USGI 9mm ...... feedback please

marsride · December 1, 2004, 07:04 AM

Ammoman.com has some of the following for sale......

2003 PRODUCTION AND NATO HEADSTAMP

UNITED STATES MILITARY AMMO
U.S.G.I. 9MM 124 GRAIN.
PACKED IN BRAND NEW MILITARY AMMO CANS
50 ROUNDS PER BOX
1000 ROUNDS PER case
BRAND NEW AMMO

$269- 2 Cases
2,000 rounds.

I would use in in my Sig P220 \ P225.

Any comments about this ammo for this use....any better suggestions?

TIA

Mark

SmokinTom · December 1, 2004, 01:20 PM

Not a bad deal. Shipping? Let us know how it shoots.

Tom2 · December 1, 2004, 03:08 PM

I would be curious to know the specs on the ammo. I have heard some GI ammo is loaded pretty hot. Like some ball ammo is at +P+ or so velocity to make up for the shortcomings of useing ball? Nato spec ammo should be OK in a SIG, as they are used by militaries with same spec ammo. But if it really is hot hot stuff, maybe accelerate wear compared to puny white box ammo?

RWK · December 1, 2004, 03:18 PM

FYI, Ammoman's prices include shipping . . . and no sales taxes outside NJ. Also -- and I have purchased lots from Ammoman -- their service is outstanding.

Gabby Hayes · December 1, 2004, 03:57 PM

Does anyone else find it curious that outfits like Ammoman are selling "United States Military Ammo" at the same time the U.S. is running its own Lake City ammunition plant 24/6 and buying stuff from the Israelis and British, all the while crying about how short our supply is?

Jim Watson · December 1, 2004, 04:05 PM

Ammoman sells cheap, but it is probably more than what the government pays. Follow the money.

Doesn't say what maker it is.

AK103K · December 1, 2004, 05:30 PM

I got some USGI .45 from them a little while back. Its Federal ammo and its defineintly hotter than Federals commerical stuff. Shoots fine, and as was mentioned above, they are great to deal with.

Selfdfenz · December 1, 2004, 11:24 PM

It's Federal.

Still, at <$11.00 per 100 WalMart is cheaper.

Cawdor · December 1, 2004, 11:31 PM

Federal told me that M882 is about 1230 fps, and that the pressure is greater than +P.

RWK · December 2, 2004, 10:12 AM

Quote:

"Does anyone else find it curious that outfits like Ammoman are selling "United States Military Ammo" at the same time the U.S. is running its own Lake City ammunition plant 24/6 and buying stuff from the Israelis and British, all the while crying about how short our supply is?"

I believe DoD's current ammunition shortages are principally focused on the .223, not the 9x19.

Jeff22 · December 3, 2004, 06:05 PM

I've always found that to be excellent stuff. It was all I ever used to shoot IPSC or IDPA matches with until I got issued a .40 a month ago.

And it makes my NFA Uzi SING.

I chronographed some M882 ball at 1230 fps out of a Sig 226 a couple of years ago. As I recall, the velocity out of a Beretta M9 was very slightly higher.

December 1, 2004, 07:04 AM	#1
marsride Junior Member Join Date: December 1, 2004 Posts: 1	USGI 9mm ...... feedback please Ammoman.com has some of the following for sale...... 2003 PRODUCTION AND NATO HEADSTAMP UNITED STATES MILITARY AMMO U.S.G.I. 9MM 124 GRAIN. PACKED IN BRAND NEW MILITARY AMMO CANS 50 ROUNDS PER BOX 1000 ROUNDS PER case BRAND NEW AMMO $269- 2 Cases 2,000 rounds. I would use in in my Sig P220 \ P225. Any comments about this ammo for this use....any better suggestions? TIA Mark

December 1, 2004, 03:08 PM	#3
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	Better check the specs. I would be curious to know the specs on the ammo. I have heard some GI ammo is loaded pretty hot. Like some ball ammo is at +P+ or so velocity to make up for the shortcomings of useing ball? Nato spec ammo should be OK in a SIG, as they are used by militaries with same spec ammo. But if it really is hot hot stuff, maybe accelerate wear compared to puny white box ammo?

December 1, 2004, 03:18 PM	#4
RWK Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 1999 Location: Occupied Virginia Posts: 2,777	FYI, Ammoman's prices include shipping . . . and no sales taxes outside NJ. Also -- and I have purchased lots from Ammoman -- their service is outstanding. __________________ __________________ Μολών λαβέ!

December 1, 2004, 11:24 PM	#8
Selfdfenz Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2001 Location: The Gas Tax State Posts: 949	It's Federal. Still, at <$11.00 per 100 WalMart is cheaper. __________________ Selfdfenz

December 3, 2004, 06:05 PM	#11
Jeff22 Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2004 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 715	M882 9mm ammo I've always found that to be excellent stuff. It was all I ever used to shoot IPSC or IDPA matches with until I got issued a .40 a month ago. And it makes my NFA Uzi SING. I chronographed some M882 ball at 1230 fps out of a Sig 226 a couple of years ago. As I recall, the velocity out of a Beretta M9 was very slightly higher.

December 1, 2004, 01:20 PM	#2
SmokinTom Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 479	Not a bad deal. Shipping? Let us know how it shoots.

December 1, 2004, 03:57 PM	#5
Gabby Hayes Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 119	Does anyone else find it curious that outfits like Ammoman are selling "United States Military Ammo" at the same time the U.S. is running its own Lake City ammunition plant 24/6 and buying stuff from the Israelis and British, all the while crying about how short our supply is?

December 1, 2004, 04:05 PM	#6
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,535	Ammoman sells cheap, but it is probably more than what the government pays. Follow the money. Doesn't say what maker it is.

December 1, 2004, 05:30 PM	#7
AK103K Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2001 Posts: 10,223	I got some USGI .45 from them a little while back. Its Federal ammo and its defineintly hotter than Federals commerical stuff. Shoots fine, and as was mentioned above, they are great to deal with.

December 1, 2004, 11:31 PM	#9
Cawdor Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 1998 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 619	Federal told me that M882 is about 1230 fps, and that the pressure is greater than +P.

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