hows the tulammo.45 acp

[blood ()f the Lamb]

It's cheap for a 50 box

[RogueSniper]

No problem at all. I've shot the 45ACP, 40SW and 9mm. About 2-3 boxes of each caliber and they all function perfectly. It's great if you don't plan to reload.

[C.W.M.V.]

Well some of it can be reloaded, just cant remember which calibers off the top of my head.

[stand125]

You can reload steel case just fine, but people say that is hell on your dies.

[Cowboy T]

If the dies are carbide, you're fine. Tungsten carbide is way, way harder than any steel used for ammo cases. The nice thing about the new Russian .45 ACP (Tula, Ulyanovsk, etc.) is that it's Boxer primed! You probably won't get as many reloads out of it--probably half that of brass cases--but yes, it is reloadable. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if my range allowed steel-jacketed bullets.

[C.W.M.V.]

Isn't the issue with dies more a rifle issue? All my pistol dies are carbide, but aren't carbide rifle dies more difficult to find?

[Jasonaspears]

If the dies are carbide, you're fine. Tungsten carbide is way, way harder than any steel used for ammo cases. The nice thing about the new Russian .45 ACP (Tula, Ulyanovsk, etc.) is that it's Boxer primed! You probably won't get as many reloads out of it--probably half that of brass cases--but yes, it is reloadable. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if my range allowed steel-jacketed bullets.

Steel-jacketed bullets? Who makes those??

[C.W.M.V.]

Steel-jacketed bullets? Who makes those??

The term is bi metal, and most combloc ammo is jacketed that way.

[negolien]

It runs like a champ thru my Kimber Custom II.

[Cowboy T]

The term is bi metal, and most combloc ammo is jacketed that way.

Thanks for the terminology update. My bad there. And yes, most combloc ammo is done like that, since it's cheaper for them.

The reason some ranges say no to it is that the steel in or on the bullets will spark when it strikes something. Some backstops aren't set up for that; they've been known to actually catch fire and burn the building down.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

The term is bi metal, and most combloc ammo is jacketed that way.

Thanks for the terminology update. My bad there.

Your terminology was correct Cowboy T. "Bi metal" is just the polite way of saying "copper washed steel jacket" these days. They mean the exact same thing. "Bi metal" doesn't scare off as many customers as "steel jacketed".

[C.W.M.V.]

Your terminology was correct Cowboy T. "Bi metal" is just the polite way of saying "copper washed steel jacket" these days. They mean the exact same thing. "Bi metal" doesn't scare off as many customers as "steel jacketed".

Whatever, nothing new about the term bi metal, it simply refers to anything where two different metals are put together. Id hardly call it a marketing ploy.

[blood ()f the Lamb]

I can get the Tulammo or reputable reloads for 300/k but there is a wait for the tulammo they are out of stock. Which would you go for? Get em now or wait for who knows how long?