I saw someone have some bizarre accuracy issues with Sterling 12 gauge slugs. Was confirmed with multiple shooters and the issue went away with an ammunition swap. Just putting out an FYI.
Awesome video Graham, I’m always on the lookout for more affordable ammo. This video is important because people need to be aware of how to look for dangerous stuff. Please do more of these videos. Thanks dude!
Thank you. I was thinking the same thing, folks need to know what's out there, could be good, could be bad. As shown in the article I think the only caution would be the energy level for those with soft wrists or stiff recoil assemblies.
That's for testing this out for us. I'm so glad ammo pricing is coming back down. Luckily for me, I ordered my bulk shipment right before the prices went crazy unfortunately that means I needed to be conservative with it, too.
Good approach, like hand guns, Ammo testing is also a very important factor to look for, Sterling have just recently came up with POF (Pakistan Ordinance Factory) collaboration for 9mm manufacturing with a green pigment kind of thing around primer , like the old army surplus rounds that can be stored for a long time. using it and is a reliable stuff
Like when I see the same Chinese electronics on amazon and ebay under 5 or more different brands, I get skeptical about the quality. Did the ammo KABOOM a few pistols, and they just changed the name and packaging? Did the Aukey battery charger burn down an apartment building in Mumbai, killing 43 people, so they just changed the name to Tifu?
@@TheSuburban15 Imported new manufacture ammo is generally higher quality than US loaded non-premium defensive loads - not like that's hard - but it's sometimes good info. For instance NATO/CIP specs tend not to err on the side of caution like SAAMI as they can assume your gun is in good order and in proof, and imports and importers come and go faster than an ammo plant ever will.
More details and pricing: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/new-budget-range-ammo See this ammo compared against others here: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/is-blazer-9mm-any-good
I've had great luck with Turkish ammo. My favorite so far is the SAR 124gr NATO, and there is another brand that my local Dunhams sporting goods has been stocking, called Venom 115gr . All shoots very clean and accurate.
I Luv your 5.11 tactical shirt !! Anyway, don't let anyone fool you into believing the "Golden Bullets" are copper & brass + other Alloy, the golden bullets are always Pure brass jackets. it WILL NOT damage your firearm, but as I am old fashioned, I love good, pure, lead & copper jacketed bullets !! The Sterling ammo is made in Turkey it's good cheap/affordable stuff, I just use it in my Turkish made handguns, it's good in a Canik, or Girsan hi-power, or a Zig 1911. I learned A hard way, that you should use a calibers country of origin with the same firearm made as the country of origin !! AS IN, a WASR-10 or AK-47 variant works flawlessly with steel case 7.62x39mm, also a .223 or 5.56 Nato in any platform, works great with, brass cased & a lead with copper jacket bullet !! Also, AS IN a .45-70 cartridge should be made in the USA. if U buy an American caliber made anywhere in Eastern European regions, U R asking for trouble !! 😅
It may be good and cheap"er" at $14 but when you add in shipping, its more expensive. I can get CCI Blazer 115 grain for $15.00 locally and still be cheaper than this place with shipping and i already blew thru about 500 rounds of CCI Blazer with zero failures.
@@GBGuns not going to say they are my "favorite" but they are cheaply priced and all 4 of my hand guns and my S&W M&P carbine all fire these CCI Blazer with ease and NONE have any failures. They work, they are cheap which is a great thing.
I think Blazer Brass and the Independence bulk 9mm is actually the same ammo, down to the headstamp. I don't shoot much factory ammo, but the Blazer brass has been working well for me beyond 1000 rounds. I have about 3500 stashed for classes
I bought 500 rounds of sterling 9mm and my stock Glock couldn't get through a mag without multiple malfunctions for the entire 500 rounds. I think I got an incredibly underpowered batch. Everybody knows a stock Glock will eat about anything. I hadn't had a malfunction in multiple thousands of rounds until this ammo. It was miserable. Glad yours worked well, but mine was Awful.
@@GBGuns Yeah for sure! There is a sample size with everything. Just throwing in some of my experience. Mine was with the steel cased also** Good info and great testing with the Chrono.
Same with me, Glock 19. It wasn't eating it. Malfunction every mag. My 509 took it like a champ. I just bought some bulk of this. .22 cents a piece after dividing insurance and local taxes. Quite upset.
Nah dude sterling just makes bad ammo. I tried running this through my Glock and the shell casings expanded after shooting resulting in critical malfunctions where I had to disassemble my gun to manually extract spent shell casings wouldn’t recommend to anyone but an enemy
Saw this on Southern Defense web site. I need another box of 1,000 rds of 9mm. This was $200 for 1,000 rds but eventually, I paid $20 more for some Fiocchi instead cause I know the Fiocchi works.
My first 15 rounds of 9mm Sterling I had 3 duds. Went ahead and ran some CCI Blazer to rule out my gun, which I knew it wasn't. Hopefully I got a bad batch of Sterling because the ammo looks so nice for steel ammo.
i got (3) boxes of 200 winchester 115 grain fmj for $60 .. Have not shot them yet because at the same time i got these, i got the CCI Blazer's for the same price.
