380 tulammo seems a little hot

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georgiacatweazle

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i have a bodyguard 380 and i've been running tula through it. two FTF today. it also seems to run mostly hot, recoil even for a 380 seems stiff. american handgunner ammo seems to shoot milder. i've also noticed sometimes the tula powder charge seems a smidge less due to recoil being lighter on a few rounds.
anyone else noticed this about tula ?
so far tula is the only ammo through this gun except for a handful of hornady. if the pistol is consistently unpleasant to shoot, may trade it for a glock 26 ?
 
this the same mrgunsandgear as youtube ?

i have heard some bad talk about tula 380, but in the past i've used 9mm, 40s&w, 45 acp with good accuracy and reliability, it must be that the 380 stuff just isn't up to par as the rest.
the fps is about the same as hornady too, but damn the recoil hurts, and i've shot 454 casull too. i'm pretty sure they must be maxing out the powder charge.
i think i may try a box of US made brass case ammo just to see if the recoil management is better. pistol is decent, but thinking about trading for a G26.
 
I've only shot 3 boxes of it, but they worked great. Shot it through a commercial Makarov in .380. It was very accurate, like 1.5 inch groups at 15 yards, off-hand. I use it as the benchmark for my reloads. Just my experience. Oh, I didn't notice the recoil, either.
 
I can't speak to the gun you are shooting, but shooting Beretta's 84f any ammo was a pain to shoot, literally it hurt.
Kahr c380 and Colt Mustang Pocket Lite are super comfy to shoot.
 
Send me your leftovers of that awful stuff.

Mrgunsngear ....Yes, Tul/Tula is the worst, most inconsistent, commercial ammo made.
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Heck, in the last year I've shot 3-4,000 rounds of Tula 9mm, 2,000 of the .380 and a thousand of .40 & .45 with ZERO problems.
 
As far as ammo choices typically available at WalMart, I'd recommend anyone avoid the steelcase 9mm TulAmmo, the primers tend to be extremely hard. The Fed Champion Aluminum Case ammo is better and cheaper when it's in stock. I can always get the Perfecta 9mm which is the same price as the steelcase 9mm TulAmmo, and all my nines shoot this Perfecta 9mm just fine.
 
Yes, Tul/Tula is the worst, most inconsistent, commercial ammo made.
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Not sure it is the worst. From my perspective, Freedom Munitions .380 would give it a run for it's money.

I have 400 rounds left from a 500 round purchase that is just sitting there collecting dust. Ran like crap in the three .380's my GF shoots.
 
this the same mrgunsandgear as youtube ?
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Yes.

Heck, in the last year I've shot 3-4,000 rounds of Tula 9mm, 2,000 of the .380 and a thousand of .40 & .45 with ZERO problems.
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I can say the same for Wolf and Barnaul ammo but TUL/Tula always gives me problems in any caliber. Rarely have I ever gotten through a box without at least one, but usually multiple, malfunctions.
 
I have a Bodyguard and have put about 400 rounds of American eagle and Aguila ammo through it with little discomfort and zero ammo issues. I do not purchase steel case ammo unless for my Comblock weapons that it was designed for.
 
I ran 200 rounds of Perfecta 9mm through my CZ 75B on Saturday, and I want to mention again how much I like this ammo. Why you would want to pay significantly more for .380 factory rounds compared to 9mm is beyond me since IMHO, 9mm is just an overall better alternative.
 
JD, The OP is asking about a mini pistol in .380 and the resultant recoil. A large CZ in 9mm is an entirely different topic, the .380 has it's place in the food chain especially when dealing with micro pocket pistols.
 
...the .380 has it's place in the food chain especially when dealing with micro pocket pistols.
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Well the OP originally asked about TulAmmo and I replied earlier that the Perfecta ammo is better product at the same price, and I stand by that comment. OP also mentioned about trading up to a Glock 26, and I would consider that moving up in the food chain! A micro pistol is going to recoil excessively regardless of what you load it with, that's just the nature of the beast! If that excessive recoil affects your ability to hit your target, then I say you need to choose another firearm to carry!
 
JDBerg said:
Well the OP originally asked about TulAmmo and I replied earlier that the Perfecta ammo is better product at the same price, and I stand by that comment.
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One minor wrinkle, however, is that it's been quite some time—6mos at least—since I last saw any Perfecta .380 on the shelves at Wally World, and it's not for lack of looking, as I'm constantly seeking inexpensive .380 ammo with quality reloadable brass. (My Beretta throws brass at about a 90° angle, so I constantly lose cases when I shoot at indoor ranges and they bounce forward.)

It's been over a year since I shot any steel-case .380, but when I did, I don't recall observing that TulAmmo was noticeably hotter than PPU, Perfecta, or RemChester. However, TulAmmo categorically seems to have hard primers, and it has a reputation for malfunctioning in pistols that don't hit the primer as hard as others. I surmise that this is probably more of an issue with .380 pocket pistols than with 9mm service pistols, as the latter are generally designed to digest 9mm NATO, which also has hard primers.

(BTW JDBerg, I agree with the rest of your post. :))
 
OK, here's the deal, my biggest problem with steel cased TulAmmo is that the LGR's around here don't allow steel or aluminum cased ammo, and I got booted off of the range once for using steel cased ammo. Since I take my shooting privileges seriously, I'm not going to risk getting permanently banned from the few ranges in my area.

And although I buy a fair amount of ammo off of Wally I also buy a lot from Cabelas, which always has ammo on sale, with a much better selection, particularly JHP's, and there's no sales tax. Because of the screwy carry laws in DE, the ammo shelves at this Cabelas are always loaded, and I can legally transport ammo back to PA. And I do have a fair amount of reloads from all of the ones-fired brass I've accumulated.
 
Raise your standards by paying a bit extra with brass casings, American made....not on the economical shelf lure, or competitive vendors but on practical advantage of knowledge...it's all written on the box. Standards are more consistent and efficient with U.S. manufacturers than from Russian imports (similar to WWII ammo vs. modern ammo). Start with an on-line search on specifics of cartridge, powder grain and bullet grain. Don't get caught up in fast, cheap practice rounds just for the "boom", but in the tested science of ammo. There are some really good bargains for your use at reasonable "target" rounds as you hone your shooting skills!
 
No 380s in the barn but the Tulammo in 9mm and .45 I have shot is on the light side. Dirty to shoot but not a lot of recoil.
 
I found some remington UMC 380 at wally world. going to run that and a few mags of american handgunner. see if the extreme recoil is from the tulammo. the recoil impulse from tula isn't consistent for 380.
 
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