Good stuff, would go with Am Eagle or Winchester first
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by AT on 3/14/2017
I shot somewhere along the lines of 4,000 rounds of this during a week long shooting class last November. At the time, Lucky Gunner had it on special, so saving another 20 - 25 bucks a case was worth it given the volume I was shooting.
As far as training ammo goes, it hard to have any real complaints about it. I recall one misfire out of all of those rounds. The pin definitely hit the primer, so it may have been a bad one. Who knows? But a 1 for 4000 misfire rate is nothing to sneeze at. I recall no failures to feed or eject either, or really any other issues. The Fiocchi accuracy is more than acceptable. In those aspects, it measures up to the Am. Eagle, Winchester, and other major manufacturer budget FMJ "training" ammo.
It felt short in only two areas: It has more (i.e. "noticeable") snap on the recoil, and it has more noticeable muzzle flash. The extra snap is not a big deal, but I wouldn't use this stuff to shoot a low light class. Are those two shortcomings enough to cause me to avoid it if it is on sale? Nope, but all things being equal, I prefer Am Eagle or Winchester.