See how Blazer Aluminum stacks up against others here: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/is-blazer-9mm-any-good

Prior to Covid-19, I used this ammo a lot. It was always affordable, reliable,accurate and I never had any issues.

@WestCoastFront

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was buying this stuff before 2019, was a lot cheaper. But now I don't look for it, just brass. Never had any, problems with this ammo, good stuff.

@Whitefeather83

Жыл бұрын

I also shot a lot of the aluminum 9mm before 2020, but since than, its not any cheaper. Not to enough to justify buying it over brass.

It’s good if that’s what you have or its what’s on the shelf. I’d rather pay a dollar more and get the brass stuff. That said it’s always worked for me.

I just bought a case of this…. Seems to works well out of my Glocks, eats it all up like a fat kid in a candy store 😊…. I prefer this over Winchester white box.

I was just about to do research on this exact ammunition, and here you are, givng us the run down with visual proof. Thank you once again for making our lives easier by doing the legwork!

@nicolatesla768

Жыл бұрын

If you have the Brass casing CCi BLAZER available, I'd recommend getting that instead. I've purchased it locally for $15 a box... Plus you can save the brass for reloading.

@roysimmsjr.6982

Жыл бұрын

@@nicolatesla768 I guess I'll follow the advice of a great inventor. The brass case is also available and for the same price. Watching this video did instill some trust in the company in me, so I'll tust their products.

CCi BLAZER is great for target shooting. Running it right now with 0 malfunctions so far.

I enjoy all your videos.👍👍

My brother shoots that stuff all the time .. He also reloads Aluminium castings . Not something I would do but he never seems to have trouble .. Enjoyed ! 👍👍

Good video, thanks. I still have a bunch of this stuff in 9 and 40 from the shortages. It shoots fine for me, seems to make my guns dirty but that’s about it. The brass stuff is probably what all my pistol calibers are zeroed too. The price being the reason. Thanks

I've had excellent results with Blazer Aluminum and it shoots very well in ALL of my 9mm Pistols and Marlin Camp 9 Carbine

I use this all the time at the range. It’s usually a buck or two cheaper than most everything else, cycles in all my guns and I’ve never had a single failure to feed or extract. It’s really reliable - for me at least. It’s a little dirty but as long as you clean after every 150-200 rounds, this shouldn’t be an issue. Another awesome video!

My understanding of the lore is that aluminum cases risk blowing out in blowback guns like the Ruger PC Carbine, so I just don't bother stocking it.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

It can cause issues in direct blowback guns.

Good info. Good delivery. Subscribed

@GBGuns

7 ай бұрын

Thank you and welcome to the channel. These wre filmed mostly so I didn't have to write everything down, see the pinned comment for the comprehensive list of loads tested.

Amazing video! Sellior & Ballot 124 and 115 Machtech 9mm

Mag tech and S&B. Seems to be the all around the best for the Money, least where I live. Gr8 show and TY!

Good lord man! Thats some damn good groups

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I've had a lot of time with that gun

I used to use a lot of Ferderal aluminum back when you could get it at Walmart. I never had a issue with it in my guns.

When I was learning to shoot competition I went thru a bunch of this in training when it was cheap. I didn’t have any issues with it at all. There are competitors who fly to matches with this cause it’s lighter than brass case . Now I usually train with ammo that I’ll use at matches just to stay fine tuned on the recoil impulse.

Never had a malfunction with it. accurate enough. They use to have it in JHP. Good light prepper ammo honestly. Wish they still sold it.

I like it when I find it. My 19 enjoys it. Less recoil like you said too.

Not sure about the aluminum but i just shot off another 500 rounds today of the brass version and zero fails. This Blazer 115 grain fmj is some GREAT stuff .... Been using blazer for about 3 yrs now. Maybe 2 failures

In my experience through an uber reliable Ruger P95DC (bought brand new in '96 and still running today), Blazer is some of THE best target ammo available-- price wise, accuracy wise, and reliability wise. However, I haven't used it since before 2020, so QC might have suffered some... Judging from Graham's vid, though, it hasn't. The only problem is if you're a "9mm reloader," you're out of luck-- but that's never been a problem for me... Great vid, Graham!

I'm pretty new around these 2A parts, & I gotta say, my lil eyeballs really likes the appearance of clean brass

Just got some of this stuff. Have yet to test it in my Glock 19. I’m sure it will feed well. Blazer makes good stuff for range.

