"clean" ammo?

[new_gunner]

Hi everyone,

I was in a gun store today buying 40S&W ammo for my handgun.
There were some Magtech and Blazer Brass ammo.
Since I have never heard Magtech before, I asked the person who worked there that: if he was me, which brand he will buy.

He said that both brands were pretty "dirty", meaning that after shooting about 100 rounds, the inside of my handgun will be really black and be hard to clean.
He also said that he preferred Fiocchi because it is "clean", meaning that after shooting, the inside of my gun will not be too black and be easier to clean.

I was really surprised to hear this because I thought that ALL ammos will leave the inside of a handgun really dirty anyway.

My question are:
1. Which brands of ammo are considered "cleaner" than the others?
2. Are Magtech ammo any good?

Thank you.

[diese]

I've never shot any ammo that caused the handgun to be hard to clean after 100 rounds. I'd say go with whatever is the cheapest, and clean your gun after the range. The guy at Walmart was telling me that TulAmmo will cause my gun to jam after 200 rounds, I shot 500 rounds that day with no problems.

[ElDub1950]

Yeah, I don't think any makes it harder to clean. The Blazer is noticeably dirtier that Fiocchi, but shooting anything will make it dirty .. it's not a huge deal either way. Never tried Magtech.

[desertrunner303]

"clean" ammo?

OP- FWIW, I have found Magtech to shoot clean for me in 9mm. Hope that helps. And I have has the most problems (minimal) with WWB, that ammo is at the bottom of my list.

[BEE]

I usually hear Federal Ammunition shoots clean. From personal experience with Federal I would l agree.

[SonofWWIIDI]

Magtech is pretty good stuff.

All ammo is gonna leave deposits that need to be cleaned. So buy whichever ammo runs best in your guns, and clean after range trips.

[North Bay Guy]

As mentioned 100 rounds won't make your gun hard to clean, regardless of what you shoot. I like to shoot the 165gr Winchester white box, that's normally sold in 100 packs at Walmart. It's a pretty tame load and I haven't experienced it to be an unusually dirty round.

[-hanko]

Buy some of each...

...and see which brand is the most accurate.

Not sure why anyone would base a choice on how clean the ammo might or might not be.

If clean is your primary criteria, it's simple...don't shoot the weapon.

[trigger945]

OP, don't worry too much about "dirtier" ammo. Find the ammo that your gun likes and you shoot best with - the more brands and types, the merrier - and buy them in lots to stock up.

Then clean your gun regularly.

Btw, which LGS was this?

Enjoy and stay safe.

[teflondog]

I consider all factory FMJ ammo pretty clean. Shooting lead reloads is what I would describe as dirty.

[dyson]

Ive shot tulammo steel cased ammo once, that stuff is def dirtier than other factory ammo. Not sure wut caused it but i had a couple of stove pipes with it.

[biloutkast]

Winchester white box and Federals are dirty. Cleanest i've shot was Miwalls reloads

[hermosabeach]

That is why you carry a can of gun scrubber or brake cleaner in your range bag... A couple of squirts and the bulk of the carbon and all of the lube are off of your handgun....

With the exception of reloading, I really have not noticed a big difference in cleanliness for Hand Gun Ammo....


S&B smells like burnt horse hair to me.... but it shoots really well

[Trenchfoot]

I've shot a few boxes of the Blazer Clean-Fire ammo and HPR Hyperclean, but not enough in one sitting to determine how much cleaner they were over factory FMJ's.

[KeithET]

"clean ammo"?????

One fact I have come to understand as true is shooting guns is dirty business. Sure there are some ammo's that are less dirty or cleaner then others. Shoot any gun/ammo combo enough and it will be dirty. It will need a good cleaning. Even Glock's need to be cleaned eventually.

I for one do not pick ammo based upon how clean or dirty it is. I pick it based upon more important criteria such as function, accuracy and terminal performance. If those three criteria are met for the shooting situation at hand then I don't care if the gun gets dirty. That's part of shooting. Dirty guns and cleaning them is the way it is.

If you want your gun to stay clean then don't shoot it.

KeithET