Posted on 07/05/2022 4:16:02 PM PDT by bitt
Don't care.
They should not have any armed agents to use that ammo.
“It is not as much ammo as one would think.”
When the Constitutionally acceptable amount of ammo for the f’n IRS is ZERO, $750,000 worth is FAR and away too much.
Feds don’t use ball ammo for anything.
They train with the same amo as they use for duty.
I asked why one day. Answer….so they could get used to how the duty ammo fired.
I laughed and walked away
I’m with you.
But they do criminal investigations. They justify having their own agents so they can make arrears without having to call the FBI or Marahals, who will tell them that they’re too busy to help.
The entire agency needs gone, not just the folks with guns.
What I want to know is, where do they store it? Do employees go home with it at a discount after a certain amount of time elapses, leaving IRS in a position to purchase again? I mean, it’s rare any of them would ever discharge a weapon.
Expensive. Nice to have that kind of budget (Somebody else's money).
One thing I have noticed is that a few pistols that can shoot 147 grain bullets all morning long, will show failure-to-reset with 115 grain ammunition. A trip to the gunsmith fixes that sort of problem.
I have seen no reliability difference in shooting FMJ versus JHP ammunition in the same bullet weight. I don't see the point of using up my JHP rounds on paper targets. It does not fire any differently and the ballistics are essentially the same up to 25 yards.
And if I am at more than 25 yards, why am I using a pistol anyway? I should be using my rifle instead.
Other people have different experiences, of course. I am just cheap.
Yes, there does seem to be a variation is those different rounds.
A 180gr, .40 cal, FMJ is going to shoot exactly like a 180gr, .40 cal, JHP. If someone can tell the difference they’re a mutant or have a super power. The only difference between the two is the form of the bullet.
Can someone tell the difference between the two rounds you bring up, maybe. Maybe, if they’re a competition shooter that shoots 1000s a week. Maybe.
Expensive. Nice to have that kind of budget (Somebody else’s money) ........ Exactly. The taxpayers money. Hell, some of the agencies don’t even use paper target overlays. All carboard.
No, they do not. Big no-no.
The bigger authorized stockpile in a department armory indicates a more prestigious organization, especially if they have "exotics" (Tracer, sub-sonic, armor-piercing, belt-fed, etc.). There is a bureaucratic incentive to hold on to supplies until the end of a budget cycle, then burn them off in end-of-year training sessions.
It seems like some fun parties to me.
No doubt, it's a tedious chore for the managers tasked with keeping track of all that stuff and a minor ego boost for their bosses.
An attempt by the administration to scoop up all the ammo “they can possibly find.
Obama worked on that deal too remember all the ammo the post office gang horded.
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