Lately I've been shooting PMC Bronze and a mixture of CCI occasionally. My Champion seems to perfer the PMC but it'll feed both.

 

Mine has no sweat with the PMC bronze either. Korean isn't it? Couldn't get any for a decent price lately so I bought 1000 rounds of the Brazillian Magtech. Seems to shoot fine in my Brazillian gun (haha). I'm like the UN of cheap ammunition. I really should try Blazer but it just looks terrible.

 

While I dont have a loaded, I have a TRP, my gun has had zero issues with any ammo I've used, including reloads I buy from an old man at the range. I use primarily WWB and Remington 230gr FMJ.

I also use Wilson 47DAB mags.

claire

 

So far i've shot Rem 185gr +p, CCI 200gr TMJ Combat Match, Tula 230 FMJ, Federal 230gr FMJ, Fed 230gr JHP, Fed 230gr JHP Hydra Shock and Magtech 230gr FMJ. The RO seems to like the Federal the most. But so does my CB Commander. The others still shoot pretty good. Even the cheap stuff.

 

My Operator has been fed PMC,Blazer Brass,WWB,UMC,and even some cheap Independence brand.All fed but boy does that Independence and PMC dirty up a gun fast.

 

All of the above. None of my Springfields are picky on ammo.

 

I agree. However, I tend to use Remington due to availability and decent prices.

 

I use a lot of Blazer Brass because I can get a good deal on it but I can't say I've noticed a difference between that, WWB, Remington or PMC Bronze with the TRP. I only have 1200 rounds through it and I had 3 or 4 misfeeds while using BVAC reloaded ammunition early on, but in hindsight I believe that was due to the crappy factory mags. Since switching to CMC mags about 800 rounds ago, I have had only one misfeed on the first time using a brand new magazine (and a friend shooting the gun).

That's my long winded way of saying that I don't think it makes a bit of difference, so I buy whatever is cheapest and brass, because the ranges I frequent won't allow us to use steel-cased ammo.

 

i picked other because i reload but here they are

#1
200 gr LSWC using a lee mould
4.0 gr Bullseye or 4.6 gr WST
mixed brass
winchester LPP

#2
185 gr Nosler JHP with same load out as above.

 

I've probably been given 3 different brands at the range as well as some Wilson & Federal Premium HP Ammo that I have purchased on my own and I have not had one problem with any of these with my SA Range Officer. The thing just shoots anything I feed it.....

 

Let me put it this way. The only ammo my Mil Spec didn't like was Speer Lawman.

 

Admittedly, I have only shot about three of the types mentioned in our choices, but WWB has performed the best in my GI.

 

My TRP Operator eats anything, so does my Mil-Spec, but my TM is finicky.

My favorite target and plinking cartridge is:

Shoots better, much cheaper.

200gr SWC

4.8 gr of WST

.469 taper crimp

.12-.13 apiece vs .35, can't be beat.

When I want to spend more, I shoot Montana Gold 185 JHP or 200 JFP. Awesome bullets.

 

We are all impressed you load your own. Congratulations.

:rock:

 

I shoot WWB, Remington and CCI Blazer Brass when I'm too lazy to reload. All 3 shoot good in my Springfields and other .45s, but I think the Blazer Brass is the cleanest shooting. Also, I can buy it cheap at Wally World when they have it.

 

choosey ammo

Both of my springfields eat anything equally with no failures here lately the've gotten a steady diet of tula

 

Both of my springfields eat anything equally with no failures here lately the've gotten a steady diet of tula

+1. My Mil-Spec and my XD eat this stuff like it's nothing.. When I went to the range Saturday, I was amazed at all the rusted spent casings on the ground. Steel case seems to be catching on with shooters who go through hundreds of rounds in a weekend.

 

I haven't found any ammo that my Springfield pistols didn't like.

 

Mine like all of those listed, plus more. I haven't had any problems with any ball ammo (including my handloads) in any of my Loaded models. (I don't have any non-Loaded models to comment on).

 

WWB FMJ, WWB JHP, Rem, Federal, PMC Bronze, and TULammo. Surprisingly, mine love the TULammo and shoot great groups with them, but they seem to shoot dirtier so I dont use TUL very often. I generally use WWB of some sort since I can get them 100 rds for 32 bucks at the local wally world. In the past I shot primarily Federal, but the last box of Federal I purchased seemed to have issues. They wouldnt cycle well in anything, and I am not sure why. I had multiple FTE's and FTF's with them which is odd because I have never had issues with them in the past. I have since quit using them for the most part but will purchase a box on occasion if nothing else is available.

Top choice is WWB by a good margin though.

 

Winchester 230gr whitebox has worked just fine for me I buy those 100 round boxes and no feed issues to speak of. I have a 4 inch GI LW Champion

 

Well the only thing I've tried in my Loaded 9mm is South African FMJ. So I guess the gun likes that ;-)

My 40SW EMP likes my handloads. My wife's 9mm EMP likes the South African stuff.

 

My loaded Champion hasn't had any problems with magtech ammo. It works good for me, so I'll use it until I start reloading.

 

Magtech ammo is good stuff. Their cases work great many times over!

 

Other

ASYM Precision 185 grain target load

 

Actually all of my handguns love the Winchester White Box &/Or Remington UMC Bulk (Green&Yellow Boxes) the best. But I prefer Winchester Wh. box best. Federal has never given me a prob but runs dirtier in my opinion but has never failed either. Pretty much the blazer (alluminum shelled) rounds are horrible but they have never ftf/fte but the cases are too soft in my opinion and they are very dirty n turn my hands black which isnt a big deal but i prefer them not changing. Haha. PMC bronze editions are ok too-no problems as well but dirty too and they look awful outta tha box like blazers and AE do . AmerIcan Eagle is reliable too but dirty too. As far as rimfire - i only use CCI MINI-MAG and Aguilar (I think thats the name-if not its Aguilla or sumthin like that). Those 2 are the beat feeding/cleanest/most reliable running rimfires I have used n I have used alot of them if not all. I think I will do a Ammo thread concerning range/target plinking stuff and a Upper tier thread. Being in LE we use strictly Speer (pistols) loads but have played with just about every manufacturer and most ofthe top manufacturers branded bullets. Now the custom stuff I have only used when with the HRT,SWAT,and Tactical Div's. Mostly Hornady TAP & Lapua stuff (Man I luv n I mean luv LAPUA). Lapua is so consistant and very much a match grade bullet as far as my experience has let me deal with. Anways I am straying as i do alot. Sry. Hope this helps folks cheers

 

Oh-FYI----One thing I truely appreciate about all of my Sprigfields is that they will eat up all the rounds listed and more. I have yet to encounter a mass production bullet that hasent been able to feed thru any of my springer 1911's. I like having that reliability in knowing if i'm outta ammo n need some to take to the range then, it wont matter what they have on the shelf for plinkin rounds. Thats a nice knowing feeling. Unlike most of my tactical/marksmanship weapons

 

I've only used 4 of the choices, plus PMC and Magtech, and my loaded likes them all. JHP was "first round finicky" even with wilson mags, but a light polishing of the feed ramp cleared that up with all of the 7, 8 and 10 round mags I have.

 

Guys, good info here, thanks to all who posted!

On the opposite side of the coin here, are there any particular types/loads/brands that you don't recommend using in your 1911's, either due to barrel wear, grime, corrosion, malfunctions, etc? I'd like to know if there's anything I should try and avoid in my new TRP. . .

Thanks!

 

i'm still breaking mine in but it feeds everything i've put in it so far, im probably one of the few who use hollow points/defense ammo for range/plinking too.