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Newly manufactured by Brown Bear, this product is excellent for target practice and shooting exercises. It is one of the most economical loads you will find for honing your shooting skills.
This product is steel-cased, berdan-primed, non-corrosive, and non-reloadable. It is both economical and precision manufactured at the Barnaul Machine Plant. The company is currently one of the largest suppliers of cartridges in Russia. It also delivers cartridges regularly to America, Europe, and Asia.
This product is steel-cased, berdan-primed, non-corrosive, and non-reloadable. It is both economical and precision manufactured at the Barnaul Machine Plant. The company is currently one of the largest suppliers of cartridges in Russia. It also delivers cartridges regularly to America, Europe, and Asia.
Video Transcript:
Brown Bear ammo comes from the Barnaul Machine and Tool Plant in Russia. They've been around since the beginning of World War II, when they got their start making ammo for the Soviet military. Today, Barnaul is one of Russia's largest ammo makers and they produce a wide variety of cartridges for recreational and sporting use that are sold all over the world. Brown Bear is one of Barnaul's most popular brands and is some of the most affordable steel-cased 9mm ammo on the US market.
Brown Bear ammo is all steel-cased with a unique brown hue that comes from the coat of lacquer that's added to help the cartridges feed better. Like most steel cases, it's Berdan primed and non-reloadable. But the cost savings should help to offset the disposable cases. This 9mm load features a 115 grain bullet with a full metal jacket. Despite some rumors, these bullet have a normal lead core, not a steel core. But the jacket is an alloy of copper and steel, so it will attract a magnet. Some ranges use the magnet test to prevent the use of steel core ammo that could damage targets and backstops. The bi-metal jacket really shouldn't hurt anything. But if your range does use the magnet test, you'll need to switch to some other ammo with a pure copper jacket.
Recoil with Brown Bear was moderate for a 9mm. Case ejection seemed slightly less positive than some other brands. But despite that, we didn't have any feeding failures or other problems in the six firearms we used for the review.
We shot a couple of groups from the bench at 15 yards using the Beretta 92. With that gun, our shots were going a little lower and left of the point of aim, but overall seemed consistent. Then we pushed the target back just a little to 20 yards and tried groups with the Beretta Storm carbine and were able to get an even better group.
With ammo prices always on the rise, it looks like we're seeing a lot more these foreign steel case brands being offered at affordable prices. There's probably more accurate and reliable brass case ammo available. But for typical range use, Brown Bear is an excellent bargain.
Additional Information
| Manufacturer | Brown Bear |
|---|---|
| Condition | new |
| Bullet Weight | 115 Grain |
| Bullet Type | Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) |
| Ammo Casing | Steel |
| Quantity | 500 |
| Ammo Caliber | 9mm Luger (9x19) |
| Manufacturer SKU | No |
| Primer Type | Berdan |
| Muzzle Velocity (fps) | 1180 |
| Muzzle Energy (ft lbs) | No |
| Cost Per Round | 67.0¢ per round |
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Customer Reviews
- Great Training Round Review by Paul
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Did a 2 day tactical training and put about 900 rounds thru my Ruger p95 and not one FTF. (Posted on 11/1/12)Performance Value Quality - Worth the Buck Review by George
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Good quality stuff and a real bargain.Performance Value Quality
The Con is that some indoor range doesn't accept non-brass shell... (Posted on 10/20/12) - Excellent Value and Quality Review by Dave
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I couldn't ask for better range ammo. A little dirty but if you keep your weapons clean, no issues. I've fired over 1000 rounds through my Beretta PX4 and CX4 without a single FTF. Nice ammo for a great price. Quick shipping from Lucky Gunner - I have stopped looking at other websites for ammo - this is the place. (Posted on 10/14/12)Performance Value Quality - Very hesitant Review by sadopi
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I had never heard of this name before so I asked a couple of friends none of them had heard of them either but they were cheap so I decided to give them a try and now for targets, I will never buy anything else (unless they are giving them away). Just finished my first thousand rounds and not one jam, all thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for Lucky Gunner and Brown Bear I think I found a new home for all my ammo. (Posted on 10/10/12)Performance Value Quality - Brown Bear Ammo Review by Hunter
