 185 and 230 grain at about the same price as the regular white box.

01-18-2005, 08:00 PM	#6
gigmike Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 9	I buy by the case from surplusammo.com, they also do the WAC shows in western WA, ask for James. I buy Armscor 230grain ball for $150 per thousand. Never any problems in either of my Kimbers. Also great brass if you wish to reload.

12-02-2005, 10:59 PM	#7
zzirg Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NORTH MINNESOTA Posts: 14	I like the simple wwb 230 gr flat nose.

12-16-2005, 06:28 PM	#8
prjahnke Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cheese State Posts: 18	I've come to like Fiocci. I can get it at the same price as Whitebox without the accuracy issue and good brass for reloading. However it may be difficult to find. I've only found one place that can sell it for the same price as wally world whitebox, and it is a local store in eastern Wisconsin. But if you can find it, I highly recommend them.

12-16-2005, 07:02 PM	#9
silver Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Redneckistan Posts: 93	The Remington stuff seems to act differantly in my guns. A part of that is that the case rim has a slight bevel to it. The Winchester and Federal stuff seem to give me the best groups.

12-18-2005, 10:20 AM	#10
JHP Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 199	I use Winclean 185gr. No lead exposure and your guns will clean easier when your done at the range

12-27-2005, 07:22 PM	#11
josh Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	If you arebt loading your own you are missing out. But the cci blazer brass is very accurate in my 1911. more so thatn the white box or the umc stuff.