Blazer Brass

disciple7 · May 20, 2017, 08:53 PM

I have a Sphinx Compact SDP 9mm. It's been great for shooting, never had a jam or any problems until recently.
I was using Blazer Brass, which is made by CCI, so it should be quality ammo, but I had nothing but problems. Jams, failure to eject and failure to feed time after time.

I've read a lot of reviews and most people give this ammo good reviews, with only a few having experience like mine.

What has been your experience with this ammo?

CDR_Glock · May 20, 2017, 08:55 PM

Never ever had problems with them in any gun: Glocks, Springfield, Beretta, Sig, M&P.

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Doc Holliday 1950 · May 20, 2017, 08:57 PM

Some pistols don't like certain ammo I've been told and read about. I have not had any problems using Blazer ammo in my Glock 19 ever. IMHO, move on to other ammo.

Lexspeed · May 20, 2017, 09:09 PM

Blazer Brass works well in all my pistols. Just use what works well in yours.

JDBerg · May 20, 2017, 09:39 PM

Blazer Brass has always worked in every semiautomatic pistol I've owned.

TunnelRat · May 20, 2017, 09:57 PM

The Alpha I owned needed pretty hot ammo to function.

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GarandTd · May 20, 2017, 10:12 PM

No issues with blazer here. TulAmmo is the only brand that's ever given me issues.

KyJim · May 20, 2017, 10:45 PM

I've also never had trouble with Blazer Brass in either 9mm or .45 acp but, as Doc Holliday 1950 said, sometimes a particular pistol just doesn't like a particular brand of ammo. If it shoots other types okay, I would just call it good and use ammo the pistol likes.

tahunua001 · May 20, 2017, 10:56 PM

blazer brass is one of my hoarding brands. anything made by Vista outdoors is good ammo. speer, cci, federal, and american eagle are all great brands and good quality, much better than the junk that winchester and remington have become. be careful of their independence ammo, cheap poor quality imported from isreal. as for your sphynx not liking it, I don't know what to tell you. it might need a thorough strip and ultrasonic cleaning.

indie_rocker · May 21, 2017, 12:06 AM

I love me some Blazer Brass. It's affordable factory ammo and reloads really well, many many times. My experience is mainly in the 9mm variety.

Firearms are finicky things sometimes though. My Sig P238 doesn't like PMC Bronze but my LCP would run it all day long.

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disciple7 · May 21, 2017, 02:03 AM

Thanks for all the replies! I guess for whatever reason, the Sphinx doesn't like it. Defiantly won't buy it again, but l'll have to suffer through what I've got left.

DanPop · May 21, 2017, 11:45 AM

I'm going to guess you were shooting 115 grain, if so go up to 124 or 148 if you were using 124.
I also have never had an issue of any kind with Blazer Brass, and I range time with 115 grain.

**Spats McGee** · May 21, 2017, 02:07 PM

I've never had a problem with Blazer Brass. As others have noted, some pistols just prefer one brand over others, and that may be the case with your Sphinx. Is this a new pistol? And what grain were you using? I'm not a gunsmith by any stretch of the imagination, but one of the controversial (& oft-discussed) topics around here is whether a new gun needs to be broken in. If the Blazer Brass that's giving you trouble is 115 grain, you might go run a couple of hundred of 124s or 147s through it, and then give the 115s another try.

wizzamen · May 21, 2017, 03:41 PM

The only problem I have had with 9mm 115gr Blazer Brass was in my Glock 34, the casings get ejected straight back into my forehead. This brass to face problem only happened to me with Blazer Brass, I suspect that it's a little underpowered. It's possible your Sphinx pistol prefers hotter ammo, I've had good luck with Fiocchi ammo.

disciple7 · May 22, 2017, 11:16 PM

Yep, it was 115 grain. The Sphinx is not brand new, I've put a couple thousand rounds through it, and Fiocchi has been great!

The Blazer Brass seems underpowered and very dirty ammo.

b.thomas · May 23, 2017, 03:48 AM

Just went through a hundred rounds of .38 special last Friday and shot way more then that of 9mm in the past. Stuff works great if your gun likes it........no down side with Blazer in any of my guns!

**Spats McGee** · May 23, 2017, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by disciple7

Yep, it was 115 grain. The Sphinx is not brand new, I've put a couple thousand rounds through it, and Fiocchi has been great!

Well, then it sounds like your gun just doesn't like Blazer Brass. The good news is that's an easy problem to solve. Buy Fiocchi.

disciple7 · May 23, 2017, 08:02 AM

Yep! Unfortunately, I've still got a few boxes of Blazer Brass to go through. I guess it's good practice for clearing jams.
Thanks for all the input!

briandg · May 23, 2017, 09:06 AM

Sometimes an individual firearm will work out at the very lowest range of functionality. A bit more resistance than other firearms. I f you fire a truly bottom line of power and push, and your shooting style combines with low impulse, your slide can and will function with less "snap" and overall energy, causing your extraction and ejection to be substandard.

You will eventually find other rounds that will give you similar poor results. Probably any "low recoil" round will fail. Running nothing but 125-147 grain bullets that will maximize the rearward push on the slide should absolutely increase the reliability of your handgun.

May 20, 2017, 08:53 PM	#1
disciple7 Junior Member Join Date: May 20, 2017 Posts: 4	Blazer Brass I have a Sphinx Compact SDP 9mm. It's been great for shooting, never had a jam or any problems until recently. I was using Blazer Brass, which is made by CCI, so it should be quality ammo, but I had nothing but problems. Jams, failure to eject and failure to feed time after time. I've read a lot of reviews and most people give this ammo good reviews, with only a few having experience like mine. What has been your experience with this ammo?

