Campro bullets

CoreyMac said:
Care to elaborate?

Corey
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accuracy, tried a lot of different powders and drops, the Hornady can give me .75 moa, Campro is around 2.00", and this not the Hornady Match just their BULK which is not that expensive. the price difference is not that much really.
 
Luv 'em. Cheap, plenty accurate enough and easy to find. I used to use Calibers projectiles for the same reasons but they became scarce just as Campros were showing up on the shelves.
 
Picked up another 1000 9mm 124 gr ,and 2000 for 40 S+W 180 gr, the 1000 223 55 gr I tryed last year in my 222 Rem. had poor groups going back to Hornady . Cx4 storm 9mm will group 1 in.at 25 yds I am happy with Canpro pistol bullets.
 
I love campro. Easy to find and a reasonable price for a decent quality bullet. I use mostly their 147 grain 9mm. So far i have loaded approx. 27, 000 of them and have had no major issues. 2 summers ago I was finding 115 grain bullets in with my 147, about 3 per box but have not had a problem since.

I have loaded 2 boxes of their .223 but I was loading for 3gun and practice, not precision. I just wanted bulk ammo.
 
I love them for my 44 mag. They are just as cheap as cast but they can be pushed a lot faster. 240gr with 23gr of h110 out of a 16" barrel is fast.

I have tried the 308 bullets but they are not really accurate. My friend with his rpr was doing just under 2" and my m305 just under 3".
 
As far the Campro pistol projectiles go, the plating is much thicker than many of their competitors which allow them to be driven to much higher velocities with no issue. I drive the 9mm 121's to close to 1500 FPS out of my Open gun with fantastic accuracy. It's also nice they are made in Canada so they are not wildly affected by the U.S. exchange rate.
 
I too found campro 55gr 224 not as consistent as 55gr Hornady. For the close pricing I’ll always choose Hornady for 22cal.
Campro 147 30cal thoroughly unimpressed with for anything but close up banging. Hornady 150fmj was good but even more pricey for bulk loading.
For way less money Frontier 155gr SPFB has been more accurate for me than campros but the projectiles aren’t as pretty if your one of those people.
 
ffgats said:
accuracy, tried a lot of different powders and drops, the Hornady can give me .75 moa, Campro is around 2.00", and this not the Hornady Match just their BULK which is not that expensive. the price difference is not that much really.
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^^^^ My experience as well with .223 - no luck! ^^^^^

Pistol calibers are good, that's all I load for 9mm and 357 Mag.

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Rust said:
I love campro. Easy to find and a reasonable price for a decent quality bullet. I use mostly their 147 grain 9mm. So far i have loaded approx. 27, 000 of them and have had no major issues. 2 summers ago I was finding 115 grain bullets in with my 147, about 3 per box but have not had a problem since.

I have loaded 2 boxes of their .223 but I was loading for 3gun and practice, not precision. I just wanted bulk ammo.
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That must be a thing. I found a 9mm in a box of .45.
 
adamg said:
Interesting... No boat tail though, the poor BC makes me sad.
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There isn't actually that much difference between the SPs and the FMJs: .235 versus .243.
https://www.hornady.com/bullets/rifle/22-cal-224-55-gr-fmj-bt-with-cannelure#!/
https://www.hornady.com/bullets/rifle/22-cal-224-55-gr-sp-with-cannelure#!/

For the typical sort of distances at which 55 grain bullets would be used, I wouldn't worry about it. Those SP bullets actually might be worth trying for volume reloading for ARs and the like. They are priced the same as the FMJs, but might be more accurate due to the jacket being drawn from the base instead of the tip of the bullet.

If ballistic coefficient is a concern, it's time to step up to heavier bullets.
 
tjhaile said:
There isn't actually that much difference between the SPs and the FMJs: .235 versus .243.
https://www.hornady.com/bullets/rifle/22-cal-224-55-gr-fmj-bt-with-cannelure#!/
https://www.hornady.com/bullets/rifle/22-cal-224-55-gr-sp-with-cannelure#!/

For the typical sort of distances at which 55 grain bullets would be used, I wouldn't worry about it. Those SP bullets actually might be worth trying for volume reloading for ARs and the like. They are priced the same as the FMJs, but might be more accurate due to the jacket being drawn from the base instead of the tip of the bullet.

If ballistic coefficient is a concern, it's time to step up to heavier bullets.
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Good info, thanks. Next time I buy 55gr I'll try to remember to try the Hornady flat bases.
 
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