40 S&W - 165 gr FMJ-FP - PMC - 1000 Rounds

Details PMC has earned an impressive reputation in the U.S. civilian market over the last few years due to its dependability round after round. PMC ammunition is made in South Korea (a key U.S. ally against North Korea) and much of the ammunition is made for defense against its Northern neighbor. One reason that PMC's quality is so good is that they must remain constantly vigilant against North Korea so they cannot afford to take a lackadaisical approach. This ammo is new production, boxer-primed, brass-cased, non-corrosive, and reloadable. wistiaEmbed = Wistia.embed("tms1pr8e2d", { version: "v1", videoWidth: 560, videoHeight: 315, volumeControl: true, controlsVisibleOnLoad: true, endVideoBehavior: "reset" }); Video Transcript: PMC stands for Precision Made Cartridges, a branch of the South Korean Poongsan Munitions. They've been around since the 1960s. And they currently produce almost all the ammunition used by the South Korean military. That's everything from small arms all the way up to eight inch howitzer shells. Under the PMC banner, they make a wide range of pistol, rifle and shotgun ammo for civilians all over the world. The load we used for this review is part of the PMC Bronze line, which is their value priced target and range ammo. We tried out their 165 grain 40 Smith and Wesson load. It has a lead core, copper full metal jacket bullet, a reloadable brass case and a non-corrosive primer. Despite the name, there's no actual bronze metal used in the ammo. It's just normal lead, brass and copper that you're used to shooting. We went through a couple of boxes of this ammo at the range to see how it would perform in six different handguns. There were no feeding problems or ignition issues. And every round we fired functioned just as expected. We did notice that the recoil was relatively soft for a 40 caliber. We might not have noticed if we hadn't been testing some other ammo that day. But if a normal 40 Smith and Wesson load has a little too much bite for you, then you might want to try out the PMC load. To check accuracy, we set up a benchrest at 15 yards and shot a ten round group with a SIG P226. We had one high flyer, but the other rounds impacted in a nice cluster just a little left of the point of aim. Low cost brass case ammo is becoming less and less common. And PMC might be one of the best-kept secrets in the industry. It performs right on pace with any of the more established manufacturers and is an excellent choice for practice and range training. Additional Information Weight (lbs.) 38.0000 Manufacturer PMC Condition New Bullet Weight 165 Grain Bullet Type Full Metal Jacket Flat Nose (FMJFN) Ammo Casing Brass Quantity 1,000 Ammo Caliber .40 S&W (Smith & Wesson) Manufacturer SKU 40D Primer Type Boxer Muzzle Velocity (fps) 989 Muzzle Energy (ft lbs) 358 UPC Barcode 90741569070433 Cost Per Round 37.0¢ per round decorateTable('product-attribute-specs-table')