It is common to train with what you use in the field. When buying in these quantities, the price difference isn’t that great, especially if you only have to deal with the logistics of one type versus separate orders for fmj and hp, shipping to separate locations, storing separately, tracking separately, etc.
When buying in these quantities, the price difference isn’t that great,
“It is common to train with what you use in the field.”
I guess that’s true with federal law enforcement...but I assure you that was not at all the case in the Army.
“When buying in these quantities, the price difference isn’t that great, especially if you only have to deal with the logistics of one type versus separate orders for fmj and hp, shipping to separate locations, storing separately, tracking separately, etc.”
I still don’t buy it. A federal agency would only have to buy actual service ammo (hollow points) once in a blue moon...since it would rarely, if ever, be used. The logistics of using different round for training vs duty aren’t that hard. Again, the Army seems to do it just fine.
And quite frankly, in the last decade, a variety of different law enforcement agencies have sprouted up, and more people in federal agencies like SS are carrying duty weapons...and it seems every agency has its own favorite caliber. They seem to have had no problem whatsoever ordering and storing a half dozen different pistol calibers - so I think they could handle the logistics of not using hollow points for training.
I think this is exactly what it looks like - the federal government cannot concieve of doing more with less, or having less than top of the line. So, they train with hollow points. It is, in my opinion, a foolish waste of the people’s money.