Wartak is Ukrainian ammo I found for sale in Las Vegas produced by Lugansk Cartridge Works. It's steel cased, berdan primed, bimetal jacketed, non-corrosive 124 gr 9mm at $10/50 rds.
I bought 2 boxes of 9mm Wartak. My cousin bought 2 boxes as well. And my Uncle did too.
Through a clean Glock 17, it functioned mostly ok, but there were 5 soft primer strikes. The gun was also ridiculously dirty after shooting, there was red/pink sealant everywhere, and it needed a full cleaning.
Through my somewhat dirty M&P9c, it functioned well until the last round, which was a failure to extract due to the empty casing getting stuck in the chamber. Had to use a cleaning rod and mallet to get it out.
Through a rented (dirty) P30L, a casing got stuck in the chamber every 4 rounds or so, each requiring a cleaning rod and mallet to remove. Failures persisted slightly less frequently after the P30L was cleaned by The Range's gunsmith. After a box and a half, everyone was tired of this crap and we got a box of Magtech ammo which worked great.
DO NOT USE WARTAK AMMO FOR DEFENSIVE PURPOSES unless losing a gunfight is on your bucket list of things to do before you die.
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Originally Posted by markm
tongue firmly in cheek here!
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