Cheap Ammo?
Anyone out there have any experiences with Fiocchi ammo in .40 S&W? I recall using a few boxes of Fiocchi in .45ACP without problems, but I haven’t shot a full case worth.
Sportsman’s Guide has what looks like a fairly good deal on Fiocchi 170gr FMJ at $161.47/1000.
Alternately, they’ve got Armscor 180gr FMJ for $165.97/1000, but I know even less about Armscor.
Finally, there’s the old standby for cheapness, Wolf, at $128.22 per 1000 rounds of 180gr FMJ. Wolf has always worked for me, but it’s kind of dirty. I’ve fired many thousands of rounds of it in my Glock and the cleanup after each session is a cast-iron bitch compared to PMC or S&B (not only powder fouling, but that damn lacquer). However, I see that they’re now using a new polymer coating instead of the the lacquer, though.
I’m looking for the least expensive, but clean and reliable, ammo that I can find for practice, since I tend to go through so much of it. I may have to pay a visit to this weekend’s ELGS to see if anybody has any deals (and I could skip the shipping costs).
Fiocchi ammo is good stuff. The 170gr FMJ Truncated Cone .40S&W Blue box is excellent. You will not be disappointed.
My all time favorite 9mm load is the hard to find Fiocchi 123gr FMJ Truncated Cone Combat Load. It is scary accurate.
James
James,
Thanks for letting me know about Fiocchi. I think I’m going to go ahead and order a case of it, since I didn’t make it to the ELGS over the weekend.