Which non American ammo brand would you reach for?

[mr bolo]

MAGTECH from CBC BRAZIL is excellent ammo, the .45 ammo is very reasonable only $14.98 a box retail for 230 gr fmj ball

S&B is also good stuff

I only buy TULA ammo for the SKS & M44 because nobody else makes it cheap, and the sks and mosin nagant was designed for steel cased ammo.

 

[Hal]

I like S&B brass - it sizes very well & seems to last a long time.
PMC - not so much.

 

[PushPuller]

For those of you who have used or use S&B fairly extensively have you had any experience with the casings shedding small brass flakes into the gun? every time I shoot 200+ rounds in one sitting it looks like somebody blew gold glitter into the inside of my guns. Its not hard to clean and the casings seems to be in good condition still. PPU and none of the American brands seem to do it.

 

[stangbangr]

I always go for S&B. I’ve shot 11 cases of the FMJ 124 gr. Without issue.

 

[xandi]

No Choice for IMI? I’ve had good results with it

 

[bn12gg]

Eh, I shoot the least expensive ammo that works in the gun (best ammo varies per gun). I do the same thing with my Jeep Wrangler fuel -- blow it down the barrel or blow it out the exhaust. $$ keep them down. Ammo -- gas have similarity imo.
.02. David.

 

[Mosin44az]

Magtech my choice, PMC and Aguila also good. Sellier & Bellot did not work in my old Ruger P95 which ran everything else perfectly for years. PPU seemed to have heavy primers causing failures to fire in my custom Model 66. Fiocchi seems to load pretty hot.

 

[PushPuller]

Just a quick update, Iv since starting this poll have shot roughly 200 rounds of Magtech 124gr, as well as some Fiocchi 124gr.

I would honestly have to say that the Magtech impressed me in the accuracy field, although it felt confusing some how. I seemed to have a bit more muzzle flip than I'm used to. The Fiocchi performed right in line with the PPU and S&B but did seem to be a bit cleaner.

I havnt gotten around to PMC yet simply because I got a box of PMC 230gr a couple weeks back for the 45s and after about 40 rounds quit shooting it because I was kind of worried that it was loaded hot. It was uncomfortable to shoot and felt completely different than anything iv ever experienced. this was between two different 1911s as well. An nobody carries the 9mm around here so I might just pass on PMC altogether.

 

[CUBAN REDNECK]

115 grain 9 MM S&B is good practice ammo.

 

[WannabeMiculek]

I've used Fiocchi and Aguila, extensively with only a couple problems. For competition its hard to beat (given the price point)

 

[scoobysnacker]

I'm genuinely torn on this one, as Sellier & Bellot is my overall preferred brand for 9mm.

For standard, common rounds S&B wins out. But I couldn't go without some of the calibers only PPU offers.