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ARF. It's reach id mighty and powerful.
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'other colors'?... There are other colors of tinted brass?
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as not to conflict with previously established training round colors
ARF. It's reach id mighty and powerful.
Thanks for taking the time to answer!!
'other colors'?... There are other colors of tinted brass?
Thanks again!
Not that I'm aware of, but I've been out of the game for a while. There was a post above talking about laser, inert, gas non-projectile, etc. We wanted yellow, Winchester and Federal said it would take to the casings, but that was already taken by a gas-based video simulation-based training round.
As far as I know, CBP was the first to colorize actual live rounds. We did save the taxpayers a lot of money, can't deny. But like any organization, we have our 'special children' that should have never made it through the academy or probation. Nobody gets hurt if an idjit expends duty ammo on paper, but an agent shooting training FMJ during a gunfight might get my men killed. Hence the purple color.
And @NOVA1234 is absolutely correct, lot acceptance testing is VERY stringent for CBP ammo, with training ammo being more lenient. But the purple coloration was only for ammo identification. The acceptance testing would have been the same regardless of the color of the case.