.380 in a 9mm. Question and warning

[wgoforth]

This Sat I had a CHL class. 2 students needed a loaner gun and ammo. I sold them 2 boxes of my 9mm S&B and loaned them 2 guns. First couple of rounds were fine, then one of them had a jam. She cleared it. Good shot or two, then a misfire. Good shot then it wouldn't fire at all. I thought perhaps a gun issue, so I handed her another gun. Same thing. I'm like "Ok, maybe it's her." I took the gun, fired it fine, thought "Yup it's her." I handed her a bullet to replace what I shot and she went to reload it and asked "Are the bullets supposed to be the same size?" I thought maybe one was flat nose and another round... I looked and about swallowed my teeth. The ones in the magazine sure looked like .380. I took one out and the bottom of the case was stamped 9mm. I looked at the box they were out of and sure nuff, it said 9mm Luger, but I compared them to a .380 and they were plain as day .380. I know S&B .380 boxes say 9mm Browning on them, but this was clearly marked LUGER. I recall last month in my CHL class having TWO students with S&B that this happened to I(they had their own and I didn't inspect it) so I sold them a box thinking a box with bad primers, and they finished.

1. Apparently S&B has had a mix up, be careful.
2. They continued to shoot 9mm just fine to finish the test....and I can't visually see any problems it caused. If it didn't bend the firing pin, can you think of any other damage it could have caused?

[jayinsat]

Dude. This is scary! I will be checking all my 9mm ammo when I get home.

[Excaliber]

I can't think of any way that would cause damage to the gun, but it certainly doesn't inspire me to go out and buy a case of S&B anything.

[G.A. Heath]

Remington has a similar issue, appearently they have a lot of 38 special +p that may or may not contain .357 mag in the box.

[wgoforth]

I can't think of any way that would cause damage to the gun, but it certainly doesn't inspire me to go out and buy a case of S&B anything.

S&B has always been superb ammo in the past. I can't imagine how this would have happened. I'm wondering if it happened in the store since both myself and the lady this happened to last month bought it at the same place.

[Crossfire]

What was the marking on the bottom rim of the case?

[wgoforth]

What was the marking on the bottom rim of the case?

9mm! Checked that first thing. Course S&B calls both 9mm, box marked either luger or browning.

[wgoforth]

BTW... I have written to S&B to notify them.

[68Charger]

380 @ 9mm prices?! WHERE?!?!

[Rex B]

380 @ 9mm prices?! WHERE?!?!

LOL Same think I was thinking - GMTA