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500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped. (loose ammo)
« on: March 30, 2023, 09:23:19 AM »
Like the title says, Centerfire Systems has 500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped.

The caveat is that it's a grab bag, all loose, somewhat tarnished and not all matching.  I ordered one bag and got it within a few days.  There's a mixture of brass and nickel plated cases.  I Began sorting through it yesterday and it's all factory hollowpoint ammo, just not bright and shiny at all.  I found one round with a slight dent in the bullet like if it had misfed.   I'm not sure where they got this, but my guess would be these were originally loaded into carry mags, kept there for years, and then unloaded into bulk containers.  I'm thinking possible police issue ammo after they moved away from 40 S&W, but that's just speculation on my part. 

I began by separating the nickel plated cases from the brass.  I'll probably try to match them all up into matching lots when I have a chance.  I'm glad I kept so many of those plastic trays that come with ammo as I'll finally have some use for them. Most of the nickel plated cases had F.C. on them so I may opt to keep the nickel plated in the mags for carry and shoot off the brass cases.  I did find one single nickel plated Federal Hydra-Shock. 

I have no idea how long this will last. They did have a similar deal for 45ACP but that seems to be gone.

https://centerfiresystems.com/product/500rd-.40-caliber-grab-bag-loose-bulk-packed-mixed-ammunition#product_detail
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Re: 500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped. (loose ammo)
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2023, 11:00:48 AM »
Almost makes you want to go out and buy a .40 Cal handgun or carbine just to get in on the deal, LOL.

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Re: 500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped. (loose ammo)
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2023, 11:10:13 AM »
Almost makes you want to go out and buy a .40 Cal handgun or carbine just to get in on the deal, LOL.

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Re: 500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped. (loose ammo)
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2023, 11:56:34 AM »
I picked up 2 Sig 226 trade-ins that eat 40 cal. Now I can feed them!
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Re: 500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped. (loose ammo)
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2023, 12:43:43 PM »
Almost makes you want to go out and buy a .40 Cal handgun or carbine just to get in on the deal, LOL.

For today (Thurs 3/30/23) they have a similar deal for 38 Special, though it's not as good a deal.  They have grab bags of 100 for about $45. Do a search for "grab bag"

BTW, if anyone else buys in on this, please post to let us know how you made out.  I'll try to post once I've sorted through mine.
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Re: 500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped. (loose ammo)
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2023, 10:22:16 PM »
It's interesting that you say from police.  I had picked up a pistol from evidence.  They said that they never received the ammo that was loaded in it.  I assumed the officer kept it.   Maybe the ammo gets dumped into that bin like you posted  :lol:
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Re: 500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped. (loose ammo)
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2023, 01:44:16 AM »
It's interesting that you say from police.  I had picked up a pistol from evidence.  They said that they never received the ammo that was loaded in it.  I assumed the officer kept it.   Maybe the ammo gets dumped into that bin like you posted  :lol:

It's just a theory.  I don't have any actual evidence, but it seemed like a possible explanation.
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Re: 500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped. (loose ammo)
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2023, 01:10:17 AM »
Well, I finished sorting through the ammo and here’s what I've got to report.  First off, I had exactly 500 rounds.  The ad said the bags may be a round or two off.  I was hoping to get a couple extra but at least I didn’t lose any. The other big takeaway is that most of the ammo is one of two types with only a handful different which made sorting through them easier. 

Here’s the breakdown;

309 brass cased Federal hollow point.
164 nickel cased FC hollow point.
15 nickel cased Speer hollow point
5 brass cased RP round nose
3 nickel cased Federal Hydra Shock
2 brass cased Winchester hollow point
1 FC brass cased hollow point.
1 nickel cased Federal hollow point

Overall, not a bad haul.  I’m a bit surprised to see that as of this AM (4/1/23) it's still available.  If it's still around by next Friday when I get paid I may buy another bag. 
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Re: 500rds of 40S&W Hollow Points, $150 shipped. (loose ammo)
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2023, 01:11:46 AM »
Here's a good look at what the brass cased ones look like.
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