MosinM38
May 3, 2009, 08:50 PM
Okay. I had a question (And I guess this is the spot?).
Has anyone else noticed if Fiocchi's .45 grain 230 grain FMJ's are permanently changed?
My case:
I have been shooting Fiocchi 230 FMJ's for a year, great ammo, cheap, and yet extremely accurate. The front site on my 1911 had to be welded up for it, so it shoots (Shot) dead on with it.
I used out of my old stock for along time. I bought some newer stuff, but always used from the old on the Oldest out principle.
Well...Recently my 1911 has REALLY been shooting low, as in 4-5 inches. I sorta dis-regarded it. I figured that it was because I been shooting my sig alot (Probably 650 rounds since I fired my 1911) and not used to it.
Tonight I became suspicious, so I took a box of the newest bought Fiocchi .45 (Batch #1-09-01) and a box that I know is older (Old batch #1-08-04), and the OLD box shot dead-on at about 40 yards (Far bank of the river) and the NEW box shot almost exactly 5 inches low (Confirmed by measuring at a fixed target).
Even at close ranges (20 yards) the new stuff shot at least 4 inches low. It seems to shoot a hair larger group size, but I cannot be sure (Armscor 1911, it mainly groups 2 1/2-3" so it could be shooter error, or even the gun)
Has anyone else noticed this? Is it maybe a bad batch? Or has Fiocchi cheapened it's ammo? I only have about 120 rounds of the "Good" stuff, and about 450 of the newer. I previously fired about 600-800 rounds of the older stuff.
Any help would be much appreciated :)
Has anyone else noticed if Fiocchi's .45 grain 230 grain FMJ's are permanently changed?
My case:
I have been shooting Fiocchi 230 FMJ's for a year, great ammo, cheap, and yet extremely accurate. The front site on my 1911 had to be welded up for it, so it shoots (Shot) dead on with it.
I used out of my old stock for along time. I bought some newer stuff, but always used from the old on the Oldest out principle.
Well...Recently my 1911 has REALLY been shooting low, as in 4-5 inches. I sorta dis-regarded it. I figured that it was because I been shooting my sig alot (Probably 650 rounds since I fired my 1911) and not used to it.
Tonight I became suspicious, so I took a box of the newest bought Fiocchi .45 (Batch #1-09-01) and a box that I know is older (Old batch #1-08-04), and the OLD box shot dead-on at about 40 yards (Far bank of the river) and the NEW box shot almost exactly 5 inches low (Confirmed by measuring at a fixed target).
Even at close ranges (20 yards) the new stuff shot at least 4 inches low. It seems to shoot a hair larger group size, but I cannot be sure (Armscor 1911, it mainly groups 2 1/2-3" so it could be shooter error, or even the gun)
Has anyone else noticed this? Is it maybe a bad batch? Or has Fiocchi cheapened it's ammo? I only have about 120 rounds of the "Good" stuff, and about 450 of the newer. I previously fired about 600-800 rounds of the older stuff.
Any help would be much appreciated :)