Aim Bullets for IPSC

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I know Aim had a bad name a while back for inconsistent weights and poor craftsmanship. Has this changed? Anyone use them with good results? Thinking of trying the 147gr 9mm.
 
you can tell someone shoots an aim bullet when there is a powder burn swirl on up close targets. I only see this on AIM. Now are they better made now, Chris, you have to get some and provide a report...


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I gave up on AIM bullets. Their weights were very inconsistent and generally a few grains lighter than advertised.

I have been using BDX and just picked up some Berrys for the .38's.

John
 
JB said:
The only thing i found them good for is when i go fishing and i need a weight for my line
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You must be that unlucky GM shooting Open than.... feel for you.
I guess you can back your comments with your shooting.

AIM is one of the few left bullet makers. Are they good? Depends what do we compare them to?
Are they pricey, yes, in a same plated bullet group, they more expensive than most of I know.
Would I buy them if the price is right, yes I will.
 
This post got me thinking...I've been shooting AIM 9mm boolits for the past year. I switched from Berrys because I can get the AIMs cheaper (I pick them up from Frank/ FM Shooting sports at my club so very convenient and no shipping) plus all of the guys I shoot with use them.

So I grabbed a handful and my digital scale and thought I would weigh a random sample of 20 boolits. Here are the results:

123.4, 122.9,122.4,122.0,122.5,123.0,123.4,123.5,122.3,122.2,123.3,122.5,123.2,122.9,122.7,123.1,122.5,122.0,123.0,123.4

Heaviest was 123.5 and lightest was 122.0 for a 1.5 gn variance. I don't know what kind of weight consistency one would find with Berrys but it would be interesting to compare. Ultimately I think I am still the accuracy-limiting factor in my boolit/powder/gun equation so I will probably keep shooting AIM boolits for some time to come. Plus, if I started using better boolits, what am I going to blame those flyers and no-shoot hits on ;)
 
A grain or so inconsistency does not make a difference in our sport.
No one I know can shoot well enough to notice the impact one grain would have on their grouping.

Its the diameter consistency that is important.
Do they have that right?
Anyone care to measure from a current batch of bullets?
 
Here are the diameters of that same sample. These are a current batch.
9.03,9.03,9.04,9.03,9.03,9.03,9.03,9.03,9.02,9.03,9.02,9.02,9.03,9.03,9.03,9.03,9.02,9.02,9.03,9.03
 
Currently I am shooting Zero's. In the past I have shot AIMS and had no issues with them. They went straight if I shot straight. I would buy them again.
 
I picked up a box of 124gr AIM's last year for good price. I didn't really notice any difference seeing that my shooting prowess is still 'in progress' to say the least. But out of the 1000, there were a dozen or so bullets that looked like deformed raisins. Other than that, nothing really negative to say about them.
 
How did those deformed raisin type bullets group? There are a lot more bullet brands available now in the market. Its the shooter who decides what they want to use. Quality or mediocre .
snipersyn said:
I picked up a box of 124gr AIM's last year for good price. I didn't really notice any difference seeing that my shooting prowess is still 'in progress' to say the least. But out of the 1000, there were a dozen or so bullets that looked like deformed raisins. Other than that, nothing really negative to say about them.
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I started off shooting the 115gr then the 124gr i only had trouble when i tryed there 147gr. The weight i got from both boxes where 118gr to 122gr not even close to the 147gr and the oversize bullets were to many i still have about a 100 to pull apart yet
 
I'm less picky than most it seems. My pistols had no problems with the many boxes of AIM bullets I've shot. Accuracy seemed about the same as any other brand.
 
pauls said:
A grain or so inconsistency does not make a difference in our sport.
No one I know can shoot well enough to notice the impact one grain would have on their grouping.

Its the diameter consistency that is important.
Do they have that right?
Anyone care to measure from a current batch of bullets?
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snipersyn said:
I picked up a box of 124gr AIM's last year for good price. I didn't really notice any difference seeing that my shooting prowess is still 'in progress' to say the least. But out of the 1000, there were a dozen or so bullets that looked like deformed raisins. Other than that, nothing really negative to say about them.
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JB said:
I started off shooting the 115gr then the 124gr i only had trouble when i tryed there 147gr. The weight i got from both boxes where 118gr to 122gr not even close to the 147gr and the oversize bullets were to many i still have about a 100 to pull apart yet
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A grain or so of inconsistency doesn't make a difference, true. However others have reported wildly different grains and when you get a dozen or more deformed bullets in a box of 1000 all the while others reports no deformed bullets per case or weight issues - it is a good indication that the manufacturer isn't very consistent. Are they cheap? I don't know. Are there better brands out there? Of course.

So its really up to the OP given all this data if he wants to risk being in the group that got a bad batch, considering the minuscule savings compared to Zero or Campro (assuming he buys bulk to offset cost).
 
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