Since I discovered them a few months ago its almost all I shoot. They have been flawless in all guns and in all calibers I have tried. They seem a bit snappier in my opinion, but thats just my opinion.

 

Compared to the Whitebox Winchester ammo, there is a marked difference (IMHO) the 9mm and the .45 ACP has grouped better also. I like the Tula Steel case also but this is a bit cleaner and a buck cheaper (at least at my Wally World)

 

I've tried the 9mm, shot about 300 rounds and not one ftf.

 

I have never had anything but problems and a very dirty weapon from the Blazer version. That was why I hesitated to try the Federal but someone told me that it worked very well for them so I gave it a try.

 

Same here. I HATE the Blazer stuff nothing but troubles.

I have a hard time buying stuff with disposable cases I would much rather get stuff that has brass I can reload.

 

I ran it thru 3 firearms without any failures.
At about 20 cents per round, I'm happy.:thumb:

 

It functioned well for me. The recoil impulse seemed less than usual in 9mm. It still made steel fall in IDPA.

 

can it be reloaded?

 

No.

Firing destroys the heat treating of the case, its a one shot affair.

Secondly, its a berdan primed case, not standard boxer primed.

Its cheap because the case is disposable.

 

I know Blazers must work for some folks or the wouldn't keep selling it. I never tried the 9mm, only the .40 S&W. My 23 didn't care for it. But, if you like Blazer then I suspect you will like the Federal too.:thumb:

 

$9.97 per box of 50 for the federal aluminum cased 9mm rounds here at my local ghetto mart I bought 4 boxes for a buddy and he hasnt had any problems through his hi-point 9mm. I let him try them out because I heard they are a very dirty round Plus I was reading that prolonged exposure to whatever comes off the aluminum case can be harmful.

 

I've been buying Federal Blazer Ammo since it was $3.55 a box at Academy. Never a minutes problem and I still have a few cases left.

Jungle Work

 

I thought Blazer was made by CCI.


Now I'm really confused, from what I am reading, ATK owns both Federal and CCI. (as well as Blazer.)
I wonder if it is the same product just being repackaged???

 

I tried the Fed. Aluminum .45 ACP last weekend for the first time. After 200 rounds through a new pistol, I had no FTF or FTE. Awesome ammo with zero problems at a great price ($14.97 locally). Shooting .45 ACP at a 9mm pricepoint is fine by me.

 

You would have thought that .22 and other non reloadable rounds should have been aluminum by now. I wonder why ??

 

I bought some blazer brass .45 (aluminum casing), and it shoots well in all my firearms except my mpa10t (MAC 10). In that gun it stovepiped every 2-3 shots. That was the only ammo that did it also which ruled out me limp wristing. I'm guessing the cartridge was not heavy enough to get ejected clearly? Someone gave me some good answers on that awhile back, but I forgot exactly what it was. Anyways, I bet the federal is fine ammo as well, but possibly not for every firearm.

 

HORNADY GUY HERE. I just believe in shooting at the range what you may have to shoot in real life.

 

An excellent way to pointlessly waste a lot of money. :xeye:

(also in Georgia, just not in a swamp.)

 

My P-89

Gobbles Blazer Aluminum Case without fail. Accurate enough to consistently hit 8 inch steel plates at 100 yards with a bit of practice.

 

throat wear

Wonder if anyone had scoped there bore after shooting a bunch of this stuff. I saw considerable errosion on one of my ar15s after shooting 6 to 700 rounds of steel cased Tula and Bear ammo.

 

The Tula and Bear ammo use a bimetal bullet, extremely thin copper plating over steel jacket with a lead core.

 

Again, I smell a plot to kill off reloading and wear out our barrels sooner. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but aluminum cases, berdan primers, and steel jackets and steel shot pellets all sound like ways to make ammo and guns eventually scarcer.

 

When I saw Federal Aluminum (9mm) at my Walmart, I bought all they had, which looked like a case. On spec, I just knew it was high quality and low priced ammo that luckily, all my guns would surely run. (It was $9.99/box I believe). Then it turns out they had 2 boxes only, everything else was regular $15 a box stacked with it.

