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38 Special - 158 Grain Plated RNFP - Military Ballistics Industries - 100 Rounds

38 Special - 158 Grain Plated RNFP - Military Ballistics Industries - 100 Rounds

Name: 38 Special - 158 Grain Plated RNFP - Military Ballistics Industries - 100 Rounds
Brand: Military Ballistics Industries
Price: 31 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.7 (64 reviews)

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Ammo Quantity - 100 rounds per sealed pack
Ammo Manufacturer - Military Ballistics Industries
Bullets - 158 grain plated round nose flat point
Ammo Casings - Boxer primed once-fired brass

Note: A portion of the brass may be Nickel-Plated Brass for no extra charge as it is an upgrade! Also, some casings may be stamped "+P" but all rounds are loaded to standard pressures.

Product Type	Ammo
Manufacturer	Military Ballistics Industries
Condition	Remanufactured
Bullet Weight	158 Grain
Bullet Type	Plated Round Nose Flat Point
Ammo Casing	Brass
Quantity	100
Ammo Caliber	.38 Special
Primer Type	Boxer
Attracts Magnet	No
UPC Barcode	MBI-47897

Use Type

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Whether you’re shooting revolver division in IDPA and USPSA or just want some great practice rounds for your J-Frame or LCR, you’ll find that this .38 Special ammo from Military Ballistics Industries (MBI) offers excellent performance at a reasonable price. These remanufactured rounds lower costs by using once-fired brass casings that have been carefully checked for wall thickness, burrs, and splits before undergoing a multi-point cleaning and inspection process. A clean-igniting Boxer primer from Winchester or CCI is installed at the base of each case for dependable function with every trigger pull.

The casing is then filled with a precise measure of clean burning powder and then topped off with 158-grain round nose flat point (RNFP) projectile from Berry's. The RNFP bullet bears a flat tip and rounded ogive which grants easy insertion into cylinders or loading gates alongside safe compatibility with tube magazines. 158 grains is a weight common to the .38 caliber and matches the recoil and flight path of numerous defense and competition loads for efficient range training. Each projectile possesses a ribbed cannelure which prevents setback and reducing jostling in order to yield unmarred accuracy and clockwork reliability.

CAUTION -- This product is considered “remanufactured” ammunition. Compared to factory new ammunition, remanufactured ammunition can have more instances of high pressure, case-head ruptures, squib loads, failures to fire, failures to eject, and other functional issues which, in turn, can lead to damage to your firearm and potentially severe injury or death to yourself or others nearby. The use of remanufactured ammunition may also void the warranty on your firearm, therefore review your firearm’s owner’s manual or contact the firearm manufacturer with any questions. Do not supply this ammunition to third-parties unless you first inform them that it is remanufactured ammunition.

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by JP on 3/1/2020
Shipping was great, ammo in great shape, functioned flawlessly through Ruger Service Six and LCR
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Good ammo at a value price
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by A DiGioia on 10/16/2019
This ammo is exactly what it’s advertised to be: good ammo at a value price. Would recommend to anyone for range time and plinking fun.
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300 rounds through S&W M&P 360 - 3 cracked shell casings, once incomplete discharge resulting in cylinder freezing.
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by Tricky Dick on 3/6/2018
My first 2 bags ordered were flawless. My third bag contained 3 individual cracked shell casings and one shot fired with incomplete discharge. I was able to fix the seized cylinder.

