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Location: New Mexico USA
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No problems here.
A little dirty as stated before. I've fired several thousand .357 sig frag. stuff with no problem. And a few hundred .38's with no problem. I'll buy more when My calibers are on sale. ![]() |
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![]() Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: St. Francisville, LA
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I bought a fair amount of their ammo and built up a brass stockpile to start reloading myself, some years ago. I fired about 500 .45LC, 500 .38SPL, and 100 .45-70 with zero problems.
Component shortages and demand surges since Nov 08 have caused havoc throughout the ammo industry & shooting sports, so I personally would not rule out that Georgia Arms might run into some glitches because of that. Their website makes it obvious that production & shipping schedules have been severely dislocated. I still would feel fine using their NEW ammo for SD/HD, and their reloaded ammo for range use. |
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![]() Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
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Above post makes sense, and I would give GA a chance with "new" ammo. But at the Suarez course I took, I had multiple feed failures with GA reload. So, I certainly would not carry them for personal defense. The instructor said that my ejector may be wearing down.
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Location: Nashville, TN
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Another thing was that at least two of the cartridges had the bullet down pretty far into the casing. A cop taking the course said that that configuration is especially dangerous for extra high pressure - beyond +P. I don't know if I fired others that I didn't catch, but it's worth spot checking your "ammo in a bag".
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Location: Wesley Chapel, Florida
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If you look carefully on their website, they do make ammo using new brass, and it is labeled as "New". Naturally, it costs a little more; otherwise, they use fired brass.
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![]() Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Virginia
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I shot 500 rounds of cowboy loads in .38 special and I think I had two mis-fires out of the entire 500 rounds. I loved it, although it seemed to be a tad bit dirty shooting. Got mine in a GI can so I didn't have any plastic bags.
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![]() Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
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never a problem from GA Arms in the last 8-9 years--fired 9mm, .40, .223....great ammo
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![]() Join Date: May 2008
Location: Seattle, WA
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I have one of the 1000 round canned heat orders.
Works just fine. I'll order more when their price drops. |
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Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 698
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I wonder, people complain the ammo is a little "dirty" do you clean your guns?
![]() Gets that pesky residue right off. I'm kidding of course but I never really worry about an ammo being dirty if it's priced right. WWB at Wal Mart is not the cleanest stuff but it's not the most expensive option either for factory ammo. Just an example.
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![]() Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Florida
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I have a can of their 500 round "canned heat" 9mm FMJ ammo. Have used about 200 rounds so far without an issue. I clean my guns after each range visit, so "dirty" ammo is no issue for me.
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