The bullets are pretty unremarkable, and agencies can obtain boxes of 50 from ATK for their own testing last I checked. It’s possible this is an example of a loaded round used for the armor tests, or that particular pill loaded aftermarket into a different case. Re: FBI load…the FBI’s body armor testing protocols use a 124gr FMJ pill manufactured by Federal specifically for in-house loading (tests as an exemplar round at very specific speeds/pressures). It also looks a helluva lot like the Lapua CEPP eXtra bullet, but its an odd weight (120gr) and I can’t imagine it getting used in this context. The pill does not look like any SCHP I’ve ever seen, and the only 9mm SCHP ATK stuff was in the discontinued Federal Tactical line (brass case). An early 10mm CCI JHP I have has a similarly shallow cavity, with almost no lead showing (pre-Gold Dot patent, listed as 180gr PHP ). Some iterations of the GDHP, for instance the initial standard pressure 124gr JHP that Customs carried around 1999, had a relatively shallow cavity but the cuts were much more marked. If you ever pull the bullet, a solid copper plated base would be a good indicator of a GDHP. The earliest CCI 9mm Blazer JHP I have is a very pointy conventional JHP with exposed lead in a very small/narrow cavity. With the ‘C F’ primer I think it’s fairly recent? Maybe a Blazer practice-only round loaded with ‘reject’ GDHPs?ĬCI has used GDHP pills in many of their Blazer JHP products for a long while (9mm. (GDHPs begin life as a plated/bonded FMJ, the same pill used in current Speer Lawman LE practice ammo). In the bottom (sideview) pic I believe I can see very slight striations/marks radially in the center of the cavity that would correspond with this. Re: Blazer…the Blazer load’s bullet looks a lot like a 115gr or 124gr Gold Dot that had a light strike or poor execution during the final stage of forming/manufacturing. The last round is a Super Vel Subsonic, again, probably dating from about the 1970s or 1980s. It is only lacking the all-red base usually found on commercial proofs, but that may not have been a requirement when this round was made. The WRA is a High Pressure Test round (Proof Load) tinned case with red bullet in accordnace with industry standards for commercial proof loads. Interesting bullet on the CCI aluminum-case round. The third round appears to be nothing more than ordianry Reminton 115 gr FMJ Ball commercial ammunition. I have had my specimens for about as long as I can remember. I believe it dates ffrom the 1970s or 80s. This headstamp, anonymous as to maker, is found in several variations, and in ball, tracer and as I recall, subsonic loads as well. The second round is simply a South African round, probably ordinary ball from its weight. I should look it up in Lew’s book, but not much time right now. I don’t know what the “GO” stands for off hand. DK - the one on the oeft is made in South Africa, reportedly for Thailand.
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