stay away from russian made ammo, ie wolf, tula, etc.
Ive had nothing but cycling problems with them in M1 carbines. They will fire, but they dont have enough power to cycle the bolt reliably.
What ammo would you recommend? I plan on buying different brands too see how they work anyways. What ammo would you recommend for HD, I have some Federal Powershok soft points?
I agree about the steel cased ammo. It gave me nothing but grief in the way of malfunctions and extractor problems.
Aguila is pretty dirty burning and can be borderline reliable. It's loaded fairly weak.
I've had good luck with Prvi. It too is somewhat underpowered.
For HD use pick up a few boxes of Speer Gold Dots which are supposed to be top of line for HD. It is scary expensive though.
As far as ammo in bulk you're going to have to be patient. Like they were saying earlier the demand for ammo is high and. 30 Carbine takes a backseat to other calibers on the production lines.
I've not seen much of it available for several months now.
Lucky, Im going to the Michigan City gun show this weekend hopefully I can find a deal theregot 250rds of prvi at knob creek for 80.00 best deal ive seen
stay away from russian made ammo, ie wolf, tula, etc.
Ive had nothing but cycling problems with them in M1 carbines. They will fire, but they dont have enough power to cycle the bolt reliably.
Good for you! Im glad that ammo works ok for you. I wish it did for me.
I thought that I had read somewhere that the steel stuff was breaking extractors on USGI Cabines. Might not be exactly right but something along those lines. I stick to USGI ammo and S&B or WWB when it's around.
Looks as if there is some debate, like most topics related to guns/shooting anymore. If it works for ya go for it.
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