I use the remainder of this ammunition with scrutiny
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by Dave on 1/14/2017
I have fired 200 rounds through my Ruger Vaquero Bisley and not one issue. I am ordering more because it's a great price and as always fast shipping. Thanks Luck Gunner.
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by Mike on 1/9/2017
Ammo works well. I used it in my Henry Big Boy and didn't have any issues.
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great ammo
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by TonyO on 1/6/2017
I've ordered this ammo before and have had no problems with any of it. For the price you cant go wrong using this stuff for target practice. Will buy more in the future.
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by Mike on 1/3/2017
Got these as a gift. Absolutely fantastic rounds, no problems, a lot of fun. Shooting them out of a lever action good group up to 50 yards
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Best .38 special ammo
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by James on 12/5/2016
I exclusively shoot .38 special and I usually go shooting twice month. I have shoot just about every type of .38 special ammo out there and even done some reloads of my own. I can say with out a doubt in my mind that this is the absolutely best .38 ammo on the market. It is the cleanest ammo I have ever shoot in my life, I have put a full 100 rounds through many of my revolvers and afterwards only have to do about 5 mins of clean up and the accuracy and reliability is above par I never had a misfire or failure to fire after about using 6000 rounds of this ammo. It is so good in fact that I use it at all my carry guns now.
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Great practice ammo
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by Eugene on 7/14/2016
Great practice ammo. Burns clean and shoots fairly accurately. I'll be getting the 1000rds next order.
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Excellent round.
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by Dave on 6/26/2016
performed great in my model 10 S&W. Accurate and a clean round. Will buy again. Good price too.
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by Dref74 on 5/24/2016
Fast shipping great ammo,
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Excellnt
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by Dave on 5/1/2016
They fired great in my old Model 10 S&W, good shot group at 30 ft. Good practice round. Will definitely order again.
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Excellent product.
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by Louvette on 2/20/2016
Can't go wrong if you want to go out and shoot without spending a fortune
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Great Ammo
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by Joetach on 11/16/2015
I purchased a package of 100 38 Special ammo. All 100 rounds fired flawlessly from my S&W 586 L-Comp. .357 Magnum. They are reliable, clean burning and shoot far more accurately than I can! I highly recommended them.
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Very good
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by Kiddco on 11/2/2015
Shoots well, no misfire.
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good price
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by Butchlager on 10/29/2015
good price ..But this time I had 6 rounds that the bullet had smashed the caseing down and were not usable .. I have shot alot of these round and had never seen this before ...
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Doesn't get any better!
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by Robert on 10/28/2015
Consistently high quality rounds with obviously great quality control. Clean, and 99.99% reliable, at the very least!
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Good Ammo at a fairly good price.
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by Joe on 10/1/2015
I would purchase from lucky gunner again, and refer others to do so also.
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Good quality product
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by Rod on 9/23/2015
Well made, consistent shooting, well priced ammunition. Service was as implied. Very satisfied with entire purchase and process. Will buy all my munitions thru your site from now on.
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good
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by bp on 9/9/2015
Did not shoot that many. But what I did shoot I had no problems with.
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very good
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by TOBRUK on 7/15/2015
They shoot well, no misfires. would recommend.
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Good
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by Excessrounds on 7/10/2015
Great for the range or backyard target practice. Gg
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LOVE THIS STUFF
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by SBHD51 on 7/1/2015
We love these reloads and have over 1000 rounds down range with ZERO failures. Use it in the 38's and 357's all Ruger single and double actions and get great performance.
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Very Satisfied
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by Chris on 6/18/2015
Order was made and very prompt delivery ammo was clean and shoots well. Can't say enough about Lucky Gunner. Great price, Great service, and Great quality!
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Quick delivery!
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by Rose on 6/15/2015
I was very pleased at how quickly I received the product and I went to the shooting center that day. Shot 50 rounds with no problems at all!! Thanks for the great service!!
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Nice 38 SP Ammo
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by AJ on 6/5/2015
Liked this 38 SP ammo. Fired very easy & very clean. A bit pricey but I guess, like the old saying goes, you get what you pay for.
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Excellent
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by HA on 5/24/2015
Used 50 rounds to qualify for the Texas CHL. Will be purchasing more in the near future.
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Great service with LG and good ammo
