Ammo T&E…

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.

M-24 and FGMM

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.

M24 and SCAR target annotated

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.

Winchester ammo

Note, this is NOT Winchester White Box… It’s steel case FMJ.

Winchester ammo with G19

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.

winchester 9mm targetLastly, 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…

Comments

Ammo T&E… — 7 Comments

  1. Nice review. And not bad shooting there, Tex. I will add them to my list.

  2. Fargo- It worked, and for range work especially with Glocks where you’re not shooting reloaded ammo, it’s a good price point.

  3. “ran 50 rounds through her Glock”
    HER Glock. Nice to know you’ve not lost those skills for which Navel Aviators are so justly famous.

    BTW, your recommendations re. .308 bolt action have been noted. My bank balance may take some time to recover but I hope to have a worthy range report by mid-July.

  4. Stretch- LOL, she’s married… and NOT to me. :-p Thanks for asking me, but as I always say, buy what YOU want, not what we recommend… YOU are the one that has to be happy with it.

  5. I’ve seen the steel Case Winchester 9mm at Wal-Mart, about $2 a box less than the brass. I’ve wondered if it was worth trying. Thanks for the review of it, might give it a go in the TZ-75.