CBC Ammo? - The Firearms Forum

Mr_Shamrock · 07-26-2012, 09:11 PM

When I bought the Taurus .45 from my neighbor he threw in a big bag of ammo and I was going through it tonight. It has quite a few rounds that say CBC .45 Auto +P. I never heard of this. Any experience? They have one of the deepest hollow points I have seen.

gdmoody · 07-26-2012, 09:46 PM

CBC = Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, Avenida Industrial No 3330, Santo Andre, Estado de Sâo Paulo, Brazil (ca'1997: Av Humberto de Compos 3220, 09400 000 Ribeirao Pires SP, Brazil)

Never seen any myself!

woolleyworm · 07-26-2012, 10:15 PM

Cbc is Magtech. Good stuff and good for reloading too

LDBennett · 07-27-2012, 08:00 AM

Mr_Shamrock:

My experience with CBC is different than others here.

I bought some 50 BMG brass. I reloaded it only to find out the brass was outside the minimum wall thickness. There ended up being zero neck tension and the crimp was the only thing holding the bullet in. I investigated this with the die manufacturer thinking it was his die but after submitting some dimension to him he said the case wall thickness was outside of USA specification. Besides his die worked fine with good old USA Lake City brass. I had to throw the whole lot of brass away. The last cartridge I want to short cut is 50BMG!! Everything must be right for absolute safety.

Since you basically go the CBC stuff for free, throwing it away is actually no loss to you . That is exactly what I'd do!

LDBennett

Mr_Shamrock · 07-30-2012, 07:16 AM

Man that figures, just when I thought I got a deal on some ammo. Coming from this guy it doesn't surprise me. When he handed me the ammo bag he told me there was some law enforcement rounds that civilians weren't supposed to have in there. I kind of gave him the Oh OK response. This was right after he told me the plastic "Uncle Mike's" holster strap adjuster that somehow came in the box had something to do with changing the barrel on the gun to make it a different caliber and that he spent over an hour cleaning the pistol. Well I just smiled and brought the gun inside, threw the Uncle Mikes adjuster in a box my other ones, and tore the gun down for a cleaning. It was filthy by the way. It cleaned up real nice and is a very decent shooter so that's all that matters. Thanks for the answers and advice!

07-26-2012, 09:11 PM	#1
Mr_Shamrock V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 138	CBC Ammo? When I bought the Taurus .45 from my neighbor he threw in a big bag of ammo and I was going through it tonight. It has quite a few rounds that say CBC .45 Auto +P. I never heard of this. Any experience? They have one of the deepest hollow points I have seen. -->

07-26-2012, 09:46 PM	#2
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,334	Re: CBC Ammo? CBC = Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, Avenida Industrial No 3330, Santo Andre, Estado de Sâo Paulo, Brazil (ca'1997: Av Humberto de Compos 3220, 09400 000 Ribeirao Pires SP, Brazil) Never seen any myself! __________________ 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)

07-26-2012, 10:15 PM	#3
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Re: CBC Ammo? Cbc is Magtech. Good stuff and good for reloading too __________________ . 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." .

07-27-2012, 08:00 AM	#4
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,714	Re: CBC Ammo? Mr_Shamrock: My experience with CBC is different than others here. I bought some 50 BMG brass. I reloaded it only to find out the brass was outside the minimum wall thickness. There ended up being zero neck tension and the crimp was the only thing holding the bullet in. I investigated this with the die manufacturer thinking it was his die but after submitting some dimension to him he said the case wall thickness was outside of USA specification. Besides his die worked fine with good old USA Lake City brass. I had to throw the whole lot of brass away. The last cartridge I want to short cut is 50BMG!! Everything must be right for absolute safety. Since you basically go the CBC stuff for free, throwing it away is actually no loss to you . That is exactly what I'd do! LDBennett

07-30-2012, 07:16 AM	#5
Mr_Shamrock V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 138	Re: CBC Ammo? Man that figures, just when I thought I got a deal on some ammo. Coming from this guy it doesn't surprise me. When he handed me the ammo bag he told me there was some law enforcement rounds that civilians weren't supposed to have in there. I kind of gave him the Oh OK response. This was right after he told me the plastic "Uncle Mike's" holster strap adjuster that somehow came in the box had something to do with changing the barrel on the gun to make it a different caliber and that he spent over an hour cleaning the pistol. Well I just smiled and brought the gun inside, threw the Uncle Mikes adjuster in a box my other ones, and tore the gun down for a cleaning. It was filthy by the way. It cleaned up real nice and is a very decent shooter so that's all that matters. Thanks for the answers and advice!