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by Busadad on 5/18/2015
Novice shooter, SW 686 SSR and SW 1911 9mm both pro-series. First 1000 rounds .38spl was great. consistent accuracy, no stuck rounds or cases. a bit dirty but compared with American Eagle this was a dream. Out of 1k about 20-30 misfires, but all eventually fired. Also purchased 2000 rnds 9mm same brand - first 1k all fired as expected, none stuck, or misfired. mild to moderate residue.
LG rocks and will continue to buy MBI as a solid, readily available and inexpensive practice round.
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Awesome Service and Great Buy!
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by Chuewy74 on 4/2/2015
Hello Everyone,
I had to comment on this great buy. I am very pleased with this product ordered them on a Monday and got them in on a Tuesday at my house. I will continue to purchase this and other rounds from them. I am glad to see someone is doing it right great range ammo for a great price.
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Eighth round a squib - be careful
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by Paul H. on 3/17/2015
In my S&W 357 Magnum the eight round was a squib and got lodged just inside barrel. I get these are reloads, but this has never happened in the years I have owned this gun with any different types of ammo I have tried. I will update this again the next time I go to the range and raise the stars if this just happened to be a fluke anomaly.
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Great ammo!
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by cool on 3/8/2015
Bought a Ruger GP100 .38 Special, 3" barrel. Ammo shot flawlessly, no misfires whatsoever. Would recommend to anyone.
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Like new ammo!
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by Br. John on 1/28/2015
I can't shoot more than 50 rounds at a time because of a old 12ga. shotgun wound in my right shoulder from back in 1974, during a robbery attempt at a convenience store that I managed. I was shot point blank with 00 buck directly through the plate glass window I stepped in front of. I also have a 6in. rotator cuff tear in the same dominate right arm. So it took me two trips to fire all 100 rounds. However every round fired flawlessly like new ammo and I will return to buy more.
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Great product...will purchase more!
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by Miss Michael on 1/5/2015
We purchased these FMJs for the range and are very pleased with the product, value and performance. This is now our preferred ammo, works flawlessly with no failures for our Rossi .38Spl and 158g is what I prefer due to shoulder injury.
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38special fmj
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by LShowalter on 1/1/2015
It's always good when it shows up at my door and don't have to go hunting for ammo. thanks as always
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Greatest .38 reload ammo with the right price.
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by Bro John on 12/30/2014
How old am I? Lets just say when I retired from KCMO. PD. we were still carrying the S&W model 10- and 15's. I still have my old service model 15 and I take it to the indoor range. I have found this particular .38 ammo works flawlessly. Never a misfire and great 158 gr ammo for me. It is so reliable I carry it in my conceal carry .38 snub nose
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Another good buy from LG
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by Mason on 12/17/2014
I have bought several different calibers of MBI reloads and have never had any problems. They are always at good prices, as accurate as I let them be, and great shooting. I use them in my old Ruger Security Six 357 for practice since this is cheaper. LG always has these at the best prices and super fast shipping.
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excellent ammo for the price!
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by Eddy on 11/13/2014
Shot 100 rds with my Chiappa 60DS... very accurate with no issues.
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Remanufactured Ammo
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by JoeBoy5471 on 10/8/2014
I have purchased .38 Spl and 9mm X 19mm Luger remanufactured ammo produced by MBI and I have been completely satisfied with the performance of these products. I have had only one instance of a failure to fire in over 8K rounds bought.I continue to buy when I do not have the time to reload my own range ammunition.
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Good value for practicing
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by BigUgly on 10/8/2014
Lynn and I are avid shooters but lack the time/resources to load our own. This comes close as all the rounds thusfar (700) have been run thru a ruger single action, taurus double action withno failures. Will continue to purchase and recommend.
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100 rounds no problems
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by Joseph on 9/21/2014
used in a new Taurus 66 no problems at all
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.38 special rounds
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by gunguy on 9/17/2014
Top notch ammo for a super price will definitely buy more.
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Good ammo, great value
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by Harold on 9/15/2014
Every round fired, and no shavings from the jacket to lock up my revolver (other ammo has done this). I bought 100 rounds, but should have bought more at that time. Next time I order I will.
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Goes bang every time
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by Mike on 9/5/2014
excellent practice ammo - worth noting, these rounds have mixed headstamps, be careful storing outside the package it comes in
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God value 38 range ammo
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by Eagle on 8/26/2014
I found the MBI ammo to be a good value range food for my J frame ccw. Consistent power and accuracy.
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38 special loads
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by Shaun on 7/14/2014