May 20, 2017, 08:57 PM	#3
Doc Holliday 1950 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2014 Location: Bout as south as it gets Posts: 1,238	Some pistols don't like certain ammo I've been told and read about. I have not had any problems using Blazer ammo in my Glock 19 ever. IMHO, move on to other ammo. __________________ Shoot well and be Accurate, Doc

May 20, 2017, 09:39 PM	#5
JDBerg Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2015 Location: PA Posts: 1,835	Blazer Brass has always worked in every semiautomatic pistol I've owned. __________________ Words to Live By: Before You Pray - Believe; Before You Speak - Listen; Before You Spend - Earn; Before You Write - Think; Before You Quit - Try; Before You Die - Live

May 20, 2017, 10:12 PM	#7
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	No issues with blazer here. TulAmmo is the only brand that's ever given me issues. __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp

May 20, 2017, 10:56 PM	#9
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	blazer brass is one of my hoarding brands. anything made by Vista outdoors is good ammo. speer, cci, federal, and american eagle are all great brands and good quality, much better than the junk that winchester and remington have become. be careful of their independence ammo, cheap poor quality imported from isreal. as for your sphynx not liking it, I don't know what to tell you. it might need a thorough strip and ultrasonic cleaning. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

May 20, 2017, 08:55 PM	#2
CDR_Glock Senior Member Join Date: September 30, 2010 Posts: 704	Never ever had problems with them in any gun: Glocks, Springfield, Beretta, Sig, M&P. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

May 20, 2017, 09:09 PM	#4
Lexspeed Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2015 Location: Southern IL Posts: 152	Blazer Brass works well in all my pistols. Just use what works well in yours.

May 20, 2017, 09:57 PM	#6
TunnelRat Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 12,212	The Alpha I owned needed pretty hot ammo to function. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

May 20, 2017, 10:45 PM	#8
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	I've also never had trouble with Blazer Brass in either 9mm or .45 acp but, as Doc Holliday 1950 said, sometimes a particular pistol just doesn't like a particular brand of ammo. If it shoots other types okay, I would just call it good and use ammo the pistol likes.

May 21, 2017, 12:06 AM	#10
indie_rocker Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 189	I love me some Blazer Brass. It's affordable factory ammo and reloads really well, many many times. My experience is mainly in the 9mm variety. Firearms are finicky things sometimes though. My Sig P238 doesn't like PMC Bronze but my LCP would run it all day long. Sent from my 0PJA2 using Tapatalk

May 21, 2017, 02:03 AM	#11
disciple7 Junior Member Join Date: May 20, 2017 Posts: 4	Thanks for all the replies! I guess for whatever reason, the Sphinx doesn't like it. Defiantly won't buy it again, but l'll have to suffer through what I've got left.

May 21, 2017, 11:45 AM	#12
DanPop Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2015 Posts: 116	I'm going to guess you were shooting 115 grain, if so go up to 124 or 148 if you were using 124. I also have never had an issue of any kind with Blazer Brass, and I range time with 115 grain. __________________ EAA SAR k2p 9mm Beretta px4 storm Taurus pt111 g2 9mm Sig Mosquito 22lr Sig Sauer P250 9mm full size Walther PPS m2 9mm S&W Bodyguard 380 Ruger LCP 380

May 21, 2017, 02:07 PM	#13
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	I've never had a problem with Blazer Brass. As others have noted, some pistols just prefer one brand over others, and that may be the case with your Sphinx. Is this a new pistol? And what grain were you using? I'm not a gunsmith by any stretch of the imagination, but one of the controversial (& oft-discussed) topics around here is whether a new gun needs to be broken in. If the Blazer Brass that's giving you trouble is 115 grain, you might go run a couple of hundred of 124s or 147s through it, and then give the 115s another try. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

May 21, 2017, 03:41 PM	#14
wizzamen Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2007 Posts: 152	The only problem I have had with 9mm 115gr Blazer Brass was in my Glock 34, the casings get ejected straight back into my forehead. This brass to face problem only happened to me with Blazer Brass, I suspect that it's a little underpowered. It's possible your Sphinx pistol prefers hotter ammo, I've had good luck with Fiocchi ammo. __________________ The Firing Line or bust!

May 22, 2017, 11:16 PM	#15
disciple7 Junior Member Join Date: May 20, 2017 Posts: 4	Yep, it was 115 grain. The Sphinx is not brand new, I've put a couple thousand rounds through it, and Fiocchi has been great! The Blazer Brass seems underpowered and very dirty ammo.

May 23, 2017, 03:48 AM	#16
b.thomas Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Posts: 461	Just went through a hundred rounds of .38 special last Friday and shot way more then that of 9mm in the past. Stuff works great if your gun likes it........no down side with Blazer in any of my guns!

May 23, 2017, 08:02 AM	#18
disciple7 Junior Member Join Date: May 20, 2017 Posts: 4	Yep! Unfortunately, I've still got a few boxes of Blazer Brass to go through. I guess it's good practice for clearing jams. Thanks for all the input!

May 23, 2017, 09:06 AM	#19
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	Sometimes an individual firearm will work out at the very lowest range of functionality. A bit more resistance than other firearms. I f you fire a truly bottom line of power and push, and your shooting style combines with low impulse, your slide can and will function with less "snap" and overall energy, causing your extraction and ejection to be substandard. You will eventually find other rounds that will give you similar poor results. Probably any "low recoil" round will fail. Running nothing but 125-147 grain bullets that will maximize the rearward push on the slide should absolutely increase the reliability of your handgun. __________________ None.