Widener’s was good enough to send some ammo my way for T&E.
60 rounds of FGMM 175 grain. Widener’s price point is comparable to others selling this same round (when they can stock it). This is, in my opinion, some of the best ammo on the market for consistency and accuracy. It’s not as good as handloading, but since I haven’t been able to hand load, it is my go-to ammo for both the M24 and M40A1 rifles.
Note: Both of my rifles like 175gr better than 168gr by about 1/2 MOA accuracy, which means it’s harder for me to find ammo. 175gr match ammo is not often available.
Of note- We were shooting in a dead 5-15kt crosswind, that was gusting. In quiet air, these rounds would be touching. The red circle was the original three shots. The white circle was walking the scope in. The green circle was shooting specifically at the number 10 on the target. The three rounds outside the circles are all called flyers due to wind.
The yellow circle upper left is from the FN SCAR-17 with the same ammo. The orange circle is after adjustment on the TA-11 ACOG.
OBTW, the five ‘little’ rounds were somebody else plinking my target with a .22… sigh…
And they included 300 rounds of the ‘new’ Winchester USA forged 9mm 115gr ammo. The price point is right at $0.20/round compared to $0.24/round for WWB. I ran it through the three pistols you see here, Gen 1 Glock 17, Gen 3 Glock 19, and an old Browning High Power.
Note, this is NOT Winchester White Box… It’s steel case FMJ.
This is one hundred rounds semi-slow fire through the three pistols. No FTFs, No FTEs, and one failure to fire (good primer strike, no idea what happened). This is the first target, 50 rounds. All shots from 10 yards, and the four low shots are all on me, not a function of the ammo. It was well within acceptable accuracy with all three pistols. One of the LEOs at the range ran 50 rounds through her Glock with no problems and agreed on the accuracy.
Lastly, I did a comparison of recoil between the Winchester FMJ and Hornady Critical Defense in 135gr HP rounds fired through the Glock 19. The order is Winchester/Hornady/Winchester/Hornady/Winchester/Hornady.
One noticeable thing was the Winchester ammo was ‘smokier’ than the Hornady. While there is little difference to be seen in the recoil video, there was definitely a stronger felt ‘push’ from the 135gr HP rounds.
Thanks again to Widener’s for the T&E ammo, and I’d suggest you add them to the ammo suppliers list. They are competitive with the other houses out there.
Yes, I was compensated in that I received ‘free’ ammo, but the review is mine and mine alone. No one influenced my comments… YMMV, etc…
