“This is a non issue relative to other things. Worthless thread”
I might agree except for the fact that this particular round is not a training round. Its a hollow point that is designed for the majority of the explosion to be expelled within several inches of impact. Its a personal protection load plain and simple. If you use this load for training you will ruin your weapon. So now the question becomes why does the DHS need so much of this ammo if its not for training?
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Hollow point ammuniton doesn’t explode. The purpose of the hollow point is to absorb material in the center of the round which then pushes the outer wall of the projectile outward, exanding the diameter of the round.
Using hollowpoint ammo doesn’t damage the gun.
DHS does not use “training” rounds. The same rounds used for quaterly qualification are the same rounds used in the field.
There is nothing unusual or nefarious about this ammo purchase. It’s only purpose is to provide ammo for normal quaterly qualification. That is it.
The level of disinformation in your post is amazing. You will not ruin your weapon by firing hollow points. As a matter of fact, the most damaging round you can fire is the FMJ, as simple physics dictates that the harder the material of the bullet, the more wear on the rifling. Even a copper cladded hollowpoint has more give than an FMJ because the dome at the tip of an FMJ adds rigidity and strength to the structure of the bullet.