What brand of ammo do you prefer?

[djmay71]

I know a lot of guys out there go for the cheapest available when it comes to factory loaded ammo- but do you look for a specific brand?

I usually find myself looking for Federal branded ammo. Don't know why, really, although something makes me think its because I have the ballistics tables for Federal Ammo.

 

[caramel]

Since i discover the Hornady Superformance ammo did stop reloading for many caliber, this ammo perform like a handload and in some case i cant duplicate their velocity, very good quality price ratio... JP.

 

[hometownhero]

Only hornady for center fire (rifle) for me. My reloads use hornady bullets as well. For 22 rimfire I use mostly cci, winchester and federal recently. For hmr I just started using cci tnt or federal tnt

 

[Winnipeg Toymaker]

reload all my centre fire and only use Winchester 333/555 ammo. works the best in all my .22 cal. guns so i use only one kind.

 

[07blackwater]

I've been hand loading lately but Federal always filled my freezer before that.

 

[BigUglyMan]

Handloads. Factory ammo is just a source of brass to reload.

 

[NavyCuda]

Handloads, other than that winchester or federal.

 

[Flying_Finn]

After the welding slag I found in Winchester steel 12ga shells I buy any other brand but Winchester. Sent Win a letter on it and never got a reply. In essence it seems they don't give a rats butt so I swore I would not buy any Win ammo again.

I had to give in in order to buy my 1906 Win model 94 in 38-55. It is getting all handloads with other than Win ammo parts where available.

 

[lister]

Handloads. Factory ammo is just a source of brass to reload.

Agreed.

 

[sniper762]

Hornady

 

[mmattockx]

I reload for everything, but had the best luck with Federal blue box ammo in a number of rifles and calibres prior to rolling my own.


Mark

 

[blasted_saber]

Winchester for the most part. Never had a problem with their performance, and they happen to shoot best out of my favourite hunting rifles.

My 3030 gets Hornady.

 

[ghostntheshell]

PRVI...
They make commercial ammo for all the rifles I shoot - and my mosin PU loves their 7.62x54r food.

 

[Eagleye]

Most of my rifles [except rimfires] have never seen any factory ammo.
If I had to shoot factory ammo, I like Norma the best. [good luck getting it!]
Eagleye.

 

[Brutus]

Handloads for sure. But I have an Austrian deer rifle that really prefers Federal factory.
For rimfire target, SK Standard Plus and for small game hunting/gopher shooting Winchester Power Point. I'm still waiting for a Lyman Sabot Slug mould, until then it's Brennekes for the biggest & Winchester Fosters for deer. Now before I starting handloading for big game calibres, my .30 calibre deer rifles were mostly fed Winchester Silvertip or Remington Core-Lokt. Almost the same performance. Now the observation from me was, a slight nod to the old style Silvertips for terminal ballistics, but the Remington ammunition, was a tad bit more accurate at the rifle range. Whatever that means, because they both killed deer dead!

 

[smellie]

When I use factory at all, it's Defence Industries.

I will NEVER forgive Mackenzie King for closing that plant; they made the best .303 ammo ever, ANYWHERE.

.

 

[SimilkameenSlayer]

federal blue box 180g 30-06

 

[trebor2880]

PRVI...
They make commercial ammo for all the rifles I shoot - and my mosin PU loves their 7.62x54r food.

I agree, shoots well and a good source for harder to find brass milsurp. ammo.
Some found at CanadaAmmo and TradeEx.
That's how I get by brass for reloading.

 

[ciphery]

PRVI...
They make commercial ammo for all the rifles I shoot - and my mosin PU loves their 7.62x54r food.

The older nny cases over the newer ppu cases.
Privi Partizan tops my list too. Aneled case necks with quality brass and decent ammo. Make for excellent reload cases.

 

[SwedishMan]

Federal blue box and then Winchester.
(I have one box of Prvi Partizan but I haven't shot it yet.)

Remington core-lokt doesn't load so well in my Husky 1640K.