Found these in an ammo can recently. The Treasury loads are 1987. The Corbon 1991, the Thunder Zap is 1989, not sure about the other two. Can’t say much of this is relevant today except maybe 1000 FPS FBI load from Corbon.
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Found these in an ammo can recently. The Treasury loads are 1987. The Corbon 1991, the Thunder Zap is 1989, not sure about the other two. Can’t say much of this is relevant today except maybe 1000 FPS FBI load from Corbon.
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We didn't know what we didn't know on ammo back then. The light was starting to shine through and there's now no excuse to get sucked in by gimmick ammo.
The tubular and Thunderzap rounds may be of some value to ammo collectors.
I still have some of that Corbon 1000fps LSWCHP. IIRC, it was a ballistic duplicate of the RCMP’s load, which was itself a hotter FBI load done at their request. Sort of like their uploaded federal 9bp (xm9001). At any rate, I like that Corbon. It smacked bowling pins with good authority from a 4" model 64 (proof that I was there in the late 80s/early90s, I guess).
I am demented enough to covet all that ammo. (Particularly the PMC and Thunderzap)
Then I'd have the dilemma of throwing away money or "testing" it on various objects.
Thanks, have to find an ammo collector forum!
Or at least a full color advertisement. I remember the PMC ad , back cover if I’m not mistaken.
Yes it is a good idea. I knew Peter Pi in those days and he felt the commercial FBI loads were too slow, particularly in a snub. The 115 was a Sierra 9mm projectile he had custom sized, again trying to duplicate 9mm performance on a snub revolver. They made a lot of noise if I remember.
I think I shot a water jug with the tubular, and a sand bucket. The Thunderzap is left over from the Second Chance Subway event.
I saw a place online that was selling that PMC ammo for $10 a round.