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BillSXT2002 · 04-11-2007, 09:26 AM

Don't use it indoors. It smells bad and is very smoky. I won't use it anymore.

jeepinbanditrider · 04-11-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BillSXT2002

Don't use it indoors. It smells bad and is very smoky. I won't use it anymore.

I will say that the .45 was this way it felt like I was shooting a camp and ball pistol. However I feel this is becuase of the lubricant use on the lead rounds.

The 9mm ultramax I shot (FMJ ammo) shot just like factory new ammol.

bham shooter · 04-11-2007, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

I will say that the .45 was this way it felt like I was shooting a camp and ball pistol. However I feel this is becuase of the lubricant use on the lead rounds.

The 9mm ultramax I shot (FMJ ammo) shot just like factory new ammol.

Yeah, I tend to stay away from lead. I was thinking about ordering the 1200 rounds of FMJ in .40. The price is decent, plus you get the "Free" storage cans with every 300 rounds from Cabela's, which would come in handy once I start reloading. Right now I'm just wanting some decent priced, reliable plinking ammo. 1200 rounds would last me about 3-5 trips to the range, so I'd be set for a few months. Shipping costs are roughly the same as sales tax would be if I could find this price locally, but that isn't going to happen, so I would be saving some on total costs.

Thanks for all the help.

mdjamesd · 04-11-2007, 12:41 PM

very very smoky. I used it when I first got my xd so I could put 500 rounds through it fairly cheaply. People at the indoor range hated me that day.

NowhereKS · 04-23-2007, 05:24 PM

I had bought the ammo box with 300 rounds of Ultramax .40 S&W from Cabelas a while back and finally got to use it this past weekend. It definitely seemed to be smoky/dirty. I'm not sure if it was unspent powder or something else in there that didn't burn up, but it was a mess. As the local range is an indoor one, I doubt I'll be using it again.

As for any kind of jamming, of the three hundred rounds I only had problems with one. It was the top one in the mag and when I closed the slide it didn't close properly. I dropped the mag out and ejected the shell and kept going without any problems. But the range has a six round limit, so I never had more than five in the mag.

Bass Pro had a good deal on Winchester .40 S&W 100 round boxes when they first opened here, so I'm gonna keep my eye out for another deal on those in the future. If you're shooing outdoors and not putting more than five or six rounds in a mag at a time, though, the stuff wasn't bad. Just be prepared for a lot of cleaning when you get home.

As a side note, it was great getting back to the range. I bought a house late last year, and working on it certainly killed my range time. I haven't completely cured myself of flinching in anticipation of the recoil, but I noticed a big improvement as I went on.

Darth Yhwh · 04-23-2007, 06:26 PM

I've been through about 150 rounds of .45 ACP and about 500 rounds of .40 S&W. I haven't had a single problem, ie: failure to fire, failure to feed or failure to eject.

I laughed when I read others posts about how smokey they are. Last time I shot this brand I couldn't get over how much smoke they were producing. I think a couple of guys a few row's down were laughing at me. LOL.

cmcarlile · 05-22-2007, 03:58 PM

Shot 150 rounds of Ultramax .45acp in my XD. No problems at all. I was outdoors, so I didn't notice the smoking problem that has been mentioned. The only problem I had was the price. I bought it from Dick's in Kennesaw, GA for $39 for the 150 ct. box. A little on the high end considering Wally carries the Blazer Brass for $11+/- for 50.

Myk9noseknows · 05-25-2007, 12:52 AM

I bought 500 rounds of it from Cabelas in .357Sig. So far I'm really impressed. It's not dirty and have had no failures of any kind. In this caliber at least, it gets an A+

Vizsladad · 05-28-2007, 06:49 PM

I bought a box of this stuff for my xd 2 months ago. 250 rnds of 9mm 125 grn lead. I am still trying to get the lead out of my barrel. The lube is so dirty that on the indoor range we had to wait to continue the match from the smoke I made. I also had made fte and ftf with this crap. I would never but this again.

One of the other folks at the club also treid this stuff adn had the same problems. Not good for improving your classification.

Hope you have better luck with thee rifle stuff.

Good Luck

5.56_Spartan · 05-29-2007, 11:31 AM

I picked up a few boxes of remanufactured .223 from Cabela's a few years back and Ultramax is what they sent me.

