Sellier & Bellot Ammo

[lphil]

I bought a box of Sellier & Bellot .45 GAP for $20 today. I was wondering if anybody has any experience with this ammo and way they put red paint on the primer?

[GMT II]

The red paint is primer sealer. Winchester does this with their Ranger T line but it is clear/waxy instead of red. I think the red looks neat; that is the extent of my experience with the ammo though.

[RyanNREMTP]

I've shot S&B in all three of my guns without any problem.

[Deputydave]

It has been many years since I used S&B, but I remember it was reliable, accurate and fairly clean.

[unit1069]

I read that S&B is "iffy" because of the hard primers but I've shot several boxes in two different calibers and I didn't have a single problem. The red coating doesn't mean anything; I've got the same color on some Remington Golden Saber rounds.

[lphil]

I guess I'll just have to shoot it. :rofl: I reckon that's reason they make many different brands of ammo. I'll just have to shoot them all to find what I like. :supergrin:

[marcoh]

I've fired about 300 rounds of S&B collectively through my Tomcats with no problems.

[DaveA]

I shoot LOTS of S&B 45 ACP and have zero problems with it. Its clean and accurate.

As someone said, the red on the primer is a sealer to keep water and oil out longterm. The only thing I can say for their ammo is it's usually loaded hot but not in a bad way or anything.

[FatBoy]

I have easily shot over 10,000 rounds of S&B w/ only one "issue". One misaligned primer on a .223/5.56 round. Noticed it while loading so I tossed it aside. While none of them were 45 G.A.P., I covered most of the popular cals: 9mm,.40SW,.45 ACP,38 spc, .223/5.56, and 12 ga. Oh yea and a few boxes of 30 carb and .380 ACP too.

As prev discussed that is red primer sealant. Only problem is you get a red thumb after you load up a few boxes.

FB

[MrMurphy]

I've shot S&B in 9mm, .38/.357, .45, .40, 7.62X39, 5.56, 7.92X57 (8mm Mauser), .303 British, 12ga, and a few other calibers. In some cases like the 7.62X39, thousands of rounds. Never had any problems, and i used S&B in the 8mm and .303 for the longest shots I've ever taken (20-30 rounds at 950 meters or so).