Clean ammo, no problems with it at the range what I have used so far is good stuff I would gladly buy more as soon as I use up what I have, very happy thank you
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Great bullets
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by Fish on 6/30/2014
There great for the price, seems bullets keep goin up.. I won't go there thou.. I'll sure be getten more.. One thing for sure what you hit knows it
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Good practice rounds and fairly accurate
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by Roy on 6/4/2014
I bought this ammunition because of the price.It was plenty accurate for the price shipping is a lot which dampens the deal. Will buy more in future.
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Good Practice Ammo.
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by MMike on 5/10/2014
Shoots great through my new S&W 8 shot. 100 rounds so far with no problem. I'll be stocking up for the range.
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worked great as range loads
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by Mike on 4/15/2014
no miss fires in 300 rounds
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Good ammo. Will buy more
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by CAG on 3/11/2014
Good ammo. Bought it to try it out. Worked out tone
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Out of dimension rounds
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by Bob D on 1/5/2014
Used 38 Special in Ruger revolver. Have fired 357 rounds through it without problem. When firing these 38 Special Rnds, One group would not even allow full closure of cylinder. Friend who is expert reloader measured rounds and found case dimensions expanded beyond specs. He has advised me to not use this ammunition. Suggest you use better quality control when selecting used cases. I will not even use rest of the 200 rounds purchased.
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worked great
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by Mike on 11/14/2013
if your shooting target and looking to limit your costs perfect choice looked The reloads were very clean
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Great Practice Ammo
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by Doug on 11/5/2013
I bought this ammo for practice with a S & W 38 Special Revolver. Seems to work great. Not many local suppliers can get or carry 38 Special, so can be hard to find for me. LG comes through for me. Will buy this product again for use at the range.
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great stuff
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by pungo gunner on 10/30/2013
Great stuff for the price!! I have also gotten the .45 in this brand and no problems with it either..Great job gunner crew on the fast shipping also!! You guys Rock!! I recommend you guys to all my shooter friends for ammo.
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Shot all 100 rounds without issue.
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by Ron on 6/1/2013
I shot 100 rounds at 50, 100 and 150 yards. This is very good ammo for reloads. I used my S&W revolver with 6" barrel and my Taurus revolver with 6" barrel. I am very pleased with this ammo.
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Good Deal
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by Phil on 6/1/2013
I shot 100 rounds thru an old 38. the ammo performed very well. No misfires, clean and accurate. I'll will buy again and have recommended it.
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Great deal
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by Ystrumpet on 9/10/2012
Had one misfire and one with expanded casing, but happens with factory ammo too. Otherwise, shoots great! Had a ball plinking at 50 yards. Great buy for the price.
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Good for practice
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by 801Softail on 8/27/2012
Ammo performs well and very reasonably priced. Shot about 40 of the 100 rounds and 3 rounds so far will not fit into the revolver.
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Not to happy with it
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by Unlucky gunner on 7/13/2012
A lot more malfunctions than I anticipated, I shot 100 Rounds threw a .S&W 38 revolver and it was just misfire after misfire. I finally got the misfired Rounds to go off after reusing them a few times. I've shot this gun with different ammo with no problem that's why I'm blaming the ammo. At one point I had 3 failure to fire rounds out of five in one line of fire. I took that opertunity to teach my wife how to deal with malfunctions. I will buy It again just because it's cheap and I dont use for defense. Its great for malfuntion practice. Hope this helps.
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Qualified with NO problem.
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by Al H on 6/8/2012
I shot 100 rounds to qualify and the ammo was right on target. A nice product at a good price. I have 400 rounds left and plan to go to the range next week.
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38 ammo work fine
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by Mel on 1/30/2012
happy with product, will buy more
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Great in wife's revolver
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by Bryan on 12/28/2011
Bought this for my wife to use in her Charter Arms 5-shooter. No duds, clean enough for the revolver. A few different makes of casings. Great practice ammo, great price. Will buy again and recommend.
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Great round. Will buy again.
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by shotym on 11/14/2011
Great round , had no problems. will buy again
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Excellent
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by gadams on 12/21/2010
Very happy with product,will buy from again.
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Q: What is the muzzle velocity of the rounds? I want to find a round that I can use for IDPA.

Posted On: 6/22/2017 By: Joe

A: Hello Joe, MBI lists the muzzle velocity of this round at 760 fps.

Q: Do the projectiles attract a magnet?

Posted On: 6/11/2015 By: George

A: Hello George, This round is loaded with a standard copper coated, lead core FMJ bullet. It will not be attracted to a magnet.

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