I'm a newbie to buying ammo.
I'd like to buy some online to save money, but what I see isn't any less expensive than what I buy at the range, and there are dangers of buying the wrong kind.
By that, I mean the range doesn't allow "steel" jackets (if I have my term correct).
And, when I asked about ammo in an earlier thread (back in May or June?), one of the brands I was told to stay away from (Aguila?) was sold by the range (Westfield: Tim's Shooting) and where I have bought a couple of guns (Westfield: Marksman Shooting Sports).
So, apparently, a brand (like Aguila and perhaps Remington?) can have some poor ammo, yet also have some very good ammo, depending on the exact name (which for a newbie is confounding).
Or, do I have that wrong and anything Remington is good (like the ads say ).
I have needs for .22LR; 9mm; .380; and .38 special
One time I was going to order ammo that looked OK online, but the shipping put it at the same price that I was getting it at the range.
I have bought .22 ammo at Cabela when I was there, but there is so much choice that I didn't even try to buy for other calibers.
I also have bought at Dicks Sporting Goods at the Castleton Mall when it was on sale.
I bought some Thunderbolts and Remington Golden bullets, I believe, and some Federals.
I have notes on what people had said at the time, just wanted to expand when I go to a place like Cabela (where I won't have to pay shipping).
I was told that all .22 calibers were fairly dirty, but CCI was good.
I was trying to buy .22s that weren't 10 cents/ea., but I'm getting the idea that they will all be "dirty."
I just want to know which brands are: good, average, and poor (stay away from).
When it comes to just a few rounds for personal defense, I guess I can't go wrong if I stick with: Hornady?
I even have some left over for my .380 from 1990.
Then there is the issue of grains and velocities that I know little about.
I don't need the ultimate round: just the basic common sense round.
I carry a NAA .22 magnum very small for ultimate concealment, and a S/W 642 light revolver most of the time.
If and when I learn to trust one of the 9mms I have, I might carry a small 9mm (perhaps the Walther PPS, but it is bigger than my Ruger LC9 and my Taurus 709 Slim, of which it was one of 3 guns, Glock 43 and I forgot the other that Guns and Ammo put through a 1000 round test for misfires).
I want to keep my 642 and my S/W 10-8 Police .38 loaded at home for personal protection with sufficient pp rounds (in different rooms).
Is it acceptable to use +P round in a 1977-80 Police revolver. I read where you wouldn't want to do so for the range, but for emergency use it was OK?
I don't have kids around anymore, and if grandkids come to visit: I unload them.
I'd like to buy some online to save money, but what I see isn't any less expensive than what I buy at the range, and there are dangers of buying the wrong kind.
By that, I mean the range doesn't allow "steel" jackets (if I have my term correct).
And, when I asked about ammo in an earlier thread (back in May or June?), one of the brands I was told to stay away from (Aguila?) was sold by the range (Westfield: Tim's Shooting) and where I have bought a couple of guns (Westfield: Marksman Shooting Sports).
So, apparently, a brand (like Aguila and perhaps Remington?) can have some poor ammo, yet also have some very good ammo, depending on the exact name (which for a newbie is confounding).
Or, do I have that wrong and anything Remington is good (like the ads say ).
I have needs for .22LR; 9mm; .380; and .38 special
One time I was going to order ammo that looked OK online, but the shipping put it at the same price that I was getting it at the range.
I have bought .22 ammo at Cabela when I was there, but there is so much choice that I didn't even try to buy for other calibers.
I also have bought at Dicks Sporting Goods at the Castleton Mall when it was on sale.
I bought some Thunderbolts and Remington Golden bullets, I believe, and some Federals.
I have notes on what people had said at the time, just wanted to expand when I go to a place like Cabela (where I won't have to pay shipping).
I was told that all .22 calibers were fairly dirty, but CCI was good.
I was trying to buy .22s that weren't 10 cents/ea., but I'm getting the idea that they will all be "dirty."
I just want to know which brands are: good, average, and poor (stay away from).
When it comes to just a few rounds for personal defense, I guess I can't go wrong if I stick with: Hornady?
I even have some left over for my .380 from 1990.
Then there is the issue of grains and velocities that I know little about.
I don't need the ultimate round: just the basic common sense round.
I carry a NAA .22 magnum very small for ultimate concealment, and a S/W 642 light revolver most of the time.
If and when I learn to trust one of the 9mms I have, I might carry a small 9mm (perhaps the Walther PPS, but it is bigger than my Ruger LC9 and my Taurus 709 Slim, of which it was one of 3 guns, Glock 43 and I forgot the other that Guns and Ammo put through a 1000 round test for misfires).
I want to keep my 642 and my S/W 10-8 Police .38 loaded at home for personal protection with sufficient pp rounds (in different rooms).
Is it acceptable to use +P round in a 1977-80 Police revolver. I read where you wouldn't want to do so for the range, but for emergency use it was OK?
I don't have kids around anymore, and if grandkids come to visit: I unload them.