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Jessemh 11-16-2008 02:46 PM

Ammo discount's for FFDO's - ?
 
Some fellow members and I have been looking for a way to get ahold of Ammo for practice and duty at the discounted Law enforcement price. I wanted to see If any of you seasoned FDO's / LEO's have an answer. Feel free to PM also if you like.

Thanks in advance.

bigdaddie 11-16-2008 04:24 PM


Originally Posted by Jessemh (Post 499844)
Some fellow members and I have been looking for a way to get ahold of Ammo for practice and duty at the discounted Law enforcement price. I wanted to see If any of you seasoned FDO's / LEO's have an answer. Feel free to PM also if you like.

Thanks in advance.

Use this discount code: WalMart.

LivingInMEM 11-16-2008 04:30 PM

Only applies at the non-PC Walmarts that still sell ammo. Anyone who may still discount ammo in these times is crazy, but if they do - I'd like to know.

ERJ135 11-16-2008 04:39 PM

Wow, how many terrorist have you shot? Need to reload huh:D

chuckyt1 11-16-2008 04:57 PM

Wal Mart for range ammo, Winchester white box, or cheaperthandirt.com

bigdaddie 11-16-2008 10:24 PM


Originally Posted by chuckyt1 (Post 499903)
Wal Mart for range ammo, Winchester white box...

Yep, I think it was like $60 for 200 rounds last time I purchased it.

Jessemh 11-16-2008 11:40 PM

Yeah Wally world is cheap. But the cheapest ammo I have found so far is $5 for a box of 50 .40 cal (not reloads) from U.S. Shooting Academy :-/

But It would be great to get the hookup on some gold dot

Jessemh 11-16-2008 11:48 PM


Originally Posted by ERJ135 (Post 499888)
Wow, how many terrorist have you shot? Need to reload huh:D

Not terrorists yet but I don't practice with the expensive ammo used for duty. Also its not safe to shoot old ammo.

jungle 11-17-2008 03:04 PM


Originally Posted by Jessemh (Post 500082)
Also its not safe to shoot old ammo.

Absolutey right. Everyone should send all of their old ammo to me for proper disposal. I will dispose of the following free of charge: 9mm, 7.62x51mm, .45 ACP, .38 and .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .30-06, 5.56x45mm. Please pack it up and send all your old ammo in thousand round lots. It is for the children!

DAL4EVER 11-17-2008 03:25 PM


Originally Posted by Jessemh (Post 500081)
Yeah Wally world is cheap. But the cheapest ammo I have found so far is $5 for a box of 50 .40 cal (not reloads) from U.S. Shooting Academy :-/

But It would be great to get the hookup on some gold dot

Where did you find the ammo? I have searched the website and can't find where their ammo is sold?

JayDee 11-19-2008 05:23 PM


Originally Posted by jungle (Post 500558)
Absolutey right. Everyone should send all of their old ammo to me for proper disposal. I will dispose of the following free of charge: 9mm, 7.62x51mm, .45 ACP, .38 and .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .30-06, 5.56x45mm. Please pack it up and send all your old ammo in thousand round lots. It is for the children!


Jungle, do you happen to do your own reloads? If so, Old ammo would be awesome for you...

Pop out the cap, pull the lead, polish the brass, add new cap, add new powder, re crimp and fire.... More to it than that.... But yea, you get the Idea... I shoot competition Trap and Skeet, and I reload each casing two/three times.... Depending on the brand.

jungle 11-19-2008 05:51 PM


Originally Posted by JayDee (Post 502170)
Jungle, do you happen to do your own reloads? If so, Old ammo would be awesome for you...

Pop out the cap, pull the lead, polish the brass, add new cap, add new powder, re crimp and fire.... More to it than that.... But yea, you get the Idea... I shoot competition Trap and Skeet, and I reload each casing two/three times.... Depending on the brand.

I have shot plenty of 40+ year old ammo with nary a problem. As long as it isn't corroded, damaged through repeated chambering and hasn't been stored under hellish conditions it will outlast most of us. My previous post was mostly in jest.

JayDee 11-20-2008 05:25 PM


Originally Posted by jungle (Post 502199)
I have shot plenty of 40+ year old ammo with nary a problem. As long as it isn't corroded, damaged through repeated chambering and hasn't been stored under hellish conditions it will outlast most of us. My previous post was mostly in jest.

Ah, darn these interwebs, its hard to tell seriousness from the not so serious...


I had a bad experiance with some old ammo once...

I had several old Shotgun shells, you know the paper ones, well I had never shot one, and I had the bright Idea to load one up in my old single shot and pop it off... Well, Im not a totall idiot, so I did consult my father and he said it should be just fine.... Long and short of it... I pull the trigger, I here the evil click of a miss fire... I pull the shotgun off of my should and BOOM! the butt jumps up and busts my nose...

Later on, my I was informed that he forgot to mention their could be a delay... Nice huh? Never again!

DAL4EVER 11-21-2008 08:34 AM


Originally Posted by JayDee (Post 502988)
Ah, darn these interwebs, its hard to tell seriousness from the not so serious...


I had a bad experiance with some old ammo once...

I had several old Shotgun shells, you know the paper ones, well I had never shot one, and I had the bright Idea to load one up in my old single shot and pop it off... Well, Im not a totall idiot, so I did consult my father and he said it should be just fine.... Long and short of it... I pull the trigger, I here the evil click of a miss fire... I pull the shotgun off of my should and BOOM! the butt jumps up and busts my nose...

Later on, my I was informed that he forgot to mention their could be a delay... Nice huh? Never again!

Glad your okay, but that is making me laugh in my LAS hotel right now.

ryan1234 11-21-2008 09:51 AM


Originally Posted by JayDee (Post 502988)
Ah, darn these interwebs, its hard to tell seriousness from the not so serious...


I had a bad experiance with some old ammo once...

I had several old Shotgun shells, you know the paper ones, well I had never shot one, and I had the bright Idea to load one up in my old single shot and pop it off... Well, Im not a totall idiot, so I did consult my father and he said it should be just fine.... Long and short of it... I pull the trigger, I here the evil click of a miss fire... I pull the shotgun off of my should and BOOM! the butt jumps up and busts my nose...

Later on, my I was informed that he forgot to mention their could be a delay... Nice huh? Never again!

that was a funny story....reminds of one:

I was shooting with a SF guy who recently got back from overseas... he was shooting an older Ruger semi-auto, the ammo was pretty old 9mm.. I thought I heard a faint "pop" from his pistol, but figured that since he was SF he'd know what he was doing and so I didn't really think twice about it... I looked over saw him rack the slide chamber ejecting the case, chambering another round... before I could think to say anything he pulled the trigger on the next round.... luckily we heard just a faint "pop" again.... he was a little agitated at the weapon, so we took it apart.......and sure enough two (!) squib rounds were in the barrel... the ammo in the magazine (that had been there for at least 6 years) had a green film around the cap....that was a very, very lucky day.

JayDee 11-21-2008 11:29 AM

Oh wow... I have never had that happen... However, one day on the range, I was proned out squeezing off rounds with the M249 SAW, and some how my ammo chain, back lashes and double feeds into the reciever. Next thing I know, Pieces of chain are flying all over me, and these things are HOT!!!They fall down the back of my shirt, the next thing I know I am doing this sort of "Ants in my pants" roll around on the ground... The range boss, comes walking over, and in his best John Wayne he goes "Well, partner, It looks like yer gonna have ta get a new shirt... Now run along and call a medic pard."

Moral of the story... Always flip the collar up opn your ACU's, thats what its there for... use it...


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