Ammo Question needed answered.....

[Baldheaded]

So there is an online website called Bucking Horse Outpost that sells ammo. They are legit. I have bought from them before. I get emails now from them when they have sales. Recently I have been seeing ammo they are selling that is labeled as "Police Trade-in Ammo". Can someone explain exactly what that means???? It is obviously ammo they got from the police somewhere. I am guessing Police call only have ammo that is a certain timeframe old and after that they have to get new ammo. I have some concerns about buying the stuff. Who here knows about this and can explain it for me/us?

 

[Overwatch326]

So there is an online website called Bucking Horse Outpost that sells ammo. They are legit. I have bought from them before. I get emails now from them when they have sales. Recently I have been seeing ammo they are selling that is labeled as "Police Trade-in Ammo". Can someone explain exactly what that means???? It is obviously ammo they got from the police somewhere. I am guessing Police call only have ammo that is a certain timeframe old and after that they have to get new ammo. I have some concerns about buying the stuff. Who here knows about this and can explain it for me/us?

Could be an expiration thing, I suppose, but more likely it's that the department swapped to a different type of round, or maybe even a different caliber? Just curious, what is it, specifically? Wouldn't be surprised if they started ditching JHPs for Frangible ammo, for instance.

 

[RFBfromDE]

Or .40 back to 9mm and they got a boatload of .40 to dump.

 

[Baldheaded]

Or .40 back to 9mm and they got a boatload of .40 to dump.

They have several different calipers available. The stuff I was looking at was Federal HST 9mm.

 

[RFBfromDE]

If it "fell off a truck" that's their problem.

If the price is right I'd buy it!

 

[Baldheaded]

Could be an expiration thing, I suppose, but more likely it's that the department swapped to a different type of round, or maybe even a different caliber? Just curious, what is it, specifically? Wouldn't be surprised if they started ditching JHPs for Frangible ammo, for instance.

here is the link.

https://buckinghorseoutpost.com/fed...e-in-p9hst2-free-shipping-on-orders-over-175/

 

[Baldheaded]

If it "fell off a truck" that's their problem.

If the price is right I'd buy it!

$109 for 250 rounds of Federal HST 147gr 9mm. I think that is a pretty good deal. Comes loose in a ammo can.

 

[RFBfromDE]

If shipping is reasonable, yes!

 

[Ammo Jon]

$109 for 250 rounds of Federal HST 147gr 9mm. I think that is a pretty good deal. Comes loose in a ammo can.

That is a steal, buy 500 for $220 and get free shipping. Those are like pre-Covid prices on it. They’ve either switched manufacturers or grain and traded it in for a credit, can’t be sold new so it gets resold to these places. I’d feel comfortable buying it.

 

[Brickman301]

That is a steal, buy 500 for $220 and get free shipping. Those are like pre-Covid prices on it. They’ve either switched manufacturers or grain and traded it in for a credit, can’t be sold new so it gets resold to these places. I’d feel comfortable buying it.

If Jon is saying it’s a good deal, then it’s a good deal!

 

[Baldheaded]

That is a steal, buy 500 for $220 and get free shipping. Those are like pre-Covid prices on it. They’ve either switched manufacturers or grain and traded it in for a credit, can’t be sold new so it gets resold to these places. I’d feel comfortable buying it.

I think so too. But I already have 500 rounds of it and that should be plenty as my self defense ammo. I don't shoot the good stuff at the range.

 

[antco]

I bought some.

 

[dannyp]

I bought some.

me too .

 

[Ammo Jon]

I think so too. But I already have 500 rounds of it and that should be plenty as my self defense ammo. I don't shoot the good stuff at the range.

If you’re carrying it doesn’t hurt to shoot a mag of what you’ve been lugging around and put in a fresh mag once in awhile, not saying you have to go through a box or two. Just my .02 cents.

 

[FN509Fan]

Cops probably decided 147g wasn't the bullet weight of choice anymore. Price is great, ya'd think this thread would empty their stock. I can still beat the price reloading, otherwise I'd by a thousand rounds

 

[AlBeight]

They have several different calipers available. The stuff I was looking at was Federal HST 9mm.

 

[TheEvilZX2]

For the price, as long as it gets to me I'll be happy

Posted with my Muth*rfkn TapaTalk!

 

[a81lp]

grabbed some as well, too good of a deal to pass up.

 

[TheBert]

I think so too. But I already have 500 rounds of it and that should be plenty as my self defense ammo. I don't shoot the good stuff at the range.

Practice like you are playing the game. Why shoot ball ammo in practice when you will be shooting hollow points while carrying!

 

[Muleskinner]

I picked up 20 boxes of their police trade in 40 Smith & Wesson Target ammunition. Basically I was told that it's ammo that agencies had left over when they switched from 40 Smith & Wesson to 9 mm. I don't know where it came from but so far it's all gone boom with no issues