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I think in answer to your second part of the question is that Federal Law Enforcement is not bound by the Geneva Convention like the Military is. I think the FBI started carrying 40s after a Miami gunfight some years ago.
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Winchester to Deliver 200 Million 40-Cal. Rounds to Homeland Security
Why so many .40-Cal and why are they not using 9mm like the rest of the Military?
http://www.gunreports.com/news/ammo/...CE_1460-1.html
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Always remember to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your targets
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They switched from 9mm to .40 a while back.
The Feds use Winchester Supreme Elite PDX1 in .40. Its a great round. I like it in .45 acp, feeds great in a PT 1911! A bit hotter than standard but not +P. Also they have a great expansion (they are HP) and are bonded so the jacket will stay on.
A bit pricey, about $1.25 a round around here last time I bought them.
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Caliber has nothing to do with the Geneva Convention.
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But at even say $1/round thats an awful lot of rounds. Be interesting to see how many pistols the CBP has......People I was talking to on the front line with Coast Guard....apart from an actual fire fight...they qualify twice/year 50 rounds. I know it adds up.
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I wonder how many of them will end up in Mexico...
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probably only 199 million or so.
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There are 105,000 Federal law enforcement officers. So that works out to 1,904 rounds per officer. Maybe some of them will learn to shoot.
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Its not Mexico I am worried about, it would be silly to assume ICE and other Federal Law-Enforcement agencies will use all these for target practice. Is there a war somewhere else we don't know about that demands more tax payer funding? Originally Posted by Ranch Dog
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