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Offline Grumblecakes

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Herters ammo
« on: December 02, 2010, 04:47:59 PM »
anyone have a problem with this stuff in 223? i bought 5 boxes on black friday and so far every round has failed to cycle in both my rifles. My hand loads run perfect so i know its not the rifle. I only bought it cause i wanted some cheap plinking ammo and im ocd about picking up brass and didnt wanna deal with that for a few trips.
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2010, 05:42:50 PM »
I haven't used Herter's but I have used Tula, which is also a steel cased poly coated ammo.  I had an FTE using it where the shell stuck in the chamber and the extractor shaved off the rim.  Since then I have made sure that the chamber was scrubbed extra well when cleaning and I haven't had another problem since.  I think in my situation the chamber was dirty from previous use and wedged the case a bit.  I have read never mix brass and steel without cleaning in between to avoid problems.
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2010, 07:59:04 PM »
I did a web search and it looks like the quality of this ammo is...wait for it...HIT AND MISS!
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2010, 08:13:21 PM »
lol my search yielded the same results. just was wondering if anyone else here had problems
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2010, 08:20:00 PM »
You could mix it in with good ammo in your mags and practice malfunction drills.  Watch for squib loads though.
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2010, 10:44:53 AM »
I ran 200 rounds through my AR and had zero problems!! Got some from cabelas for the same reason. Cheap plinking ammo.
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2010, 02:21:06 PM »
You can get that Ulynovsk from CheaperThanDirt for less than $200/K delivered.  I wanna try that crap.
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2010, 10:36:01 PM »
Like agunforeachhand I have about 200 rounds of Herters/Tula through my AR with no problems. No complaints for the price...
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2011, 12:10:01 PM »
tried to burn up the last two boxes of this crap today. it will not cycle my rifles. i even tried lightening the buffer in my full length to get it to run. I will say though that it is reasonably decent plinking ammo if it worked. was ringing the 500yd gong with it today.
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2011, 04:01:37 PM »
Sounds like it would be fine for a bolt gun.  Varmints?
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2011, 06:41:04 PM »
Just a warning...don't shoot it at any steel unless you plan on buying it and taking it home.
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Re: Herters ammo
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2011, 11:58:12 PM »
Quote from: agunforeachhand on December 03, 2010, 10:44:53 AM
I ran 200 rounds through my AR and had zero problems!! Got some from cabelas for the same reason. Cheap plinking ammo.

I have to agree, the Herter's and Tula white box works well in my new AR as well as the old one. When they have it on sale under $4, I'll buy it with confidence.
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