Just received 1500 rounds of this copper fmj brass casing 115 grain. I've several guns Ill try them with this weekend at the range. If it goes well I'll definitely be getting more cause the price is great. $.23 per round.
It works perfectly in Stoeger STR 9, and Canik Mete SFX. Jams after every shot in a Berretta 92. It either fails to chamber or stove pipes on extraction.
As I was editing I wondered if using a Grand Power was "cheating" since it's accurate no matter what and has the hammer force to make just about any round fire.
Are you talking about the guy not wearing eye pro and shooting at close range? I've seen that one. Shadow Systems also has known barrel quality issues.
I've heard something similar, but refuse to accept it. Yes costs have gone up continually since Obama shut down the last lead smelter in the US, but I don't liike being told what prices to expect; it sounds like industry messaging trying to normalize costs.
@@GBGuns that is an angle I hadn't considered. I usually keep about 1000 9mm on hand and I reload .38/357. As of now it's not cheaper for me to reload 9 so I hope the price continues to fall.
I saw someone have some bizarre accuracy issues with Sterling 12 gauge slugs. Was confirmed with multiple shooters and the issue went away with an ammunition swap. Just putting out an FYI.
Awesome video Graham, I’m always on the lookout for more affordable ammo. This video is important because people need to be aware of how to look for dangerous stuff. Please do more of these videos. Thanks dude!
Thank you. I was thinking the same thing, folks need to know what's out there, could be good, could be bad. As shown in the article I think the only caution would be the energy level for those with soft wrists or stiff recoil assemblies.
That's for testing this out for us. I'm so glad ammo pricing is coming back down. Luckily for me, I ordered my bulk shipment right before the prices went crazy unfortunately that means I needed to be conservative with it, too.
Good approach, like hand guns, Ammo testing is also a very important factor to look for, Sterling have just recently came up with POF (Pakistan Ordinance Factory) collaboration for 9mm manufacturing with a green pigment kind of thing around primer , like the old army surplus rounds that can be stored for a long time. using it and is a reliable stuff
If anyone's interested this is Turac out of Turkey. IIRC they also offer some loads branded as "Kaiser".
Like when I see the same Chinese electronics on amazon and ebay under 5 or more different brands, I get skeptical about the quality. Did the ammo KABOOM a few pistols, and they just changed the name and packaging? Did the Aukey battery charger burn down an apartment building in Mumbai, killing 43 people, so they just changed the name to Tifu?
@@TheSuburban15 Imported new manufacture ammo is generally higher quality than US loaded non-premium defensive loads - not like that's hard - but it's sometimes good info. For instance NATO/CIP specs tend not to err on the side of caution like SAAMI as they can assume your gun is in good order and in proof, and imports and importers come and go faster than an ammo plant ever will.
My only experience with Sterling has been with shotgun ammo, and I haven't had a single problem with it.
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More details and pricing: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/new-budget-range-ammo
See this ammo compared against others here: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/is-blazer-9mm-any-good
I've had great luck with Turkish ammo. My favorite so far is the SAR 124gr NATO, and there is another brand that my local Dunhams sporting goods has been stocking, called Venom 115gr . All shoots very clean and accurate.
That 124gr NATO will likely make anything run well. I think this Sterling is a good option for those wanting a softer-shooting load.
Love that ammo!
@@GBGuns works great in the Bog 👍
Thoose Ammo best seller in Turkiye.
I Luv your 5.11 tactical shirt !! Anyway, don't let anyone fool you into believing the "Golden Bullets" are copper & brass + other Alloy, the golden bullets are always Pure brass jackets. it WILL NOT damage your firearm, but as I am old fashioned, I love good, pure, lead & copper jacketed bullets !! The Sterling ammo is made in Turkey it's good cheap/affordable stuff, I just use it in my Turkish made handguns, it's good in a Canik, or Girsan hi-power, or a Zig 1911. I learned A hard way, that you should use a calibers country of origin with the same firearm made as the country of origin !! AS IN, a WASR-10 or AK-47 variant works flawlessly with steel case 7.62x39mm, also a .223 or 5.56 Nato in any platform, works great with, brass cased & a lead with copper jacket bullet !! Also, AS IN a .45-70 cartridge should be made in the USA. if U buy an American caliber made anywhere in Eastern European regions, U R asking for trouble !! 😅
Perfect hit you shoot like a pro 👍Good ammunition greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪🙋🏼♂️
Hej! My shooting is the result of A LOT of training and A LOT of time with this gun.
@@GBGuns okej 👍🥰
Nice shootin Tex. Id say the Sterling looks like very accurate ammo. You certainly did yoyr part!
Thank you, it helps that I have a lot of time with a Grand Power.
It may be good and cheap"er" at $14 but when you add in shipping, its more expensive. I can get CCI Blazer 115 grain for $15.00 locally and still be cheaper than this place with shipping and i already blew thru about 500 rounds of CCI Blazer with zero failures.
