Cheap, But There Is Better
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by Shooter02 on 4/6/2010
Blazer. A person would purchase this ammunition for only one purpose: Cheap training ammo. If this is your purpose, then I have something to say to you: you can find better. Extremely dirty powder with a cheap aluminum casing = feeding issues. Feeding issues are NOT conducive to a good training session.
I have shot more than 300 rounds of both the 9mm and the .45 through my PT1911, my FNP45, my FNP9, and my Glock 17. Feeding issues will all of them. The first couple of rounds always fired with no problem, but after magazine or two, fouling be extremely apparent, and the aluminum casings did not help ease the process. If you want to learn how to get really proficient with cleaning your weapon, and want to set a Guinness World Record, then shoot with this ammunition. However, if you're like the rest of us and want to learn how to shoot our weapons, there is better ammunition out there for actually cheaper.
WOLF ammo. Its received a bad reputation by those who don't, number 1, understand their weapon, and number 2, don't understand the ammunition. WOLF ammo is actually cleaner than Blazer, and as long as you DONT transition from shooting WOLF steel casings to some other brand of brass casings, then you won't have a problem. However, you can shoot brass ammunition all day long and then transition to WOLF no problem. WOLF is a dirty ammo, no doubt about it, but the steel casing is coated in a polymer that allows for it to lubricate the chamber to ease feeding. You will still have to clean your weapon at the end of the day, but if you're a responsible shooter, you'll clean your weapon regardless.
Just my two cents, but Blazer is cheap, and its practically everywhere. WOLF is a little bit harder to find, but it is cheaper and cleaner than the Blazer in my experience. 600 rounds total with Blazer and 800 with WOLF. After shooting WOLF it made me question why I bothered wasting my money on Blazer.