Pakistani 9mm ammo from sportsmans guide / dont buy it

[goldie]

Bought some of this ammo & its the worst ammo i have ever owned in over 20 years. not only is it extremely dirty,but inconsistant as well.out of 100 rounds fired, many of the rounds seem overloaded,like +p rounds,with a big muzzle flash,other rounds act like training ammo,some rounds dont cycle the action.i never had to clean the gun with any other ammo like i did this one. ive heard people say wolf or blazer is dirty ? blazer & wolf clean up like the gun was never fired compared to this junk, this crap is like cleaning TAR out of your gun.no wonder why its cheap,your better off spending a little more & getting better quality.ive bought from s. guide for many years, this is one of the 1st items that really sucks bad.

 

[Marlin 45 carbine]

thanks for the report. s guide had some good imported .223 ammo couple years back, one was 'radway' (british) the other was portugese. long gone now.

 

[goldie]

ive bought ammo from them for about 15 years, this is the only stuff ive ever bought from them that is just plain horrible.hate to see anyone else get this crap.i had a feeling it wouldnt be good cause its from pakistan...

 

[mustang_steve]

Thanks, now I know to stay away....my little pistol fouls up very badly with Blazer.....I'd probably have my first feed failure with that stuff if it's as bad as you say.

 

[goldie]

blazer is like black hills or hornady compared to this stuff

 

[Rio Laxas]

I bought some .303 british from them a few years ago that was about 90% duds. I haven't bought ammo from them since.

 

[evan price]

This stuff was loaded +P+ for use in open-bolt submachine guns. It is HOT and really isn't that good for regular pistols. Just FYI. If you have a FA subgun in 9mm this is the stuff you need.

 

[ronbuick]

you would of that a country that can build the bomb, that they could have decent SA ammo, go figure

Ron

 

[billsnogo]

Thank you for the heads up, I was thinking about driving by and picking some up. You saved me some headaches

 

[mchaley]

Yikes, thanks for the warning!

 

[rmfnla]

I wouldn't buy anything made in Pakistan.

 

[nathan]

Thats funny. Quality control in Pakistani ammo is none existent.

 

[Elvishead]

Call them and tell them.

 

[strambo]

I saw a snippet of video with a reporter in an arms bazaar in Peshawar...little kids makin' AKs and reloadin' ammo. No thanks. Not to mention all the "Tangos" hangin' around.

 

[Yondering]

Thanks for the warning goldie. Unfortunately, it came too late for me!
I done got some of this berdan primed ammo... The price was right, (w/ free shipping), and I took the bait!

I haven't tried them out yet, but the container and the rounds are both filthy to the touch.
Dirt, sand, & soot - as if they had been buried underground. Hopefully, not at a nuclear test site!

I somewhat like the idea that they are +p or +p+. But if they're inconsistent... Well, that isn't good.

Maybe I will get a range report on these here soon. Maybe I should just keep them for my ammo of last resort.

 

[goldie]

(yondering) maybe youll have better luck.like i said,some rounds made a muzzle flash, some were underpowered.one or two would not eject after firing because they were so weak. the rounds were cruddy looking,but no sand or dirt in the box.you might want to bring some solvent to the range & wipe the thing out a bit to make cleaning easier later...

 

[Grey Morel]

This was my experience with some Egyptian 9mm we purchased at a gun show. It was only $5 for 50 rounds...

Out of both a Sig P6 and a CZ-75 about 1/2 of them wouldn't fire on the first strike. Some of them would ignite on the second strike, but many of them were just duds.

 

[KBintheSLC]

I wouldn't ever buy any ammo made anywhere in Central Asia, the Middle East, or South/Central America (unless it was the last ammo on Earth). Its either American, Euro/NATO, or Commie block stuff for me. The rest is crap.

 

[MinnMooney]

Glad I read your post, Goldie. I was about to take them up on their fairly cheap price.

 

[Azul]

Call Pakistan and see if they'll replace it.

 

[hometheaterman]

I don't get why people would buy this stuff when the Winchester White Box is so cheap at Wal Mart and the Federal 50 round boxes are even cheaper at $10 a box for 50. I guess it may be because it's hard to find at times.

 

[NMGonzo]

I had wonderful field hockey sticks from Pakistan.

BEST ever made!

 

[Elvishead]

Azul

Call Pakistan and see if they'll replace it.

That's a lot of help.

 

[Satch]

Don't "buy" ammo,I cut out the middle man and reload. You also know what your putting in the piece to shoot.

 

[BHP FAN]

Satch is right.I reload for almost every caliber I own.