Hornady ammo - The Firearms Forum

lonewolf204 · 09-04-2012, 05:40 PM

What is the popular opinion on the Hornady steel match ammo? I have noticed they are cheaper than the hornady ammo with brass cases.

GunHugger · 09-04-2012, 06:39 PM

I haven't shot any myself...

But I have heard it's like a lot of steel cased ammo, some guns like it while other hate it. I have heard it's a bit more accurate than the chinese or russian steel cased stuff though.

My son in law tried some in his Ruger piston AR and he had the same problems as he did with Tula and Wolf steel cased. Worked the first mag or two then they were failing to extract and he had to use a cleaning rod down the barrel to knock them out.

My LMT AR cycles steel cased ammo without a problem so I might give some a shot someday.

carver · 09-04-2012, 06:47 PM

First I've heard of it. I don't usually buy factory ammo, except for carry purposes. But I did go have a look at it; http://www.hornady.com/store/Steel-Match-handgun/

lonewolf204 · 09-06-2012, 09:26 AM

I guess there are only three of us interested in hornady's steel match ammo! I have a 100 rounds coming in today so maybe this weekend I will know more about them.

Zane71464 · 09-06-2012, 09:32 AM

I bought the steel case ammo from Hornady in the .223 rem caliber and have not had not a complaint with it!!!
I was shooting brass and for alot cheaper, like you said, why not try it?
Shoots just as good, well the same actually... and I've shot the .223's in both, my AR and two other Savage bolt action rifles I own.
IMO, not a thing wrong with it, other than you cant reload it.
Two thumbs up here!

Zane71464 · 09-06-2012, 09:33 AM

...what I've bought, I've bought in the 50rd boxes.

therewolf · 09-06-2012, 09:53 AM

When I'm looking for the good stuff, Hornady is one of the names

which always comes to mind. Never bought a sub-premium quality

product from them...

gdmoody · 09-06-2012, 06:28 PM

I don't buy a lot of ammo, mostly reload, but Hornady is what I buy in pistol ammo. Don't know any thing about their rifle stuff, but is should be good quality ammo.

polishshooter · 09-06-2012, 07:12 PM

I would use steel ammo in ANY of my RUSSIAN or EASTERN bloc surplus rifles...I LOVE the cheapest x39 steel stuff for my SKS...

But I am still leery of putting any through my AR or any of my "good" rifles, although I confess to having a few boxes of cheap steel .223 put back for either trade or shooting in case the SHTF.

But as for Hornady ammo, I picked up a 50 round box of Hornady brass .223 with 52 gr match hollowpoints for $28 at a shop near Ft. Wayne the week before I left for South Dakota, and after I told my buddies they made me rearrange my schedule and go BACK to the shop and buy them each a box and bring them with me....

They both own sweet custom .223 varmint rifles, and they both said at that price if it holds they would consider quitting reloading for them!

It is SWEET stuff, and the guy had a ton of it, I will probably stock up with a bunch more before he raises the price....

BTW, they had the same stuff except in 55gr fmj at Cabela's in Mitchell, SD when we stopped there for $5 more....

lonewolf204 · 09-17-2012, 08:43 PM

I finally got some range time today and tried the Hornaday steel match ammo in 52 grain HP. It shot very well with no feed problems and 1" groups @ 100 yards.

09-04-2012, 05:40 PM	#1
lonewolf204 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma Contributor Posts: 788	Hornady ammo What is the popular opinion on the Hornady steel match ammo? I have noticed they are cheaper than the hornady ammo with brass cases. __________________ Fear is only a word in the mind of the weak! --> Last edited by lonewolf204; 09-04-2012 at 07:43 PM..

09-04-2012, 06:39 PM	#2
GunHugger Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW PA Posts: 1,161	Re: Hornady ammo I haven't shot any myself... But I have heard it's like a lot of steel cased ammo, some guns like it while other hate it. I have heard it's a bit more accurate than the chinese or russian steel cased stuff though. My son in law tried some in his Ruger piston AR and he had the same problems as he did with Tula and Wolf steel cased. Worked the first mag or two then they were failing to extract and he had to use a cleaning rod down the barrel to knock them out. My LMT AR cycles steel cased ammo without a problem so I might give some a shot someday. __________________ . “There will be a revolution in this country!” “I don’t believe people should to be able to own guns.” ~Barack Obama "Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war let it begin here." ~Captain John Parker, to his Minute Men on Lexington Green, April 19, 1775.

09-04-2012, 06:47 PM	#3
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,234	Re: Hornady ammo First I've heard of it. I don't usually buy factory ammo, except for carry purposes. But I did go have a look at it; http://www.hornady.com/store/Steel-Match-handgun/ __________________ 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.

09-06-2012, 09:26 AM	#4
lonewolf204 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma Contributor Posts: 788	Re: Hornady ammo I guess there are only three of us interested in hornady's steel match ammo! I have a 100 rounds coming in today so maybe this weekend I will know more about them. __________________ Fear is only a word in the mind of the weak!

09-06-2012, 09:32 AM	#5
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,350	Re: Hornady ammo I bought the steel case ammo from Hornady in the .223 rem caliber and have not had not a complaint with it!!! I was shooting brass and for alot cheaper, like you said, why not try it? Shoots just as good, well the same actually... and I've shot the .223's in both, my AR and two other Savage bolt action rifles I own. IMO, not a thing wrong with it, other than you cant reload it. Two thumbs up here! __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

09-06-2012, 09:33 AM	#6
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,350	Re: Hornady ammo ...what I've bought, I've bought in the 50rd boxes. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

09-06-2012, 09:53 AM	#7
therewolf V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Port Richey, Fl. Posts: 153	Re: Hornady ammo When I'm looking for the good stuff, Hornady is one of the names which always comes to mind. Never bought a sub-premium quality product from them...

09-06-2012, 06:28 PM	#8
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,311	Re: Hornady ammo I don't buy a lot of ammo, mostly reload, but Hornady is what I buy in pistol ammo. Don't know any thing about their rifle stuff, but is should be good quality ammo. __________________ 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)

09-06-2012, 07:12 PM	#9
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,860	Re: Hornady ammo I would use steel ammo in ANY of my RUSSIAN or EASTERN bloc surplus rifles...I LOVE the cheapest x39 steel stuff for my SKS... But I am still leery of putting any through my AR or any of my "good" rifles, although I confess to having a few boxes of cheap steel .223 put back for either trade or shooting in case the SHTF. But as for Hornady ammo, I picked up a 50 round box of Hornady brass .223 with 52 gr match hollowpoints for $28 at a shop near Ft. Wayne the week before I left for South Dakota, and after I told my buddies they made me rearrange my schedule and go BACK to the shop and buy them each a box and bring them with me.... They both own sweet custom .223 varmint rifles, and they both said at that price if it holds they would consider quitting reloading for them! It is SWEET stuff, and the guy had a ton of it, I will probably stock up with a bunch more before he raises the price.... BTW, they had the same stuff except in 55gr fmj at Cabela's in Mitchell, SD when we stopped there for $5 more.... __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

09-17-2012, 08:43 PM	#10
lonewolf204 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma Contributor Posts: 788	Re: Hornady ammo I finally got some range time today and tried the Hornaday steel match ammo in 52 grain HP. It shot very well with no feed problems and 1" groups @ 100 yards. __________________ Fear is only a word in the mind of the weak!