10mm ammo source...

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nvrquit

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To all 10mm fanatics....

I'm attending the LFI-I course and have decided to use my S&W 1066 (I carry it as much as any other pistol I own). A requirement for LFI-I is 500 rounds of full-power ammunition (as per the documentation that accompanied my confirmation to the course). So far, a search of ammo suppliers has turned up one Georgia Arms as the best possible source of ammo, with 180gr. FMJ at a a MV of 1150fps for a 1000 rounds at $180.00. That's a cool $0.18 per round!

My question; is the Georgia Arms ammo decent?

Thanks for any feedback!
 
Georgia Arms is highly recommended

GA is great stuff! I shoot their Shear Power 9mm, .40 SW and .45ACP and it feeds and performs perfectly. A friend runs their 10mm through his Glock 20 and is very happy with it. Nice things about GA: the price for +P JHP is priced pretty close to target ammo, the quality is outstanding and if your order is over $500 the shipping is free. Highly recommended.
 
Georgia Arms 10mm correction...

Sorry on the mv of the 180gr FMJ loading at Georgia arms. The stated mv on their web site is 1100fps. This is the G10C part number. My mistake.

Tamara,

I understand that you shoot the 10mm, have you used the G10C loading?


Thanks to all that have replied!
 
Georgia Arm's 10mm is great bargain, but they are reloads. Proload's 10mm qualifier target ammo (PL10Q1) pushes 180 gr. FMJ at 1200 fps. It is more expensive than the Georgian Arm reloads, but you are getting new, hotter ammo, which is precision loaded for competitive target shooting.

For plinking, I shoot cheap CCI Blazer. This round is pushing 200 gr. FMJ at 1050 fps. Considering the heavier bullet, it's probably loaded pretty close to Georgia Arm's 180 gr. 1100 fps round.
 
Take into account that the shipping is free from Proload . Also Ammoman has Proload ammo which they offer cheaper than Proload's web site. They have free shipping on Proload ammo also. Shipping adds a lot to the price. Proload is excellent ammo. I use the 155 GD for the 10mm.
 
The choices....

Thanks to all that have replied!

Well, we could push this into a discussion on the merits/shortcomings of Pro Load(or any other factory loaded ammo) vs. "reloaded" ammo (in this case Georgia Arms), but I don't wish it to become so. What I was interested in was the honest experience of those out here that have used Georgia Arms ammo, so as to allow me to make my own decision.

I have used Pro Load ammo, as well as most other manufacturers 10mm. They have all proven to go "bang", of course with some being more accurate than others (in my chosen pistol). While I do wish to have quality ammunition for LFI-I, I would also wish to have enough to get in some decent amount of practice before attending, while using the same ammo that will be used by me in the course. The more I can afford to buy, the more I can practice. Hotter ammo doesn't allways mean better. A target won't know the difference between 180grs. at 1100 vs. 1200 fps.

BTW, seems to me that msr. Ayoob himself has in the past recommended Black Hills ammo, both labels, so "reloads" of quality don't seem to bother him to much.

Again, thanks to all that have replied.
 
nvrquit,
The only reason I responded with the Proload recommendation, is because you specified that the shoot required "full loads". NORMA originally loaded the 200 gr. to 1200 fps, and a 170 gr. to 1400 fps. Georgia's 180 gr. @ 1100 fps is a far cry from "full loads". Even Proload's potent 180 gr. @ 1200 falls short of the round's original design.

IIRC, Corbon had a limited run of 180 gr. pushing 1300 - 1350 fps, which of course I missed out on. Currently, even though it is still on the light side, Proload is as close to "full loads" of any readily available10mm commercial ammo.

If the Georgia Arm's ammo meets the criteria of the shoot, than of course it makes sense to use it.
 
Texas ammo sells a 165 at 1350 fps...not too shabby. I've shot 'em in my G29 and they're a lot of fun, and surprisingly controllable.
 
Full Loads...

Gusgus,

No offense was ever intended in any of this and I hope that you didn't feel such, as that was never my intent.

The "full-power" assignation is directly from the documentation that accompanied the confirmation to the LFI-I course. Now, from my point of view, this seems a little nebulous, at least in relation to comparative stopping power. I say this as the Federal Hydra-Shok 180gr. 10mm round is stated by Federal to have a mv of 1050 and this has been touted as a "good" stopper. I do agree that this is no where near the capability of the 10mm.

I guess that it comes down to personal decision. The Pro Load is definitely in the mix though.

Again, thanks to all that have replied!
 
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