Sellier & Bellot customer service

[WWGunslinger]

Back in March or April I bought a box of Sellier & Bellot .357 magnum ammo.
There was 1 or 2 rounds that had manufacturing defects and I sent them an email about it.

After a few days, I got a reply from a rep wanting to know more info about the ammo, like a lot #, etc. I sent him all the info I could and then I didn't hear from him again.

About a week ago I got an email from Troy Duerr, Director of Operations from MagTech Ammunition asking me for my address so he can send me a box of ammo for my trouble.

Apparently MagTech and Sellier & Bellot are affiliated somehow. I did not know this.

Anyway, I come home from work today and there is a package from MagTech with a brand new box of Sellier & Bellot .357 ammo.

[sleeper78]

Nice. Glad to hear it worked out for you.

[CHEMICAL]

that is also the same ammo that the casing broke off in my sks right at the bottle neck and got lodged in the chamber. Had to take it to a gunsmith to be removed.

[jcabin]

is sellier and bellot as horrible as magtech?

[sleeper78]

I've never had any issue with Sellier & Bellot. I've used their ammo in my 8mm my Mosin Nagant and my 12 ga. Always worked for me.

[WVBob]

S&B has always worked for me. I've used a lot of 7.62X25, 9MM, .40S&W, .38 Spl and .357. Never had any trouble.

[Rundownfid]

Ditto, used a lot of S&B and no problems.

[Pizza Bob]

is sellier and bellot as horrible as magtech?

That's funny. While I have never used either brand, all the scuttlebutt I've heard was about how crappy S&B is and how great MagTech is. So which is it - the ammo made in a former Eastern Bloc country or the South American stuff made on all-new, state-of-the-art loading equipment (according to the gun rags)?

I have a feeling this is going to be a big YMMV thread.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

[MRMATT]

Another S&B fan here. I've shot thousands of rounds of their 9mm and .357Sig with no problems.

[jcabin]

That's funny. While I have never used either brand, all the scuttlebutt I've heard was about how crappy S&B is and how great MagTech is. So which is it - the ammo made in a former Eastern Bloc country or the South American stuff made on all-new, state-of-the-art loading equipment (according to the gun rags)?

I have a feeling this is going to be a big YMMV thread.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

Well my experiences with both brands is minimal. I've shot .45acp magtech out of my friends ruger p series gun, and it was about as accurate as target ammo needs to be. However when I was researching self defense ammo, the magtech hollow points ranked out at the bottom, then fell through the floor. I don't think a magtech hollow point could pass through a pillow without seperating, fragmenting, then disintigrating. I feel bad for the people who carry this shit as self defense ammo because they found it at walmart and it's cheap. It's cheap for a reason..

Sellier & Bellot, never shot it. Every time I see it mentioned on a forum people usually have negative comments about it. I'd like to note that I always see S&B on sale, for dirt cheap. Wonder why?