Blazer Brass has a reputation as clean, reliable, budget friendly range ammunition, and five boxes of 380 is a sensible amount for regular practice with a carry pistol. This listing is CCI Blazer Brass 380 Auto 95 grain full metal jacket ammo, MPN 5202, sold as 250 rounds for pocket pistol owners and new shooters building basic skills.
CCI rates this load at 945 fps with 188 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. That is in line with most 380 ACP defensive loads, so it gives a realistic feel for recoil and muzzle rise in a small pistol. The 95 grain full metal jacket bullet feeds smoothly from short magazines and leaves a clean, round hole in paper. It does not expand, so it belongs on the range for practice and drills, while a jacketed hollow point should go in your carry gun.
This ammunition fits pistols chambered in 380 ACP (380 Auto, 9mm Kurz, 9x17mm), such as the Ruger LCP II and LCP Max, Glock 42, Smith and Wesson M&P380 Shield EZ and Bodyguard 2.0, SIG P238 and P365-380, Walther PPK and PK380, Kimber Micro 380, and Beretta 80X Cheetah. A common question is whether 380 and 9mm Makarov are the same. They are not. 9×18 Makarov is a slightly larger cartridge and the two should never be mixed. Another common question is why tiny 380 pistols feel snappy. Their light weight and short slides make recoil sharper than in a larger gun, which is why regular practice matters.
Blazer Brass 5202 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA in Lewiston, Idaho. Unlike Blazer’s aluminum line, these cases are boxer-primed brass and can be reloaded, and the CCI primers are non-corrosive. This listing contains 5 boxes of 50 rounds for 250 total from a single lot, a good size for a few months of practice or a pistol course.
Tom Simpson –
Quality service with the same for its selection of ammo. Given the current times with so much price gouging, a very affordable price. Would highly recommend Bulk Munitions
Stephen McCord (verified owner) –
great product at a good price and timely delivery