Bad ammo from walmart.

[Chuck67]

I picked up two value packs (250rds) of remington UMC 9mm this weekend from WalMart (cerritos) and I think I got a bad bunch of ammo. Every round I fired would cause lots of sparks to come out of the barrel. I fired rounds from both packs in three different guns (glock 17, 26, XD 9) and sparks were still coming out gun. I was told by the RO I couldnt shoot my ammo anymore because of the sparks, so now Im stuck with bad ammo. I to be giving remington a call. On a better note I shot my glock 17 & 26 for the first time and I love them, especially the 26. They were both pretty d*mn accurate even with the crappy ammo.

Here is a vid of the ammo through my XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFWSxNuHxBY

First 5 rounds through the G17 @ 12yrds (pretty good for me)

[Joe]

Very weird. I wonder what would cause that.

[Milsurps]

[QUOTE=Chuck67;5954975]
Here is a vid of the ammo through my XD


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This should work better...




WoW I've shot value packs (250rds) of remington UMC 9mm and never seen that.

[Chuck67]

Thank you ^

[NorCal Einstein]

I've had this happen with ~100 rounds of 9mm UMC before. This was ammo sold by the indoor range designated as "range ammo" as well!

[jph]

i've shot two boxes of UMC, and i saw sparks too.


J.

[tonelar]

looks like what i'd expect from old ammo... i had a bad case of Remington (white and green boxes) 9mm last year that had about 3 per 100 would just fail to fire. Solid primer strikes, but no BOOM.

After a while, I pulled about half the boxes and used them to teach my nephews about clearing malfunctions.

[jpham209]

Buena Park Walmart has the same ammo. Shot with sparks but not much as the one in your vid.

[compulsivegunbuyer]

I had the same issue shooting UMC, lots of sparks, some even making it to the ground. I did not bother calling Remington, as UMC is just crap ammo. It's DIRTY also. Do a internet search and you will find many complaints of this very problem with UMC. I just stick to WWB for my Glock and have had no problems.

[NorCal Einstein]

Buena Park Walmart has the same ammo. Shot with sparks but not much as the one in your vid.

I'll 2nd this. My sparks with UMC were not as much as what I saw in your video...at least I think. Didn't have anyone off to the side watching

[PandaLuv]

The sparks looked like fireworks.

Can you get a refund?

[Chuck67]

I'll 2nd this. My sparks with UMC were not as much as what I saw in your video...at least I think. Didn't have anyone off to the side watching

When actually shooting the gun, you could'nt realize the sparks that much. But while watching it was very noticeable

[CSACANNONEER]

This is not "bad ammo" and the fact that you bought it at Walmart has no bearing on your preceived "problem". The "sparks" are just powder still burning after it has left the barrel. The fact is that Remington has had some real QC issues in the last few years. They have released ammo without flash holes which has blown up a lot of guns! But again, your ammo is not "bad". It is just not what you or the RO are used to or want to shoot. Obviously, by looking at your target, the ammo is consistant.

[alex45auto]

First 5 rounds through the G17 @ 12yrds (pretty good for me)


I believe that's 12 feet from your video and not yards. 12 Yards woud be closer to the back stop at a 50 feet range..

[Munk]

They have released ammo without flash holes which has blown up a lot of guns! But again, your ammo is not "bad".

I find this FAR more terrifying than a bit of still-burning powder going flying. Especially when you consider that there's no way to check for it before firing.