9mm Monarch Steel Case Range Report

[TheRising]

Hello all,

There has been some talk recently on the forum about the Monarch ammo that has been circulating around the Academy Sports stores. I decided I'd go out and buy 300 rounds of it and shoot some to see how it was....then it started raining. Soooo, I finally got out to the range today to test it out.

I shot 100 rounds. No failures or any mishaps. Then again, I was using a Glock.....

Here are the groups I shot at 30 feet away. 8 rounds each for a total of 32 rounds from 2 different boxes (each black square is 1" square):



(I don't know what happened there with group 1, I guess maybe I wasn't looking...haha)

So, in my opinion, this ammo is very worthy of the range. If you can get past the smell, I'd definitely recommend it for range use. At less than $5 bucks for 50, you can't beat it.

And like I said, the groups were at 30 feet with a Glock 17, so, if you're using something else, I can't guarantee the results....

[CWOOD]

Good info.

I am assuming the $5/box was 9mm.

Do you recall .45ACP prices by any chance?

Thanks

[TheRising]

I'm not too sure if they had any Monarch .45. All I saw/was looking for was the 9mm, and yes, the less than $5/box was just the 9mm Steel case. The brass case was about $5.50 or something.

And for anyone's info, this was the Academy off of Kobayashi Road in Clear Lake City, right off of NASA Road 1.

[Right2Carry]

Good info.

I am assuming the $5/box was 9mm.

Do you recall .45ACP prices by any chance?

Thanks

My academy has the .45 stuff but remember the steel case stuff has a lacquer finish on it. It was the same price as the blazer brass that I get at wally world 10.97 for a box of 50. I will stay with with the brazer brass in .45 for that price.

[CWOOD]

My academy has the .45 stuff but remember the steel case stuff has a lacquer finish on it. It was the same price as the blazer brass that I get at wally world 10.97 for a box of 50. I will stay with with the brazer brass in .45 for that price.

Blazer Brass is only $9.97 at my WM. I think I'll just stock up on that for now.

I appreciate your comments. Thanks

[outsider]

that's pretty good real shooting. and under 5 bucks a box...can't beat it. i'm glad the GLOCK spits them out, too. talk soon.

[TheRising]

that's pretty good real shooting. and under 5 bucks a box...can't beat it. i'm glad the GLOCK spits them out, too. talk soon.

About the only problem I can forsee is a smelly gun, as my G17 now smells a little. But, to be honest, I could care less, I can't remember the last time I cleaned it!!!