|
|
07-27-2009, 08:33 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 261
Likes: 133
Liked 305 Times in 101 Posts
|
|
New gun and new ammo
I picked up a 642 and a big ole box of .38s. Anybody have any experience with this ammo? It was 140 bucks for the box of 250. Thanks for lookin'.
|
07-27-2009, 08:49 PM
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: The Rust Belt Buckle/Mich
Posts: 2,382
Likes: 0
Liked 41 Times in 32 Posts
|
|
That price sure beats buying them in twenty round boxes. Congrats on a great gun and ammo.
|
07-27-2009, 10:11 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Newport, KY
Posts: 893
Likes: 0
Liked 8 Times in 8 Posts
|
|
I second that! How can I get that deal???
Flop Shank would agree (because he's the one that enlightened me), that's the best round you can feed your new snubbie.
EDIT: Wait, I was thinking .357, but I'm sure those are good too.
__________________
Fast is fine;accurate is final
Last edited by BigRich315; 07-27-2009 at 10:36 PM.
Reason: Wrong info
|
07-27-2009, 10:25 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Posts: 1,450
Likes: 0
Liked 40 Times in 25 Posts
|
|
I've fired their "leadless" 158 .38+P. If what you have produces equivalent ballistics then you have a great product. The leadless Speer is bar none the most accurate non-wadcutter .38 special ammunition I've fired. I was startled at how much it reduced the group size from either my model 27 or my 66. At 15 yards I was able to put 6 rounds in one large hole. The only unexpected result that I obtained with the ammo was that it tended to shoot slightly higher than I'd anticipated. But, I was able to get consistent bullseyes, just by lowering my point of aim slightly.
|
07-28-2009, 12:45 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 261
Likes: 133
Liked 305 Times in 101 Posts
|
|
Well, they knocked $40 off the ammo bc I bought the gun. Nice of 'em as I was set to pay the $180 as marked. I's supposed to be a military overrun and I've seen it at another shop, so it must be out there. My gun buying has left me a little short for a time or I'd pick up another box at that price.
The little gun is almost too cute to shoot and I've had it at the range but saved it for another time. I was shooting with a group of folks and I was the only one hitting the target consistantly and didn't want to look like a tyro.
|
07-28-2009, 12:45 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,244
Likes: 1,649
Liked 424 Times in 196 Posts
|
|
That ammo was sitting in some police departments ammo locker and for what ever reason they traded it in, thats why its bulk packed and marked not for LE (lawenforcement use).
|
07-28-2009, 01:58 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 261
Likes: 133
Liked 305 Times in 101 Posts
|
|
Got it. this ammo is recycled LE stuff. Makes sense as they run with auto loaders now. I could have mixed up LE with Military in my story .
|
07-28-2009, 03:13 PM
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: The Rust Belt Buckle/Mich
Posts: 2,382
Likes: 0
Liked 41 Times in 32 Posts
|
|
Burley, some cops still carry revolvers as a primary and many more as BUGs. NYPD issues SB .38+Ps and the buzz on the internet is that it has worked well.
|
07-28-2009, 03:31 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 1,753
Likes: 232
Liked 688 Times in 252 Posts
|
|
NYPD issues the Speer 135 grain JHP+P as their .38 Special duty round, for both 4 and 2 inch guns. It was initally developed for the 2 inch guns, but was found to be equally capable for the 4 inch ones also. You were able to get a very good price for the ammo; generally it runs about $1 a round retail.
|
07-28-2009, 03:42 PM
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Florida
Posts: 76
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
|
I have ammo similarly marked in 357 SIG (Gold Dots) I bought years ago from Ammoman. IIRC, they were from lots that were rejected by LEA's after testing. They were rejected, IIRC, for having too much percentages of rounds' velocity measuring "around" a specified range rather than in it and a low percentage of FTF's.
The batch I have is good ammo and tested well in wetpacks. I have had no FTF's.
|
07-29-2009, 12:59 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 261
Likes: 133
Liked 305 Times in 101 Posts
|
|
Wow, this ammo sounds like good stuff. Perfect for my new little gun. I'm kinda broke right now, but maybe I'll see if I can swing another box when I pick up my new gun Thur. Thanks for the input everybody.
CZ 75B 9 ST Limited Ed
Around here, I see a few cops and they all seem to have Glocks I haven't seen a wheel gun on a cops side in a long, long time. I've got a buddy on the city PD, I'll have to ask him about it next time I see him.
|
09-03-2009, 08:35 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: the shores
Posts: 60
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
|
New gun
Very nice .38 ....... and I noticed your ready for a trip to the range.
|
|
Posting Rules
|
|
|
|
|