Just a quick note...
My new GSG wasn't eating the Winchester 555's very well. 90% were FTF or FTE or stovepipes. So, I bought a box of Remington Yellow Jackets at 1400fps, a box of CCI Stingers at 1640fps and a bulk box of Federal (blue box) and headed to the range. I started with the Fed's to warm things up and I found that even after cleaning thoroughly, some sanding and filing I was starting to feel the gun stiffen up. I pulled the slide and had a look at things. While pulling the slide, it felt kinda sticky like it was dragging on something. I found nothing out of the ordinary, so a little gun oil on the slide rails and back to work.
I had only a couple FTF before the oil, and only 1 stovepipe afterwards. I felt it was chewing through the Fed's ok, so I tried the Remingtons. At first mag load, I was not impressed. The bullets are an odd shape, being conical not cylindrical. This means that they did not sit in the mag well. My first round did not feed as it was "stuck" in the mag. After finessing it into the chamber, the second round fed almost straight up and into the rim of the chamber, denting the bullet. I did not use the second mag.
Instead, I loaded the CCI's. They sat perfect in the mags and fed really well. The shells are stainless, not brass. The bullets are smooth and a little shorter than regular, as the shells are a little longer than a standard .22LR. I let fly the first round and I was impressed. I could feel the slide come back to full open and back again to full close with Gusto. The snap and report of the shot was noticeably crisper and more commanding. I went through 2 mags of the CCI then back to the Fed's just to keep putting bullets down range.
Even after the CCI's, my little GSG was eating the Fed's like they were Pez. So far, I've only got maybe 500 rounds through it. I'm going to keep at the Fed's until they are gone. Then I'll move on to the bulk Winchester Dyna Points and keep going.
So in conclusion, my GSG 1911 LOVES the CCI Stingers, hates the Remington Yellow Jackets, chews through Federal 525 bulk, and loathes Winchester 555 bulk. All I need to do now is find the Stingers in bulk for cheap.
My new GSG wasn't eating the Winchester 555's very well. 90% were FTF or FTE or stovepipes. So, I bought a box of Remington Yellow Jackets at 1400fps, a box of CCI Stingers at 1640fps and a bulk box of Federal (blue box) and headed to the range. I started with the Fed's to warm things up and I found that even after cleaning thoroughly, some sanding and filing I was starting to feel the gun stiffen up. I pulled the slide and had a look at things. While pulling the slide, it felt kinda sticky like it was dragging on something. I found nothing out of the ordinary, so a little gun oil on the slide rails and back to work.
I had only a couple FTF before the oil, and only 1 stovepipe afterwards. I felt it was chewing through the Fed's ok, so I tried the Remingtons. At first mag load, I was not impressed. The bullets are an odd shape, being conical not cylindrical. This means that they did not sit in the mag well. My first round did not feed as it was "stuck" in the mag. After finessing it into the chamber, the second round fed almost straight up and into the rim of the chamber, denting the bullet. I did not use the second mag.
Instead, I loaded the CCI's. They sat perfect in the mags and fed really well. The shells are stainless, not brass. The bullets are smooth and a little shorter than regular, as the shells are a little longer than a standard .22LR. I let fly the first round and I was impressed. I could feel the slide come back to full open and back again to full close with Gusto. The snap and report of the shot was noticeably crisper and more commanding. I went through 2 mags of the CCI then back to the Fed's just to keep putting bullets down range.
Even after the CCI's, my little GSG was eating the Fed's like they were Pez. So far, I've only got maybe 500 rounds through it. I'm going to keep at the Fed's until they are gone. Then I'll move on to the bulk Winchester Dyna Points and keep going.
So in conclusion, my GSG 1911 LOVES the CCI Stingers, hates the Remington Yellow Jackets, chews through Federal 525 bulk, and loathes Winchester 555 bulk. All I need to do now is find the Stingers in bulk for cheap.
