Aluminum vs Brass......

[plumbum]

I love cheap aluminum and steel case ammo - I’ve never had an issue with it. They do absolutely no harm to a firearm and save you money if you aren’t going to reload. I seriously want to fill a bathtub with Tulammo .

[The War Wagon]

wound up with a box of Aluminum case 9mm. Just want some insight on the pro's and con's of Aluminum over Brass.

In 10mm, my S&W 1006 extractor would sometimes rip the rim OFF the case... so I'd need a pencil to poke it back out of the bbl.

Otherwise, I've NEVER had a problem with aluminum in any other firearm - especially .45acp, as I'm all-.45-all-the-time now. Safer in your gun than steelcase!!!

[NorCalGlock9]

its good for cheap range ammo if you don't plan on reloading. Some guns dont like it though, it has extraction issues in my shield and ar-9

[R.Mac]

[still919]

Well, you have a box of it, and I assume a firearm to go along with it. I say shoot it, and see what you think. You'll know whether you want more of the same, or something different.

[k1dude]

I've shot tens of thousands of rounds of aluminum cased ammo through multiple guns. Never had a problem.

One benefit no one has mentioned is weight. A fully loaded mag of aluminum ammo weighs quite a bit less than the same mag loaded with brass ammo. So if you're humping a few boxes of ammo into the back country for some plinking, take aluminum cased ammo instead of brass.

[Snagglepuss]

Alright, I'm convinced.

I'm going to TJ for those hookers everyone keeps talking about!

[JTROKS]

Never had a problem with aluminum cased ammo. The only problem I’ve had with them was bullet setback after a couple of times feeding the same round. Not sure if it was just that batch. I was demonstrating proper slide release when chambering a round with a Sig P320 and a G35 with a 40-9 conversion.

I am aware bullet setbacks happens with brass cased ammo also, but it just seems the Al cased ammo was not very forgiving.

[1911.45_4Me]

Chicks dig guys who shoot brass-cased ammo.

Thats good enough for me! LOL

Thanks

[1911.45_4Me]

Thanks everybody, Never had it before so....

Appreciate all the input.

[BB1776]

You are free to say and do as you please but your words paint you Red.

[Mandingo27]

Buddy of mine shot aluminum and the rear of the casing got chewed off and the rest of the shell was stuck in his barrel by the feedramp

[Cowboy T]

For reloading, I would not trust aluminum. However, as factory ammo, there's nothing wrong with shooting it. When Walmart was still carrying handgun ammo, I'd shot plenty of 9mm aluminum out of Glock 17's and 19's, Ruger SR9's, Beretta 92's, and S&W M&P's. No problems whatsoever.

BTW, I do reload steel Tulammo cases; some of them do use Boxer primers. They actually work pretty darn well and I always get at least 5 reloads out of 'em. Of course brass is better, but in a pinch, I'll run with steel.

[1911.45_4Me]

For reloading, I would not trust aluminum. However, as factory ammo, there's nothing wrong with shooting it. When Walmart was still carrying handgun ammo, I'd shot plenty of 9mm aluminum out of Glock 17's and 19's, Ruger SR9's, Beretta 92's, and S&W M&P's. No problems whatsoever.

BTW, I do reload steel Tulammo cases; some of them do use Boxer primers. They actually work pretty darn well and I always get at least 5 reloads out of 'em. Of course brass is better, but in a pinch, I'll run with steel.

Just using it for range . I did not realize it was a box of aluminum till i got home. Will be the first time using it.

Thanks

[The War Wagon]

Just using it for range . I did not realize it was a box of aluminum till i got home. Will be the first time using it.

That's all it is, is cheap range ammo. I shoot it when I'm lazy, and don't feel like hunting brass afterwards.