I've never used it in 9mm, but it's all I use in 45 ACP. Works fine.

Thank you sir. I have put a good bit of Federal aluminum & the Israeli Aluminum in 9mm. I have only run a few hundred Blazer Aluminum in 9 and about the same in 40. I never had any malfunctions that I recall with any. I used over 1000 of Israeli Independence in 45acp in S&W Shields that 3 of us in my house have/had for edc. We did have a few failure to feed that were easily remedied. I do not like 44 magnum Blazer ammo in Lever actions. Too much friction I think. Thank you.

I’ve had great success with Blazer aluminum

That Blazer 115gr is good stuff.

During the ammo shortage the LGS had this ammo available. It shot very well. On a separate note I had the Blazer brass case 9mm ammo in which the bullet came off while using it on a revolver. Apparently it was not properly crimped and the recoil of revolver was enough to loosen the brass case /bullet seal.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

I've seen that happen. Even if the bullet doesn't come out it can "long load" by creeping forward; changing the pressure generated when fired.

I have shot tons of that stuff in many different calibers I can’t remember having any big problems with it like you said just good range grade ammo

I just went through 500 rounds of that exact stuff yesterday No issues at all

I ran 100 rounds of this through my Glock 43 a few years ago. I had one FTE, but I think I limp-wristed it. I’d buy more if I came across it. My favorite ammo outlets haven’t had any in ages.

I used this ammo in my P01 for three concealed carry classes, each averaging about 250 rounds. No failures, but at the end of the second class one of the casing seemingly exploded and I had some aluminum burn my chin. Not sure what happened, but not pleasant. I’ll still buy it if it’s the cheapest 😅

The video you did with the brass blazer rounds. I have those. They are pretty good 😊. I put 150 rounds thru my 4 inch barrel Glock 9mm. I like Winchester loads you shot 💥 better 💯

I've shot it in 9mm and 10mm and have had zero problems with it.

Would you use it in a 1911 chambered in 9 and 45??

I use it for practice have never had a issue with it both in 9 and 40.

I had a box of Blazer aluminum 38 spl + P a few months back, and more recently 9mm 115. They both worked great, but the +P was *very* mild

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

I wonder what the muzzle energy was. This 9mm is super soft

@Chris_the_Dingo

Жыл бұрын

@@GBGuns had to look it up...according to CCI's website, the 125 gr jhp 38+P (what I tried) is 945 fps. I was using a Ruger SP101 snubby, and it felt ridiculously mild to me. Who knows....

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

125gr at that speed is less energy than 124gr 9mm from most guns,so your senses were right: relatively soft ammo.

Great ammo test as usual. Can you try SinterFire SpecialDuty Lead Free Frangible? I'm thinking of picking some up.I would like your thoughts on it.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

If I can find some. These tests aren't end-all conclusive, but give is an idea.

@ballastboss345

Жыл бұрын

@@GBGuns It would be nice to have a idea of what to expect before I buy a lot. I found them for .36 each for two hundred. Decent price.

See how it runs in a 1911 next. Mine hated Blazer. Also, I really like the zoomed in camera angle with the splatter shot. No disputing that!

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

It may not have had enough energy to run your 1911 reliably

@scaleworksRC

Жыл бұрын

@@GBGuns That sounds about right. It was an old used Llama .45 that had a heavy spring in it. Thanks for answering!

No problems yet with Blazer Independence or Federal aluminum in my FMK, SD9VE or Ruger 9e. I haven't had the chance to try it in my Taurus G2s. I have heard that the Taurus doesnt like it? The reports I have heard is that it swells and will stick in the G series.

Thanks for bringing us these ammunition reviews. The cheaper ammunition I keep seeing is Magtech, which I'm not familiar with. Also Tula, Wolf, and Sellier & Bellot, but I'm familiar with those.

@NicoEl119

Жыл бұрын

S&B and Magtech seems to be the best for me

@Chris_the_Dingo

Жыл бұрын

Magtech is pretty good practice ammo. I believe it's Brazilian, in some roundabout way the same conglomerate that owns Taurus.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

I think so too

@joshuar4470

Жыл бұрын

Mag tech is prettt decent ammo. Really like the S&B stuff though. Never had an issue with the handgun or rifle ammo from them

@rob6850

Жыл бұрын

@@Chris_the_Dingo that conglomerate owns Smith & Wesson as well

Excellent job, I have sccy cpx-2 9mm and thought about buying some but sccy don't recommend using aluminum ammo but I would like to try some. Your opinion about using it in my sccy cpx-2 9mm. Thanks for your videos

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

You may experience some reliability issues with it in the SCCY, but it will run, just be aware that if you do something they advise against you might not get much warranty support if an issue occurs.

