Clean burning factory 9mm ammunition

[boss281]

So far the cleanest burning factory ammo I've shot is Federal.  My CZ pistols seem to like the 115 grain FMJ cheap stuff that Walmart used to sell.

Yes, Winchester is nasty.  Found that out when I bought some to try in my first 9MM AR15.

One more thing, the blow back guns get dirtier than the pistols.  The blow back guns allow the bolt to move rearward sooner than the pistols (that's why I see a little flash of fire sometimes out of the ejection port and why the brass is way dirtier from the blowback guns than the regular pistols.  And the blow back gun itself is dirty as can be.  First time I ran that 9MM AR I was amazed at how much powder residue was all over the right side of the upper and lower receivers.

The brass shot in a pistol goes through 4 hrs. in the vibratory cleaner with crushed walnut shells and comes out nice and shiny.  The brass shot through a blowback operated fire arm goes through 4 hrs. in the cleaner and comes out looking like it spend 15 minutes there.  I've run some up to 8 or 10 hrs. and still have the burnt powder stains on the sides of the brass.

No kidding!  When I was in the service some brand new Colt 9mm SMGs were making the rounds, and I loved them. Except for cleaning. After I got my discharge, I picked up an early civilian version of the rifle with longer barrel.  Got rid of it for some reason and later picked up a Colt 6450 in 1995 that I still have today.  Maybe 30000 rounds, all original parts, and I still hate cleaning the mother.  But it loves that Winchester 124g NATO, the dirtiest ammo I've ever experienced. Like pouring tar...

[larry8061]

I have been using Fenix Ammunition in Novi Michigan. I have gone thru thousands of rounds and it has all been clean burning, it is also accurate. For competition they have a 9mm 147 bullet with a light but legal load shoots very well. They of course have 115 practice ammo. The more you buy the cheaper it gets. First purchase is 5% off, review the product and earn another 5% discount. Wait till major holidays and it is typically 10% off.

[GunStun]

after shooting a magazine or two, and frankly, got me in the habit of just giving my collection a good cleaning after every range session.  I don't mind it, and it's now just a habit.

Oh yeah, I do the same thing after shooting and don't regret it became a habit. It significantly increases the "life" of a weapon and prevents many bad things. For example, many people argue that using steel ammo is bad for guns. That's probably true but only if people forget about cleaning after the shooting. People need to learn to take care of guns...like they taking care of their women, haha. I'm going from that perspective even if I have a question on what rifle to buy or what ammo do I need for shooting. I have never thought that my sentiment towards guns would be like that, but life's strange.