I haven't shot it yet, I will admit. But, when I first bought my Glock 23 years ago, I bought a copious amount of Blazer aluminum cased .40 and 9mm for the LWD 40-9 bbl. All of it was fine. Federal and Blazer/CCI etc. are two of my favorite companies and I trust them.

Now if I was shooting a competition gun, perhaps something very finnicky due to expensive parts or a special barrel, or a gun that specifically says avoid this type of ammo, I guess I'd pass.

Fortunately for me, my Glock 19 Gen 2, Glock 23 Gen 3, Sig P226 MK25, and even S&W Shield 9mm ,all eat up ammo like chicken chow mein, all seasonings and styles, grains, metals, bullet types, etc.

So I buy it cheap and stack that stuff deep and shoot it like it's been a bad boy.

 

I bought and used the Federal aluminum case in 9mm, .40, and .45. I fired it through Beretta, CZ, Glock, and Ruger with no issues. Decent ammo and I will buy more when it is stocked.

 

Aluminum Ammo? Interesting.

Wow...from what I have been reading so far, it seems that there is mostly wide approval for this type of ammo. I read a good question below...can it be reloaded? Is this ammo anodized aluminum? I'm not sure if I should assume so. Please don't jump on for that...I am a bit out of the loop when it comes to weapons and ammo. Only just getting back into it after thirty years. I used to own a lot of weapons...inherited from my father who had been a survival instructor in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He had brought home with him (illegally?) his service revolver which was a .401 magnum...a HUGE caliper hand gun. He had to manufacture his own ammo for it because it was apparently only available in the Air Force. That gun was really powerful and really loud. At least, for that time period anyway. Now there are even bigger hand guns. I've been interested in getting my hands on a Public Defender Polymer (The Judge) revolver. Anyone have any opinion on this weapon and any comments on whether aluminum ammo might work with this weapon?

Thanks for any comments or guidance.

 

Wow...from what I have been reading so far, it seems that there is mostly wide approval for this type of ammo. I read a good question below...can it be reloaded? Is this ammo anodized aluminum? I'm not sure if I should assume so. Please don't jump on for that...I am a bit out of the loop when it comes to weapons and ammo. Only just getting back into it after thirty years. I used to own a lot of weapons...inherited from my father who had been a survival instructor in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He had brought home with him (illegally?) his service revolver which was a .401 magnum...a HUGE caliper hand gun. He had to manufacture his own ammo for it because it was apparently only available in the Air Force. That gun was really powerful and really loud. At least, for that time period anyway. Now there are even bigger hand guns. I've been interested in getting my hands on a Public Defender Polymer (The Judge) revolver. Anyone have any opinion on this weapon and any comments on whether aluminum ammo might work with this weapon?

Thanks for any comments or guidance.

Are you talking about the .401 powermag?

 

I haven't seen or used this stuff but I would advise caution in using it for defensive purposes. When the Blazer aluminum cased ammo came out some of our cheapskate officers bought it for use in their personal firearms. A number of them used it as a carry load and we saw more than a few rounds that wouldn't feed or chamber due to cases being crushed or dented by magazine spring pressure. This was after being carried in a magazine for several months. I don't know if the Federal version is any stronger but be careful!

 

I doubt they are safely reloadable.
I smell a plot to eliminate reloadable brass.

 

As http://www.survivalistboards.com/member.php?u=43587 said they are reloadable.

I asked my local ammo manufacture. He sells them & reloads them.

 

I have shot over 1000 rds of this stuff in my competition gun in 9mm and no jams or ftf.

If you shoot a lot rapid fire with some of the coated steel case ammo it can cause problems. The aluminum stuff does not have this issue

 

Not for me I reload all my ammo have not boutht factory except fot rimfire since early 60s.

 

bought 3 boxes,havent tried them,but $10/ box vs brass $15/box ,and it works,sounds awesome