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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Sellier Bellot Ammo


On a scale of 1 - 10 where do you put Sellier & Bellot ammo regarding quality?

1 = sucks

10 = My preferred brand to carry into combat

Kerodin
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14 comments:

  1. Solid 9 of 10.

    I use S&B quite a bit, and have a pretty good amount stashed away as well.

    I just started using PPU and its quite good as well in every caliber I have used thus far


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  2. I've only shot a few boxes. Perhaps 150 rounds. I had issues with either two out of those 150. One primer fail and one feeding issue.

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  3. I have had two primers fail out of probably 700 rounds fired. Both were from the same box, so I wrote that off as possibly a bad batch.

    Tim

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  4. 1/10. They loaded their .303 British with .308 diameter projectiles, instead of .311 diameter projectiles. Accuracy sucks. Their primer pockets are shallow, making reloading a major labor intensive effort.

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  5. I bought quite a bit of it in 7.62x33. I still feel that it is a lighter charge than say LC, priced about the same too. So, servicable-5. No info on other calibers.

    greenman227

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  6. 7
    Haven't tried their rifle rounds, but have tried a few pistol calibers in FMJ for 'range rounds' and run through a good 600-700. Didn't have any issues with them, so I can't say anything negative. However, when it comes to my life on the line rounds, I'm loading Speer Gold Dot or Federal Hydra Shock.

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  7. I've shot a bunch of their 45 acp and 380 acp. Never had a problem with them and reloadeded all the 45. Find it on sale and I'd give it a 10.

    Riley

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  8. The 5.56 PPU brass sometimes has some real issues in reloading. The rim is too thick to actually fit into a case holder. This used to be a real issue for me with about half the PPU brass I would reload, whether it was my own or purchased in a bag as once fired. It also would occasionally cause some miss-feeds and jams especially in my piston AR. Over the last year however it seems to be becoming rare. Other than 5.56 I love Selliers and Bellot ammo in every caliber I have used it in. My 7.62 x whatever firearms get fed pretty much nothing else.


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  9. Oh sorry I would give em an 8 or a 9 out of 10 for everything but 5.56 and a 5 for that one until I see no issues for a while.

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  10. Over the years I've used quite a bit of their FMJ pistol calibers (45 & 9) as practice fodder (but not carry ammo) and haven't had problems with it. I reload the 45 brass, and that works, too. So, 8 of 10, maybe? I certainly won't hesitate to buy more -- and if all I had available was their FMJ to put in my 45, I wouldn't be too worried.

    Oddly enough, I've never tried any of their rifle cartridges.

    -dan

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  11. Bought a case each of 556 and 9 some time ago, no problems for me (price was right and found quality to be good). I use some of their 357 as carry ammo, again no complaints. I would rate as 8.

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  12. 8/10,

    Decent bulk pack type ammo at sane prices. Used it in a variety of calibers and ever had any issues with it. Not my first choice for 'go' ammo but there is some stashed in my cans.

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  13. I use their 7.62 x 25 quite a lot, I've had one with a bad primer in about 500 rounds., I also use their 6.5 x 55, after 1,200 rounds, no issues, good solid factory fodder.

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  14. It appears consistent but somewhat underpowered IMHO

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