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rusty86 wrote:

fulano wrote: My ammo "yikes" moments have been with Winchester USA (aka white box). My 9mm chambered a round that wouldn't seat or eject. The bullet had been set at an angle before it was seated during manufacturing and bulged the brass so that it stuck in my chamber thus making extraction a hair raising event.

I assumed you are talking about the plain white box (FMJ). I picked up a box of .40S&W Winchester "Personal Protection" Hollow-point the other day - also in a white box. Has anybody shot any of that? I've shot about half of it with no problems but want to be real sure of it before I carry it...

Yes, I refer to the range ammo in the white box.

When I buy ammo, I buy the 100 per box Winchester FMJ manufactured for the range; I like the quality of the brass for reloading.

The main issue with personal protection ammo would be your gun's ability to feed it well. I'd worry less about it reliability. I dont shoot much of my PP ammo as it is very expensive. When I first buy a gun for carry, I make sure it feeds well with a box of 20, then I use range ammo after that....I am pretty cheap when it comes to shooting at the range.

I haven't been to Top Gun since I left Houston in 1999. I used to go there quite often. It was a well run and very professional range during the 90's. I can imagine that it has changed though.

My ammo "yikes" moments have been with Winchester USA (aka white box). My 9mm chambered a round that wouldn't seat or eject. The bullet had been set at an angle before it was seated during manufacturing and bulged the brass so that it stuck in my chamber thus making extraction a hair raising event.

Glad you caught the bad round before chambering another round and firing into the blocked bore.