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"Normal" supplies might also be for obsolete firearms that have been phased out. No more 9mm for federal agencies. Might find some service PDWs like the MP5 needing 9mm but all the pistols are going to be either .40 S&w and .357 SIG with corbon ammo from here on out. 52,000 rounds sounds about right if you take in the fact each member has to train, qualify, train, and have enough ammo stored in case of an emergency. The inquiry is bullshit drivel. I've seen my deserve unit burn up 40,000 5.56x45 in a weekend exercise. 52,000 is nothing.
It's probably worth pointing out that every single round they sequestered was shotgun load, or a hollow-point round, the latter of which you never use for practice shooting.
Your point about the 9mm load being phased out is spot on.
Actually there's a popular myth in the firearms community about training with cheap FMJ then using JHP loads for self defense. Problem with that logic is it only works if you have two separate pistols as a lot of what you run in compact pistols will season it to only run smoothly with the type of ammo you've been practicing with. Rifles, pump action, and revolvers don't succumb to this issue quite the same way double action pistols do. You'll find that when it comes to service life pistols are really finicky this way. Some manufacturer's are better than others but I've only seen this true of some Czech designs. Hell my own military has a safety committee to ensure we are only buying munitions with the exact same manufacturer specs for live fire. Too many C7 rifles were getting screwed up using training ammo and US M885 green tip.
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[–] DangerGoat ago (edited ago)
"Normal" supplies might also be for obsolete firearms that have been phased out. No more 9mm for federal agencies. Might find some service PDWs like the MP5 needing 9mm but all the pistols are going to be either .40 S&w and .357 SIG with corbon ammo from here on out. 52,000 rounds sounds about right if you take in the fact each member has to train, qualify, train, and have enough ammo stored in case of an emergency. The inquiry is bullshit drivel. I've seen my deserve unit burn up 40,000 5.56x45 in a weekend exercise. 52,000 is nothing.
[–] deathcomesilent [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It's probably worth pointing out that every single round they sequestered was shotgun load, or a hollow-point round, the latter of which you never use for practice shooting.
Your point about the 9mm load being phased out is spot on.
[–] DangerGoat ago
Actually there's a popular myth in the firearms community about training with cheap FMJ then using JHP loads for self defense. Problem with that logic is it only works if you have two separate pistols as a lot of what you run in compact pistols will season it to only run smoothly with the type of ammo you've been practicing with. Rifles, pump action, and revolvers don't succumb to this issue quite the same way double action pistols do. You'll find that when it comes to service life pistols are really finicky this way. Some manufacturer's are better than others but I've only seen this true of some Czech designs. Hell my own military has a safety committee to ensure we are only buying munitions with the exact same manufacturer specs for live fire. Too many C7 rifles were getting screwed up using training ammo and US M885 green tip.