HSM ammo

[trlcavscout]

I took the 44 mag to the range today and had an issue with factory HSM ammo. First time for me, first 4 rounds went boom and the last round went pew, and not like a cool pew pew.

[beast556]

That sucks, HSM dosent have the best reputation.

[Grant H.]

Squibs suck.

Glad you caught it.

[BushMasterBoy]

Tell 'em

https://www.hsmammunition.com/contact/

[def90]

Is that the stuff that comes in the blaze orange boxes?

[Great-Kazoo]

The HSM i had was hit or miss, enough of it i avoid their product. Their 38 spl was horrible.

[Grant H.]

Is that the stuff that comes in the blaze orange boxes?

It is.

I ran 5 rounds of .50BMG from them. The spread of impact was horrendous, and there were noticeable differences (recoil and sound) within the string of 5 shots.

I pulled down the remaining 5 rounds, and while none were squibs, the spread in powder charges was ~180gr to 220gr. When Hodgdon says max loads (H50BMG and 655 tips, M33 Ball equivalent rounds) are 248gr, having a swing of 40gr is noticeable.

They got reloaded properly, and fired just fine.

I don't trust HSM ammo for any caliber. We had a long conversation on the phone, and they were nice and offered a refund, but that doesn't change the facts of shooting .50BMG that is potentially very flawed.

[Singlestack]

I used to buy HSM 357 mag when I shopped at the nearby Jax before the mag bill. Once that passed and Jax "went stupid", I stopped shopping there and didn't buy HSM anymore. However, I do recall the poor accuracy and inconsistent results. With much better ammo prices these days you can shoot some great stuff pretty reasonably.

[Great-Kazoo]

I used to buy HSM 357 mag when I shopped at the nearby Jax before the mag bill. Once that passed and Jax "went stupid",some great stuff .

They've gone even more stupid, if there's such a thing. Calling around for one of those ruger PC 9 takedowns. Guy tells me Sorry we're not carrying any semi autos that look like.................. I said are you serious? Umm yeah don't know why they look harmless to me. But i just work here.

[thedave1164]

They've gone even more stupid, if there's such a thing. Calling around for one of those ruger PC 9 takedowns. Guy tells me Sorry we're not carrying any semi autos that look like.................. I said are you serious? Umm yeah don't know why they look harmless to me. But i just work here.

A lot of the gun customer service guys at JAX don't like the owners stance on guns, haven't shopped there for years really, oh I guess I bought 5K primers there when they were impossible to find anywhere else a while back

[.455_Hunter]

I have used HSM .44 special and .41 mag without issue. Maybe I am just lucky.

[Gman]

Ouch. Definitely glad you caught it.