Abbynormal
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Going through stuff to be moved and came across 2 boxes of Rem .357 Mag 158gr FMJ!
I've seen 130 gr FMJ by Winchester but never any 158 grain, so I bought these in the early 80's at a small gun shop. The owner had marked them down to a give away price. I asked why and he told me that the ammo had been in stock since the Vietnam war. Since the military said no hollow points FMJ had to be used. Evidently some of the personal guns used by combatants were in .357. I know a lot of Naval aviators had M13's and due to demand Remington started manufacturing .357 FMJ.
He said families would buy it and ship it to sons in VN.
I've seen 130 gr FMJ by Winchester but never any 158 grain, so I bought these in the early 80's at a small gun shop. The owner had marked them down to a give away price. I asked why and he told me that the ammo had been in stock since the Vietnam war. Since the military said no hollow points FMJ had to be used. Evidently some of the personal guns used by combatants were in .357. I know a lot of Naval aviators had M13's and due to demand Remington started manufacturing .357 FMJ.
He said families would buy it and ship it to sons in VN.
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