Reman vs Factory ammo - need thoughts and opinions

[alterspaces]

Someone suggested I try ammoseek yesterday (to get cheaper brass because there's a lot of advice against steel from my other thread) so I did and there are some sites with really cheap $8/box 9mm (most have crazy shipping that makes it $280/1000 rds again though, gotta search harder for the $240/1000 rds), but pretty much all the $8/box ones were reman (remanufactured) ammo from spent casings. The disclaimer on all of them saying, "a small percentage of the primers will fail to ignite" really turned me off as well.

Do you guys trust this? I never really searched for this before, heard about it once in a Youtube video, but didn't sit right with me. The thought of them made me feel like they were just going to explode. I've never used them so I don't really know for sure, and I like cheap stuff, so I want to know what's your guys' idea on reman ammo.

Do you guys shoot it? - or would you consider shooting them?
Do you guys have any qualms about it? - and shoot anyway, or avoid them?
Reman or steel? - if you had only these two choices, what would you choose?

Looking at past posts, it doesn't appear that reman ammo has a bad reputation. So I might get some.
Currently eyeing these:

Pistol Ammo - Page 1 - 2A Warehouse

2awarehouse.com

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I've purchased remanufactured ammo, it's all gone bang.

But won't be any in my EDC.

 

[Ausländer]

If you are looking for paper plate/plinking ammo and aren't concerned with consistency, then reman is (probably) fine. I'd expect it to run dirty at least, and be inconsistent at worse.

 

[Gordo]

I will use it, if it comes from a commercial reloader, that does 10s of thousands of rounds,
or stuff I reload myself.
People who are home reloaders, nope!

 

[Coon]

All three above replies covered every point I was going to make.

 

[Nicholst55]

I would just say that who manufactures the Reman ammo makes a HUGE difference. Black Hills, or someone comparable? No problem. Billy Bob's Bubba Bullets? Um... no.

 

[alterspaces]

I would just say that who manufactures the Reman ammo makes a HUGE difference. Black Hills, or someone comparable? No problem. Billy Bob's Bubba Bullets? Um... no.

The one I'm looking at Capital Cartridge seems pretty reputable. I'll prob get some then.

 

[TreyG-20]

Nvm

 

[stuhoevel]

I have no issues shooting the factory reloads. I bought from 2awarehouse.com and freedommunitions.com. Never had an issue. I think it's a little dirtier but it all goes bang and put holes in paper.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Google the top 3-4 remanufatures and pick one. Buy a small batch and test it in your guns before committing to a larger order.
I bought 2000 rounds of 45 from LAX and every round went bang and every round hit MOA of target just like Factory Speer,Hornady and CCI have done for me.

 

[baboon]

I would hand load my hunting ammo and self defense ammo.

The machine guns only get quality NATO surplus. Nothing better then someone thinking because they have some chicom steel case that I’m going to let them run it through my guns

 

[RankAmateur]

Precision Delta

 

[oldag]

One or two brands of reman for target practice.

Otherwise, almost all USA made new.

 

[Dawico]

Google the top 3-4 remanufatures and pick one. Buy a small batch and test it in your guns before committing to a larger order.
I bought 2000 rounds of 45 from LAX and every round went bang and every round hit MOA of target just like Factory Speer,Hornady and CCI have done for me.

MOA from a 45? That's very impressive.

 

[Tnhawk]

I've had good success with remanufactured ammo from Parabellum Research made in Bastrop, TX.

 

[alternative]

Go to SGAmmo.com and buy factory ammo. The only reloads I use are my own.

 

[TexMex247]

Reman ammo has a huge range of quality. A few decades ago Collins cartridge Co had decent reman ammo, then old man Collins died. I've also bought gunshow no name reloads that sucked badly. Some bullets would push into the cases. Even large scale reloading companies have their hiccups. A buddy at the last shop I worked at had some lax 40cal reloads blow his extractor off from a head rupture.

Now I stick with my own reloads, tried and true recipes. If you're patient you'll find reasonable case prices through target sports, sgammo or ammo supply warehouse. Then there's the annual holiday sales that offer good opportunities to stock up. Strike while the iron is hot(holiday sales) or from a person selling off and hope you can stretch those supplies.

 

[grumper]

Bubba's Pissin Hot Reloads

 

[DaBull]

I don't, unless you count reloads from trusted friends. I might if factory prices were crazy and remans were cheap and from a big, reputable company.

 

[no2gates]

For carry ammo, hell no.
For range ammo, I've bought a few thousand rounds from Freedom Munitions over the years and have never had a single problem. Seems just as good as factory ammo.