Overall, it was pretty decent ammo. Shot well and was clean as the other brands. Everything in my boxes was LC headstamps.

Never bought more of it though, found better sources for mil-sup at similar prices.

04-11-2007, 09:26 AM	#11
BillSXT2002 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 245	Don't use it indoors. It smells bad and is very smoky. I won't use it anymore. __________________ "I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws, and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it." -L. Hand

04-23-2007, 05:24 PM	#15
NowhereKS XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nowhere, KS Posts: 23	I had bought the ammo box with 300 rounds of Ultramax .40 S&W from Cabelas a while back and finally got to use it this past weekend. It definitely seemed to be smoky/dirty. I'm not sure if it was unspent powder or something else in there that didn't burn up, but it was a mess. As the local range is an indoor one, I doubt I'll be using it again. As for any kind of jamming, of the three hundred rounds I only had problems with one. It was the top one in the mag and when I closed the slide it didn't close properly. I dropped the mag out and ejected the shell and kept going without any problems. But the range has a six round limit, so I never had more than five in the mag. Bass Pro had a good deal on Winchester .40 S&W 100 round boxes when they first opened here, so I'm gonna keep my eye out for another deal on those in the future. If you're shooing outdoors and not putting more than five or six rounds in a mag at a time, though, the stuff wasn't bad. Just be prepared for a lot of cleaning when you get home. As a side note, it was great getting back to the range. I bought a house late last year, and working on it certainly killed my range time. I haven't completely cured myself of flinching in anticipation of the recoil, but I noticed a big improvement as I went on. __________________ XD40 Service - 550 rounds since 7.20.2006 I have officially graduated from the broad side of the barn and am working on the narrow side now. I support the rights of animals to be served rare, medium or well done. "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - The Dalai Lama

04-23-2007, 06:26 PM	#16
Darth Yhwh XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 169	I've been through about 150 rounds of .45 ACP and about 500 rounds of .40 S&W. I haven't had a single problem, ie: failure to fire, failure to feed or failure to eject. I laughed when I read others posts about how smokey they are. Last time I shot this brand I couldn't get over how much smoke they were producing. I think a couple of guys a few row's down were laughing at me. LOL. __________________ Smith & Wesson: 41 (.22lr) Smith & Wesson: CS40 (.40 S&W) Springfield Armory: XD SC40 (.40 S&W) Colt: Mark IV 70 series (.45 ACP) Rock River Arms: Entry Tactical (.223/5.56)

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04-11-2007, 12:41 PM	#14
mdjamesd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 173	very very smoky. I used it when I first got my xd so I could put 500 rounds through it fairly cheaply. People at the indoor range hated me that day.

05-22-2007, 03:58 PM	#17
cmcarlile XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 677	Shot 150 rounds of Ultramax .45acp in my XD. No problems at all. I was outdoors, so I didn't notice the smoking problem that has been mentioned. The only problem I had was the price. I bought it from Dick's in Kennesaw, GA for $39 for the 150 ct. box. A little on the high end considering Wally carries the Blazer Brass for $11+/- for 50.

05-25-2007, 12:52 AM	#18
Myk9noseknows XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,098	I bought 500 rounds of it from Cabelas in .357Sig. So far I'm really impressed. It's not dirty and have had no failures of any kind. In this caliber at least, it gets an A+

05-28-2007, 06:49 PM	#19
Vizsladad XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 21	I bought a box of this stuff for my xd 2 months ago. 250 rnds of 9mm 125 grn lead. I am still trying to get the lead out of my barrel. The lube is so dirty that on the indoor range we had to wait to continue the match from the smoke I made. I also had made fte and ftf with this crap. I would never but this again. One of the other folks at the club also treid this stuff adn had the same problems. Not good for improving your classification. Hope you have better luck with thee rifle stuff. Good Luck

05-29-2007, 11:31 AM	#20
5.56_Spartan XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 31	I picked up a few boxes of remanufactured .223 from Cabela's a few years back and Ultramax is what they sent me. Overall, it was pretty decent ammo. Shot well and was clean as the other brands. Everything in my boxes was LC headstamps. Never bought more of it though, found better sources for mil-sup at similar prices.