Federal 40 S&W 180gr FMJ

[ArcadiaGP]

I just bought a box of 50 Federal .40 S&W 180gr FMJ from Walmart. The box was a bit beat up, I took it home and opened it.

1st: There are 49 bullets, not 50 -_-
2nd: The casings are kinda dirty and spotty. Is that normal for this brand? Almost like covered in water spots.
3rd: There are tiny dents on some of the casings and the bullet itself.

Should I return these, or is this typical?

 

[IndyGunworks]

sounds like really old ammo.... who did you buy it from... unless you got one heck of a deal on it i would say take it back and get a new box... but if you paid 8 bucks for it or something then i say it was probably a fair transaction

 

[IndyGunworks]

check that... saw walmart..... definatly take it back you got ripped.

 

[clt46910]

Take it back. Something wrong there.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Walmart on Co. Line and Emerson. $13 for a box of 50.

 

[andrewheath]

I've picked up a couple of boxes of the Federal .40 from Wal-Mart and never had the missing rounds issue. However my rounds do have the same "beat up" look. There are no dents on my casings but there are on the bullet itself.

However it's been my understanding that Wal-Mart does not allow returns on ammunition.

 

[lawrra]

I've picked up a couple of boxes of the Federal .40 from Wal-Mart and never had the missing rounds issue. However my rounds do have the same "beat up" look. There are no dents on my casings but there are on the bullet itself.

However it's been my understanding that Wal-Mart does not allow returns on ammunition.

Bingo on no ammunition returns. You may be out of luck.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Well, quick response here -

Drove back up there. No one in the ammo area, as per the usual. An associate walked by, I asked if she could help. She grabbed the last box (looked cleaner, better), and walked it up to customer service with me.

The guy up there didn't ask questions, or care... and just gave me the other box without doing any receipt work, and marked the trashy one out.

The bullets still have spots on the casings, but I guess that's not a big deal. There were 50 in the box :P

Thanks for the quick input. He seemed aware of the "no ammo return" policy, but just acted as though I never left the store. Right on

 

[lawrra]

I just looked in my ammo cabinet, realizing that I bought the same type of ammo, Federal Champion. The bullets have slight dents and the entire round looks "dirty". The base of the casings look pretty, but that's it.

It almost looks like the bullets were jacketed poorly, although I did just find a small chunk missing at the top of one casing (make that two now). I'm examining a box of 50 .40S&W as I'm typing this...sorry for the crappy cell phone pics.

Imperfections in the jacketing/cast?

Looks like a hole to the lead

That's about a 1/8" long "crease"

 

[jd3772000]

I got some of those too. Ima shoot some this weekend and post if there were any problems.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Yep, that's exactly how mine looked. It didn't seem right. Meh, I'll just know what not to buy, I guess.

 

[Sureshot129]

Had to check the ones I just bought they are not as bad as the ones pictured but a little dirty and a few pits

 

[40calPUNISHER]

I've got a few box of Blazer that look like that. It shoots fine. I would not worry about it.

 

[MACHINEGUN]

I have the same kind of ammo in that same sad state.. it shot fine, nothing to worry about.

 

[Glocker1986]

I would shoot it, It looks fine

 

[Professor Thump]

Shoot it up! It will certainly put a hole in something.

You bought it at a good price either way.

 

[jd3772000]

Went to pop guns lil bit ago. They functioned fine.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Shot 'em all last night at Atterbury range, had a few FTF's, but probably won't blame the ammo.

 

[lawrra]

Shot 'em all last night at Atterbury range, had a few FTF's, but probably won't blame the ammo.

What are you shooting them out of? My cousin shot 50 of these today without any FTF's. Maybe it's time for a good cleanin'?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Was the first time the gun had been fired One stuck casing, and a couple rounds not placed fully. Again, prolly not the bullets, just wearing the gun in. After those, it shot very smoothly