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dipisc

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Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« on: October 31, 2009, 04:03:18 PM »
Hello to all;

    I have been noticing some Federal Ammo at the ranges that have the ID stamping like that of the Blazer Ammo stamping. My 2 questions are:

   1;   Is Federal possibly subcontracting ammo supplies through Blazer ?

   2;   If so is this brass safe for reloading ?

     I did e-mail Federal last week about this and have recieved no reply as of yet. Does anyone here know if this is going on ( subcontracting ) ?


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Timothy

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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2009, 04:10:38 PM »
Federal's budget brand is American Eagle and they use brass cases.  All Blazers use the aluminum case which cannot be reloaded.  I don't reload but if I did, I'd make sure of what I was using and discard anything that looked questionable.

Good Luck.
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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2009, 04:24:19 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on October 31, 2009, 04:10:38 PM
Federal's budget brand is American Eagle and they use brass cases.  All Blazers use the aluminum case which cannot be reloaded.  I don't reload but if I did, I'd make sure of what I was using and discard anything that looked questionable.

Good Luck.


Not all Blazers are aluminum.
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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2009, 04:41:43 PM »
What does the headstamp say?
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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2009, 04:47:47 PM »
I would like a pic too of the headstamp. As Dave has shown, Blazer is available in brass now and is reloadable.

I don't condone it, but in a survival scenario, is possible. I have an friend that has a Mac 10, legal full auto, in .45 acp, and he has been reloading Blazer aluminum for years, He uses Lee dies and when resizing, just punches a third flash hole right through the center, as Blazer is berdan primed. This is for information only, I have not done it and would only do so for experimentation, with a firearm I did not care that much about, for future use.
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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2009, 05:19:45 PM »
Quote from: david86440 on October 31, 2009, 04:24:19 PM

Not all Blazers are aluminum.

I stand corrected, I've never seen it around here so I never checked their site.

Whoops!   :-[
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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2009, 05:33:59 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on October 31, 2009, 05:19:45 PM
I stand corrected, I've never seen it around here so I never checked their site.

Whoops!   :-[

I've never seen it around here either (northern CA) I bought it at a Walmart in Cody, WY.in June of this year. The clerk (who actually seemed quite knowledgeable)  said it was something Blazer had recently come out with and it is reloadable.

This is what their website says:

ECONOMIC RELIABILITY. Blazer® Brass brings shooters the reliability and quality of ammunition built to SAAMI standards, and is backed by stringent ISO certified quality systems. Blazer Brass is loaded in reloadable brass cases for added value. Standard Boxer-type primers and primer pockets mean you can reload Blazer Brass cases just like any other case. Blazer Brass is loaded with a protected-base FMJ bullet. CCI® primers insure reliable ignition, and we load clean-burning propellants. Blazer Brass is available in 9mm Luger, 380 Auto, 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 40 S&W, and 45 Auto calibers with standard-weight bullets.
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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2009, 05:42:09 PM »
blazer ammo in brass use to be called "lawmen" 


When the price of AL went up, it was not worth producing it.


I've shot a bunch of lawmen/ blazer brass over the years. 
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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2009, 05:44:56 PM »
Back when I had a .357 I used a lot of that lawman ammo. It was as good as any other ammo IMO. I wouldn't hesitate to use blazer brass in any gun.
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Re: Federal Ammo/ Blazer style stamping.
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2009, 05:48:50 PM »
I thought Speer makes Lawman................ I guess Blazer and Speer are both ATK after looking them up.

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