JERRY
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my bubble has been busted(or is it burst?).
shot my g36 loaded with c.b. powerball, my carry load for the past 2 years.....old ammo, shoot it up replace it with new.
i bought about 200 rounds of the c.b. 230gr. 200gr. and 185gr.......during the 230gr. shooting(what i wanted to carry from now on) i got f.t. feed randomly with 3 different mags, hollow point caught on the feed ramp.....
ive shot this ammo before without any problems in this gun until today(no limp wristing here). the 200 and 185 grainers have the same h.p. profile and appear to be of the same length, eyeballing it, and they fed just fine right after the 230gr.
i carried powerball in my g36 for this exact reason as it was alledgedly prone to this failure....i now see this is true in my gun at least.
i wanted something heavierthan the 165gr. powerball even though it penetrates like a 200grainer in ballistic gelotin.
i then shot some wwb 230gr. h.p.'s with no problems what so ever and 185gr. sthp wal-mart had on clearance.
the win sthp and the wwb h.p. have the same profile.
i guess this gun just isnt designed for reliable feeding with agressive h.p. profiles. DAMN.
by the way, the sthp shot so smooth and easy, it is what im loaded with now until i find something heavier to settle on.
got a glock 36? what say you?
shot my g36 loaded with c.b. powerball, my carry load for the past 2 years.....old ammo, shoot it up replace it with new.
i bought about 200 rounds of the c.b. 230gr. 200gr. and 185gr.......during the 230gr. shooting(what i wanted to carry from now on) i got f.t. feed randomly with 3 different mags, hollow point caught on the feed ramp.....
ive shot this ammo before without any problems in this gun until today(no limp wristing here). the 200 and 185 grainers have the same h.p. profile and appear to be of the same length, eyeballing it, and they fed just fine right after the 230gr.
i carried powerball in my g36 for this exact reason as it was alledgedly prone to this failure....i now see this is true in my gun at least.
i wanted something heavierthan the 165gr. powerball even though it penetrates like a 200grainer in ballistic gelotin.
i then shot some wwb 230gr. h.p.'s with no problems what so ever and 185gr. sthp wal-mart had on clearance.
the win sthp and the wwb h.p. have the same profile.
i guess this gun just isnt designed for reliable feeding with agressive h.p. profiles. DAMN.
by the way, the sthp shot so smooth and easy, it is what im loaded with now until i find something heavier to settle on.
got a glock 36? what say you?