Remington UMC Ammunition

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okie74

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New to this forum and the world of firearms, so please excuse my ignorance. Recently purchased my first handgun (Ruger GP100).

Just wondering what everyone thinks about Remington UMC ammunition for use at the range. I have spoke with many people regarding ammunition choices and get a variety of responses that usually include, "American vs Foreign" and "Clean vs Dirty". I always select from the major American manufacturers and Remingtion ammunition is fairly easy to obtain in my area. I purchase Remington Express for HD and practice with it, but it gets very expensive. Many times I just want to go to the range, have some fun and improve my marksmanship. Thanks for the help, and any other economical ammunition suggestions would be appreciated.
 
I've shot a lot of it. It's as good as any. Watch out for the bulk stuff, some is bare lead, not jacketed. Dirties up the barrel.
 
It's perfectly fine for range fun. I'm one who doesn't care if some ammo is dirty...I like cleaning my guns. If you can find it cheap then blast away!
 
UMC is just fine for your mentioned needs. I wouldn't use it for Bullseye competition or anything. For general range use and improving your aim I'd buy it in bulk without hesitation. In recent years, they seem to be loaded a bit hotter than WWB and has been dirtier as of late. But with their generally lower prices than most, there's give and take.

Independence ammo has been my favorite brass to use for reloading as of late. WWB, as mentioned, is just fine. I personally stay away from S&B and PMC.
 
Watch out for the bulk stuff, some is bare lead, not jacketed. Dirties up the barrel.
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Agreed. It's not worth the cost savings.

We're not just talking dirty here; we're talking lead-fouled, as in you'll need specific lead-removing aids to work the lead out of your barrel. I learned about this from shooting a lot of Remington UMC and Magtech LRN through my GP-100.
 
Bought my first handgun in 1993 and it was also a GP-100. Shot hundreds of .38 swc reloads when I first got it. When it would start to bind, I would scrub it with Hoppes and shoot some more.

I also did a lot of dry firing to improve trigger control and get a good feel for it. I didn't think it was necessary when told to do it, but it taught me how to stage the trigger which vastly improved my accuracy.

Mine is a 4 inch blued model and has been carried in a lined Gould and Goodrich holster and it looks as good as it did when I bought it new.
 
Remington UMC is what I turn to when I want good .303 British, .45 Colt, .357 and .40 S&W. If I want to plink with my .38, then I'll buy WWB, otherwise I like Magtech 158gr LRN and Federal 129gr JHP +P for SD. I like PMC for .380 because both ball and hp like to feed in everything I have.
 
Never used Remington UMC, but I've used much worse: Wolf, Brown Bear, Prvi, Partisan, Blazer, Independence. WWB is about the nicest range ammo I've used. I can only assume that Remington UMC would be fine.
 
I've fired UMC leadless 125gr. .357 magnums. They burn ultra clean and are ultra hot. They have as much zip as any 125 gr. magnum out there. I find them to be accurate, although the recoil can be fearsome.
 
Has shot fine in everything I`ve used it in which includes .38sp, 9mm, .357, 41mag. 45acp., 45lc., 44mag and sp.

As mentioned before it`s not comp. ammo but great for general uses.
 
Ah Jeez, where do you some of you pull this stuff up

UMC stands for Union Metallic Cartridge Company and has been a ammunition manufactoring branch of Remington Arms for nearly a hundred years now. UMC ammo is the equvilent of the Winchester white box ammo of good quality.
 
Dunno, guess I'm a bit prejudiced. Bo't a case of the stuff when .357 Sig was brand new and a novelty-and hard to find. Had primer issues so after a few boxes I had the tap-rack-bang drill down pat. Money was hard for me to come by in those days so I was very disappointed. Quite likely have several boxes left around here somewhere...
On the other hand I think it's pretty hard to beat RP rifle ammo for accuracy and performance on game, even though I prefer my handloads. Sometimes I even load their bullets and I usually prefer their brass.
I'm sure it's fine today, just not for me.
 
I've never had a problem with it when I've used it, it seemed to be of similar quality to Winchester White Box or CCI Blazer Brass. I haven't bought any in quite a while though because other brands are less expensive and more widely available in my area.
 
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