Just looking around and figuring buying ammo in bulk would be my best bet for saving money. I have a question about 9mm ammo though since im new and what not. Does it mean anything that the rounds say luger on them? I was looking at wolf and Brown bear ammo and they are really cheap in bulk. I was wondering if i were to shoot them out of a 92fs or sig2022 would they harm the pistol in anyway? Is it worth it to spend the extra cash? Pistol will b used for range shooting

You can get better ammo at the same price of the wolf and brown bear your seeing.

I like to spend a few more dollars and get something decent in brass. I find most the time it shoots a little cleaner, and i just started picking up all my brass for future reloading ( whenever i decide to get into it )

 

Plus, some indoor ranges dont allow steel case ammo ( if thats what you were looking at )

 

Personally, I like to use federal american eagle, and PMC for my 9mm

 

there is a smoking deal going on right now, 1000 rounds for 209 bucks here:

 

https://www.targetsportsusa.com/p-660-federal-american-eagle-9mm-luger-115-grain-full-metal-jacket-ammunition.aspx

Just looking around and figuring buying ammo in bulk would be my best bet for saving money. I have a question about 9mm ammo though since im new and what not. Does it mean anything that the rounds say luger on them? I was looking at wolf and Brown bear ammo and they are really cheap in bulk. I was wondering if i were to shoot them out of a 92fs or sig2022 would they harm the pistol in anyway? Is it worth it to spend the extra cash? Pistol will b used for range shooting

 

TO answer your first question: 9x19m, 9mm parabellum, and 9mm luger are all the same thing, and you cna run across ammo labeled as all of that and just 9mm, especially in catalogs. Most boxes will say 9x19mm on it someplace. 9mm kurz and 9mm short are the same thing as .380 ACP. I have yet to see that referred to as just 9mm, but I have seen .380 acp labeled as 9mm kurz and 9mm short on older foreign ammo. 9x18 is 9mm makarov. I have seen that just labeled 9mm in some catalogs, but it is not common. Then there's 9mmx21 and 9mmx23, which I have never seen labeled as anything other than that.

 

Will cheap Russian ammo hurt your gun? That depends. I've been pretty happy with my experiences with wolf/WPA. It's dirty, but pretty consistent. What I have seen with some steel cased russian pistol ammo that IS dangerous was insufficient crimp/neck tension/sealant. I don't know which of those three they were counting on to prevent bullet setback, but you could shove them into the case just pinching them between thumb and forefinger pretty well. They were .45 in a modern gun, so a lot of headroom on pressure, and nobody got hurt. SOmething like that in 40 or .357 sig could go pretty badly though. I would and have bought wolf since they cleaned up their act as importers and got better specs and QC that they try to enforce. I'd just hand cycle some bullets first and make sure you aren't seeing lots of setback. If you do, don't shoot it and give them a call about it.

I stay away from anything that's not brass...just sayin'

I stay away from anything that's not brass...just sayin'

 

Reason?

 

For the record, wolf if more accurate than alot of other range ammo, including winchester and CCI. The steel casings are not made of steel as hard as your gun, they are made from soft mild steel, which is also coated, so dont use the whole "it will wear out my gun" thing. Not gonna happen!

9 mm corto is 380 also in Italian ammo. Corto means short.

Reason?

 

For the record, wolf if more accurate than alot of other range ammo, including winchester and CCI. The steel casings are not made of steel as hard as your gun, they are made from soft mild steel, which is also coated, so dont use the whole "it will wear out my gun" thing. Not gonna happen!

 

Personal preference...I've seen enough people have problems with steel/aluminum ammo to stay away from it.

I picked up some MFS 9mm ammo to try out that was on a special .20/round sale recently and is carried by Cabela's and The Sportsmen's Guide. It has zinc plated steel casing. I believe it is made in Hungary.

I picked up some MFS 9mm ammo to try out that was on a special .20/round sale recently and is carried by Cabela's and The Sportsmen's Guide. It has zinc plated steel casing. I believe it is made in Hungary.

I shot a bunch of the MSF stuff when .45 ACP was on sale for $14 a box. No problems at all with that ammo.

Reason?

 

For the record, wolf if more accurate than alot of other range ammo, including winchester and CCI. The steel casings are not made of steel as hard as your gun, they are made from soft mild steel, which is also coated, so dont use the whole "it will wear out my gun" thing. Not gonna happen!

 

Glenn is correct. Although CCI aluminum isn't that bad. Remington ammo is only good for reloading the brass. I would use Wolf or CCI aluminum over Winchester white box or Remington ammo if my life depended on it.

my 92fs loves wolf and brown bear. I'm out of it though. All I have is brass stuff right now.