Buffalo Bore

As a general matter it is as good as it gets. I like all of their hard cast ammunintion. The wide meplat works real well on the target. Only downside is some of it is very hot. I tend to go for the standard pressure loads.
 
Good ammo - need a strong handgun and adjustable sights. It broke my buddys beretta, it shoots high in my .380.

Does what it says ...
 
I use 180gr hardcasts in my trail gun. There are big bear and moose in my area but I'm not really worried about them. They'll do the job though on 4 or 2 legged beasts so my bases are covered.

I'd like to try their 38spl
 
WildAlaska...

... I have also found Cor-Bon customer service to be top-notch.

But why else do you prefer their ammo? Are their performance related reasons for your preference?
 
The hard cast flat nose 32ACP plays nice in my NAA Guardian.

It penetrates as well as ball in 'recycled 'phone books. Waaay more costly than ball 'tho.

salty
 
Just bought some 38 Special Short Barrel 158-gr. LSWCHP (standard pressure) ammo for a snubnose. The bullet looks machined with a wider and deeper HP opening compared to the Federal +P FBI load counterpart that's rough looking.
 
Rampant_Colt

Beretta specifically states not to put +P ammo in their .32 Tomcat. Or maybe it was ammo that goes faster than … Whatever it is, they give guidelines as to what ammo can’t be used, and Buffalo Bore fit the description. Well he went ahead and used it anyway.

First clip – the frame cracked.

To Berettas credit – they still fixed the thing.
 
... I have also found Cor-Bon customer service to be top-notch.

But why else do you prefer their ammo? Are their performance related reasons for your preference?
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All things being equal (bullet type and shape, gun), I believe that there is very little difference in actual performance between the "perfomance" grades of ammo. It then comes down to QC and customer service. Thats where these three companies to wit: Corbon, Hornady and HSM, excel over all the others.

Let me give you two examples. We had a certain lot of Corbon 44 mag ammo that showed bullet jump in 329 PDs. We called Corbon about it. They didnt go on message Boards and blame the gun. They made us PULL that lot of ammo (about 40 plus boxes), sent us replacement reformulated ammo, gratis, and told us to give any customer who had that lot and were getting bullet jump new ammo...ON CORBONS DIME.

We had a similar incident with HSM. Same response. No questions asked.

Thats what I call customer service. To be fair, I have had similar experiences with Federal, to the point that they replaced a gun for a fellow that had a Tikka blow with 30-06, despite the fact that their tests showed no problems with the remaining ammo.

Tikka of course blamed the ammo:rolleyes:

I also really like the QC of Fiocchi ammo and they make some real nice, reasonably priced, accurate XTP loads for defense.

WildhopethatanswersyourquestionAlaska ™©2002-2010
 
Seems to me that you can only load ammo up to certain specs - and ammo manufacturers surly would be wary of going over, especially in this litigious society.

I am not pointing fingers but it seems to me a rifle/pistol should withstand considerably more than the pressures they know are going to build within them. This is why Beretta stated not to use +P in their Tomcat. Seems odd that a big co. like Tikka would blame the ammo so quickly. That’s poor!

Ok if everything you said is true ... I am pointing :)
 
Has anyone ever had dealings with Buffalo Bores CS? Sounds like Cor Bon is excellent to deal with but without having any reports from Buffalo Bore, it sounds a bit one-sided. The case could also be made that Buffalo Bore has better QC so they don't have to recall lots of ammo. I'm not saying this is true but the scant facts presented here would support either assertion equally well (or equally poorly in this case).
 
They make a good hunting load for a 44 Special. Only problem, it cost about $1.10 a shot and I can roll my own identical round for around $0.12 a each. Still, good ammo if you don't reload.
 
I don't use factory ammo much, but I occasionally buy a box if I'm running low on a particular caliber. Quite frankly, I don't see how Buffalo Bore gets away with charging what they do for their ammo. It may be good, but it ain't twice as good as Hornady or any of the other major brands, yet they want twice the price everyone else charges. I guess they think their brand has some special cachet that allows them overcharge for their product, sorta like designer jeans or somethin'.
 
Buffalo Bore, Winchester, Federal, Corbon, and even Hornady all charge about the same price for their CIVILIAN directed premium (self defense) ammo in 20 round boxes. I don't agree with major manufactures charging everyday civilians almost double the price compared to LE Only ammo in 50-round boxes.

That's the way it is and people are paying $22 - $26 per box of PREMIUM quality self defense ammo because it's marketed that way. Manufactures used the recent ammo shortage to take advantage of higher profit margins. :eek:

By the time you pay tax, ammo fees, and shipping, things get expensive. :( Because of this, sales of plain old Winchester White Box have increased quite a bit the last few years and it's not bad ammo.

We can either reload or try to get the LE Only stuff which is still a pretty penny in 50-round boxes or buy less than top-tier quality for less money. In a way, you get what you pay for.
 
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