Federal Champion = Federal LoserThis is a discussion on Federal Champion = Federal Loser within the SA-XD/XD(M) Range Reports forums, part of the Information category; Went to range today to put 100 rounds of Federal Champion .45 acp FMJ ammo through my Ruger SR1911.
Well, I had two failure to ...
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07-08-2011, 04:33 PM
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Federal Champion = Federal Loser
Went to range today to put 100 rounds of Federal Champion .45 acp FMJ ammo through my Ruger SR1911.
Well, I had two failure to feeds. Upon clearing the gun, I noticed the projectiles in both instances were pushed in noticeably, one was pushed in AND crooked, nearly seizing in the chamber. Funny, because I was watching the "SR1911" video by Hikock45 on YouTube and he had the same problem with the same gun, with the same ammo!
In short, I believe this to be super crappy ammo. Pretty dirty and inconsistent pressures, too. It's also always scratched and dinged up while other ammo I've used is not. Maybe I got a bad batch, who knows. I bought it for $17.99 a box at Cabela's because it was cheap. Mistake.
I just wanted put it out there that this ammo seems to be crap. I won't be buying it ever again. 
One the plus side, it seems to be accurate for range ammo. I put 5 rounds into 3 holes for a 1.5" grouping at 10 yards – that was my best of the day.
It did ruin my range visit, though. When a gun jams, even if it's the fault of the ammo, there is that brief feeling of rage and disgust, accompanied with a fantasy of throwing the gun off a bridge into a deep river. 
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07-08-2011, 08:04 PM
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Sorry to hear your visit to the range was ruined by some shoddy ammunition, at least it wasn't your Ruger. I hope you're not stuck with too many crap rounds left over!
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07-08-2011, 08:28 PM
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FC 9mm works well for me, never used their .45 since buying 100rds of WWB is cheaper. Thanks for the heads up though!
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07-08-2011, 08:32 PM
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Used it a few times with no problems. Also sounds like you may have a anger problem there bud.
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07-08-2011, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by agould27
Used it a few times with no problems. Also sounds like you may have a anger problem there bud.
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I've been told this. Short temper for sure...
In any event, some people seem to have no problems with this ammo and some haven't, like me. All it takes is a few problems for me to never use a product again.
Perhaps I will give the Federal American Eagle ammo a shot. It's about $104 for 250 rounds around here. A few more ducats, but probably worth it.
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07-08-2011, 09:31 PM
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Im kinda shocked, champion is all i ever use anymore with over a 1k rnds of 9mm with no problems.
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07-08-2011, 09:39 PM
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i would give the FC another shot, probably just a bad batch. my xd & milspec love <3 the FC.
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07-08-2011, 09:45 PM
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I use fc all the time as well in both 9mm and 45acp, never had any problems with either caliber that I can remember anyway
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07-08-2011, 11:00 PM
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I've put 600ish rounds of 9mm federal champion through my xdm. Never had any problem with it, it's actually my favorite "cheap" ammo
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07-08-2011, 11:35 PM
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FC is all I use in my RIA 1911 and my SIG P220,...never had a problem. I also use it in my .22 and used to use when I had 9mm's. No problems here.
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