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It was the first time using Brown Bear ammo. I fired 500 rounds with no problems. Shipping was fast. I had my product in 3 days. I will be buying more products from Lucky Gunner. (Posted on 10/9/12)Performance Value Quality - Amazing price Review by Lawrence
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Very good ammo for an amazing price. Good quality for target shooting. I recieved the ammo in two days. Lucky Gunner is the best ammo site out there!!! (Posted on 10/6/12)Performance Value Quality - Good Range Ammo Review by Chaz F
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Excellent Range Ammo. Shot 100 rounds through a Glock 26 with no issues other than a bit dirty, but NO Biggie as I keep my weapons clean. Shipping was FAST FAST FAST and you just CANNOT Beat the Price for these!!!! I'll be ordering more to be sure!!!! (Posted on 9/28/12)Performance Value Quality - Great ammo for the price, no jams or misfires in my Tec. Thanks Lucky Review by Paul
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I like with steel you don't have to look for spent brass while shooting off range. I found it a great value. (Posted on 9/17/12)Performance Value Quality - Brown Bear ammo runs great through the Hi Point Carbine Review by BOOT
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Ive always bought my ammo from local big box stores. After a while it just got expensive so I looked online and found people recommending luckygunner.com for good cheap ammo and fast shipping. I placed an order for a few hundred rounds of the Brown Bear ammo which runs just as good as the American ammo I was already buying at the time. Didnt know much about Russian made ball ammo, but I do have to say it just works really well for me. The price is right. It fed and fired reliably everytime I used it. This is my new target ammo for the outdoor range I visit. If your looking for good inexpensive target ammo dont overlook the Brown Bear line of ammuntion.Performance Value Quality
(Posted on 8/25/12) - Very nice deal Review by lic1
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Will buy more. (Posted on 8/20/12)Performance Value Quality - Great product Review by Andy
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These are just great! The only reason I did not order again was because my range down the street does not allow steel casings...they only allow brass.. (Posted on 6/30/12)Quality Performance Value - Good Review by Redneck Bill
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Reliable, but leaves a smell in your gun even after cleaning. A good value. (Posted on 10/22/11)Performance Value Quality - Good Ammo/Good service Review by RugerGunner
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I bought 500 rds and I've gone through 450 now on my rugerp95 without a single problem. My only complaints would be that the lacquer coating leaves a puke green residue on your fingertips as your loading and the ammo leaves the gun dirty as hell. Not too much of a problem for me since I clean it every time after shooting but for lazy gunners this ammo is not recommended. The service was nice and shipping fast. another complain might be that the ammo boxes looked like they had gone through a beating. (Posted on 10/19/11)Performance Value Quality - housewife Review by jaco21
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ammo is great. Price is wonderful. (Posted on 9/9/11)Performance Value Quality - 115 9 mm Brown Bear Review by Keitho
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priceing and service top notch .Havent yet shot any but expect good range performance in my Glock 17 .I have shot Tull and Wolf 9mm the Tull shot good and no missfires the Wolf seemed a bit dirty and 3 out of 500 rounds failed to fire .They all fed dependably but I would not carry them in a defensive or work situation . I have no reservations wit dealing with Lucky Gunner and am looking foward to future business (Posted on 8/24/11)Performance Value Quality - a great deal Review by preacher
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I've fired about 200-300 rounds of this stuff thru a Glock 26 and an HK USP. I had no FTFs, and I did not find it to be particularly dirty ammo. For the price I paid, the performance and accuracy were top notch. (Posted on 8/11/11)Quality Performance Value - Best 9mm ammo value I have found Review by Hammerinhank
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This is my 3rd 500 round order of 9mm-115FMJ Brown Bear Ammo. I have only had 1 miss fire in 1500 rounds. A very good product in my eyes. (Posted on 6/10/10)Quality Performance Value - Great Bang for My Bucks Review by Bartman
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9MM Are a Great Ammo The Price is Allways very Competitive if not the Lowest My Ruger Eatsem Up And Spitsem Out I Will BE BACK ! (Posted on 6/7/10)Quality Performance Value
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