@sware8466

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Just bought some in cbus for $9.99/box with all the ammo scare and I have shot this on duty guns and had no problem, so why not. Wonder if it will run in my 2011?

Could you add Federal 124 +P HST to your list?

If you’re open to new ideas for videos, how about a pocket carry 380 versus a micro 9 with low recoil 9mm ammunition? Example p365 or Mete vs LCR Max or Kahr. A tiny Tony 10oz and snappy vs 17oz Class🤷🏻‍♂️ a ease of carry vs shootability type of thing. Because with open carry becoming widespread CCW is becoming a mute point.

Great shooting. How does it compare to the blazer with the brass case? Good shooting and video.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

Good question, maybe we'll do a test like that

My Colt revolvers did "NOT" Blazer aluminum cased for an obvious reason.... once all the cartridges were fired, the the cartridges cases would expand and would not extract for at least a minute due to hot aluminum cartridge case expansion...... semi auto Blazer cartridges worked just fine in my Glock 20/29 and my Ruger P-series handguns

i like it. cheap. only issue is that the manufacturer of my pcc said it's a no go in their firearms.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

Yes, aluminum cases can be an issue in direct-blowback guns

I love this stuff as I don’t reload any pistol ammo and thus enjoy pissing off brass goblins at the range as they can’t use it. This stuff works great in my G19 and VP9 Tactical. Very close to my carry ammo in the point of impact of it. I say don’t get it so it gets cheaper for me. 😂

Finding a cheap brand that does well at 25m consistently would be nice. Currently also using a budget brand, Geco. It's brass coated aluminium if I'm not mistaken.

Multiple failures to eject using my Sig P365. Zero failures with my wife's Glock 23. Never had a failure in the 365 until this and I've runs lots of Blazer brass.

@GBGuns

9 ай бұрын

Shorter pistols tend to have more violent extraction. It's possible that simply isn't combining well with the expansion/contraction rate of aluminum or the light weight cases just aren't bouncing hard enough to eject. I'd have to see it to have a better guess, but it would be no better than an educated guess.

@barrysaylor364

9 ай бұрын

Educated is good. Easy solution iss to stick with brass. I'll let my wife run out the aluminum and then we'll both be back to brass.@@GBGuns

@ACommenterOnYouTube

7 ай бұрын

Thats ALL i run is blazer brass 115 fmj. Been thru about 5k rounds and only 2 failures to fire. My P365X runs them clean with no issue

Pre-Fauci ouchie, it was cheaper than brass and was fine for plinking. If you don't reload, why not save a bit? Now however, it is not cheapest ammo on the shelf.

💪🏽👍🏼😊

My Scorpion will NOT feed aluminum ammo. Only round I've found it objects to.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

That has likely saved you from issies,aluminum cases in a direct blowback gun is risky.

Blazer Brass/CCI

I’ve shot around 4000 rds had one misfire

Will it wear out the chamber of of a barrel ?

@GBGuns

3 ай бұрын

No, alumunim is softer than steel.

The plandemic forced many of us to use whatever ammo we could find. I bought a bunch of aluminum with great results. Soft shooting for sure, perfect for the range and new shooters

My Glock 34 loves this ammo.

Where is Teya?

"Back in the day" I would shoot this and steel cased ammunition. Now days the price is so close to the brass. Why would you? That's just my take on it. If the prices come down a bit, may be. Until then, prolly not. Thanks for the share!!

we want see grand power mk23 models tests! :-)

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

I'm responding to this comment from Slovakia! We're here to get a peek at the Mk23s and some other goodies.

I've shot a few hundred of these and not to bad I do know that on cci website they say not to shoot aluminum case ammo in blow back firearms

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

Yes, because in many blowback guns, the different exoansion/contraction and friction rates could cause issues

Have a carbine 40 cal that is dangerous with aluminum case ammo. Just Right Carbine. Says in manual don’t use aluminum. Cases break off in chamber. Split leaving half stuck in chamber.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

Yes, aluminum cases in a direct blowback gun are a risk.

