INDEPENDENCE AMMUNITION - 45 cal

hdawson228 · August 3, 2006, 04:49 PM

Any experience and opinion of 45 cal ammunition branded as Independence?

RsqVet · August 3, 2006, 06:08 PM

Dirty, Dirty, Dirty

Did I say dirty? I had some b/c that was all the 45 left one day except JHP and I did not like the 300 rounds of it I shot, nor the coaitng of soot it left on my sig.

Spend the extra dollar or so for the name brand crap.

Mark54g · August 3, 2006, 06:41 PM

Independence Ammo IS name brand ammo. It is marketed by ATK (owners of CCI/Speer/Federal) and made by Magtech. Generally it is regarded as good functioning and mildly dirty/clean depending on what weapon and who you ask.

I have shot it in 9mm and it is one of the top 2 ammo brands for FMJ I have shot, which include CCI Blazer, CCI Blazer Brass (the #1 ammo my CZ likes), Independence, Magtech, Federal American Eagle, Fiocchi, and Winchester White Box.

sammy69 · August 3, 2006, 08:31 PM

I have a sig 220 and it jams like crazy with this ammo. It does not like Blazer brass either.

ddskehan · August 4, 2006, 06:43 PM

it's always functioned fine in all my pistol. it is a little dirty.

IZHUMINTER · August 4, 2006, 06:56 PM

I've fired it in 9mm Luger, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. It has been reliable but very dirty. I finally had to limit using it to outdoor ranges, as on my favorite indoor range I was obscuring both my target and my neighbor's.

JuanCarlos · August 4, 2006, 07:07 PM

Don't know about .45, but I picked up some in .40 S&W and I have to agree it was downright dirty. No problems with jamming or anything, though.

oldgranpa · August 4, 2006, 07:49 PM

I've had no trouble with it. Good for the price.

Dusty Dan · August 4, 2006, 08:04 PM

My experiences with the 45 ACP are pretty much the same as the majority here--generally feeds and extracts fine, but a little on the dirty side.

pumpkinheaver · August 5, 2006, 06:17 PM

Decent plinking ammo, zero malfuntions in my Kimber. Maybe a little dirty but you gotta clean them anyway. The ammo I shot was loaded into CCI brass.

Topthis · August 6, 2006, 12:46 AM

hmmm...i bought 500 rounds of it in .45 because it was on sale and i promptly used it all up. No issues at all and i did not find it to be dirty at all. If I ever see it on sale again, I will probably buy 1k or 2k of the stuff.

August 3, 2006, 06:41 PM	#3
Mark54g Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,265	Independence Ammo IS name brand ammo. It is marketed by ATK (owners of CCI/Speer/Federal) and made by Magtech. Generally it is regarded as good functioning and mildly dirty/clean depending on what weapon and who you ask. I have shot it in 9mm and it is one of the top 2 ammo brands for FMJ I have shot, which include CCI Blazer, CCI Blazer Brass (the #1 ammo my CZ likes), Independence, Magtech, Federal American Eagle, Fiocchi, and Winchester White Box. __________________ CZ 75B Stainless Beretta PX4 F Series 9mm & U22 Neos 6" black S&W Shield 9mm

August 4, 2006, 06:56 PM	#6
IZHUMINTER Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 240	I've fired it in 9mm Luger, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. It has been reliable but very dirty. I finally had to limit using it to outdoor ranges, as on my favorite indoor range I was obscuring both my target and my neighbor's. __________________ "Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter." -Ernest Hemingway, On The Blue Water: A Gulf Stream Letter

August 4, 2006, 07:49 PM	#8
oldgranpa Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 209	is OK I've had no trouble with it. Good for the price.

August 4, 2006, 08:04 PM	#9
Dusty Dan Member Join Date: May 24, 2006 Location: stupid-hot Phoenix, AZ, USA Posts: 89	My experiences with the 45 ACP are pretty much the same as the majority here--generally feeds and extracts fine, but a little on the dirty side. __________________ Have a nice day unless, of course, you've made other plans.

August 3, 2006, 04:49 PM	#1
hdawson228 Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2006 Posts: 1,301	INDEPENDENCE AMMUNITION - 45 cal Any experience and opinion of 45 cal ammunition branded as Independence?

August 3, 2006, 06:08 PM	#2
RsqVet Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2005 Posts: 2,474	Dirty, Dirty, Dirty Did I say dirty? I had some b/c that was all the 45 left one day except JHP and I did not like the 300 rounds of it I shot, nor the coaitng of soot it left on my sig. Spend the extra dollar or so for the name brand crap.

August 3, 2006, 08:31 PM	#4
sammy69 Member Join Date: December 13, 2005 Posts: 71	I have a sig 220 and it jams like crazy with this ammo. It does not like Blazer brass either.

August 4, 2006, 06:43 PM	#5
ddskehan Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: grafton, ma Posts: 225	it's always functioned fine in all my pistol. it is a little dirty.

August 4, 2006, 07:07 PM	#7
JuanCarlos Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2006 Posts: 2,459	Don't know about .45, but I picked up some in .40 S&W and I have to agree it was downright dirty. No problems with jamming or anything, though.

August 5, 2006, 06:17 PM	#10
pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 294	Decent plinking ammo, zero malfuntions in my Kimber. Maybe a little dirty but you gotta clean them anyway. The ammo I shot was loaded into CCI brass.

August 6, 2006, 12:46 AM	#11
Topthis Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2005 Posts: 863	hmmm...i bought 500 rounds of it in .45 because it was on sale and i promptly used it all up. No issues at all and i did not find it to be dirty at all. If I ever see it on sale again, I will probably buy 1k or 2k of the stuff.