Getting the CCI Blazer for 12 buck's here in ID. I've had zero problems with it.
Brass case too.
Yes, but it's good to know how the other stuff performs for when you can't find your favorite.
@@GBGuns not going to say they are my "favorite" but they are cheaply priced and all 4 of my hand guns and my S&W M&P carbine all fire these CCI Blazer with ease and NONE have any failures.
They work, they are cheap which is a great thing.
@@ACommenterOnRUclips That's what I mean. It's good to know what works and what doesn't so that when you need ammo you know what to get or avoid.
I think Blazer Brass and the Independence bulk 9mm is actually the same ammo, down to the headstamp. I don't shoot much factory ammo, but the Blazer brass has been working well for me beyond 1000 rounds. I have about 3500 stashed for classes
I bought 500 rounds of sterling 9mm and my stock Glock couldn't get through a mag without multiple malfunctions for the entire 500 rounds. I think I got an incredibly underpowered batch. Everybody knows a stock Glock will eat about anything. I hadn't had a malfunction in multiple thousands of rounds until this ammo. It was miserable. Glad yours worked well, but mine was Awful.
Thanks for the feedback. We can't realistically test quality other than what was done here.
@@GBGuns Yeah for sure! There is a sample size with everything. Just throwing in some of my experience. Mine was with the steel cased also** Good info and great testing with the Chrono.
Same with me, Glock 19. It wasn't eating it. Malfunction every mag. My 509 took it like a champ. I just bought some bulk of this. .22 cents a piece after dividing insurance and local taxes. Quite upset.
Nah dude sterling just makes bad ammo. I tried running this through my Glock and the shell casings expanded after shooting resulting in critical malfunctions where I had to disassemble my gun to manually extract spent shell casings wouldn’t recommend to anyone but an enemy
Ammo seek has Sterling @ $10.99 as of 04/1223 AM . Thanks
Appreciate the information. I'd only come across some Sterling a while back though in the shape of 12 gauge slugs.
Using A GRAND POWER pistol. Nice many don't even know about it.
We have a couple ;)
Good to know. Thanks for the PSA!
Saw this on Southern Defense web site. I need another box of 1,000 rds of 9mm. This was $200 for 1,000 rds but eventually, I paid $20 more for some Fiocchi instead cause I know the Fiocchi works.
My first 15 rounds of 9mm Sterling I had 3 duds. Went ahead and ran some CCI Blazer to rule out my gun, which I knew it wasn't. Hopefully I got a bad batch of Sterling because the ammo looks so nice for steel ammo.
We haven't tried their steel ammo yet
Same bro, I had 500 rounds and it did that with all of it. Stock Glock. I'll pay an extra ten bucks when buying bulk to buy something I can trust.
Appreciate the consideration.
i got (3) boxes of 200 winchester 115 grain fmj for $60 .. Have not shot them yet because at the same time i got these, i got the CCI Blazer's for the same price.
Just received 1500 rounds of this copper fmj brass casing 115 grain. I've several guns Ill try them with this weekend at the range. If it goes well I'll definitely be getting more cause the price is great. $.23 per round.
From my testing it's very soft-shooting.
It works perfectly in Stoeger STR 9, and Canik Mete SFX.
Jams after every shot in a Berretta 92. It either fails to chamber or stove pipes on extraction.
. Shot 500 rounds in 6 different pistols, and had no issues. Just ordered another 1500
Both my SA Prodigy DS and Ronin were excellent with the Sterling. My CZ Shadow 2 Compact got stocked several times. Every magazine got problems.
You used the perfect gun for the test ... 💥💥👍👍
As I was editing I wondered if using a Grand Power was "cheating" since it's accurate no matter what and has the hammer force to make just about any round fire.
@@GBGuns Best gun for the test is Your EDC ..
Thanks for the review
I have shot a few of those cases. In my experience, 100% reliable, but very dirty. Cleaning my gun after shooting is always a must 😂
Good shooting hoss
Thank you
thanks GB ...
Nice grouping 👍🏻👍🏻
There is a recent video of a shadow systems gun blowing up using sterling ammo.
Are you talking about the guy not wearing eye pro and shooting at close range? I've seen that one. Shadow Systems also has known barrel quality issues.
If I see some locally I'll pick it up! What are your thoughts on 9mm prices? I hear some folks say we are near the "new normal" at 23cpr
I've heard something similar, but refuse to accept it. Yes costs have gone up continually since Obama shut down the last lead smelter in the US, but I don't liike being told what prices to expect; it sounds like industry messaging trying to normalize costs.
@@GBGuns that is an angle I hadn't considered. I usually keep about 1000 9mm on hand and I reload .38/357. As of now it's not cheaper for me to reload 9 so I hope the price continues to fall.
So for the most part its subsonic
From my barrel at my elevation and at those temperatures, yes.
is chinese 311 - 9MM ammo is corrosive ? or sterling is better than chinese ammo ?
Chinese 311 is +P