RAfiringline
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Anyone with experience/opinions on Sellier & Bellot handgun range ammo, especially 9mm?
The specs on the 9mm look hotter than average.
Thanks
The specs on the 9mm look hotter than average.
Thanks
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Sellier & Bellot ammo - opinions?
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sigarms228
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S&B is decent ammo but I prefer Federal American Eagle and Speer Lawman. The reason the specs look hotter for S&B pistol ammo is they do their ballistic testing from a 6 inch barrel where almost all American manufacturers use 4 inch barrel.
Didn't know that last part, good info.S&B is decent ammo but I prefer Federal American Eagle and Speer Lawman. The reason the specs look hotter for S&B pistol ammo is they do their ballistic testing from a 6 inch barrel where almost all American manufacturers use 4 inch barrel.
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S&B is Excellent range ammo , Ive been using it for decades with no problems
https://www.guns.com/news/2018/12/21/factory-tour-going-behind-the-scenes-at-sellier-bellot-video
https://www.guns.com/news/2018/12/21/factory-tour-going-behind-the-scenes-at-sellier-bellot-video
Kreyzhorse
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Reliable factory ammo. Never had any issues with it.
wild cat mccane
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CBC of Brazil bought it in 2009...
I like it.
The only reason I would get it over Speer Lawman? Price and size of the boxes are smaller. Lawman is TMJ, which in theory should be less vaporized lead from the base.
I like it.
The only reason I would get it over Speer Lawman? Price and size of the boxes are smaller. Lawman is TMJ, which in theory should be less vaporized lead from the base.
MisterCrabby
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Runs great. Good price point. S&B is one of the largest ammo companies in the world selling to military and LE along with civilian customers worldwide.
Bentonville
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I have fired thousands of rounds over many years and find it to be reliable, unlike some Winchester and Remington I have had issues with. It’s also not as dirty as the White Box or the UMC. I have put away a lot of S&B in case of an emergency because I know it’s a little hotter than a lot of American made ammo and it’s reliable. The primers on my S&B are also sealed with a red sealant. That can’t hurt over the long term.
44caliberkid
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For range practice, I buy the cheapest 9mm with a brass case I can find. Sometimes that's S&B, but often Fiocchi, PPU, Magtech, Blazer Brass, always watching for free shipping and buy a 1000 at a time.
I remember a few years ago S & B didn’t work well in my old Ruger P95, which worked perfectly with everything else. But Ruger has made the statement that its guns are designed to run U.S. SAAMI spec ammo, and apparently they mean it. More and more S&B is what’s available for a good price, so I have used it alot, with no problems, including the 9mm load.
I've had trouble with 9mm S&B in more than one otherwise reliable Ruger P series pistol.I remember a few years ago S & B didn’t work well in my old Ruger P95, which worked perfectly with everything else.
The problem that I see (maybe 3-5 times out of a 50 round box) is that a round won't fully chamber, as if the chamber is too small or the round is oversized.
I just don't use it in Ruger pistols any more.
Jim Watson
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Shoots normally but the pretty red stuff is not an effective sealant.
Fire hose water ruined my stock of SB (and aluminum Blazer) when my house burned.
Real USGI FCC .45 ACP with asphaltum seal was 100%.
Fire hose water ruined my stock of SB (and aluminum Blazer) when my house burned.
Real USGI FCC .45 ACP with asphaltum seal was 100%.