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I guess the guy thought it was a white elephant gift exchange.Venus Pax wrote:When in doubt, don't use it.
My FIL got some ammo during a gift-exchange game during Christmas, and it was a horrible box of reloads. The primers were bent within the case and the bullets were crookedly seated.
Ain't that the truth....AEA wrote: He MAY have gotten them from a friend of his who is a Border Patrol Officer but who does not carry a 9mm. I am sure there are "Gun Nuts" in the Border Patrol too who have other weapons that are not issued!
I was waiting for your input. How's the Spanish coming along?Thane wrote:Ain't that the truth....AEA wrote: He MAY have gotten them from a friend of his who is a Border Patrol Officer but who does not carry a 9mm. I am sure there are "Gun Nuts" in the Border Patrol too who have other weapons that are not issued!
It's coming along pretty well. In just two weeks, my working vocabulary of Spanish has about doubled, at least. The full-immersion program works, at least for me.ScubaSigGuy wrote:I was waiting for your input. How's the Spanish coming along?Thane wrote:Ain't that the truth....AEA wrote: He MAY have gotten them from a friend of his who is a Border Patrol Officer but who does not carry a 9mm. I am sure there are "Gun Nuts" in the Border Patrol too who have other weapons that are not issued!
He came to see me today and confirmed that they are the 115gr version. Apparently his department ( very large Dallas Suburb) went with them as a result of a 96% effective rate reported by the BP when they formerly used is this round. ??? Makes sense, but I don't know any of the details. I am not sure how old they are though because his depratment uses mostly .45 and .40 now.MoJo wrote:SSG,
Federal only catalogues two +P+ 9mm rounds - - - the 124 gr hydrashock and the 115 gr classic both are "law enforcement" loadings. The 124 gr load ( P9HS3G1) is a hydrashock bullet in a nickle case. The 115 gr load (9BPLE) is a standard hollow point in a brass case. Both are excellent loads with good stopping records.
Here is a link to Federal's LE site. http://www.le.atk.com/Interior.asp?sect ... atical.asp
click on classic and hydrashock for specs.
Glad to hear it. Congrats, and keep us updated.Thane wrote: It's coming along pretty well. In just two weeks, my working vocabulary of Spanish has about doubled, at least. The full-immersion program works, at least for me.
USBP never used this round as an issue item, therefore there is no percentile effectiveness by the USBP. Please see my post (above).ScubaSigGuy wrote:....
He came to see me today and confirmed that they are the 115gr version. Apparently his department ( very large Dallas Suburb) went with them as a result of a 96% effective rate reported by the BP when they formerly used is this round. ???
To the best of my knowledge, the Border Patrol has never used 9mm. We went from Ruger GP-100s (.357 Mag) to Beretta 96s (.40 S&W) to HK P2000s (also .40).nuparadigm wrote:USBP never used this round as an issue item, therefore there is no percentile effectiveness by the USBP. Please see my post (above).ScubaSigGuy wrote:....
He came to see me today and confirmed that they are the 115gr version. Apparently his department ( very large Dallas Suburb) went with them as a result of a 96% effective rate reported by the BP when they formerly used is this round. ???
