Freedom Munitions- Has Anyone Here Tried Them?

[no2gates]

I've bought about 3000 rounds from them and have never had a single problem.

 

[leo_D]

I have shot thousands of rounds with no problems i do have one of my 45s that is a little finicky after about 100 rounds but the other two will run there ammo all day long

 

[wbstx11]

I have tried 45, 38Spcl, 223, and 308. At 100 yds the FM 308 ammo gave me 3-4 inch groups and the 556 FM ammo gave me 4-5 inch groups. My hand loads are giving me (to date) 1 inch groups with 308 and 2 inch groups with the 556 - and I have just started working on them. For the pistol calibers I think Freedom Munitions is a very good deal - and in fact I can't understand why you would even consider reloading 9mm. If I had a good progressive instead of this Lee Loadmaster (crappy, cantankerous, piece of junk) I might keep reloading 45, 38 spcl, and 357 - but FM is so dam close in cost it ain't worth it to reload those. I reload rifle calibers for accuracy.

 

[LazermanTexas]

We bought 2000 rounds in 9mm and 380 and it was shipped and received. We will so buy from them again.

Got a 10% discount card.

 

[Rugergal]

...and we also got free shipping from Freedom Munitions!

 

[Dustyzz]

I have bought thousands of rounds from Freedom Munitions, 9mm, .40sw, and .45acp... the only complaint I have is that they don't offer .357sig.

 

[coachrick]

I buy from time to time from Freedom; but lately, TargetSportsUSA has them beat on case pricing with free shipping. That 8.25% sales tax from Freedom is usually the difference.

 

[zincwarrior]

...and we also got free shipping from Freedom Munitions!

yes they routinely run "free for $99 or over" deals.

 

[Brains]

I have tried 45, 38Spcl, 223, and 308. At 100 yds the FM 308 ammo gave me 3-4 inch groups and the 556 FM ammo gave me 4-5 inch groups. My hand loads are giving me (to date) 1 inch groups with 308 and 2 inch groups with the 556 - and I have just started working on them. For the pistol calibers I think Freedom Munitions is a very good deal - and in fact I can't understand why you would even consider reloading 9mm. If I had a good progressive instead of this Lee Loadmaster (crappy, cantankerous, piece of junk) I might keep reloading 45, 38 spcl, and 357 - but FM is so dam close in cost it ain't worth it to reload those. I reload rifle calibers for accuracy.

I reload 9mm, reusing brass my cost per shot goes down to between 11 and 13 cents depending on component choice, purchasing deals, etc. I can crank out a couple hundred rounds or so in an hour without much effort, and I enjoy the time spent. If I have to buy brass, even then the price only goes up a bit (2.5 cents ea. at the expensive end).

 

[zincwarrior]

Whats your loader Brains?

 

[Brains]

Dillon XL650

 

[scap99]

Dillon XL650

Same here. Once setup, it just goes and goes. I get bored before I get tired.

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[zincwarrior]

Hijacking the thread slightly, but how accurate can you get your rounds out of that vs. commercial ammo? Equal, lesser, better?

For the last three years I've been contemplating a 550 and gettign back into loading but Life (TM) has conspired to insure its an option that year. If one were loading 9mm with a view to shooting 500-1,500 a month (for competition), would it be worth it? I view accuracy as important.

 

[scap99]

Hijacking the thread slightly, but how accurate can you get your rounds out of that vs. commercial ammo? Equal, lesser, better?

For the last three years I've been contemplating a 550 and gettign back into loading but Life (TM) has conspired to insure its an option that year. If one were loading 9mm with a view to shooting 500-1,500 a month (for competition), would it be worth it? I view accuracy as important.

More accurate. More consistent.
Once you find a load your pistol likes, it's like having a never ending supply of match ammo.



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[zincwarrior]

More accurate. More consistent.
Once you find a load your pistol likes, it's like having a never ending supply of match ammo.



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Can you achieve that at (or hopefully better) than the cost of purchasing?

 

[scap99]

Can you achieve that at (or hopefully better) than the cost of purchasing?

I buy powder in 8# jugs, primers 5k at a time, and bullets are 3750 to a case.
Once fired brass comes from a local friend.
My cost per round is pretty low.

I use Montana Gold 124gr JHP bullets, and current pricing shows them at $0.096 each.

I use Solo1000 powder. It's super fluffy. Might be 4 grains max that'll fit in the case. So that's about a penny per load.

Primers are less than a nickel.

So match grade JHP for maybe $0.15/round.

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[Mreed911]

Update: I think I've had my first bad batch (reman) from Freedom (.300 blk, reman, 208gr AMAX). Testing out two new .300blk rifles, I've had several FTF's where the ejected case (after appropriate pause, safety check, etc.) shows a well-indented primer but no "bang." I've contacted Freedom about it and am waiting on their response (and offered to send them pictures of the primer indentations).

Two different rifles had problems with this batch, and neither had problem with other brands of ammo.

 

[FKS]

just finished 500 rounds of PSP .223. No issues at all, very pleased with the quality

 

[Saltyag2010]

I haven't had an issue yet.