best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? - The Firearms Forum

ivarr · 02-07-2011, 07:58 AM

i'd like feedback to judge everyone's opinion, thanks

ivarr · 02-07-2011, 08:02 AM

i do know lots of people like wolf, but it's not re-loadable brass so that skews me a bit

ivarr · 02-07-2011, 09:28 AM

oops, put this in the wrong forum

carver · 02-07-2011, 09:38 AM

I voted for another brand, "Home Made". That's the one I like best! I have never shot the wolf, for the same reason as stated above. Sellier & Bellot ain't too bad, but Winchester is cleaner.

gdmoody · 02-07-2011, 11:37 AM

I didn't vote, I have to go along with carver, I haven't bought any .45 ammo in so long, I am not qualified to answer the question.

RandyP · 02-07-2011, 11:58 AM

I'd say the best inexpensive ammo is whatever costs the least? For plinking and practice any of the brands mentioned work quite well when I use store-bought.

hunter29180 · 02-07-2011, 01:02 PM

buy reloaded ammo..soon to be reloading my own..even cheaper!!

upsguy · 02-07-2011, 01:07 PM

I voted for Winchester. Walmart sells it cheap and I've bought PLENTY of it over the past 2years. Now I have PLENTY of brass to reload!

I've got to add, S&B is what I shot to break-in my TRP 1911 since that was the only ammo available during the ammo "crisis". Never had a problem with it and that 1911 is very picky with ammo too.

woolleyworm · 02-07-2011, 01:45 PM

WoolleyBooms are my fav, but if I have to buy some, I'll look for Magtech. I've had very good success and value from them. There are times when factory ammo is good to have around; when I take the kids out, they shoot the factory ammo unless they've had a part in the reloads. If anyone else want to try out my guns, as happens while at the range, it's loaded up with factory ammo only.

johnlives4christ · 02-07-2011, 03:09 PM

i too prefer magtech for store bought.

and thats good practice woolleyworm, not to pass out your hard made ammo for others to plink with. and not to let others put their "questionable" ammo through your guns.

DGG! · 02-07-2011, 04:56 PM

If you do lots of shooting it is time to buy a reloading press. If you are not that mechanically inclined then go online and look for bulk ammo sold by the case. Last bulk of .45 I bought was PMC and that was because I like the quality of their brass for reloading.

http://www.bulkammo.com/handgun/bulk-.45-ACP-ammo

carver · 02-08-2011, 03:17 AM

The last time I shot PMC I kept getting jams form it. Wipe out the gun, and run some more. Man that stuff is dirty! The range where I was taking a course prohibited the use of reloads, so I bought what they had on the shelf for cheap. My mistake. I do believe I had more jams that day than anyone else. I was some what surprised at the first, and second jams, my gun had never jammed before, and hasn't since!

View Poll Results: ???
winchester	6	50.00%
wolf ( not reloadable )	0	0%
Sellier & Bellot	0	0%
another brand ( please specify )	6	50.00%
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll

02-07-2011, 07:58 AM	#1
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02-07-2011, 08:02 AM	#2
ivarr V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Great Barrington, Massachusetts Posts: 90	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? i do know lots of people like wolf, but it's not re-loadable brass so that skews me a bit __________________ DEFENDING AMERICA IN THE COMMUNIST OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF MASSACHUSETTS

02-07-2011, 09:28 AM	#3
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02-07-2011, 09:38 AM	#4
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,552	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? I voted for another brand, "Home Made". That's the one I like best! I have never shot the wolf, for the same reason as stated above. Sellier & Bellot ain't too bad, but Winchester is cleaner. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

02-07-2011, 11:37 AM	#5
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,408	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? I didn't vote, I have to go along with carver, I haven't bought any .45 ammo in so long, I am not qualified to answer the question. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

02-07-2011, 11:58 AM	#6
RandyP V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 439	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? I'd say the best inexpensive ammo is whatever costs the least? For plinking and practice any of the brands mentioned work quite well when I use store-bought. __________________ Lee Anniversary and Lee Classic 4-Hole Turret, presently reloading .380, 7.62 Nagant (32-20), 9mm and 45ACP

02-07-2011, 01:02 PM	#7
hunter29180 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: in a motorhome where ever we park! Contributor Posts: 1,639	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? buy reloaded ammo..soon to be reloading my own..even cheaper!!

02-07-2011, 01:07 PM	#8
upsguy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CROOK Co. Illinois Posts: 77	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? I voted for Winchester. Walmart sells it cheap and I've bought PLENTY of it over the past 2years. Now I have PLENTY of brass to reload! I've got to add, S&B is what I shot to break-in my TRP 1911 since that was the only ammo available during the ammo "crisis". Never had a problem with it and that 1911 is very picky with ammo too. __________________ Your best weapon is your brain, don't leave home without it.

02-07-2011, 01:45 PM	#9
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,888	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? WoolleyBooms are my fav, but if I have to buy some, I'll look for Magtech. I've had very good success and value from them. There are times when factory ammo is good to have around; when I take the kids out, they shoot the factory ammo unless they've had a part in the reloads. If anyone else want to try out my guns, as happens while at the range, it's loaded up with factory ammo only. __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

02-07-2011, 03:09 PM	#10
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? i too prefer magtech for store bought. and thats good practice woolleyworm, not to pass out your hard made ammo for others to plink with. and not to let others put their "questionable" ammo through your guns. Last edited by johnlives4christ; 02-07-2011 at 03:10 PM..

02-07-2011, 04:56 PM	#11
DGG! V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 160	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? If you do lots of shooting it is time to buy a reloading press. If you are not that mechanically inclined then go online and look for bulk ammo sold by the case. Last bulk of .45 I bought was PMC and that was because I like the quality of their brass for reloading. http://www.bulkammo.com/handgun/bulk-.45-ACP-ammo Last edited by DGG!; 02-07-2011 at 04:59 PM..

02-08-2011, 03:17 AM	#12
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,552	Re: best cheap 45ACP target ammo??? The last time I shot PMC I kept getting jams form it. Wipe out the gun, and run some more. Man that stuff is dirty! The range where I was taking a course prohibited the use of reloads, so I bought what they had on the shelf for cheap. My mistake. I do believe I had more jams that day than anyone else. I was some what surprised at the first, and second jams, my gun had never jammed before, and hasn't since! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Last edited by carver; 02-08-2011 at 03:18 AM..