kmaultsby Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I have used both in 9mm and 40 S&W and wanted options what others like or dislike? Advantages or dis-advantages using them in IDPA and USPSA production and in 40 S&W limited and limited 10? I am shooting 9mm out of an XD9 tactical and shooting a Glock 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I have also used both, I use BBI because they don't really smoke so there is no reason to spend the extra money for Xtreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick88 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I think they are both good enough for what we do but I will give the edge to BBI, almost no smoke and they seems to group a bit better in my guns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerassassin22 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I like BBI you can call and get Chandler or him on email, and he just lowered his prices unlike some companies that just keep going up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmaultsby Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Thanks good here about the lower prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I prefer BBI they are more accurate out of my 627 revolver and FNS long slide 9 mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 extreme has been really putting the squeeze on other bullet makers with their pricing and shipping. if the price is the same, i go with extremes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrVvrroomm Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 BBI FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQDawg Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I have tried both in my Brazos Pro Limited .40, and though the x-Tremes shoot well at 10-15 yards, I get much tighter groups at 25 yards with the BBI's. The x-Tremes could be cheaper than the BBI's and I'd still go with the BBI's for uspsa. I use the BBI 180gr bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxDRBxx Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I use xtreme but I'm interested in all of the BBI comments as I haven't yet tried them. Xtreme is pretty hard to beat with the $5 shipping and recent price reductions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocice Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 BBI price includes shipping and I always buy by the case. Size and weight of the bullets are good, no smoke and clean to load as well as being clean in the barrel bore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbeck Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'm shooting both of these exclusively now. It seemed that the BBI are "naturally" a fraction more accurate than the extremes for any given load in my gun. They are 30-45fps faster for the same charge out of my barrell. I do occasionally have a feed issue where the shoulder of the field point catches on the barrell hood, it probably happens 2-3 times per thousand. I also haven't done much forensics on the root cause of the issue as I just refeed it and fire while out practicing. I don't have this issue with the xtremes so I shoot them in matches. They are about the same price depending on the sale of the week, and I let that alone decide which way to go. The packaging for the extremes has been better and always intact, where I've had some boxes of BBI's opened on delivery. I didn't count to see if any were gone but I'm sure a few were. Bottom line, you can't go wrong with either and I would suggest shooting both just to add a little spice to life. I would also suggest loading your mags switching between the two every other round. It really confuses the targets and I find they don't jump out of the bullet path nearly as often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmaultsby Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Thanks all for the feedback. I probably will go with BBI most of the time and use xtreme every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWprotected Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I have not tried BBI but the prices look very good and everything I hear about them sounds good. I have used xtreme in 9mm for the last year and have been very happy with them, the price has been reduced and the are actually the same or lower than the coated bullets I use. The only problem is xtreme is slow to ship, the last order I placed took 3 weeks to receive, not a huge issue I just try to order before I get to low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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