Remington .38 Spl ammo, dirty?

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Hey guys, is Remington .38 Spl ammo dirtier than some other brands, like Prvi Partizan and PMC in the same caliber? I recently bought 5 or 6 boxes of Remington and took it to the range twice so far. It seems that after shooting 50 rounds or Remington my revolver is more dirty than after shooting 100-150 rounds of the other brands mentioned above. Is it me, or is it true? :rolleyes:
 
I bought a bulk box of Remington UMC metal clad 130gr ammo. It was the least expensive stuff at the store.
It was very dirty.

I've shot other Remington ammo and don't remember it being any more dirty than other major brands.
 
The cheaper Remington rounds have always been very dirty to me. Their cheap .22 LR ammo spits fire and is a mess. I have not been impressed.

I prefer Federal or even Winchester.
 
I have to look up which one I have. I paid $20 per box of 50, I guess it's considered inexpensive nowadays. The box is green and white, bullets are copper plated. But any other details I can not remember...
 
In all my years of shooting I never worried about cartridges shooting dirty. My concern was their performance. Oh there were times when my firearms needed a little more cleaning but it never crossed my mind about shooting "dirty" bullets I don't believe I ever heard it brought up in conversations among other shooters either, but I guess that is just me.
 
RJay, I am saying these are bad rounds. Perhaps they are very good. But for my today's level of shooting I don't see them being any more accurate than other brands I've tried. Perhaps when I'll become a state of the art target shooter I will be able to discuss this topic in more depth. As of today all I know is that these Remington rounds cost about the same as PMC or Prvi and afterwards I have to clean the gun twice as long. So, what's the point of buying them given I have any choice?
 
I bought a box of Buffalo Bore HD loads for the .32 SW Long. Six rounds and I thought I was burning black powder. Very accurate, but the smoke was such that as you're repelling the horde, you're also sending up smoke signals.
 
jglsprings, not as much, as before. I am getting use to the fact that if I shoot it weekly, it's going to show the signs of use. But I do clean at least the barrel and forcing cone after each time on the range, yes. I am still not comfortable with the idea that I can go 3-4 times between cleanings. :D
 
All meant in good fun... ;)

As for "dirty" could very well be. I don't buy Remington and haven't for years. But, I do like their rifle hunting bullets.

I've not used Remington pistol ammunition for a long time. The brass always seemed thin, brittle, "different". When I would do a batch of reloads you could "feel" the difference in Remington brass.

The 22 stuff has been junk for years. Dirty, mis-fires, you name it.
 
As of today all I know is that these Remington rounds cost about the same as PMC or Prvi and afterwards I have to clean the gun twice as long. So, what's the point of buying them given I have any choice?
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Then what's the point of asking the question? It seems you've made your mind up, and for you that's all that matters for you. You think it's dirtier, and that's important to you. So don't buy Remington ammo if you have a choice. Seems simple enough to me.
 
Well we can tell who doesn't reload by some of these comments lol. I'll shoot that dirty ammo just to keep the brass for my better handloads.
 
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Because Remington brass is good stuff.

Heh! Interesting point. I would never though that the quality of brass differs from one brand to another. Well, may be I will go ahead and buy another 5-6 boxes of that dirty Remington after all! :)
 
Because Remington brass is good stuff. Given a choice, I'd use Remington (or Federal) brass over all others.
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You know, if it was anyone other than Mr. Borland I'd argue. But he shoots more than I do now days. He is one of the few voices I respect on this forum.

Well we can tell who doesn't reload by some of these comments lol. I'll shoot that dirty ammo just to keep the brass for my better handloads.
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That's the deal, I do reload. A lot. Oh, well when two people tell you are drunk you'd better sit down.

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The brass always seemed thin, brittle, "different". When I would do a batch of reloads you could "feel" the difference in Remington brass.
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That's the deal, I do reload. A lot. Oh, well when two people tell you are drunk you'd better sit down.
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The brass definitely runs through the dies easier, suggesting it's thinner, but I haven't run into any brittleness issues. I use plated bullets, so I taper, rather than roll crimp, which may not work the mouths as much.

That said, though, I don't have a huge amount of it, so I tend to hoard, rather than actually reload it, and can't comment much on it's durability. But it is easier to reload, and those reloads seem a tad more accurate. Could be the brass is a little more uniform, and/or the thinner brass deforms the bullet just a wee bit less. Or it could all just be in my head. ;)
 
I just recently shot a full box of Remington green/white box through my jframe. To be honest, I didn't notice it being any dirtier than WWB, Federal, or even some of the cheap range reloads they have at the gun club. My supply of factory ammo dates over two years back so something may have changed though.
 
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Green and white box is pretty dirty and certainly dirtier than some. It is cleaner than some too.

The way I look at it, after a range trip you are going to clean it either way so I opt for whatever is cheap, dirty or not.
 
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