Blasting ammo.. Herters. (Update Pg 3)

[markm]

Shot some of the Herters 62 grain ammo yesterday. It functions pretty good. It cycled one of my 14.5 middies just fine.

It chrono'd at about 2830 fps out of a 20 inch Colt AR15. Accuracy is not very good and the Standard Deviation was in the 40s.

But the stuff isn't too bad for blasting. If anyone is desparate for practice ammo PM me for a few hundred rounds at a little less than Cabelas sells it.

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[polymorpheous]

My understanding is that it is just repackaged Tula.

They had this stuff for $4 a box a couple years ago.
Bought a couple of cases of it.
Ran fine for blaster ammo.
The headstamp was the same as the Tula ammo Cabela's carried.

[Zane1844]

Markm does the bullet attract a magnet?

[skijunkie55]

And it didn't blow up?! Good deal

[CoryCop25]

Cabela's now owns the name Herters. They will brand "their ammunition" with the Heretrs name. Most is Tula ammo. They have a brass offering in pistol ammo but I am not sure the actual origin.
Herters would not function in any of my rifles UNTIL I put A5 SYSTEMS in them. All my barrels are either BCM or DD.

[markm]

Markm does the bullet attract a magnet?

Good question.. I'll try that tonight... I'd bet it does.

And it didn't blow up?! Good deal

No. I only tried a couple boxes... but it functions pretty good. I would'nt run this stuff in my best ARs... but I have a few older ones that I don't mind running it in.

[ST911]

Shot some of the Herters 62 grain ammo yesterday. It functions pretty good. It cycled one of my 14.5 middies just fine.

For the knowledge pool... What buffer?

[markm]

Aww crap...

Good question... I can't remember which buffer is in that gun. I'll check it out tonight.

[Pork Chop]

For the knowledge pool... What buffer?

I bought a pile of this stuff (55 gr version) at $3.99/bx last year too and it runs every gun I have. A 16" mid BCM, a 14.5" mid BCM and a 16" mid PSA. All with H buffers & GI springs.

It's cheap, dirty, stinks, inconsistent and inaccurate, but it was really cheap. I find it to be excellent for close in drills or general blasting.

Ymmv.

[markm]

It's cheap, dirty, stinks, inconsistent and inaccurate, but it was really cheap. I find it to be excellent for close in drills or general blasting.

I didn't notice a stink. And the cases were piling up nicely at 4 oclock. I did however notice the poor accuracy. I only tried one rifle on paper... and it looked like 4 moa ammo.