Ck867 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 1 hour ago, TrackCage said: Me neither, although I don't have the quantity you mention. I have, however, purchased about 5 different flavors/calibers from acme and been happy each and every time. You get green color if you go 30k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trgt Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Ck867 said: You get green color if you go 30k ... at 30k+ you can request the green color if you want -- copycat :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ck867 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 1 hour ago, trgt said: ... at 30k+ you can request the green color if you want -- copycat :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I've used thousands of ACME coated in 40 , 45 and hundreds in 124gr 9mm and been pleased with the quality and overall accuracy. ACME also always includes a decent number of extras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo jo Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I just received sample packs in 44 mag and 9mm , they look just fine I have shot the 44 mag 240 gr swc shot great , next I will try the 9mm 124 gr rn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlightning Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I just received my 100 round sample. 9mm 124. However they were all in the 121-122 range with a few (2) in the 118. They shoot pretty consistent on the chrono. But I cherry pick the bullets to get a consistent weight to test load and determine seating depth and charge. Of the three brands I have tried these are about as smoky as Blues and less smoky than SNS. As for the OP, mine shown zero signs of blemish. Of the three brand, I would say it has the best coating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngodwetrust21 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) Reviving an old thread. I am thinking about ordering some of these seeing as they are cheaper than the blue bullets. Anyone have any update on if the quality has improved on them or not? Seem around this time last year there were some concerns... Edited November 20, 2018 by ngodwetrust21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 What I saw in this thread was an anomaly. Never seen that from them other than here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 As the original poster, what made me laugh was they turned around and sent me 100 more of the same shoddy batch with missing coating in an attempt to make it right. Thanks, Acme. Customer service left a little to be desired. I’ve had much better response from companies like Bayou and Black Bullets. They’re top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 12 hours ago, MemphisMechanic said: As the original poster, what made me laugh was they turned around and sent me 100 more of the same shoddy batch with missing coating in an attempt to make it right. Thanks, Acme. Customer service left a little to be desired. I’ve had much better response from companies like Bayou and Black Bullets. They’re top notch. Memphis, can I ask, how was the 100 round sample pack shipped. Was it in one of those small bubble-wrap-lined envelopes? Or a sturdy box? I always suspect rubbed-through coating like that happens during shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Just now, IDescribe said: Memphis, can I ask, how was the 100 round sample pack shipped. Was it in one of those small bubble-wrap-lined envelopes? Or a sturdy box? I always suspect rubbed-through coating like that happens during shipping. They both came in one of their neat little laser-cut wooden boxes. I’ve never had black, blue, or bayou coating chipped off in shipping. Or via any other means. None of the large flakes of missing hitek were in the bottom of the wooden box, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 That is weird. The only time I have ever gotten bad ones was Blue Bullets, but only one shipment. Just saw someone recently post pics of BBI where the coating was not scratched but so thin in spots you could see through it. But BBI was always perfect for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I recently tried ACME coming from Blues myself. I got a case of the 145 9mm's and just got a case of 180 40's. Both of the different bullets were well coated and I have had no issues with them. I cast and coat my own bullets and I am pretty picky about them so if the ACME showed issues I would have a problem with them but they have been good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wvaughn7 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Two different shipments of the 115 coated bullets for me and they have both been well covered and smooth on the whole bullet. Every now and then I will notice one bullet with a small dimple in the base of the bullet itself, but the coating is still covering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGH Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 On 11/19/2018 at 7:11 PM, ngodwetrust21 said: Reviving an old thread. I am thinking about ordering some of these seeing as they are cheaper than the blue bullets. Anyone have any update on if the quality has improved on them or not? Seem around this time last year there were some concerns... I'm with IDescribe here. An anomoly I have loaded and shot thousands of Acme bullets. Never had an issue with any of them. I switched to Acme from Bayou because Acme is local to me. Never had issues with Bayou either. FWIW I've never had any issues with bullets from any manufacturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) I've shot every bodies bullets and a fair amount of all of them. Personally I've found Bayou the most consistent with the best CS "IF" needed Then Blue and BBI a very close and even 2nd. Several orders of lipstick bullets with soft /uncured coating FWIW Edited November 23, 2018 by jcc7x7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdk129 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 On 5/25/2017 at 11:49 PM, muncie21 said: You guys actually count the bullets that are sent? I make it a part of my reloading log. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 7 hours ago, jcc7x7 said: Then Blue and BBI a very close and even 2nd. This is curious. I have pistols that do very well with Blues and pistols that do very well with BBI, but they're not the same pistols. Given that Blue are a little undersized and BBI are a little oversized, I would expect difference performance in different pistols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, IDescribe said: This is curious. I have pistols that do very well with Blues and pistols that do very well with BBI, but they're not the same pistols. Given that Blue are a little undersized and BBI are a little oversized, I would expect difference performance in different pistols. I only own one 9mm that is finicky, it wants .357 or .358 dia lead /coated lead bullets It groups 21/2-3" at 25yds with 355 or 356 and well under 2" with 357/8 that is off a rest with several groups shot. That same pistol will shoot .355 jacketed fine. I don't have a clue why the one 9mm out of many is finicky. All the rest will shoot Bayou, Blue or BBI in 355 or 356 just fine When you figure it out let me know! on 2nd thought I really don't care cause I've found bullets that shoot out of it. Edited November 23, 2018 by jcc7x7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 1 hour ago, jcc7x7 said: I only own one 9mm that is finicky, it wants .357 or .358 dia lead /coated lead bullets Yeah, bullet to barrel fir is king. If the bullet is small enough, it will "jump lands" and accuracy will suck out loud, if not outright result in bullet tumbling. My CZ ShadowLine is best with .357, still good with .356, and not great with .3555 or .355 -- in coated lead. In jacketed, it's better with .356 than .355, but not by much. The difference isn't nearly as pronounced as with coated lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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