Armnhammer
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I ordered a case today for $289. Wondering if they were any good...
Anyone shot freedommunitions 62gr penetrator ap ammo?
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Is this the remanufactured rounds? i heard they (fm)were great.
please keep us posted on how you feel about them. i am interested in saving some cash and ammo seems to be selling for 40 cents a round on average. thanks
Is this the remanufactured rounds? i heard they (fm)were great.
please keep us posted on how you feel about them. i am interested in saving some cash and ammo seems to be selling for 40 cents a round on average. thanks
Armnhammer
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Bad Idea! I have shot about 100 rounds of this ammo and now have a case lodged in my chamber and will be bringing my upper baCK tomorrow. I gave a few rounds away and 2 other ARs have jammed and been stuck with this ammo. Not to mention how many times the bullet hit the feedramp and pushed the bullet back into the casing dumping gunpowder everywhere. Very unsatisfied with this ammo and will call freedommunitions tomorrow to see if they will take it back.
Richard in LA
Mag Whore
If they do not take it back, how much of it do you have left, and what do you want for it?
I was just digging through a case this morning. Out of 50 about 45 were LC cases, 4 5.56 PPU cases, and one PMC .223 case. Should I be worried about the .223 case? I'll look through the other boxes when I get a chance.
Just pulled out another box to look at. Mostly Lake City brass, but this one actually had 5 cases stamped .223 (2 Winchester, 1 PMC, 1 FC, and 1 Hornady). I should be studying right now but I might go check the rest of the case tonight.
returningliberty
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.223 loaded to 5.56 would have problems with pressures due to case wall thickness.
That's what I was thinking. Is that actually something to worry about?
i dont think its anything to worry about. if anything the case might split and you wont be able to reload it but as long as your chamber can handle 556 pressures you shouldnt have any problems.
Armnhammer
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Finally got my case out and looks like it was a primer pocket or something stuck in the chamber. Seems like the bullets weren't crimped good. (never reloaded ammo so im just guessing)
returningliberty
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Yes, it is something to worry about, assuming the round is loaded to 5.56 pressures. The case could split, making extraction a problem. It might rupture, causing chamber damage. Who knows, I suppose it could kaboom if it were really hot ammo.
Hmmm. I'll call them about it tomorrow and post what they say. If nothing else I can say that in my experience they're pretty easy to get in touch with. I've called them a few times and the one time they didn't answer they actually called me back a little later even though I didn't leave a message.
Just got off the phone with Rudy over there. He didn't want to say for sure that it would be safe to use, but he did say he'd send me a return label to send my case back and he'd send out a new one. I haven't had a chance to shoot any of their stuff but I can say for sure that their customer service has been excellent the few times I've called.
Armnhammer
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Talked to them just now and he's gonna send me a new case today. Hope it's better than the last case.
