Aluminum cases...anyone ever try?

[drew jones]

I have no experience with handgun rounds using the aircraft grade aluminum casing that some companies offer...does anyone have
any experience? What is your opinion...any issues and dos it void any of the manufactures warranty if that is used? Just curious and
thanks in advance for your replies.

[esq_stu]

Never had a problem with CCI and Independence Jacketed round nose in .40 and 9mm. Sometimes (before covid) bought bulk quantities for practice and not a single fail in Glocks. Have shot CCI .38s in my snubby. Never tried them in anything else. Never tried the Federal brand aluminum cased ammo. If the price is competitive I would not hesitate to buy them again.

[denniscoon@aol.c]

If you are not a reloader or you don't save your brass, shoot aluminum if it is cheaper than brass cased ammo. I would stay away from steel cased ammo.

[Quads]

If you are not a reloader or you don't save your brass, shoot aluminum if it is cheaper than brass cased ammo. I would stay away from steel cased ammo.

^^ This ^^

Before I reloaded, I'd buy it on the cheap. Every single one went bang.
You won't find it on the cheap now, but have no worries running it. Works just fine.

[Fuel Fire Desire]

I never had any problems with it, even in 10mm through my gen 3 Glock with a ‘very’ unsupported chamber. I used to shoot it in 10mm, .38, .45, and .40. All went bang. And the cases went right in the trash.

[Sargeyork]

I had some Federal Aluminum case 9mm from walmart and it said not to fire it in a Pistol Caliber Carbine but not why, I tried to call federal about it but could not get an answer on the phone, this is still a mystery to me does anyone have an answer?

[JDeko]

I bought .380 acp and 10mm Blazer aluminum cased ammo and I like it fine and haven't had any issues with it.

[balrog006]

If you are not a reloader or you don't save your brass, shoot aluminum if it is cheaper than brass cased ammo. I would stay away from steel cased ammo.

^^ This ^^

Before I reloaded, I'd buy it on the cheap. Every single one went bang.
You won't find it on the cheap now, but have no worries running it. Works just fine.

^This

I have used them with absolutely zero issues mostly when I go to a training class, especially outdoors, where I don’t want to be bothered rounding up brass-shoot it and focus on the training and nothing else.

I think I still have 2 cases I got for $8-9/box of 50 for whenever I get the itch to sign up for a class again.

[dave7120]

I have used maybe 5-6 boxes of it with no problems.

[joepistol]

"If you are not a reloader or you don't save your brass, shoot aluminum if it is cheaper than brass cased ammo." I agree with this..
it's a less expensive than brass cased ammo alternative. I would consider it range or plinking ammo, as I don't think it's what you'd consider "match grade" quality..
though in pistol use, that's not as much of a factor as it would be in rifle ammo. Not sure if there's any aluminum cased Rifle ammo, due to the much greater pressures generated.