Sellier & Bellot ammo

[DaverZ]

Has anyone had any trouble with this brand of ammo? I took my new Ruger SR45 to the range the other day,it shot Armscorp ammo and some hollow points I had laying around beautifly however when I switched to the Sellier & Bellot they wouldn't fire,dented the primer but not enough to ignite it.I'm thinking bad (hard) primers.I contacted the company,still waiting on a response,I also contacted Ruger and talked with them about it,they suggested I try another brand of ammo before possibly sending it in .I've not got to the range again yet but have since cleaned the striker and striker channel.I can empty the gun and put a pencil in the barrel and pull the trigger and send it about 6 to 8 inches in the air,one of the reasons I don't think it's the gun.Anyway,has anyone had trouble with this ammo brand,any thoughts?All input greatfully appreciated.

[TAB]

question,  is the dent the same size in the ones that went bang as it was in the others?   could be crude in the firing pin hole., its happen before.

[DaverZ]

even though it was new,i took the firing pin out and cleaned it and the channel,it was pretty dirty,i hope that clears it up

[sledgemeister]

Has anyone had any trouble with this brand of ammo? I took my new Ruger SR45 to the range the other day,it shot Armscorp ammo and some hollow points I had laying around beautifly however when I switched to the Sellier & Bellot they wouldn't fire,dented the primer but not enough to ignite it.I'm thinking bad (hard) primers.I contacted the company,still waiting on a response,I also contacted Ruger and talked with them about it,they suggested I try another brand of ammo before possibly sending it in .I've not got to the range again yet but have since cleaned the striker and striker channel.I can empty the gun and put a pencil in the barrel and pull the trigger and send it about 6 to 8 inches in the air,one of the reasons I don't think it's the gun.Anyway,has anyone had trouble with this ammo brand,any thoughts?All input greatfully appreciated.

Used in 9mm and .223 and never had an issue with it, .223 is a little more oomphy than most though.

[alfsauve]

<tongue-in-check>  Obviously Czech ammo requires a CZ gun.  Duh. </tic>


Why is it .45s seems to give the most problems, both ammo and guns.  Most of the failures I've seen at matches have been with .45s.  Even at the Glock match I saw people having trouble with that nearly "perfect" pistol.

That said and out of my system.  I always thought of S&B as high end stuff.  Stuff you bet your life on.  Stuff you took on Safari.  Lately though, I'm thinking some of their stuff, especially pistol ammo, is more of a "value" proposition.   I wonder who makes their primers?  They use to make percussion caps, I wonder if they make their own.  Or is it Tula?   

[Sponsor]

[sledgemeister]

<tongue-in-check>  Obviously Czech ammo requires a CZ gun.  Duh. </tic>

Thats why those of us with class use a CZ  and not tuppaware

[santahog]

I've never had any problems with it at all..
I've also got three unopened cases of it in "the armory" back there that's under a year old.. I hope it doesn't have the cooties described above!!! 

[McGyver]

Been using it for 4yrs. Never had a hiccup out of any of my guns!

[crusader rabbit]

I'll weigh in on the "plus" side of this question.

I've shot the stuff for years in a wide variety of guns.  Never had a failure to feed or a misfire with any of them.

I have had recurring problems with Blazer ammo (who hasn't?) in my Glock 27.  I don't use that (or Wolf, or Golden Bear) anymore.

And I had some difficulty getting my Glock 27 .22 LR conversion to cycle properly.  Just needed more lubrication.  Once that problem was addressed, the cycling difficulty went away.

S & B has worked every time I've shot it. 

And I like the Christmas colors on the boxes. 

Crusader Rabbit

[DaverZ]

I've had great luck with S&B in the past,but the gun so far shot all I put in it other than the S&B