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Old 10-28-2015, 08:12 PM
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Has anyone ever bought and shot "blemished" HPR 380 ammo?

Here is a portion of the product description.

"Each round is boxer-primed brass, non-corrosive, and reloadable. These rounds are also considered blemished by HPR. These blemishes are purely cosmetic defects that in no way will effect the function, safety, or ballistics of the rounds."

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Old 10-29-2015, 12:04 AM
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It is just ammo or bullets that have minor imperfections that
keep it from being 100% pretty...............
Could be as little as a scratch, blemish, stain or just a nick in the tip of the bullet.

The good thing is that you should get 10% or more off the ammo, that shoots just as good as the ammo that meets the companies spec's.
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I would think as practice ammo it would be perfect - and a bit less expensive too.
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I've never heard of the stuff you mentioned but I do use the HPR 90 grain hollow point in my M&P .380. It cycles perfectly and internet reports on its penetration (12" - 15") make it perfect for self defense. A bit expensive at about a $1 a round but they do come in a 50 round box.
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I've never seen it, but don't see any reason not to give it a try.

I shoot tiny little groups with Midway blemished bullets. Sometimes I'm not sure of their manufacturer, but you won't have this with loaded ammo.
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In case a sale like this of HPR .380 bulk blemishes comes up again do not hesitate to buy it. I bought 1000 rnds. packed in 500 rnd. boxes in late 2015 from L.G. which they shipped immediately. It was less than $250 with shipping. I could not tell why they were rejects on cursory inspection. I went to the range and fired at least 6 magazines of it from my PK380. I did not have a single misfire, failure to feed or failure to eject. I recently checked to see if anyone is having a similar sale even though I still have over 900 rnds. remaining from my first order. Great deal.
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In case a sale like this of HPR .380 bulk blemishes comes up again do not hesitate to buy it. I bought 1000 rnds. packed in 500 rnd. boxes in late 2015 from L.G. which they shipped immediately. It was less than $250 with shipping. I could not tell why they were rejects on cursory inspection. I went to the range and fired at least 6 magazines of it from my PK380. I did not have a single misfire, failure to feed or failure to eject. I recently checked to see if anyone is having a similar sale even though I still have over 900 rnds. remaining from my first order. Great deal.
I got some from the same source. Opened the box and couldn't even see any blemishes. It looked good enough that I didn't even feel like I had to shoot it up first. it is the same HPR 100 grain TMJ that functions very well in my 380.
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