As long they don’t cheap out, and make them too thin, it’s fine….

Your chronograph is "old and a little strange.". That's OK. So am I.

I got 50 rounds of this 9mm aluminum cased for free I hope it's any good

Tastes great, less filling!

Its very dusty compared to other ammo

I’ve had bad luck with it. I stay away.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

What happened?

Thanks GB. Great job. Good info. God bless. LETS GO BRANDON

Short answer: nope.

Getting beyond hyperbole, once you come across a round without adequate case-neck tension, where the bullet can be easily pushed further into the case/powder charge, like when the bullet impacts the feedramp in cycling, you might change your mind. As I have when it comes to watching gun reviewers on KZread when someone who has no experience in handloading takes to giving "expert" advice on ammunition. Try pressing the nose of those bullets in aluminum cases into a wood block to see if they move, provided you have a caliper, dial or digital.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

Who claimed to be an expert? I've seen several brands and loads push into the case as a result of a misfeed. Toss that round and continue shooting, especially if shooting a gun without full chamber support.

@niveknyll6524

Жыл бұрын

@@GBGuns And in most cases it's the cheap ammo furnished to KZread types for advertising purposes to inexperienced shooters, and most often associated with malfunction issues, or being so lightly loaded it won't properly function a pistol's slide. The condition I described in relation to Blazer 9mm ammo occurred without ever putting a round into a chamber. And then checking multiple rounds within a single box of 50 rounds. Fortunately, I had handloading experience by that time and was just looking to pick up some inexpensive 9 x 19mm. That was the LAST time I ever did that. And pressing the nose of a bullet into a wood block, then measuring for any shortening of the cartridge before you trust any of them is never a bad idea regardless of its price since most already know that repeated cycling of rounds at the top of the magazine and previously chambering them, like say their favorite defense load, those loads will shorten. In cases of more than a couple of a thousandths of an inch, that ammo is best avoided, period. Your presentation speaks for itself when speaking of what you DON'T know, and your slight jabs at handloading you know nothing about, so please continue and enlighten us on the metallurgical or elasticity differences between aluminum and cartridge brass? IMO, aluminum cartridge cases are a bad idea based on the evidence from experience. Not by waiting for a catastrophic event like the bullet being pressed into a charge of the cheapest fast burning powder that yields minimum case-fill. Maybe you're familiar with the term Ka-Boom. And people who you might be referring to that make improper handloads . . . shouldn't be handloading in the first place.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

You must have had a bad day or something. We purchased this ammo and have used it for years in hundreds of guns. We did this video because in the last 30 or so gun reviews in which we used it we noticed it was grouping better than it used to.

@niveknyll6524

Жыл бұрын

@@GBGuns Nice to know it has your endorsement ! And in the 30 years you've used Blazer Aluminum case 9mm, you've checked for bullet set-back how many times exactly? There have been other ammo-makers who also tried using aluminum cases in the past, only one company continues to do so. It only takes one catastrophic failure of a cartridge to change ones perspective. Needless to say, I have unsubscribed.

@GBGuns

Жыл бұрын

What endorsement? Who said 30 years? I'm beginning to think that you anger with the world may stem from an attention issue.

A few years ago my wife was at a store with a sporting goods section. She called home and asked if I needed anything and on a whim I asked her to grab me two, 50 round boxes of .45 ACP in Winnie white box or Blazer Brass. She came home and handed me a heavy bag and said "Your precious bullets are in the bag" and I said thanks, opened the bag and saw two, 50 round boxes of Blazer Aluminum. I pointed out to my wife that there really is a difference between nonferrous metals and that she grabbed the wrong boxes. My wife actually felt bad and was going to take them back and I said "There is a difference between returning a regular item and returning bullets but it is ok hon, these work but I will lose out on 100 pieces of brass for future use" and she said she will pay more attention even after I told her 5 times that it's no big deal. I went out to my back yard with 52 rounds loaded in 4 mags and shot them up and was surprised at the accuracy that I got out of those rounds so I went into the house, grabbed the remaining rounds and shot them up with very good results. I never had a FTF or FTE problem out of those 100 rounds either and I was impressed. I lost out on 100 reloadable cases but I definitely got my money's worth in fun and learning that maybe Blazer Aluminum isn't as bad as some people think even though my test case was only 100 rounds