American Eagle Ammunition

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Kenneth L Walters
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American Eagle Ammunition

Post by Kenneth L Walters » 25 Nov 2018, 11:50

Is this stuff as reliable through a PS90 and FN ammunition?

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Re: American Eagle Ammunition

Post by Rapier1772 » 25 Nov 2018, 13:24

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I also shot some through my PS90 a couple of weeks ago, it worked fine. They tend to be a little dirtier but they do function.
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Re: American Eagle Ammunition

Post by snakedoc7 » 27 Nov 2018, 21:49

It works. Probably good ammo overall.
I wouldn't put it in the same class as some of the other loads for defense though.

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Re: American Eagle Ammunition

Post by Rapier1772 » 28 Nov 2018, 04:50

snakedoc7 wrote:
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I wouldn't put it in the same class as some of the other loads for defense though.
It's a FMJ, definitely not for defense. It's not even good for blowing up water bottles. Punching holes yes, doing damage no.
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Re: American Eagle Ammunition

Post by hahnmgh63 » 23 Dec 2018, 06:14

The velocity is a lot slower than the FN boxed stuff for the same bullet weight.

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Re: American Eagle Ammunition

Post by blueorison » 25 Dec 2018, 15:50

hahnmgh63 wrote:
23 Dec 2018, 06:14
The velocity is a lot slower than the FN boxed stuff for the same bullet weight.
I actually get fluctuations batch to batch, cold/hot weather, on the FPS. Sometimes ss197 is hotter, sometimes AE is. They are both around 1600-1700fps.

The penetration on the FMJ is surprising.
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Re: American Eagle Ammunition

Post by ColtAn2 » 31 Jul 2019, 04:22

I run it in my Five-seveN, it's doing the job, and if you clean your gun after each range trip - what you should do with any gun and any type of ammo - it's fine.
Of course, it is far from being the best defence round out there, but it allows you to practice for relatively cheap and save your hollow points for when you need it.

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Re: American Eagle Ammunition

Post by NLVMike » 01 Aug 2019, 15:17

I can't recall my PS90 ever jamming or malfunctioning with 197. I get a jam or malfunction about once per mag with AE.

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Re: American Eagle Ammunition

Post by ColtAn2 » 14 Aug 2019, 02:05

Strange, what mags are you using? I've never had jams on my Five-seveN, I've got a friend who recently finished an AR-57 build (if I'm not mistaken) and I'll ask him what ammo he uses and if it gives him trouble.

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