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Thread: After consideration, I went with the Taurus

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    Still, you may get better results with another brand or type of HP ammo
    I doubt it. The WWB HP's have a pretty small tip diameter. If any other 45acp HP's are any wider, they may not feed in my pistol at all.

    What I saw at the range was the rounds are in-line with the feed ramp and should feed well, but when the gun cycles, the slide dips the round downward just a tiny bit when stripping it from the mag and the bottom edge of the hollow point bullet impacts the bottom, flat portion of the feed ramp.

    You would have been far better off picking up a used 9 mm Glock, M&P40, or even an old used 3rd gen S&W--any of which would have run $350-450. Likewise, 9 mm and particularly .40S&W seem to be more available and affordable than .45 ACP, at least here on the west coast.
    The next handgun I get may be an M&P40, which should have been bought in the first place, but what was done is done and cannot be taken back. Part of the reason I bought a 45acp in was because I planned on having a 45acp carbine to go with it. But that's a topic for another day.

    Funny, I'm seeing lots of 45 now at local wal marts. But the price cannot be ignored. The 45acp WWB HP's I bought were $30 per 50rds, and it's the only wal mart wwb 45 hp's I've seen since april. The 40sw WWB HP's are stacked generously at $24 a box.

    40sw sure is attractive.

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    Kal,

    Have you ever though about buying ammo 1000rds at a time? Bulk packs? Everytime you a few boxes you are paying a substantial penalty for all of that packaging. Where ever you live there has to be a bulk retailer within 100 miles, it would be worth the drive. Even ordering online will save you a fortune.

    www.ammunitiontogo.com is a reputable retailer, as are Silver State Armory and Palmetto.

    Ken

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    Another good site for monitoring ammo prices:

    http://gun-deals.com/ammo

    Default sorting is Cost Per Round
    Last edited by opmike; 06-05-10 at 15:52.
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    Have you ever though about buying ammo 1000rds at a time? Bulk packs? Everytime you a few boxes you are paying a substantial penalty for all of that packaging. Where ever you live there has to be a bulk retailer within 100 miles, it would be worth the drive. Even ordering online will save you a fortune.
    wal mart federal ball ammo in 45 is $15.97 a box.

    for 20 boxes, after 6% tax, it comes out to be $338.60 for 1,000 rounds. That's cheaper than some online dealers.

    Plus I can maybe sell the brass to come out under 300 dollars per thousand rounds.

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    Kal, my compliments for your forthcomingness in this matter.

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    Folks, I will NOT being hitting the 2k mark with this pistol. I think I've had enough.

    Came back from the range today. I was doing very well today with my shooting.

    However, I got 6 FT-Feeds out of 150rds of federal ball ammo. One of the mags has rounds sitting a bit too low, which causes the bolt to slip over the round sometimes, causing a FTFeed.

    I can buy new mags, but I'd rather hit many birds with one stone and buy another pistol. Buy a better quality pistol, reduce to more available 40sw, single action striker fired with external safety.

    I got 200rds of wwb 45 left and will probably shoot them tomorrow or next week, and will post a final report on my 24/7 OSS 45acp.


    As of right now, 1,250rds of fmj...........16 failure to feeds
    50rds of JHP........7 failure to feeds

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    The lessons learned at the school of hard knocks often make a lasting impression.

    Your experience is, unfortunately, not unique...which is why we give the advice that we do. Some options on the market really are better than others. No brand name is a guarantee for every individual specimen they produce, but some gun companies are better at turning out guns that work than others. Most of us had to learn that the hard way too.

    It's just cheaper and less frustrating to learn from the experience of others.

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    It's just cheaper and less frustrating to learn from the experience of others
    That's what I did. I want to thank all the members of M4C and other sites who have spent money on crap and then posted their experiences. It has saved me quite a tidy sum.
    I'm no expert, but I took my CCW course at a Holiday Inn Express

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    I want to thank all the members of M4C and other sites who have spent money on crap and then posted their experiences
    I don't know about other members, but my "crap" gave me hours of fun.

    One day I'll look back and say, "Good ol' Taurus."

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    Kal,

    We all appreciate the sacrifice that you made so that all of us could experience the Taurus first hand. You'll be quite happy with the M&P40. Probably the best overall .40S&W on the market.
    "A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left." -Ecclesiastes 10:2

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